José Mourinho, the coach of AS Roma, spoke about the tensions which punctuated his collaboration with French midfielder Lassana Diarra.
José Mourinho and Lassana Diarra had a close, but tumultuous, professional relationship when the Frenchman played under him, whether at Real Madrid or Chelsea.
During a podcast with his former player John Obi Mikel, Mou returned to his relationship with the former Parisian. While acknowledging that Diarra was a “fantastic player”, he also spoke of tensions with his agent.
“If Lassana (Diara) starts a game, plays 90 minutes and plays well, the next day his agent wants a new contract with more money”
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“You see all these white hairs that I have on the right side, I owe them to Lassana Diarra and his agent,” said the Special One jokingly. On the other hand, if he was on the bench, he needed a meeting with me to tell me that he wanted to leave the club. »
