The two former Paris Saint-Germain players have been at odds for several months, and the tension rose a notch after Andy Delort’s revelations.
There is water in the gas between Jérôme Rothen and Marco Verratti. Indeed, for several months, the RMC Sport consultant has not been kind to the Italian midfielder, criticizing him in particular on his hygiene and his investment.
A quarrel rekindled by Andy Delort, the Umm Salal striker. The latter revealed that Verratti, who joined the Al Arabi club this summer from Paris Saint-Germain, did not hold Rothen in high regard. “Verratti told me he didn’t like Jérôme (Rothen),” said the Algerian international.
A statement which made the former PSG and ASM player react. “ He doesn’t love me because I confronted him with his contradictions, said Rothen. I put it in the wall. »
The Blues plunged into anger https://t.co/Bf0COBbs0a
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The 2004 European vice-champion also made a point of recalling that he had defended the “Little Owl» for several years, before changing his mind. “Andy, Above all, you will tell him that I defended him for eight years. It’s weird, he didn’t have a problem with me. It’s weird. Football, holy football…”
