Mourinho clears a young player of Roma star Wijnaldum's broken leg
The Portuguese Jose Mourinho, the Italian coach of Roma, today supported his new Dutch midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum, who suffered a fracture in his right leg during training, and will be absent for a long time from the stadiums, which will cast a shadow over his participation in the Qatar World Cup 2022.
In a message posted on his Instagram website, Mourinho also attacked those who claim that 19-year-old Ghanaian striker Felix Avena-Gyan is responsible for Wijnaldum's injury during training.
"Sometimes football can be bad," the Roma coach wrote. "In just two weeks, Jenny (Winaldum) has become one of us. Unfortunately, in a very unfortunate accident he suffered a serious injury that would prevent him from playing for a long time."
"It's not just football that can be dirty sometimes, people can be dirty too... Those who started the rumors that a cool young man like Felix might be responsible for what happened are real scum."
"Mo" called his team, Roma, to play its match today against Cremonese in the competitions of the second stage of "Serie A" for these two players.
The 31-year-old Dutch player, who arrived in Rome two weeks ago on loan from Paris Saint-Germain, suffered this severe injury three months before the Qatar World Cup (November 20 - December 18), which raises questions about his ability to participate with his country in the finals. .
Roma have not announced when Wijnaldum will be absent, and according to several local media, a decision is expected within a few days on whether the operation is necessary or not, after discussions with specialists between both the Italian club, Saint-Germain and the Dutch national team.
Wijnaldum arrived for free at Saint-Germain last year in a deal that extends until 2024 after the expiration of his contract with Liverpool, but he was unable to establish himself as a key player in the Parisian club's squad, which prompted him to move this summer to Roma on loan.
Wijnaldum played his first official match with his new team last weekend against Salernitana (1-0) in the first stage of the Italian league.
And coach Mourinho wanted him in the capital club in order to strengthen his midfield alongside the other newcomer, Serbian Nemanja Matic.
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