Sabatini: ‘Dzeko suffered a major humiliation’

Walter Sabatini

was

’s sporting director from 2011 to 2016. During his time at Roma, he brought

Edin Dzeko

in the summer of 2015, but he was left out of the squad in the game against Spezia and Hellas Verona because of a disagreement with coach

Paulo Fonseca

.

“I didn’t like a few things that happened at Roma lately,” Sabatini said.

“Dzeko is an exceptional professional, he could never create problems. Consequences were too severe for a locker room dispute, Roma had sold him four times in two years and he always decided to stay.

“Fonseca must have done it to boost his authority in the locker room, but everything must go back to normal now, Roma have important targets to pursue.

“I know the locker room, I know that nothing bad could have happened to lead to such consequences, Dzeko suffered a major humiliation.”

He then talked about

Tiago Pinto

.

“I don’t know him, I haven’t spoken to him yet. If they chose him, I must think he is the right man for the job. Football clubs are now looking for directors who care about scouting, analysis, and stats, he wants to act as the sporting director, a role he’s never covered in his career. He wants to start doing it here, wish him good luck.”

Milan’s sporting director

Ricky Massara

used to be a Roma director for a while.

“Roma were wrong to let him go,” he added.

“He is such a nice guy, with great culture and commitment. He arrives in the office at 7.30 am and he leaves in the night. I know he was not confirmed because he tried to defend Monchi, a man who made mistakes but managed to take Nicolò Zaniolo. Massara is the Salah of directors, I hope he will win.”

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