Nicolo Zaniolo blames Roma for "unfulfilled promises"

After falling out of Jose Mourinho's favor, Nicolo Zaniolo was expected to move away from Roma during the January transfer window. However, after rejecting a transfer to Bournemouth, Zaniolo was forced to stay put at the club before a February transfer to Galatasaray. The 23-year-old midfielder has hit out at Roma for the way they treated him.

He told the

: "

I could talk for hours about unfulfilled promises. They [Roma] told me I was a spearhead, instead I've always been considered just a capital gain.

"For two years I was told that the new contract was ready. In January of last year I would have signed for slightly more than what I was earning, because I was fine in Rome and I knew there were problems with Financial Fair Play. After much talk I'm bored. If I have to reflect on my farewell, I think others must do it too."

The Italian midfielder opened up about being called a traitor by the club. He added: "

It's something I'm very sorry about. Roma gave me everything, thanks to Roma I won and I made my debut for the national team, my son was born there. Being labelled that way was a big blow.

"The truth will come out. I'm just saying that I've always trained, even if not with the others."

On Jose Mourinho, Zaniolo said:

"He's a great coach and a great person.

"He made me play almost always. Sure, he's used to managing star players and I wasn't [one]. I would have liked to have him in four or five years, but he gave me so much anyway."

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