Jose Mourinho: AS Roma Boss Reveals Rick Karsdorp Has Already Left After Controversial Interview

Jose Mourinho: AS Roma Boss Reveals Rick Karsdorp Has Already Left After Controversial Interview

Martin Moses
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:16 PM
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  • It has been established that AS Roma defender Rick Karsdorp has already left Rome following his spat with Head Coach Jose Mourinho
  • Mourinho revealed that it was his decision to leave Karsdopr out of their game against Torino
  • The pair fell out last week after Mourinho claimed Karsdorp had betrayed AS Roma during their clash against Sassuolo

Jose Mourinho has revealed that underfire player Rick Karsdorp has already left Rome following his scathing accusations against the player.

Mourinho has been embroiled in a war with Karsdorp after he accused the player of sabotaging the team's efforts against Sassuolo last week.

Jose Mourinho, AS Roma, Rick Karsdorp, Fabrizio Romano
AS Roma defender Rick Karsdorp. Photo by Fabio Rossi.
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Speaking after Roma's game against Torino, Mourinho explained that the Dutch international had already left. It remains unclear how exactly Karsdorp betrayed Mourinho, but he was partly at fault for the goal Roma conceded against Sassuolo.

"I decided not to call up Karsdorp today and he knows why. It’s my decision”.

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Transfer specialist Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that Karsdorp has already left Rome.

What exactly happened?

Sports Brief had earlier reported that Jose Mourinho did not hold back in his criticism of one specific player during his post-match interview after Roma endured a frustrating 1-1 draw against Sassuolo on Wednesday, November 9.

Roma looked to be on course for victory after Tammy Abraham scored his first Serie A goal since September with a brilliant header in the 80th minute.

However, it was Sassuolo who had the last laugh as Andrea Pinamonti scored five minutes later from a swift counterattack for the game to end in a 1-1 draw. Mourinho brutally criticized an unnamed player, saying his efforts betrayed the whole team.

Karsdorp's agent fired back

Sports Brief also reported that the agent of AS Roma defender Rick Karsdorp has revealed that he intends to seek answers from the club and the head coach Jose Mourinho over comments made recently.

There has been some growing sense of disquiet in the capital club after Mourinho blasted one player, following their frustrating draw against Sassuolo.

The agent of Karsdorp, Johan Henkes, said he was surprised by Mourinho's words and would seek clarification on why everyone thinks the manager's comments were aimed at his client.

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