Jose Mourinho underlined the cruelty of football after Georginio Wijnaldum suffered a fractured tibia in a Roma training session.
The 31-year-old Dutch midfielder signed for the Giallorossi earlier this month on loan from Paris Saint-Germain and fans were incredibly excited to see him in action under Mourinho. Things have unfortunately taken a turn for the worst and Wijnaldum’s broken leg will likely keep him out of action until after the World Cup in Qatar.
La Gazzetta dello Sport alleged today that the broken leg resulted from a heavy collision between Wijnaldum and youngster Afena-Gyan in training.
Writing on his Instagram page, Mourinho commented on Wijnaldum’s injury and defended Afena-Gyan from any blame.
“Sometimes football can be sh*t. In only 2 weeks, Gini became one of us because of his human qualities (his football qualities we already knew).
“Sadly, In a very unfortunate accident he had a bad injury that will keep him away from playing for a long time.
“But it’s not just football to be sh*t sometimes, people can also be… Those who initiated the rumours that a top kid like Felix could be responsible for what happened are real scum.
“Let’s all be together tonight, we play for Roma, for Wijnaldum and for Afena-Gyan.”
Reports today suggested that Roma are hoping to avoid surgery for Wijnaldum and are waiting for further tests and consolations before making a final decision. Regardless of their choice, the Dutchman is not expected to be fit in time for the World Cup in Qatar.