Jose Mourinho has admitted «everything is not okay» at Roma while clarifying his «imaginary striker» post on Instagram after Tammy Abraham's injury.
WHAT HAPPENED? Roma have signed centre-back Evan Ndicka and midfielder Houssem Aouar on free transfers and right-back Rasmus Kristensen has joined on loan from Leeds United. However, the Serie A side are yet to recruit a player for a fee this summer. Mourinho and his staff were seen embracing an invisible player at a pre-season training camp in Portugal a week ago after the Italian team failed to sign a striker to cover the injured Tammy Abraham — who has been ruled out of action with an anterior cruciate ligament problem.
WHAT THEY SAID: The former Chelsea manager told Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport when quizzed about the Instagram post: "There was no provocation, that wasn't the intention. Everything is not okay but… I get angry for an hour and then I'm back to being positive about things. Regarding the imaginary striker, I can tell you that even if [Kylian] Mbappe arrives next week, it would still be late.
«After Tammy's injury we are in a situation that no coach in the world would like to be in. It is impossible for me to say that I am happy. But to say that I am in open war with the club is very wrong.
»Tammy was injured on June 5 — we are talking about 63, 64 days [ago]. For me there is a name, there is one, because I am usually very objective and pragmatic, but it is not possible to get him — this is what I was told."
THE BIGGER PICTURE: Roma, who lost in the final of the Europa League to Sevilla in May and came sixth in the Italian top-flight last term, have been linked with Spain striker Alvaro Morata and Italy forward Gianluca Scamacca but neither player has
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