Fulham are offered Roma outcast Rick Karsdorp with Jose Mourinho desperate to get rid of the defender after claiming he ‘BETRAYED’ his team-mates… but the Cottagers are holding out for Arsenal full-back Cedric Soares
- Fulham have been offered the chance to sign Roma full-back Rick Karsdorp
- The 27-year-old fell out with Jose Mourinho last month over his ‘attitude’
- Mourinho said Karsdorp had ‘betrayed’ his team-mates and was ‘unprofessional’
- Fulham are waiting on Arsenal to make a decision on letting Cedric Soares leave
Fulham have been offered the chance to sign Roma full-back Rick Karsdorp.
The 27-year-old fell out with Jose Mourinho last month after the Roma boss launched a scathing attack on the Dutchman – telling him to leave the club in January because of his ‘unprofessional attitude’.
Following a 1-1 draw away to Sassuolo in November, Mourinho said that one player, who he initially refused to name, had ‘betrayed’ his team-mates.
Fulham have been offered the chance to sign Roma’s Dutch full-back Rick Karsdorp
Mourinho told DAZN: ‘It was a team that wanted to win against a tough opponent, I am sorry that the efforts of the team were betrayed by the attitude of one unprofessional player.
‘An unprofessional attitude that is not fair to his team-mates, that is what disappoints me. A point away from home is still not a negative result and I am happy with the general attitude of my squad.’
When asked about his comments, Mourinho refused to identify the individual, with it later revealed that Karsdorp was the offender.
The 27-year-old fell out with Jose Mourinho last month over his ‘unprofessional attitude’
Mourinho said Karsdorp had ‘betrayed’ his team-mates and was ‘unprofessional’
He said: ‘I won’t tell you. I had 16 players on the field tonight and I liked the attitude of 15 of them. In January, he needs to find himself another club.’
The Dutchman came on in the 65th minute and endured a difficult time, which included a perceived lack of effort in the build-up to Sassuolo’s late equaliser.
Karsdorp has been at Roma since 2017, with the right-back having made 122 appearances for the club.
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