Tottenham Hotspur manager, Jose Mourinho, has claimed he does not think Frank Lampard wants to speak with him, just after being sacked as Chelsea boss.
Mourinho stated this after they booked their place in the FA Cup fifth round, following a 4-1 win at Wycombe.
The match came just hours after Lampard was dismissed at Stamford Bridge after 18 months in charge.
Lampard played under Mourinho at Stamford Bridge from 2004-2007 and then again in 2013, winning two Premier League titles, two Carabao Cups, an FA Cup and a Community Shield together.
Mourinho himself has been sacked twice at Chelsea.
“I don’t think Frank wants to speak to me or with anyone apart from his close circle of family and friends,” Mourinho said.
“But I am always sad when a colleague loses his job and Frank is not just a colleague. He is an important person in my career so I feel sorry he did.
“But it is the brutality of football, especially modern football, so when you become a manager, you know that sooner or later it is going to happen to you.”
Barcelona defender, Jordi Alba, has admitted he’s one of the most hated players.
However, the Spaniard insists his off-the-field attitude is very different to his on-field persona.
Alba has made over 360 appearances for Barca since he joined from Valencia in 2012.
During that time, Alba has won LaLiga five times and a Champions League title in 2014/2015.
However, he believes that he hated by those he plays against due to his combative style.
“It is clear that if people know me through football, they would think I’m one of the most hated players in football. That is clear,” he told Movistar+.
“It’s my way of playing and it is what has led me to be the player I am today and to be where I am.
“Other people know me by how I am, as a very humble person that values everything in my life.”
Barcelona still owe 19 clubs around £112million in transfer fees, according to their annual financial report published on Monday.
Of that amount, the largest sum they owe is £25m (€29m) to Liverpool.
The LaLiga giants still have a big chunk to pay of the initial £142m deal they agreed for midfielder Philippe Coutinho three years ago.
The transfer was the biggest in Barca’s history and having paid over £105m up front to the Premier League champions for the playmaker, they agreed to pay the rest in instalments over the following years.
While Liverpool have received the majority of this, the financial report shows the Reds are still waiting for a large chunk of this.
Barcelona also owe Bordeux £8.8m for winger Malcom, Gremio an additional £7m for Arthur Melo (now at Juventus) and £14m to Ajax for Frenkie de Jong.
The Catalonians requested from Goldman Sachs, Allianz, Barings, Amundi and Prudential a dispensation for failing to financially comply, which points to a non payment of approximately £178m.
The LaLiga side reportedly have a negative working capital of £535m, with a further £89m owed to other lenders.
