RAGING former Rennes boss Jorge Sampaoli has made a shock revelation about the transfer of Celtic hero Kyogo Furuhashi.
The Argentinian manager was AXED just days after the arrival of the Japanese frontman in a bumper £10m deal, with Jota coming in the opposite direction.
Celtic star Kyogo Furuhashi[/caption]
Jorge Sampaoli departed the club just days after Kyogo’s arrival[/caption]
Kyogo Furuhashi has only seen 113 minutes of action for Rennes[/caption]
While Kyogo was a revelation in Scotland he has started just one game for his new Ligue 1 club and has yet to get on the scoresheet.
There’s even been speculation in France that the ex-Hoops boss could be offloaded by new manager Habib Beye as early as the summer.
And now Sampaoli has opened up on the move – saying that it was the clubs sports director who signed him and part of the reasons he exited his post as manager.
He said “The owner of the club is a very important person in France and, frankly, the club was not up to the expectations that I had compared to the market.
“The sports director decided to make a transfer window that had nothing to do with what we needed.
“We preferred to cut the bridges. I could not represent a team which I had not chosen the players in the winter transfer window.
“We even talked about players who have already played with us to change the story more easily, but we were not listened to.”
Kyogo has had a grand total of 113 minutes on the pitch thus far.
But he insists he’s getting more confident every day and is planning to be back at his best soon.
He said recently: “I am gaining confidence.
I’m putting my all into the game and showing my skills every day, and my time is increasing little by little.
“I think I’m almost there. I will actively work on it and practice onwards for next season.”
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