The Cameroon international made a trophy-winning start to his career at Old Trafford by claiming the FA Cup in his first season – a stat he was quick to point out to Matic in response. “I would never be disrespectful to another club… We know that tomorrow will be a difficult game against a strong...
“He’s quite unique compared to other sporting directors,” Spanish football expert Guillem Balague told BBC Sport. “He had no playing career, started in banking, and only got into football later, first at Carpenedolo, an amateur club, then at Parma and Genoa, where he built key connections with Peter Kenyon and Jorge Mendes. “Under his watch,...
