Nuno Espirito Santo has rubbished rumours of a rift in his relationship with Al Ittihad striker Karim Benzema, calling them 'bullsh*t'.
, and now his manager has followed in his footsteps, stating that the speculation is unfounded while stressing the Frenchman is happy in Saudi Arabia.: "I want to clarify one thing," Nuno told a press conference. "I read in the press that my relationship with Karim was not good. Those who know me will know, of course, that this is bullshit*t."My relationship with all the players is good. We have a strong group relationship and we are happy with all the players.
"He is happy, as you can see on the pitch. He is enjoying playing for Al-Ittihad. I understand where he comes from. But we are a group strong, we are a very strong group."
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