It’s been one year today since Tottenham Hotspur sacked Mauricio Pochettino. A day later, they appointed José Mourinho as his successor.
At the end of November 2019, João Sacramento left Lille to become the former Manchester United manager’s assistant at the north London club. Goalkeeping coach Nuno Santos also joined Sacramento in leaving the French side for Spurs.
Today’s edition of L’Equipe has an interview with Lille manager Christophe Galtier and there have been several questions surrounding Luis Campos’ situation at the Ligue 1 club.
Campos has reportedly not been at the club since the end of the summer transfer window, and the Lille coach was asked if he was aware of the director of football’s future intentions.
Responding that, Galtier said: “He didn’t tell me because we don’t exchange anymore. I don’t want to interpret his absence and I don’t know what they are saying with the president (Gérard Lopez).”
“We didn’t kiss each other on the mouth every day. There were disagreements. When the president refereed in Luis’ direction and not in mine, that did not please me. And when Luis and I were in agreement but not the president, we had to comply with his arbitration. It was like that. Luis is no longer there and all of this is on stand-by.”
A questioned followed up asking Galtier if he ever though Campos had a role in facilitating Sacramento and Santos’ exit from Lille to the Premier League club.
“No. However, I didn’t accept being told they left because of me, because I didn’t give them enough consideration. The consideration they wanted was money, and I’m not the one who gives out the money,” he explained.
Galtier has made it clear he isn’t willing to take the blame for Sacramento and Santos’ departure to Tottenham, and that’s the hill he’s ready to die on.
