From "Roma" sports director - criticism towards N. Zaniolo. © PA

Nicolo Zaniolo's stage at AS Roma club ended painfully.

Due to his character and unsatisfactory performance in the last days of the transfer window, the attacking midfielder was practically expelled from the Roma team.

This situation was commented on by the club's director Tiago Pinto at a press conference.

"I can even think that I can earn a certain amount of money myself, I am very good and can earn a certain amount of money. But if I think of leaving Roma and see that only Bournemouth or Galatasaray are willing to pay for me, then I have to understand that I am bad or something is wrong.

With Bournemouth's offer for Zaniolo, we could have made an important transfer, strengthen the team, but we failed," revealed Roma's sporting director.