Football agent, Kia Joorabchian has hit back at Jamie Carragher following the latter’s comments on Monday Night Football.
The Liverpool legend questioned the signings made by Arsenal and suggested the football agent is to blame for the ‘joke’ additions.
The now football pundit said: “I think Mikel Arteta as a manager, for me, there might be talk about him being under pressure now but the situation he’s in, I wouldn’t even think about Mikel Arteta’s position.
“I really like Mikel Arteta. There’s a lot of nonsense around the club – bringing players, buying players. I think some signings were a joke. In terms of bringing Willian in, [David] Luiz in, Cedric [Soares] in.
“Is Kia Joorabchian making signings at the club?”
The agent has hit back at Carragher in scathing comments where he referenced an incident in 2018 when he spat at a fan.
He also urged the ex-England international to ‘check his facts’.
“He had an opportunity to stay at Chelsea and to go to two other Premier League clubs. [Inter] Miami made him a very nice offer. Mikel convinced him to stay.
“Furthermore, David Luiz was in the same situation. Mikel spent a lot of time in lockdown to speak to him and persuade him to stay. Gabriel was on the list of at least three other clubs.
“But the main point is – why do Sky pay Jamie Carragher so much money to talk rubbish? Surely he has the contacts through Sky or himself to make a phone call to Edu or even Sky to put a question in through the press department.
“Why make an assumption that is going to create an atmosphere that is very bad throughout the club?”
