Ex-Real Madrid star Guti slams Essien signing

Posted On Sunday, 2nd September 2012

Essien handed the no.15 shirt at Real Madrid

Ex-Real Madrid star Guti has slammed the decision by the Spanish giants to sign Ghana star Michael Essien from Chelsea.

In a mildly racist attack, Guti questioned Jose Mourinho’s judgment for selling fellow Spaniard Esteban Granero and replaced him with the Ghanaian.

The former Spanish international, who played over 350 La Liga games for Real Madrid between 1995 and 2010, is livid that Mourinho has replaced a young Spanish with a foreigner who he claims is at the twilight of his career.

“There are some things I can’t understand in football and one of those is that Granero is leaving so that Essien can arrive,” Guti told Marca the biggest selling sports newspaper in Spain.

“Granero is a much better player and he is Spanish.

“Right now the best players are Spanish, and what happens is that you spend a lot more money if you buy foreigners, which annoys me greatly.”

His views are likely to generate some debate about the challenges foreign players face in Spain and Guti admits that his thought on Essien’s transfer could be wrong.

“It is my opinion,” the 35-year-old said.

“That does not mean I am right.”

Granero has joined English Premier League side QPR and made his debut on Saturday when they played Manchester City.

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READERS COMMENTS

@GHgeordie says:

September 2, 2012 at 4:19 pm

What is “racist” about this comments GSN? de lad is being nationalistic and also went ahead to say “you spend a lot more money when you buy a foriegner” which means he is looking at the interest of the club he supports.

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@GHgeordie says:

September 2, 2012 at 4:24 pm

What is “racist” about these comments GSN? de lad is being nationalistic and also went ahead to say “you spend a lot more money when you buy a foriegner” which means he is looking at the interest of the club he supports.

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Anasco says:

September 2, 2012 at 4:39 pm

Fuck u guti or wat so ever they call u.u fuckn Gay racist in Gh we fear God n hv respect 4 humanity. ESSIEN will not accept ur proposal as a Gay.u asshole,JOSE is he a Spanish? Wat is wrng if he is a Ghanaian? U Pig.u will be on ur knee 2 sign him permenently after his loan.u Animal.all ur evil tought will be a Sucess 4 Essien.

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zambians are pigs says:

September 2, 2012 at 4:56 pm

EMPTY barell looking for attention.

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Kunle says:

September 2, 2012 at 6:05 pm

Guti as a respected player u r i never new dat such word can come out of u let dis b d last u wil utter such out bcos indirectly u r against d black stop dat.

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Selfmade says:

September 2, 2012 at 6:10 pm

Oh guti that albino now has the nerves to talked too??? Ofui like that and he thinks he is white ….kwasia man like that!!! Spanish fool…essien this is the time to break these bunch of stupid Spanish legs!!! Emulate diarra cuz even in training he was trying to break rauls leg and i now understand why he was doing!!! Raul was racially abusing him and diarra resorted and responding to his stupidity by tackling him hard which makes him angry!!! These stupid dick sucking spanish are always racist and even here in the states,the likes of Mexicans,dominicans etc are pathelogically racist and always almost looked down upon blacks esp africans!! I think what this albino is trying to do is to smear essien thereby exposing him to media ridicule and also for the Spanish people to hate should he flop!!! I wouldn’t

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Selfmade says:

September 2, 2012 at 6:17 pm

I wouldn’t be surprised if essien becomes a target of monkey chants because one premature maggot who thinks he is white but rather came out as an Albany with a stupid adamic name called guti!!!!!!! We sent give a fuck if madrid is Spanish team and don’t give a fuck if u spanish ok papi!!!! Mamawebo!!!! Que tue asses guti!!

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mr. babz says:

September 2, 2012 at 6:33 pm

yeah” in life not everybody ll lyk u…..it is his opinion” we ghanaians may not lyk it buh datz his ryt although he is wrong…..ma bison” plz work had 2 prov diz critiz wrong” diz is an opportunity u cannot afford 2 loz

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Selfmade says:

September 2, 2012 at 6:39 pm

Dicking sucking guti!!! Dicking sucking guti??? Didn’t u heard me calling your name several times!! Or u want me to called u in Spanish? Ok medea guti kapasa,quetue asses? Yo espada ocupado,oh buscar pollo succion el granero!!!! I called u dick sucking cuz u looked like a fucking pervert motherfucker!!????

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Mysticalman isaac says:

September 2, 2012 at 6:43 pm

Why must guti make such coment?
Is christiano,benzima,higuin,di maria,ozil,modric are not foreners?
Or is it bcus michael essien is an african player?
Dats s useless.

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Selfmade says:

September 2, 2012 at 6:57 pm

Pollo succion guti instead of u busying yourself with some cheap miria(all the Spanish girls are called Maria) totoo or cono,u here jealousing essien!!! I know all that your stupid Spanish could do very well in incubating and producing bastard kids!!! Kwasia ofui albino like that!!! Ur spanish head like oduro nimapawu and don’t even know whether u are bondie or not and if u called yourself blondie,then yours makes all blondie ugly!!! Stupid Spanish fool!!! Motherfucker!!!! Viva the revolitioncion!!!!!!

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Young says:

September 2, 2012 at 11:04 pm

It’s very sad for him to make such comments but in life, there are always haters, racist and ass holes.. And Guti happens to be a perfect representation.. Civilization started in Africa after all and we won’t be kept down forever.. Forward we move..

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Whocares? says:

September 2, 2012 at 11:12 pm

Guti is no coach. Never heard of him. He should go to hell. Racist bastard.

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