“Southgate wasn’t honest” – Gaizka Mendieta explains why he felt mistreated at Middlesbrough
Gaizka Mendieta has told FourFourTwo that he wishes manager Gareth Southgate had been more honest with him as his playing career wound down at Middlesbrough.The Spanish playmaker captained Valencia in successive Champions League finals in 2000 and 2001, losing to Real Madrid and Bayern Munich respectively, before costing Lazio €47.7 million to make him the sixth-most expensive footballer of all time.After spending a year on loan at Barcelona, Mendieta then joined Middlesbrough and helped the Teessiders... Читать дальше...