Roberto Firmino has called Sergio Ramos an “idiot” after the Real Madrid captain continued to revel in last month’s Champions League final victory over Liverpool.
Gareth Bale came off the bench to score a remarkable overhead kick as Madrid’s hero in a third consecutive Champions League title win in Kiev.
In the eyes of Liverpool fans, Ramos was unquestionably the villain of the match after he tangled with Mohamed Salah in the first half , leaving the Egyptian with a shoulder injury.
That challenge resulted in an online petition for UEFA to take action against the Spain international, which passed 500,000 signatures.
Ramos has also been accused of deliberately elbowing Loris Karius shortly – an incident that is believed to have made the Liverpool goalkeeper to suffer concussion .
“I am only missing Roberto Firmino saying he got a cold because a drop of my sweat landed on him,” the 32-year-old said
Such a mocking tone has not gone well with Firmino.
“I prefer not to make any comments,” he said in a news conference.
“I think he has a view because he was the champion but I thought he was an idiot for what he said, but that’s okay.”
Karius’ final woes have brought about speculation Liverpool will seek a new goalkeeper, with Firmino’s international team-mate Alisson one of the names on the market after a good season with Roma.
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“Sometimes I talk to him about it and have a joke with him, saying ‘you should come to Liverpool’,” Firmino said.
“His agent is sorting his future but it wouldn’t be a bad thing to have him here at Liverpool.”
