Manchester United winger Adnan Januzaj’s agent Dirk De Vriese has had to defend his client’s attitude, after Belgian’s under-21 international boss Enzo Scifo had questioned the youngster’s attitude.
Januzaj refused to join-up with the Belgian under-21 squad, which lead to Scifo to tell Belgian newspaper La Derniere Heure: “A 20-year-old player who gives this impression of non-motivation, it reflects a poor state of mind.”
The 20-year-old is currently on a season-long loan deal at German giants Dortmund, but has not started a game for Thomas Tuchel’s side. His agent De Vriese denied claims he has an attitude problem by telling La Derniere Heure: “There is no question of a bad state of mind,”
“Adnan focuses on his work and we plan the rest. Do not point the finger.[Borussia Dortmund] are doing well and is a real machine. The current Dortmund is one of the best teams in Europe.
“Remember that Adnan did not have pre-season with them. Dortmund have given him time to adapt and we must do the same.
“When Gundogan and Lewandowski arrived, they were there all the way through the pre-season period and took six months to find their rhythm.”
Januzaj has a big reputation after bursting onto the football scene with two goals against Sunderland on his Manchester United debut.
There was then a clamour of nations for Januzaj to pin his colours to their mast, but he eventually chose to represent Belgium at international level.
The 20-year-old has not hit the heights of his debut campaign and went on-loan to Dortmund in an attempt to play first team football, but has struggled. It seems that the youngster may have had far too much praise far too soon.
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