Fonte responds to Sullivan slur

Sean Whetstone

6 years ago

Categories: News, Whispers

Jose Fonte was asked for his reaction to comments made by David Sullivan that his children begged him not to sign Fonte or Snodgrass. He replied: “It’s ignorance. I’m not going to say anything. It’s not going to change who I am. It’s not going to change what I do. I’m going to keep being the good professional that I am. I am going to keep working hard to try and help my team-mates and the manager. What has been said has no effect on me or who I am.”

Asked whether he could leave West Ham as a result of Sullivan’s interview, Fonte added: “That decision is not for me. I am 33 years of age. I have 500 or 600 appearances. I know what I have done in football. I know how hard I have to work to be in this position. It makes no difference to me. I will still continue to be the same guy I have always been.”

David Moyes avoided the issue of whether or not Fonte is upset with Sullivan’s interview by saying: “I’ve not seen Jose yet. I didn’t read the article, but I’ve picked up on a couple of bits of it and I haven’t got a lot to say on it if I’m honest.”