The lawyer of Rick Karsdorp has taken aim at Roma coach Jose Mourinho over their infamous bust-up.

Karsdorp is again training with Roma after clashing with Mourinho and refusing to travel to Japan for Roma's midseason tour.

“This whole thing started because someone very famous at Roma had the wrong attitude, and he is not at all new to this sort of thing, specifically Jose Mourinho," lawyer Salvatore Civale told Calciomercato.it.

“When these comments to the media come from someone of his calibre and fame, unfortunately that generates a hostile atmosphere around a player, as you heard he was attacked by Roma fans in an airport and on social media.

“When a player sees 40-50 fans standing at the door to his house, pushing him to leave, it doesn't really matter at that point whether Mourinho said the name of the player or not. The concern is what did the club do to protect the player.

“The club evidently decided it was more convenient to maintain silence on the whole affair. Even FIFPro stepped in and pointed out the club should've defended its player rather than help damage his rights and reputation."

He added: “Seeing it from the outside, it's a very serious situation, especially because there simply aren't the conditions to have him remain at Roma and his value on the transfer market has also been depreciated."