O’Brien to continue paying ‘genius’ Trapattoni’s wages

BUSINESSMAN Denis O’Brien said he will continue to pay the wages of Giovanni Trapattoni and called the Ireland manager a genius.

Mr O’Brien said he has only met Mr Trapattoni for three minutes but said the job he has done with the Irish team has been amazing.

Last year it was revealed that Mr O’Brien had decided to part-fund Mr Trapattoni’s wages in a no-strings-attached deal.