Tottenham forward Richarlison has denied that he led a player "mutiny" against former manager Antonio Conte.
Conte, 53, left Spurs by mutual consent on Sunday after 16 months in charge.
Brazil international Richarlison, who joined Spurs from Everton for £60m in July, criticised a journalist for the "awful lie" and apologised to Italian Conte for his performances this season.
"I wasn't a mutiny leader against him, it was quite the opposite," Richarlison, 25, wrote on Twitter.
"I'm sorry I didn't deliver as much as he expected of me and I didn't do enough for him to stay.