Barcelona have sacked their latest signing Sergi Guardiola after just 7 hours, following a number of offensive tweets posted on the player’s Twitter account.
The 24-year-old was intended to join Barcelona B, but within the space of a day the Spanish club had canceled his contract after he reportedly posted a number of tweets that included insults towards Barcelona’s fans, the club and Catalonia, along with praise for their staunch rivals Real Madrid.
You can view the tweets below:
The messages allegedly posted by Guardiola, who is no relation to manager Pep, included “Hala Madrid”, a famous term that is typically used as a declaration of praise for Barcelona’s La Liga opponents. Guardiola has claimed that the tweets were posted by his friends as part of a prank, though conceded that he understands why Barcelona had made the decision. He said: “I know I made a mistake. I apologise to Catalonia and Barcelona. I understand the decision, I’d do the same.
“I want to make clear I didn’t write those tweets. A friend took my phone and did it. It’s a misunderstanding. The tweets are from 2013, a joke from a friend, I didn’t even know the tweets existed.”
“Barcelona have treated me very well. I understand their decision. Now I’m going home, we’ll see what happens.”
Guardiola had started his season at the Madrid club Alcorcon, before being signed by Barca.
