As the Clasico between Barça and Real Madrid approaches, a manager of the Catalan club let go by calling Vinicius Jr. a “clown”.
Tension suddenly rose a notch in Spain, three days before the Clasico! While FC Barcelona will host Real Madrid on Saturday at the Estadio Olimpico (4:15 p.m.), on the occasion of the 11e Liga day, a manager of the Catalan club ignited the powder by openly criticizing Vinicius Jr., one of the stars of the Merengue squad, on the social network X (formerly Twitter).
It all started with a series of dribbles made by the Brazilian striker against Braga on Tuesday evening in the Champions League. Superfluous gestures in the eyes of Mikel Camps, spokesperson for the Blaugrana board of directors. “It’s not racism, he deserves a clown slap”he posted, castigating the “useless and meaningless dribbling in the middle of the field” of international auriverde.
Mikel Camps, Barca’s deputy board spokesperson, tweeted about Vinicius Jr, before deleting.
“It’s not racism, he deserves a slap like a clown, what these useless and meaningless dribbles in the center of the field represent”
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Enough to provoke the anger of Madrid supporters. Some called for his head before the clash between the leader and the third, Carlo Ancelotti preferring to highlight the return to the forefront of his player, sidelined for a month after a hamstring injury in August. “He is back to his best level”he observed after the victory of Maison Blache (2-1).
“He’s back and he’s fit again. He made the difference today (Tuesday)added the Italian coach. They (Bellingham and him) work very well together with and without the ball. We need to improve in that area, but they both do a great job. We have time to prepare (for the Clasico). We are approaching this very important match with a lot of enthusiasm. »