Chelsea manager, Antonio Conte, has confirmed that Kenedy was sent home from their pre-season tour of Asia, as punishment for his offensive social media posts about China.
The Brazilian defender was axed from the Blues’ tour on Tuesday, as the Premier League champions fought to avoid further embarrassment, after the social media slurs sparked a furious response in China, a major market for European teams.
Kenedy, 21, put two videos on Instagram, one of which contained a profanity and another of a security guard asleep and the caption: “Wake up China. You idiot.”
The player posted the messages ahead of a friendly against Arsenal in Beijing on Saturday and was jeered by the crowd during Chelsea’s 3-0 win.
“The player was sorry about this situation,” Conte said after Chelsea were beaten 3-2 by Bayern Munich in a friendly Tuesday.
“We made this decision about the player, the player must know his mistake. He’s sorry for what happened and now he must go home.”
Chelsea have already issued an official apology.
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