Barcelona vice president apologises for spokesperson’s ill-advised outburst at Vinicius Jr

Barcelona board member Miquel Camps caused quite a stir on Spanish media yesterday by posting a tweet about Vinicius Jr., shortly after Real Madrid’s game against Braga in the Champions League.

The deputy spokesperson of Barcelona’s board of members was unimpressed by Vinicius’ showboating, which led to a rather crass tweet that saw him invalidate the Brazilian’s previous experiences with racial intolerance.

A tweet made in bad taste

“It’s not racism, he deserves a slap for being a clown and a joker. What do these unnecessary and meaningless bicycles represent in the centre of the field?” Camps wrote in a tweet.

Unsurprisingly, Camps’ tweet drove in criticism from Real Madrid fans, with even Rodrygo calling it an ’embarrassment’.

In addition, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez reportedly won’t be attending the upcoming El Clasico, in light of the tweet, which was made in bad taste.

This should further elevate the animosity between Real Madrid and Barcelona, just days before the two teams meet in Catalonia.

Rafa Yuste apologises to Vinicius

In light of the recent events, Rafa Yuste, the Barcelona vice president, has finally come out and apologised to Vinicius for Camps’ tweet.

“Even if it was a mistake, it did not have to be done. It is an unfortunate tweet. If you are listening to me Vini, it will not be repeated,” Yuste said, as quoted by AS.

Yuste’s apologies, though, may only be seen as an olive branch from the Real Madrid board, as tensions continue to escalate between the two clubs.

Camps, for his part, has remained quiet on the issue so far, even though he did delete the tweet about Vinicius minutes after writing it.

It will be interesting to see how other prominent members of the Barcelona board react to this incident in the coming days.