Former Manchester Metropolis defender Pablo Maffeo has unleashed a tirade towards England and Actual Madrid star Jude Bellingham after the 2 clashed within the Supercopa de Espana
Actual Madrid and England star Jude Bellingham has been labelled as a “faux” by Actual Mallorca defender Pablo Maffeo.
Throughout their encounter on the Supercopa de Espana in Saudi Arabia in January, Maffeo, who performed for Manchester Metropolis between 2013 and 2018, had a minor altercation with Bellingham. Talking out on his conflict, an angered Maffeo boldly declared that the previous Borussia Dortmund star is two-faced.
In a candid interview with La Zona 10, the 27-year-old did not maintain again after being requested who he most well-liked between Bellingham and his team-mate Vinicius Jr, two gamers he has battled with once in a while.
“Do I inform you what I believe or…? I swear I like Vinicius higher, since you see him and he is impulsive like me, he comes at you,” Maffeo mentioned. “The opposite one [Bellingham] comes from behind.
“So, it is a bit like what occurs to me in actual life: ‘Hey, you do not like me. Advantageous, however say it to my face’. Should you play the gentleman, the well mannered boy, however then you definitely insult or choose in your colleagues from behind, then you definitely’re a faux.
“Come nose to nose, it is okay. I do not such as you, you already know that, however do not act all good after which…. So who do I choose of the 2? I choose Vinicius as a result of I do know what he’s like.”
This is not the one storm brewing round Bellingham currently. The Three Lions star acquired a purple card in Madrid’s 1-1 draw with Osasuna final Saturday.
The midfielder claimed that his dismissal was as a consequence of a misunderstanding with referee Jose Munuera after he was deemed to have proven ‘disrespect’ in direction of Munuera. He has now been banned for 2 La Liga video games for the episode, as per the Mirror.
Opening up in regards to the incident, Bellingham mentioned: “I by no means insulted the referee, I am glad to see there are movies to point out the truth regardless of the referee’s report.”
Madrid are presently second in La Liga on aim distinction behind rivals Barcelona. Nevertheless, Los Blancos did e book their place within the Champions League final 16 after they beat Metropolis 3-1 (6-3 on mixture) on Wednesday night time within the Spanish capital due to a hat-trick by Kylian Mbappe.
Maffeo solely made three first staff appearances throughout his time with Metropolis. Following a mortgage interval at Girona, he moved to Stuttgart in 2018, earlier than a subsequent transfer to Mallorca got here in 2022.
