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Marcus Thuram regrets his spit attack against TSG Hoffenheim and is ready to face the consequences.
"I apologize to everyone, to Stefan Posch, to my opponents, to my team-mates, to my family and everyone who saw my reaction," the Borussia Mönchengladbach striker wrote on Instagram.
He "behaved wrongly towards an opponent.
It was an accident and not really intended ”.
A mistake?
The attempt to explain it may be regarded as unsuccessful at this point.
The 23-year-old French international spat in the face of his opponent Posch in a 1: 2 (1: 0) against Hoffenheim on Saturday and saw the red card when the score was 1: 1.
Coach Marco Rose had already apologized “on behalf of the club” after the game: “It just doesn't belong on the football pitch.
That goes far beyond the borders. "
Eberl imposes a record fine on Thuram
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Rose and some of Thuram's teammates had also named the expulsion as the reason for the first home defeat of the season.
Thuram's teammate Valentino Lazaro described the failure as a “broken neck”.
“A shame for the team, a shame for him.
It doesn't really suit his character at all, ”said Lazaro
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"Something happened today that does not correspond to my character and should never have happened", wrote the son of the former world champion Lilian Thuram himself. "Of course I will accept all the consequences for my gestures."
They followed on Sunday afternoon.
Sports director Max Eberl said: “I had a long conversation with Marcus this morning in which he again apologized to me and thus to the club for his behavior.
As an association, we will punish him for his behavior, which led to his eviction, with a penalty amounting to one month's salary, which will benefit a social cause. "
For Thuram, who, according to "Bild", earns an estimated 1.8 million euros per year, this means a fine of around 150,000 euros - by far the new club record at Borussia.
So far, according to the report, 50,000 euros for ex-professional Raul Bobadilla was the highest penalty in the club's history.
The striker had called the fourth official a "son of a bitch" in 2010.
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