Nuremberg have released an official club statement after a youth team player was allegedly attacked for wearing a Bayern Munich shirt.
Niklas Sommer is known to regularly wear the shirts of other clubs, but fans were outraged with his choice of rivals Bayern, and held up a banner at their Bundesliga 2 match which read: “Club pride rather than hipster posturing. Niklas Wilson, you suck, like FC Bayern.”
Sommer quickly deleted the Instagram post, but has since uploaded an image of his face bruised after an alleged attack by fans outside of his home.
Responding to the story, Nuremberg wrote on their website: “During the night from Saturday to Sunday, there was a physical attack on one of our U23 players.
“By lying in wait on the doorstep in the early evening and then physically attacking him a few hours later in the night, these people crossed all boundaries.
“The act is apparently a reaction to the player appearing in a Bayern jersey on social media three days earlier. The photo was deleted shortly after publication and the player also publicly apologised.
“The club will never accept players being physically attacked. That is exactly what happened last night through the actions of individuals.
“The club condemns this behaviour in the strongest possible terms. It is absolutely incompatible with the values of FCN.
“The police investigation into the incident began last night. If there are any convictions in this connection, the club will of course react accordingly.”
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