Serge Aurier is in an awful lot of trouble, and he has no one to blame but himself.
It seems that the Ivory Coast international is unhappy playing for French league leaders Paris Saint-Germain. At least that’s the impression we get from his actions over the weekend.
Aurier only joined the French champions on a permanent basis over the summer, but his days in Paris are surely over after he launched a bizarre attack on his coach Laurent Blanc and PSG’s star player, Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Serge Aurier insulted Laurent Blanc last night in a Periscope vidéo, calling him "a faggot". Also said Blanc s*cks Ibra & "takes everything"
— Julien Laurens (@LaurensJulien) February 14, 2016
Aurier denies it. Says it's a fake & someone edited his voice. If you watch the video, it's definitely him and with those words. #Auriergate
— Julien Laurens (@LaurensJulien) February 14, 2016
This is an incredible story. Aurier is having a great season but surely he will never play for PSG and Laurent Blanc ever again now.
— Julien Laurens (@LaurensJulien) February 14, 2016
Serge Aurier has been left out of the PSG first team squad until further notice. He was asked by the club not to come to training today.
— Julien Laurens (@LaurensJulien) February 14, 2016
After initially denying it was him in the video, Aurier owned up to it and apologised.
We can’t imagine he’ll be playing for PSG again any time soon though.
Aurier has now apologised publicly: "I have made a big mistake. I am here to apologise to the coach, my teammates, the club and the fans."
— Julien Laurens (@LaurensJulien) February 14, 2016
PSG have also confirmed in a statement that they have suspended Aurier temporarily and have a disciplinary procedure against him.
— Julien Laurens (@LaurensJulien) February 14, 2016
Aurier also take aim at some of his other team-mates, saying that Salvatore Sirigu was finished and mocking his right-back rival Van Der Wiel’s playing abilities.
You can watch the video below, although you’ll need to speak French to understand it.
https://youtu.be/fqZeTVrLmMs
