Barcelona terminated Sergi Guardiola's contract just hours after signing him after the Catalan giants found that the new signing had published offensive tweets about the club.
According to Sport24, the 24-year-old striker signed a deal with Barca's B team but was immediately sacked after enraged fans of the club informed officials of Guardiola's offensive comments made on Twitter last month.
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Guardiola, a diehard Real Madrid fan, took out his frustration at Barcelona after the Catalan club defeated Madrid 4-0 at the Bernabeu.
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