The alleged incident occurred when Bellingham tackled Greenwood close to the touchline before he was spotted by TV cameras saying a two-syllable word towards the Getafe striker. However, the audio did not pick up exactly what was said and it remains to be seen if further action will be taken by La Liga officials and if any slur was uttered.
Express Sport have approached Real Madrid and Bellingham’s representatives for comment.
Expert witness and forensic lip-reader Jeremy Freeman has since offered his thoughts on the matter, telling the Daily Mail: “After carefully analysing the clip, I am 97 per cent confident that the spoken word is ‘rapist’, particularly when considering the context in which it was used.
“The visual cues of the lips indicate the presence of the ‘R’ and ‘P’ sounds, and the word appears to end sharply. Additionally, the speaker seems to have a pronounced Brummie accent, which I factored into my interpretation.”
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