Chelsea apologise to fans in China Chelsea have confirmed, that

Chelsea have confirmed, that Kenedy was "strongly reprimanded and disciplined" for the social media posts that caused outrage in China.

The Brazilian attracted criticism for a pair of videos posted to his Instagram page during Chelsea's pre-season tour of the country.

The posts were considered offensive by many Chinese fans and Kenedy was jeered by large sections of the crowd during his side's 3-0 friendly win over Arsenal in Beijing on Saturday.

The 21-year-old said sorry with another post and deleted the contentious ones, while Chelsea issued an apology via their Chinese social media platforms, but the club have now gone one stage further with another note of apology.

"On July 22nd, Chelsea Football Club experienced the warmth and friendliness of Chinese fans at the National Stadium. However, we were surprised and disappointed that one day prior to the match, one of our young players, Kenedy, posted messages on his social media account that caused great offence and hurt the feelings of the people of China," the statement began.

"Unfortunately, even though he quickly deleted the messages and apologised, and the club also apologised via our Chinese social media channels, the damage had already been done. Chelsea Football Club once again solemnly and sincerely apologises."

UCJ, UNILORIN.