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Sergi Guardiola denies sending tweets that ended brief Barca career

Sergi Guardiola has distanced himself from the social media posts that saw his Barcelona career cut short.

Sergi Guardiola has denied writing the offensive tweets that prompted Barcelona to make a rapid U-turn on signing him, but he conceded he understands the stance adopted by the La Liga club.

Barca announced Monday that the 24-year-old had agreed a to deal to join Gerard Lopez's Barca B team, only to confirm later in the day that the contract had been rescinded after posts from 2013, sent from the player's Twitter account and featuring a pro-Real Madrid and anti-Catalonia slogan, resurfaced online.