Manchester United full-back Guillermo Varela has hit back at Eintracht Frankfurt for terminating his loan spell after the defender got a tattoo in the build-up to the DFB-Pokal final, asking whether Real Madrid would treat Sergio Ramos in such a way because of his penchant for body art.
Varela had been expected to start Saturday s clash with Borussia Dortmund, but went against the wishes of coach Niko Kovac and the club s doctors when getting the tattoo, according to a Frankfurt statement on Wednesday.
The area then became inflamed, meaning the Uruguayan put his participation in the crucial match in jeopardy.
However, Frankfurt swiftly moved to end Varela s affiliation to the club by suspending his loan spell, issuing a personal punishment and sending him back to United.
The 24-year-old was left shocked by Frankfurt s actions, though, and was keen to point out that other players also got tattoos before the match, yet he was the only one nailed to the cross .
Varela, who spent the 2014-15 season on loan at Real Madrid s second string, is quoted as saying by Bild: I wonder what Real Madrid would do with Sergio Ramos. He is tattooing every week.
I cannot explain why I am being so severely punished. Besides, I m not the only Eintracht player who had a tattoo before the final.
But only I was nailed to the cross, as if I had done something against the coach, or I would have done something else.
Why is it that there are different rules? It s a mystery. I would never do anything that would harm my team.
