Some of a Leeds United persuasion thought they had spotted the Sheffield Wednesday forward at Elland Road.
Sheffield Wednesday supporters have joined the Owls coach, Lee Bullen, in mocking Leeds United fans who thought they had spotted Fernando Forestieri at Elland Road.
A photo appearing to show the Leeds director of football, Victor Orta, entering the Whites’ home ground with two unidentified associates was circulated on Twitter yesterday (Wednesday).
And one of the mystery men was presumed by many to be either Rafa Mujica, the Leeds-linked Barcelona B player, or Forestieri of Sheffield Wednesday.
But both players quickly put paid to the rumour, posting from their hometowns of Gran Canaria, Spain (Mujica) and Rosario, Argentina (Forestieri) on Instagram.
It prompted Bullen to deliver the following one-word response on Twitter:
And several of a Sheffield Wednesday persuasion have since joined in…
Forestieri has previously expressed his admiration for the Leeds manager, Marcelo Bielsa, who led the forward’s beloved Newell’s Old Boys to success in the early 1990s.
The 29-year-old recently entered the final year of his contract at Hillsborough.
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