Leeds Record Signing Throws Shirt to Fans but They Throw It Back After Relegation

• Leeds United’s record signing Georginio Rutter had an embarrassing moment with fans
• The forward gifted fans with his shirt after the club was relegated to the Championship
• Fans were having none of it on the last day of the EPL and threw his jersey back at him

Leeds United fans were clearly not in the mood for souvenirs on Sunday, May 28, after their club suffered relegation back to the English Championship.

The Peacocks will be back playing second tier football after a 4-1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur confirmed the end of their three-year spell in the Premier League.

Leeds' frustration was there for all to see as the club’s record signing, Georginio Rutter got a taste of just how furious the fans are at the moment.

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As reported on Daily Star, Rutter took his shirt off at full-time and threw it to fans, a typical practice from footballers as a way to thank their supporters.

Moments later, however, the jersey was hurled back onto the pitch, presumably by an angry Peacocks fan, although the player did not pick it up again.

The Leeds fans then resorted to chants of 'sack the board' and 'Marcelo Bielsa' as players sulked off in disappointment following their relegation.

One of the key concerns from fans’ point of view was the failure of the English club to properly utilise Rutter, who was signed for £36 million in January.

According to Transfermkt, he has only made 11 appearances in the Premier League with no goals and one assist to show for it.

Local outlets such as LeedsUnited.news have openly slammed interim boss, Sam Allardyce for deliberately failing to include the 21-year old in his plans as the team eventually failed in their bid to stay up.

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Another player that is on the fans’ bad books is Weston McKennie, whose poor performances have not gone unnoticed by fans.

Chelsea mock Leeds after relegation

Sports Brief also reported on Chelsea’s brutal tweet at Leeds after the Peacocks were relegated back down to the Championship.

Leeds beat the Blues 3-0 earlier on the season, and the club’s social media admin was sure to gloat about the victory online.

Months on, it was Chelsea who had had the last laugh and the Londoners’ Twitter handler had an interesting tweet to rub things in.