Birmingham fans will be furious as the midfielder is seen in Aston Villa shorts

Rivalries are a big part of football and some are more serious than others due to various factors. In Birmingham, Aston Villa and Birmingham City don’t really like each other, which someone should tell Juninho Bacuna.

The 26-year-old has been with Birmingham since 2022, having joined League One side Rangers. The midfielder has played 111 times for the English club and by now the player should have an idea of ​​the Blues’ cross-town rivals.

A photo has emerged of Bacuna wearing Aston Villa shorts in the off-season and it’s something that will have Birmingham City fans furious.

The 26-year-old is a regular in the starting 11 and with an expiring contract at St. Andrew’s, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see Blues fans calling for his exit.

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Birmingham City Juninho Bacuna explains the Aston Villa shorts picture

As the photo circulated on social media, Bacuna took to his own Instagram account to explain to Birmingham City fans why he is wearing Aston Villa shorts in the photo.

“I just wanted to say that the shorts I’m wearing in that video are my brother’s shorts from when he was playing at Villa almost 8 years ago and I was at his house doing some training and I had those shorts on, it’s nothing behind. forever,” the midfielder said via Aston Villa news.

“Everyone makes such a small thing into something big, while my family shorts used to play for them, I’m sorry if it looks wrong, but that wasn’t the intention I was training to stay in shape for the new season. UTB forever.”

It remains to be seen whether Blues supporters accept this explanation as we can imagine they are still not happy with the photo that has emerged.