Phil Foden on Thursday night severed ties with the company managing his Twitter account after unhappiness over a message sent to Kylian Mbappe this week.
Foden was Manchester City’s match-winner against Borussia Dortmund but focus quickly turned to a tweet from his account asking ‘are you ready?’ to the Paris Saint-Germain forward.
The 20-year-old was less than impressed with the post, one that was not deemed to reflect his personality, and the decision was taken on Thursday to part ways with Ten Toes Media.
Foden has almost 500,000 followers on Twitter and has worked with Ten Toes Media for much of his short career.
The company, based in London, list Harry Kane, Andrew Robertson, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Victor Lindelof as clients.
Their website describes how they ‘put in place rigorous plans for each client and expertly execute them via social media posting, on-strategy PR and the best media collaborations’.
The tweet sent on behalf of Foden did not strike the right tone, however, and was subsequently deleted before midnight after City’s progression to the Champions League semi-final.
Foden feared it was seen as throwing down the gauntlet to Mbappe, whom he faces in the French capital for the first leg on April 28.
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