Young Blues keeper Harry Wright has apologised for comments he made on social media in the wake of last night’s suicide bombing at the Manchester Arena.
The Snapchat posts made while out in Manchester angered Blues supporters who dubbed them "disrespectful” and "crass and insensitive”, while a number reported the matter to the club.
Twenty-two people are confirmed to have been killed and 59 injured in the blast which came as young fans left an Ariana Grande concert.
In a statement Wright, 18, said: "I would like to apologise wholeheartedly for the insensitive comments I made on social media while out in Manchester last night.
"I wasn’t aware of the full situation regarding the tragic events when I made those comments but that is no excuse, it was a massive error of judgment and something I deeply regret. My thoughts and condolences go out to all the victims and their families."
Town are holding an internal investigation into the matter with spokesman Jonathon Ogle adding: "The club would like to reiterate that our thoughts and condolences are with all those people affected by the deeply tragic events in Manchester last night."
Ipswich-born Wright, who subsequently removed all his social media accounts, was an academy schoolboy with Manchester City until rejoining Town at 16. His father, ex-Town and England man Richard, finished his career as a back-up keeper at City, where his grandfather, former Blues full-back Geoff Hammond, had also been a player. Wright junior has just ended the second year of his scholarship with the Blues having featured for the U18s and U23s last season and was recently offered an extension to his professional contract.What to read next:
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