It sounds like he has been something of a twát, for which an apology would seem appropriate. Sadly, we know what happens now: the outrage escalates, the accusations fly in from all quarters and become more and more extreme and then he is condemned as a monster by the Court of Twitter.
No doubt The Shawshank Redemption is being edited to remove his image as we speak.
His crime seems to be to be doing that while being rich and famous. Apologies are cheap.
"Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.
"But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."