Ajax winger Steven Berghuis has apologised after he appeared to hit an FC Twente fan following their 3-1 loss to the aspect on Sunday. The 31-year-old was caught up within the incident whereas boarding the crew bus to return residence to Amsterdam.

As Berghuis walked in direction of the bus he appeared to take exception to a member of the group watching on and was caught on digicam lunging for the fan. 

In an announcement launched shortly after a video of the altercation made the rounds of social media, Berghuis stated: “I regret my actions, I should not have done this. After every away game, we get a lot of threats thrown at us at the bus while we take time out to sign autographs for fans.

“I’m used to it by now, but people think they can just shout anything. My reaction doesn’t solve anything, I get that. It’s not good, I have an exemplary role as a player of Ajax.”

A press release from Ajax, per De Telegraaf revealed that he had been fined for his actions.“Steven reacted in the wrong way. He quickly made this known to [manager] John Heitinga and immediately apologized," read the press release.

"Upon arrival at the Arena [Ajax's home ground], he had a conversation with Heitinga, Edwin van der Sar and Sven Mislintat. They also wanted to hear his side of the story. The conclusion is that his reaction was wrong and that Ajax disapproves. He has been fined.”

The defeat capped off a woeful Eredivisie marketing campaign for Ajax that noticed them place third within the league. It is the primary since 2009 that the 26-time champions have completed outdoors of the 2 Champions League qualification spots.

Champions, Feyenoord, who completed 13 factors forward of Ajax, have certified for the group stage, whereas second-placed PSV Eindhoven will enter within the third qualifying spherical. Ajax, in the meantime, should accept Europa League soccer subsequent season.