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To look into a complaint from Getafe over an alleged slur directed at Mason Greenwood by Jude Bellingham, LALIGA has sent in a lip reader.
The reported incident happened on Thursday night during Real Madrid’s 2-0 victory against Getafe.
It happened after Bellingham, an England international, tackled the Manchester United player who was on loan.
Bellingham, 20, was caught on camera seemingly muttering an obscenity at Greenwood; the video quickly went viral on social media.
Getafe responded by requesting that match official Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea include a note about the incident in his match report.
The leaders of the Spanish League are unable to punish players.
However, if specialists certify “indisputably” that Bellingham insulted Greenwood, they will forward the case to the Spanish Football Federation’s disciplinary committee.
Seven months after allegations of attempted rape, violence, and coercive control were dropped, Greenwood, 22, signed a loan with Getafe.
After watching video, a Daily Mail report claimed that an experienced lid-reader they had employed was “97 per cent confident” that Bellingham had uttered the supposed obscenity.
Bellingham left Borussia Dortmund for Real Madrid in the summer for a reported £115 million.
In 19 league games since his arrival, he has three assists and 14 goals.
In the Copa Del Rey, Supercopa, and Champions League, he has contributed four more goals and five assists.
Bellingham and Greenwood’s encounter marked the first time in 22 years that two English players had faced off in the top division of Spain.