Bayern Munich midfielder fined over angry Salt Bae tweet

German football club Bayern Munich has fined their midfielder Franck Ribery after he posted a series of angry and profanity-laden tweets.

The 35-year-old French player was responding to criticism after he shared a video of himself enjoying an expensive steak coated with gold whim to the "haters".

Bayern Munich’s sporting director did not specify how much Ribery had been docked but described the fine as "heavy".

"He used words that we... cannot accept and that Franck does not have the right to use, as a role model and player," Hasan Salihamidzic told reporters.

"I had a long talk with Franck and I let him know that we would impose a heavy fine on him and he accepted it," he added.

The video showed Ribery at a restaurant in Dubai owned by Turkish celebrity chef Nusret Gokce, who is also known as "Salt Bae" on twitter. 

Ribery can be seen rubbing his hands as the huge steak, which reportedly cost £267, is prepared in dramatic fashion at his table.

The clip was met with a barrage of criticism from those who said the video was ostentatious.

"My success is, above all, thanks to God, me, and my loved ones who believed in me," Ribery said in one of his posts.

The former France international footballer criticised the media for ignoring his charity work.

He said he was free to enjoy his money how he liked. On this occasion, the club's sporting director said the Frenchman had been invited to the restaurant and so did not pay the bill.

Why are the players obsessed with Salt Bae?

Gokce has many luxurious restaurants in the US, the Middle East and Turkey, and millions of people have watched him carving meat in videos. 

He has served a few number of celebrities, including footballers such as Cesc Fabregas and Kevin de Bruyne.

But this is not the first time a well-known figure has been criticised for dining at one of Gokce’s restaurants. 

Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro caused outrage in Istanbul when he visited Gokce's Nusr-Et restaurant in September. 

In crisis-hit country, almost two-thirds of people have reported losing weight as shortages of food worsened in recent years.

Footage of Mr Maduro at the restaurant went by his critics who said he was out of touch with the problems facing Venezuela.