A Serie A star was forced to address a bizarre injury that has been compared to a ‘zombie bite’.
Jens Odgaard was spotted with a huge red mark on the back of his next during his latest outing for Bologna at the weekend.
Facing Venezia, the striker played a starring role in the club’s 1-0 win on the road.
However it was the sight of the bright red ring on his neck during DAZN’s coverage of the match that got people talking on social media.
It even led to some wild theories about he could have picked up such an unsightly wound.
One confused fan wrote on X: “What is that thing? A zombie bite?”
Another said: “Did he just get his neck scraped?”
Meanwhile a third added: “Is that a tattoo or a shark bite on the back of Jens Odgaard’s neck?”
After the match, Odgaard was forced to explain how he got the mark on his next.
Taking to Instagram, he wrote: “It’s just a medicine I’m using for my neck, nothing serious.”
It led to one fan responding: “Good to know.
“You had us worried for a while. There were some crazy theories floating around.”
Having arrived from AZ Alkmaar in 2023, the Bologna star has enjoyed a decent season far.
Odgaard has scored six times in 25 matches for the club in Serie A.
He’s also on something of a hot streak having scored two in his last three games.
As a result, Bologna have won five games in the bounce and are now firmly in contention for a spot in the Champions League.
That 1-0 victory over Venezia has seen them leapfrog Juventus and move into fourth spot in the table.
