SALT Bae has been savaged online again after more pictures emerged showing him BITING a World Cup winner’s medal.
The fame-hungry restauranteur has been ridiculed after invading the pitch and stealing Argentina‘s spotlight as they celebrated their victory.
Salt Bae was pictured taking a chunk out of the medal tethered to Argentina’s Franco Armani
He was seen eyeing up Leandro Paredes’ medal moments after the player was awarded it
Salt Bae has sparked fury after breaking Fifa etiquette by handling the World Cup trophy
Players were forced to humour the Turkish chef as he gatecrashed the special moment in true Salt Bae style.
He was seen grabbing hold of Lionel Messi by the shoulder at least twice as the baffled megastar tried to shrug him off.
The Instagram star – real name Nusret Gökçe – then snatched the 18-carat gold trophy from Cristian Romero’s baby.
The irritated squad were then forced to endure watching the celebrity chef perform his trademark salt-sprinkling trick over the £17million cup.
It seems Salt Bae had worked up an appetite with his embarrassing antics – as he then took a chunk out of Franco Armani‘s winner’s medal.
Gökçe looked like he was craving one of his extortionate gold-encrusted steaks as he gnawed at the goalkeeper’s award.
He posed with the medal between his teeth while it was still tethered around Armani’s neck in the awkward snap.
Other images show him boldly grabbing Argentinian players’ medals just moments after they had been awarded them.
Armani, who didn’t play a single minute in the World Cup, thankfully appeared unphased by Salt Bae’s intrusive stunt.
But the image reignited fury on social media regarding his bizarre presence on the pitch badgering the champions.
One user even compared the thoughtless chef to Homer Simpson in a hilarious meme.
They twinned Gökçe’s picture with one of the infamous cartoon character being handed the key to Springfield – with teeth marks on it.
The loveable fool then tells Mayor Quimby: “I thought there was chocolate inside!”
People proceeded to flood the comment section with some choice words for Salt Bae.
One wrote: “What an idiot. Trying to make it all about him.”
Another joked: “He probably thought it was one of his overpriced burgers.”
And a third fumed: “That’s what you get when the internet makes some random talentless person famous.”
Influencer Dan Bilzerian even spoke out amid the controversy, claiming Gökçe has been harassing him for years.
The “King of Instagram” said he knew the chef was “weird” after he bombarded him with wacky pictures of himself.
But others suggested he was simply teasing the players, as in Turkish culture brides often bite gold coins gifted for their wedding to check they are real.
Salt Bae was slammed after posting a series of boastful pictures on Instagram of him holding the World Cup trophy – a privilege reserved for the winning team and heads of state.
The disgraceful spectacle reportedly broke Fifa’s rules and saw BBC host Gary Lineker brand him a “pest.”
Fifa has now launched an internal investigation into how Salt Bae invaded the pitch at the World Cup Final.
Gökçe is said to be pals with controversial Fifa chief Infantino, who praised him as “number one” after visiting his Qatar steak house during the tournament.
He was filmed saying: “Football unites the world and Nusrat unites the world as well.”
If he was given “access all areas” accreditation, that would open the governing body to allegations of cronyism or special treatment for Infantino’s friends, reports The Times.
The controversy prompted footage of Diego Maradona mocking the Nusr-Et tycoon’s gimmick right in front of him to resurface.
The Argentinian legend poked fun at Sat Bae during a visit to one of his restaurants in 2018.
But the chef bit back with another publicity stunt – by sharing a video showing a “permanently reserved” table as a shrine to the late and great footballer.
Former Brazil striker Ronaldo and left back Roberto Carlos – world cup winners in 2002 – enjoyed a slap-up meal at his Qatar branch on November 28.
Current squad players Vinicius Jr, Gabriel Jesus, Éder Militão and Bremer also joined the party after they beat Switzerland.
England’s Jack Grealish, Poland ace Robert Lewandowski and the Spanish team also visited during the tournament.
Last month, Salt Bae sparked fury for boasting how a group racked up a bill for £140,584 at his diner in Abu Dhabi.
A single steak from the evening was over £1,000, and the group spent almost £115,000 on wine alone.
Salt Bae, a former butcher from Turkey, became famous for his crowd-pleasing gimmick of sprinkling salt down his elbow after slicing steak at the table.
He now has 50million Instagram followers and an empire of 22 steakhouses around the world flogging gold wrapped beef at eye-watering prices.
Lionel Messi finally gave in and posed for a selfie with the celebrity chef
