Joey Barton received death threat during Marseille stint

Queens Park Rangers player Joey Barton has revealed that he received a written death threat during his time at Marseille.

The midfielder posted a photograph of the letter on his Twitter account, making light of the incident by criticising the sender's grammar.

Not sure what's more offensive, the grammar or the intent? pic.twitter.com/NOt0hrALL6

— Joseph Barton (@Joey7Barton) December 10, 2014

"Not sure what's more offensive, the grammar or the intent," he wrote. "Considering a letter of reply simply saying, 'D'ue Wansum? Cos' if u du I'll give it yeh!'"

The poorly-written note warned Barton that he would be beaten about the head with a baseball bat unless he left Marseille by the end of the 2012-2013 season, which he did as his loan agreement had expired.