(LifeSiteNews) — The German soccer team Borussia Dortmund (BVB) has started an “internal process” to look into a player after he expressed support for Charlie Kirk on social media.

According to German news outlets, BVB wants to “internally review” a social media post by its player Felix Nmecha and “seek a conversation with the professional.”

However, the club will not make any further public statements, and a penalty for the professional is reportedly not under consideration.

Nmecha faced backlash online from leftist BVB fans after he expressed his sympathy for Charlie Kirk and his family after the brutal assassination.

The professional athlete had expressed his shock at the murder of Kirk via an Instagram story. “Rest in peace with God. Such a sad day,” the 24-year-old midfielder wrote.

The post was later edited to now state: “May the Lord be with the Kirk family during this time with special grace. Jesus is the true path to peace and love.”

In another post, which has since been deleted, Nmecha wrote that Kirk had “peacefully stood up for his convictions and values.”

“Celebrating” an attack on a father and husband is “truly evil,” he wrote.

The soccer professional is known as a devout Christian who has faced criticism for liking Christian and conservative content on social media. He has been accused of sharing “homophobic” and “anti-LGBT” posts.

After the backlash, Nmecha followed up with another post explaining his motives: “My idea was to offer my condolences to the grieving family and send the message that hatred and violence are never the answer.”

Having different political views and opinions is absolutely okay, he said. “I also disagree with many things Charlie Kirk stood for. But let’s remember that a man was murdered in front of his wife and two young children. I believe that expressing sympathy is human and should not be condemned,” he wrote.

According to a report from the German newspaper Bild, Nmecha’s contract contains a clause stipulating a penalty if he posts anything online that contradicts the club’s values.