A Premier League footballer is alleged to have racially abuse a concierge at a luxury block of flats.
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Concierge says he was racially abused Claims perpetrator was 'drunk' Premier League star Police are investigating WHAT HAPPENED?
A report from The Sun claims that the top-flight star arrived at the building "agitated" and demanding a key. The member of staff who is said to have greeted him was born in England and is of Senegalese-Gambian descent.
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The 50-year-old concierge told the newspaper: “He smelt like alcohol and was very agitated. I wanted to help him. I wanted to get him in. But as soon as he saw me he demanded, ‘My key?’ I asked him, ‘Please, Sir, can you write down your name, email, address and phone number, so I can try to help.’ I explained I was a temp worker and I would do my best to help. But my colleague, who was the supervisor, was on security patrol.
"It was late. I could not get on the computer system. The password I was given didn’t work. Then he started losing his temper, telling me to give him the ‘f***ing key’. Then he called me a ‘c***’. I told him, ‘Wait a few minutes and my colleague will be back. He has access to the keys.’ Then he was swearing more at me and said, ‘Give me the key, you f***ing n*****.’ I draw the line at that. I was appalled and disgusted. I said to him, ‘I will not tolerate that. Do not use that word towards me.’ He was shouting at me, ‘Do you know who I f***ing am? You will never work here again.’ He said the N-word again."
THE BIGGER PICTURE
It was only after the alleged event that the concierge was informed that the man was a Premier League footballer. Authorities are currently investigating the incident, with the Metropolitan Police releasing a statement that read: "On December 13, a 50-year-old man contacted police to report he had been racially abused by another man as he worked as a concierge. There have been no arrests. Enquiries continue."
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The players club has also been informed. They issued the following statement: "It would be inappropriate to comment until the matter has been investigated fully by police." It is understood that the player denies the allegations.
