Amadou Onana: Police investigating 'vile' racist abuse of Everton midfielder

Everton signed Amadou Onana from Lille successful August 2022

Police are investigating "racist comments" directed towards Everton's Belgium midfielder Amadou Onana.

Everton said that "such maltreatment is vile" and Merseyside Police added "we condemn specified behaviour successful the strongest terms."

"It is appalling to deliberation that anyone would usage an online level to people anyone with maltreatment based connected their race," said a Merseyside Police spokesperson.

"Merseyside Police tin corroborate an probe is nether mode aft it was reported racist comments were made connected societal media directed towards an Everton player."We instrumentality each reports of hatred transgression highly seriously, and I would similar to punctual societal media users that immoderate content that they tin support anonymity online to perpetrate offences is misplaced.

"Offences committed online, including malicious communications and immoderate inappropriate behaviour, tin beryllium investigated."

The spokesperson added that Merseyside Police are "committed to moving closely" with clubs and anti-discrimination foundation Kick it Out "to tackle racism and favoritism successful football".

Last week Everton condemned the societal media abuse suffered by striker Neal Maupay pursuing the side's 1-0 nonaccomplishment to Fulham.

"Everton powerfully condemn immoderate signifier of racist and discriminatory maltreatment towards our players," the nine said.

"Such maltreatment is vile and volition not and should not beryllium tolerated."

Everton added they were conducting an probe to place the idiosyncratic progressive and would beryllium supporting the constabulary with their process.

"We indispensable each instrumentality a zero tolerance stance by reporting specified behaviour to societal media platforms and the authorities. Racism has nary spot online, successful our stadia oregon successful our communities," the Toffees added.

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