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Mourinho summed it up quite well. He encapsulates what @StephenH was alluding to - that Dele had no intention to be racist - but also covers that he did make a mistake:
“Dele is a great guy” - courtesy of PA Sport, some quotes from Tottenham manager José Mourinho regarding the recent furore over Dele Alli’s Snapchat posts, in which he appeared to joke about the coronavirus outbreak and mock and Asian man:
Mourinho said: “I spoke with him about that but it was quite an easy conversation because he was very sorry about - let’s say, the mistake - but it was never his intention to hurt or offend.
“He immediately regretted and recognised it was a young generation mistake and he apologised. So my conversation was easy. What can I say, I can say he regrets and that is the best feeling he can show.
“I have a son at the same age as Dele and many of the players. I know social media is for his generation but when you are a public person like footballers are, they have to know and they have to be very, very careful.
“Dele is a great guy. The last thing he is is anything connected with racism.”
“Dele is a great guy” - courtesy of PA Sport, some quotes from Tottenham manager José Mourinho regarding the recent furore over Dele Alli’s Snapchat posts, in which he appeared to joke about the coronavirus outbreak and mock and Asian man:
Mourinho said: “I spoke with him about that but it was quite an easy conversation because he was very sorry about - let’s say, the mistake - but it was never his intention to hurt or offend.
“He immediately regretted and recognised it was a young generation mistake and he apologised. So my conversation was easy. What can I say, I can say he regrets and that is the best feeling he can show.
“I have a son at the same age as Dele and many of the players. I know social media is for his generation but when you are a public person like footballers are, they have to know and they have to be very, very careful.
“Dele is a great guy. The last thing he is is anything connected with racism.”