Hoffenheim players showed support for Ryan Sessegnon on Thursday night, days after the loanee from Tottenham was racially abused online.
The 20-year-old on Monday night shared a screenshot of messaged he had received on Instagram calling him a 'slave' and other extreme racial slurs.
Sessegnon added that he was no longer surpised by the abuse due to the regularity of such messages.
"Honestly unbelievable," he wrote. "The craziest thing is I’m not even surprised anymore. Disgusting."
Sessegnon shared the messages after making his first Bundesliga start for loan club Hoffenheim – a 3-1 home defeat to Union Berlin.
Spurs have supported their player based in Germany, tweeting: "Everyone at the Club is with you [Sessegnon].
"We are proud of the rich ethnic diversity that exists across our communities, fans, staff and players.
"We are driven by inclusion and equality for all and nobody should have to endure such repulsive abuse."
On Thursday, Hoffenheim showed their solidary with their team-mate.
A strong statement: while celebrating a goal, the Hoffenheim players showed support for their teammate Ryan Sessegnon, who was the subject of horrendous racist abuse on social media this week.#NoToRacism https://t.co/dWZyUiWRMh
— TSG Hoffenheim EN (@tsghoffenheimEN) November 5, 2020
Sessegnon was an unused substitute as Hoffenheim beat Liberec 5-0 in the Europa League.
