Chelsea’s Wesley Fofana accepts apology from Enzo Fernandez over offensive video
Chelsea’s Wesley Fofana has cleare Enzo Fernandez of racism allegations, saying he isn’t racist and has accepte the Argentinian’s apology.
After a video emerge of some of the Copa America winners singing an สมัคร ufabet กับเรา รับโบนัสทันที offensive song about French players’ heritage, Fofana wrote on social media it was “uninhibite racism”.
The centre-back has subsequently delete his post and when Fernandez rejoine the Chelsea squad on their pre-season tour of the United States he apologise and pledge to make a donation to an anti-discrimination charity.
“We talked together. I explaine why I didn’t like the video. He explaine. He said sorry because he did not want to hurt French fans or anyone. He did not understand when singing it,” Fofana told covering Chelsea’s preparations in America as by.
And I trust him because I know him. He is not racist. It is just the video is bad. It’s not only Enzo. It’s the Argentinian team. Enzo is in the video but if he was from another country, I would have poste the same thing.
“For sure, it was a big story because we play in the same team. But now it is done, it’s good. I’m happy with this situation because he understands me, I understand him.
“I hope this has educate him a bit, because for sure, it is a different culture. We need to educate about this because cultures are different, a lot of countries.”
Fofana is one of six French players in Chelsea’s squad but the 23-year-old insists there is no rift.
“We talked, all the team together. It was not only me and Enzo. It was everybody,” he added.