Tottenham condemn racist who abused Ryan Sessegnon on social media

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Tottenham Hotspur have condemned the "repulsive" racist abuse that Ryan Sessegnon suffered ahead of his Bundesliga match on loan at Hoffenheim on Monday night. Sessegnon, the 20-year-old full-back, shared a screengrab of an abusive message he had been sent on social media and said he was "not even surprised anymore" by such comments. He wrote on an Instagram story: "Honestly unbelievable. The craziest thing is I'm not even surprised anymore. Disgusting." Spurs showed support to their player on Tuesday morning, writing: "Everyone at the club is with you @RyanSessegnon. 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." Sessegnon, who joined Hoffenheim on a season-long loan after struggling to make the Spurs first-team squad, made his full debut for the German club in the Europa League last week before featuring in the 3-1 defeat at home to Union Berlin on Monday. His new club also condemned the "horrific" abuse. "Our player @RyanSessegnon was the target of horrific online racist abuse. @TSGhoffenheim stands for tolerance, integration and respect. We reject all forms of racism, discrimination and exclusion and say NoToRacism".

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