Luton have hit out after striker Elijah Adebayo was again targeted by racial abuse on social media, asking ‘is it ever going to stop?’ in a strongly-worded statement.
Adebayo received a discriminatory direct message on Instagram on Wednesday night during the Hatters’ 2-1 defeat to Sunderland, in which he scored his first goal of the season.
On the club’s website, a statement read: “Is it ever going to stop?
“Twelve months ago Elijah Adebayo was subjected to racist abuse on social media. A wave of vile and disgusting messages pouring into his account from faceless racists.
“Fast forward a year later and it has happened again.
“At 8.28pm on Wednesday evening, an account in the UK on Instagram messaged Elijah with a racist comment.
“After Elijah notified us following last night’s game with Sunderland, in which he scored his first goal of the season, we reported the incident to the Police and to Meta. It is now being investigated.
“Just like we said a year ago, and just like we will do whenever a player or staff member is subjected to abuse, we will stand by and support Elijah unequivocally.”
Sky Sports News has contacted Bedfordshire Police and Meta (Instagram’s parent company) for comment.
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