Dele Alli accused of mocking Asian man in ‘racist’ video about coronavirus

Tottenham Hotspur and England star Dele Alli has apologised for causing offence after he apparently mocked an Asian man over the coronavirus at Heathrow Airport.

Alli made a video last week while he was waiting to board a flight to Dubai for his winter break.

It begins by showing Alli in a face mask labelled ‘Corona what, please listen with volume’, before the camera zooms in on an unknown Asian man at the airport.

The next clip focuses on some antiseptic hand-wash and has a caption reading ‘This virus gunna have to be quicker than that to catch me [sic].’

Alli, who has appeared 37 times for England, has since published a statement apologising for his actions after receiving criticism online.

He wrote: ‘I regret posting the video on my Snapchat and I immediately removed it when I realised that it may cause offence.

‘This was never my intention at all. For anyone that was offended, I’d like to offer my sincerest apologies.’

A source told the Daily Star they thought Alli should be ashamed of himself, adding: ‘It is wholly inappropriate to be filming this man and making jokes about the coronavirus.

‘People are dying all over the world. Is this sort of racism just fanning the flames?’