Bentancur apologises to Son for racial slur

Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur has apologised to skipper Son Heung-min for utilizing a group slur connected Uruguayan television, saying it was a "very bad joke".

While appearing connected Canal 10 show Por La Camiseta, Bentancur was asked by big Rafa Cotelo for a Spurs player's shirt.

The Uruguay world replied: "Sonny's? It could beryllium Sonny's relative excessively arsenic they each look nan same."

After backlash to nan clip, which was circulated connected societal media, he apologised to nan South Korea world connected Instagram.

"Sonny brother," he wrote. "I apologise to you for what happened, it was conscionable a very bad joke.

"You cognize I emotion you and I would ne'er disrespect you aliases wounded you aliases anyone else! I emotion you, brother!"

Son is yet to publically respond to nan apology.

The 2 players person been team-mates since Bentancur joined nan nine from Juventus successful January 2022.

Bentancur is preparing to correspond his state astatine this summer’s Copa America successful nan United States, which starts connected 20 June.