Ivan Toney shares the shocking racial abuse he’s suffered from on Instagram – as a fan abhorrently calls the banned Brentford star a ‘black monkey’
Ivan Toney shares the shocking racist abuse he’s been subjected to on Instagram – as one fan horribly calls the banned Brentford star a ‘black monkey’
Ivan Toney has revealed to have been racially abused on Instagram by a fan who previously called the Brentford star his ‘hero’.
The 27-year-old posted a screenshot of posts calling him a “black monkey” after praising him as “the best” and “GOAT” months earlier.
Toney captioned the “dam taking a U-turn” post following the marked shift in tone of the messages, which were sent between June and August.
It is not the first time that Toney has been the victim of racial abuse. He received racist messages after the Bees beat Brighton last October, which were reported to the Metropolitan Police.
The man who sent the message in that case was banned from any British football stadium for three years and given a four-month suspended prison sentence.
Brentford striker Ivan Toney has revealed he was racially abused via Instagram
A fan who previously called him the “GOAT” and his “hero” sent a message calling him a “black monkey”
Brentford boss Thomas Frank said at the time he thought the sentence sent ‘a very strong message’, although he added it was ‘not hard enough.
The club also released a statement following the previous incident saying: ‘Ivan Toney has regularly been subjected to sickening racist abuse and we want strong action taken against anyone found guilty of such abuse.’
Toney, who made his England debut earlier this year after an impressive 21-goal season with the Bees, is currently out of the first team following an eight-month ban for gambling offences.
In his absence, Brentford drew 2–2 against Tottenham in their first game of the season thanks to goals from Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa.
Frank said after the game: ‘They (Wissa and Mbuemo) have a good habit of scoring when Ivan (Toney) is not playing. I’m glad they continued that today.
“I thought we certainly created more chances. In a relatively tight game I think we should have won.’
The Bees will play against local rival Fulham on Saturday.
Toney previously received racist messages in October, with the sender receiving a three-year ban from all UK football stadiums and a four-month suspended prison sentence
Brentford boss Thomas Frank said at the time he thought the sentence sent ‘a very strong message’, although he added it was ‘not hard enough.