Arsenal star Granit Xhaka to face no further action over racial abuse allegation after row with Heathrow airport worker
Xhaka denied that he branded a staffer a “f*****g white b***h”
GRANIT XHAKA will face NO further action over his alleged racist comments to a Heathrow airport worker.
The Arsenal star denied that he branded a staffer a “f*****g white b***h”.
The £30million Swiss ace was hauled in for showdown talks with boss Arsene Wenger after being interviewed under caution in a police station.
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Xhaka was accused of racially abusing a member of British Airways’ check-in staff just a day after his red card in a 2-1 home win over Burnley.
A Met statement read: "Police were called at 19:29hrs on Monday, 23 January following an allegation that a member of staff had been racially abused at Heathrow Airport, Terminal Five.
Granit Xhaka was also sent off in the game against Swansea earlier this year"The allegation was made by a third party.
"Officers attended and spoke with a man in his 20s. He was not arrested. He voluntarily attended a west London police station where he was interviewed under caution. He was released with no further action."
The row is claimed to have kicked off as Xhaka said goodbye to footballer pal Leonard Lekaj at Heathrow’s Terminal 5.
Lekaj, who plays for German sixth division side FC Monchengladbach, is said to have been stopped from boarding a flight on Monday evening after missing check-in deadline.
Midfielder Xhaka, 24, allegedly became angry and verbally abused the BA worker.
He is accused of labelling one worker a "f*****g white b***h" in German which another employee claims to have overheard.
Cops were called before Xhaka was voluntarily taken to a police station for questioning.
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No allegations were made against Lekaj, 26, who is understood to be related to Xhaka’s fiancee Leonita Lekaj.
Xhaka was already faced a reprimand from Wenger over his discipline.
The red card against the Clarets was his second this season after being sent off against Swansea in October.
He was also dismissed during his last international — Switzerland’s 2-0 victory over Portugal — and has now received NINE reds in just three years.
Wenger was himself hit with an FA misconduct rap for pushing fourth official Anthony Taylor and calling ref Jon Moss a ‘f*****g cheat’ in the closing minutes of the Burnley win.
The ex-Borussia Monchengladbach star denied he used any racist language and that he directed anything to a member of staff.The ex-Borussia Monchengladbach star denied he used any racist language and that he directed anything to a member of staff.
