Sterling 'among players FURIOUS' by ex Norwich director Webber for racist remark

Former Norwich City sporting director Stuart Webber has reportedly sparked anger among Raheem Sterling and several other black players after comments he made in an interview with a local newspaper.

Webber, who left the Canaries in November, told PinkUn that Sterling, Max Aarons and three other black players would be in jail if it wasn't for football.

The remarks came in an article where Webber was discussing his pending attempt to climb Mount Everest for charity next month.

Webber said: 'We want to help the guys who really need it, not the ones who are maybe privileged. I saw that with our young footballers.

'Jonny Rowe wouldn’t mind me saying it but him, Abu Kamara, Max (Aarons), Jamal (Lewis), Raheem (Sterling) back in the day at Liverpool, where they come from it had to work out for them in football, because the alternative is potentially jail or something else.'

Following the shocking remarks in the interview - which which went out on Saturday and is still available online at the time of writing - the Mirror reported all the players and their families were left furious, shocked and deeply offended.

One of the players is said to have requested an explanation from Webber after contacting him directly.

Webber is believed to understand he made a grave mistake with the comments and apologised after speaking to some of the players and their families.

However, the Mirror also claims he is yet to speak to Sterling or any of the Chelsea forward's family.

Webber was Liverpool's director of recruitment from 2009 to 2012, with Sterling joining Liverpool at the age of 15 in 2010.

Webber subsequently held roles as head of scouting at QPR and Wolves, before he became sporting director at Huddersfield Town between 2015 and 2017.

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