Bukayo Saka has been presented with hundreds of messages of support at the Arsenal training ground following the racist abuse he received after the final of Euro 2020.
The wall of letters, notes drawings, flags, pictures and teddy bears left the 19-year old Arsenal and England winger ‘speechless’.
‘How do I even say thank you for all of this?’ Saka says in the clip on Arsenal’s Twitter. ‘Can I just pick it all up and take it home?’
💬 "How do I even say thank you for all of this?"
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) August 4, 2021
Just look at the incredible love and support from our fans to @BukayoSaka87
Thank you ❤️ pic.twitter.com/vznIV7Ubmn
Saka grew up in Ealing, west London. He made his Arsenal senior-team debut in 2018 before establishing himself as a first-team regular in 2020. Saka was one of England’s standout performers at Euro 2020, yet received a slew of abhorrent racist abuse after his penalty was saved by Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma in the final.
So far 11 people have been arrested in connection to the racial abuse received by Saka, Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford following the match.
The wall at Arsenal’s Colney Hatch training ground is a heartwarming show of support and solidarity – and a firm two-fingered gesture in the face of small-minded racists.
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