“I don’t mind exposing him”, “Raheem Sterling could have ended up in jail” – Former Liverpool man reveals
Former Liverpool head of recruitment Stuart Webber made a deeply troubling remark about the careers of Raheem Sterling and four other black British players.
Webber told PinkUn: “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.”
As per the Mirror, Sterling and other players have been ‘deeply offended’ by the Welshman’s remarks.
Aarons’ mother Amber said on Twitter that the comments were a case of “casual racism and blatant disrespect”. The 39-year-old has reportedly apologised and contacted the players and their families to say sorry to each of them.
Webber has held a number of posts in English football. He was Liverpool’s head of recruitment between 2009 and 2012 when Sterling joined the club aged 15. He most recently worked as a sporting director at Norwich.
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