Tottenham say the findings of their initial investigation into alleged racial abuse aimed at Antonio Rudiger are inconclusive as the club calls in lip-readers to assess CCTV footage.
Rudiger told Chelsea club captain Cesar Azpilicueta that he was subjected to racist chants during their 2-0 win at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday.
The Germany international was allegedly targeted shortly after Spurs Son Heung-min had been sent off for kicking out at his opponent.
Referee Anthony Taylor called for an announcement to be made over the stadium s public address system to warn fans against making abusive chants.
In a statement issued on Monday, Spurs said: We are able to track every fan via the cameras and have spent many hours reviewing CCTV footage. We have engaged lip-readers to study the footage and contacted Chelsea for further information from their players.
We have also taken statements from other parties present at the time. The police will be reviewing our evidence alongside us. Please be assured we shall be exhaustively investigating this matter.
This club has a proud track record of anti-racism work across all our communities and we are determined to ensure that we conduct a thorough investigation. Any fan found to be guilty will receive a lifetime ban.
At this time however we should point out that our findings are inconclusive and would ask that comment is reserved until the facts are established.
