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Chelsea's first black footballer Paul Canoville offers to mediate Enzo Fernandez racism row as club investigate Argentina song

Chelsea's first black footballer Paul Canoville has offered to act as a mediator in the Enzo Fernandez racism row, saying he is open to helping the club through the scandal.

There was fury inside of the Chelsea squad after Fernandez streamed a video on his Instagram showing himself and other members of the Argentinian national team singing an offensive song about France after their Copa America triumph. The 23-year-old has since apologised privately to his fellow players in the hope that they will forgive him as well as publicly on social media.