In a recent interview with Sky Sports News, Patrick van Aanholt expressed his indignation at racism still being prevalent across the world in 2020.
The left-back said: “Why is racism even a conversation in 2020? We are all one. To still have racism in 2020 is just crazy, man. It upsets me. It hurts me.”
Van Aanholt was speaking after George Floyd’s death in police custody in Minneapolis, and the subsequent protests that have been triggered globally in the following weeks.
On the protests, Van Aanholt said: “It’s good to see so much unity, and not just from black people - there have been a lot of white people there too.