Manchester City have launched an investigation into a youth scout accused of using racial terminology to describe black players.
Dean Ramsdale, who joined City Football Group as a recruitment manager in June 2017, is alleged to have referred to young black players as "BBQs" -- his acronym for "big, black and quick" -- during a meeting in June.
City received a formal complaint last month and have begun investigating the claim.
"The complaint was immediately raised to the appropriate department and the matter is ongoing," City said in a statement. "Whilst the club cannot comment on the specific case while it is in process, we have a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination of any kind and a disciplinary code of conduct which covers alleged matters of this nature.