Aston Villa report 'sickening' racist abuse of Tyreik Wright to the police after teenager becomes latest footballer to be targeted by vile social media trolls who called him a 'n*****' after posting an anti-racism article

Aston Villa have reported 'sickening and abhorrent' online racist abuse of teenage winger Tyreik Wright to West Midlands Police.

The Premier League club said the messages received on Wright's Instagram account had also been flagged to the social media platform.

A club statement read: 'Aston Villa Football Club is appalled by the racist abuse of one our academy players, Tyreik Wright.

'Tyreik, who is currently on loan at Walsall, received sickening and abhorrent messages via his Instagram account, messages which the club have reported to both the social media platform and West Midlands Police.