The leading football anti-racism charity said a review had found some club employees were biased against signing people from certain regions
The chairman of leading football anti-racism charity Kick It Out says Premier League clubs are rejecting chances to sign players from Asian countries, backgrounds or heritages because of "lazy racial stereotypes".
Sanjay Bhandari said they had conducted a "strategic review" and had spoken to around 250 people involved in the game, with focus on leading clubs signing young Asian players for their academies.
Kick It Out - a charity which aims to improve representation in British football and has supported the FA's new diversity code - is attempting to increase the number of players with Asian heritage involved in the professional game, with only a handful of footballers from that background - such as Leicester midfielder Hamza Choudhury - having featured in 30 years of the Premier League.