The Spurs supporter in question has been informed by his club that he will be banned for life, but he claims to have merely acted in frustration
The Tottenham supporter caught on camera throwing a banana skin at Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang insists he is “not racist whatsoever”.
Averof Panteli was caught on camera hurling a piece of fruit towards the Gunners star during Sunday’s north London derby at Emirates Stadium.
He was subsequently charged by police and informed by Spurs that he will be handed a lifetime ban.
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Panteli has, however, rejected any suggestion that his actions, which came as Aubameyang celebrated an early penalty, were racially motivated,
He said in the Daily Mail: “I am not racist whatsoever.