Sadly, Arsenal and England football star Bukayo Saka has once again become the target of a vile racist attack on social media.

The Metropolitan Police have launched an investigation into the offensive post. Arsenal is working with authorities and a tech firm to identify the abuser, demanding action be taken.

The Metropolitan Police have launched an investigation into a racist tweet directed at Arsenal and England footballer Bukayo Saka. Arsenal reported the abusive post to social media platform X, demanding its removal.

Elon Musk’s company refused, stating the post ‘did not violate safety policies’.

The club is intensifying its efforts to identify the abuser with the help of data science company Signify. This technology firm uses AI to track down those responsible for online abuse.

Previously, Signify’s work led to the banning of 18 Arsenal members for similar offences.

This is not the first time Saka has been targeted with racist abuse that has come to the public’s attention and is the third time, that I’m aware of, that police have been involved. He and his England teammates Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho were subjected to vile comments after missing penalties in the Euro 2020 final. And, of course, being Black players means they are targeted regularly just for existing.

The Met Police confirmed the investigation is ongoing, but no arrests have been made.