Tony Henry told agents during January window they don't want African players
Henry said African players have bad attitudes and 'cause mayhem' when left out
West Ham currently have six players of African descent in their first team
Club have confirmed Henry has been suspended and the FA are investigating
Diafra Sakho hit back on Snapchat, saying club 'don't want black players' and 'lie'
Sakho says 'one by one' black players are leaving, and 'soon we see [the truth]'
West Ham United suspended head of recruitment Tony Henry on Thursday amid dressing-room unrest and an accusation from former player Diafra Sakho that the club do not like black players.
The London club was plunged into crisis with West Ham players responding in horror to Thursday's revelations in Sportsmail. West Ham will appoint an independent QC to lead their investigation while the Football Association launched their own inquiry.
After discovering that Henry had sent at least one email to an agent stating that the club did not want to sign 'any more African players' — and then daring to tell this newspaper that it was because some 'have a bad attitude' and 'cause mayhem' when they are not in the team — some of their players responded on social media.
In the shocking interview with Sportsmail, he gave Diafra Sakho as an example of problems
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