Ilaix Moriba receives racist abuse online amid Barcelona contract talks

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Barcelona midfielder Ilaix Moriba has revealed he has been the victim of racist abuse online as he continued contract negotiations with the Catalan giants over a new deal.

The 18-year-old posted a video on TikTok where he shows some of the messages he received. Moriba shakes his head and adds the caption, Seriously?

Barca shared the video with a strong message of support for the midfielder.

Moriba is unfortunately not the first footballer to be targeted in this way. Most recently England trio Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka suffered abuse online after missing penalties in the Euro 2020 final loss to Italy. Five people were subsequently arrested following an investigation into the incident.

Moriba is in talks with Barcelona over a new deal as his current contract expires next summer. According to reports, the two sides have yet to reach an agreement and more talks are scheduled for later this week.

A report in Mundo Deportivo on Tuesday says there is optimism about the possibility of a deal, and coach Ronald Koeman hopes he can include the youngster in his squad due to fly to Germany this week.

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