Wednesday, April 30, 2025 - Eni Aluko's mother has revealed that her daughter is 'traumatised and upset' by her public fallout with Arsenal legend Ian Wright after she accused him of 'blocking' opportunities for women in football.
Sileola Aluko told MailOnline that she is concerned for her
daughter's emotional welfare and is doing all she can to keep her 'calm' and
support her following the high-profile row between the two football figures.
Ms Aluko said: 'This situation has affected Eni quite a lot
and has left her traumatised and upset. I'm doing my best to keep her calm and
just be a good mum. I'm constantly in touch with her and even met her for lunch
the other day.
'I told her that football is not the world and that you
don't become a bad or useless person in one day. It's been tough for her, she
has a lot of strong opinions, but she will come through this. She has dealt
with a lot of other difficult situations in her life.'
She added: 'The most important thing for me is that I
support her and make sure she does not run into any emotional or physical
problems and become unwell.'
Aluko made the claims during an appearance on Radio Four's
Women's Hour last Wednesday, in which she also claimed her punditry career had
been damaged by ex-Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton, who she's suing
for libel, after he dubbed her a 'race card player' on social media in January
last year.
The former British-Nigerian footballer, 38 issued an apology
to Wright, 61 on Friday, which the Arsenal legend later rejected in a
social media post.
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