Chelsea have sent winger Kenedy home from their pre-season tour following the Brazilian’s social media comments before a match in China.
The club had “solemnly and sincerely” apologised after fans accused the 21-year-old of xenophobia and racism.
He made the comments in Instagram posts before a 3-0 pre-season win over Arsenal, during which fans booed him.
Kenedy later apologised but will now play no further part in the tour and has returned to the UK.
The Football Association has written to Chelsea and has also asked the player to explain the comments.
He put two videos on Instagram, one featuring an expletive about China and another of a sleeping security guard with a phrase which translated as: “Wake up, China. You idiot.”
In the wake of the incident, writing on social media, Kenedy said he was sorry if “someone was sad because I used an expression”. He added it was “no racism, just an expression”.
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