Son Heung-min has told how Rodrigo Bentancur was on the brink of tears as he apologised for the racist slur which has sparked an FA investigation.
Bentancur is still waiting for the verdict and could be hit with a lengthy ban but his Tottenham captain has already forgiven him.
āAt the moment because of the FA process I canāt say much about it,ā said Son. āBut I love Rodrigo, I love him. Weāve a lot of good memories since we started playing together when he joined.
āHe knew and he apologised straight afterwards. We were on holiday. I was at home. I didnāt even realise what was going on when he sent me a long message and you could feel it was coming from his heart.
āWhen we came back for pre-season he felt really sorry, and almost cried when he apologised publicly and personally as well. He felt like he was really sorry. We are all human and all make mistakes and we learn from it.ā
Rodrigo Bentancur (right) made a racist slur when asked about his team-mate Son Heung-min back in June

Son has revealed Bentancur was close to tears when he apologised to him, and insisted he still ālovesā his team-mate
Bentancur, 27, was on Uruguayan television in June when he was asked by a presenter for a Spurs shirt. āSonnyās?ā he replied. āIt could be Sonnyās cousin too as they all look the same.ā The FA charged him with misconduct earlier this month.
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āI love Rodrigo. I love him, I love him,ā said 32-year-old Son as he addressed the matter for the first time in public.
āHe knows he made a mistake but Iāve no problem at all with him. We move on as a team-mate and friend and as a brother. We move on together.Ā
āWe have to wait for what the FA says in their process.Ā I canāt say much but what I can say is I love Rodrigo, thereās nothing more to say.ā
Sonās contract expires at the end of this season although there is a clause for one more year which Spurs intend to trigger when they consider the time is right.Ā

Sonās contract expires at the end of the season but Spurs have the option to trigger extension
āWe havenāt talked about anything yet,ā said Son, who signed from Bayer Leverkusen in 2015.Ā
āI am very focused for this season. At this age, every second is like a goal. We are in a lot of competitions and I just want to win something. Thatās what Iām working for. In the future you never know whatās going to happen. I still have a contract and I will make sure I give everything for this club.āĀ