Burnley’s Hannibal Mejbri is in “a good place now” following an allegation of racist abuse against Preston forward Milutin Osmajic, says Clarets boss Scott Parker.
Saturday’s goalless draw was delayed for several minutes in the second half when the Tunisian reacted furiously to something that appeared to be said to him by Osmajic – and Hannibal then spoke at length to referee Andrew Kitchen.
Burnley said they were “aware of an alleged comment” and would offer their full support to the 22-year-old.
Preston said Montenegro international Osmajic “strongly refuted” claims of a comment made towards Hannibal.
“He is all right, he is in a good place,” Parker told BBC Sport. “Han was disappointed from the weekend and we stayed close to that situation with him.
“He is in a good place now, trained really well over the last couple of days and that process is active now and taking place. We will see what happens from there.”
The Football Association is investigating the incident, while Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) has also contacted Burnley to offer its support.
“[We are] Sticking close to the situation with Hannibal and making sure he is in a right frame on a psychological element,” added Parker.
“I have never experienced the association of what happened at the weekend and the allegation is a first for me. For someone so young like Hannibal, I am conscious of making sure he is fine and it was probably a shock to him as well.
“That pastoral care towards him is paramount.”
