Romelu Lukaku's agent has claimed black players have to be better than white players to be successful in football.

And Mino Raiola said Zlatan Ibrahimovic also had to overcome prejudice because he was an immigrant in Sweden.

The Italian super-agent, who also oversaw the transfer of Paul Pogba to Old Trafford, last month joined the Belgian striker’s call to stop a chant by Manchester United fans.

And Raiola said: “People who say there is no discrimination in football? Black players are constantly discriminated against.

Minola represents Manchester United striker Lukaku (
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“It’s not enough to be as good as a white player, they must be better. In addition, Zlatan was in the same situation as an immigrant in Sweden: he also had to prove more.

“When I give a name, for example of a Dutch player, their first question is whether it is black or white. I wonder if that matters to God?”

Raiola claimed Lukaku experienced racism even as a schoolboy.

“I was talking to his mother,” he said. “Other parents did not think he was 12 or 14 years old. There was always a fuss when he scored three or four goals. They screamed he was not the right age. Eventually she went to youth matches with his birth certificate.”

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