Eni Aluko says Ian Wright should step aside

Eni Aluko said Ian Wright should deliberately step aside so she can work, calling herself a "main character in women's football" and accusing him of failing to be an "ally". She made the remarks in a new episode of the podcast, released on Monday. "ITV, at the end of the men’s Euros, came to me and said we can’t extend your contract," Aluko said.

"I met with Ian’s agent, I had a face-to-face coffee with him. I met with him and said: ‘Listen, this is the situation, I can’t believe this is happening.’ I said: ‘They’ve told me that Ian is the priority, they’ve told me that his contract is the priority for them, and they’ve also said to me when Ian is not available, you might get a call-up.’" She said she asked how they could work together and be called when Wright was unavailable.

"This is what I think black people should do, at the highest levels we need to strategise, we need to really help each other. We can get sidelined very quickly.

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