Hertha Berlin have sacked ex-Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann hours after former Germany international Dennis Aogo posted on Instagram a screenshot of a racist WhatsApp message Lehmann had sent him.
Lehmann, who was part of Arsenal's 2003-04 "Invincibles" team, had been acting as a member of Hertha Berlin's supervisory board on behalf of investor group Tennor after the hasty departure of head coach Jurgen Klinsmann in February 2020.
Aogo, who is a pundit with Sky Germany and had covered the Champions League match between Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday, posted a picture of the message he received from Lehmann after the game which said: "Is Dennis actually your Quotenschwarzer [token Black person]?