EXCLUSIVETottenham star Rodrigo Bentancur set to be hit with HUGE ban for ‘racial slur’ against his team-mate Son Heung-min, after saying South Korean cousins ‘are all the same’ in TV interview

The Football Association are set to hit Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur with a lengthy ban for making an alleged racist remark about South Koreans while on Uruguayan TV.

Multiple sources have told Mail Sport the midfielder is likely to receive a seven match ban – but that figure is unconfirmed.

Nevertheless, Bentancur is set to miss a lengthy period for Ange Postecoglou’s side in what will arrive as a major blow to Spurs.

Appearing on the show in his homeland in June, Bentancur was asked for a Tottenham player’s jersey and replied, ‘Sonny’s?’ – referencing his team-mate Son Heung-min.

He then added it could be Son’s cousin, too, because ‘more or less they are all the same.’

The FA confirmed earlier this year that they charged the South American for an ‘aggravated breach’ of their rules.

And the FA are now close to confirming Bentancur’s punishment.

Bentancur has played an important role for Postecoglou this campaign, featuring in 10 of Tottenham’s 11 Premier League games so far, starting seven.

The only league match the Uruguayan has missed this season was Spurs’ home clash with Everton on the second weekend, when Postecoglou’s side triumphed 4-0.

Breaking his silence on the incident earlier this summer, the former Juventus star took to social media to deliver a grovelling apology to Son, insisting to the Spurs captain it was a ‘very bad joke’.

He said: ‘Sonny brother! I apologise to you for what happened, it was just a very bad joke!

‘You know that I love you and I would never disrespect you or hurt you or anyone else! I love you brother!’

It is not known whether Son has any high-profile cousins.