The Tottenham Hotspur supporters' trust has called for clarity over Antonio Rudiger's claims of racist abuse, asking the club to either 'punish the perpetrators' or clear the reputation of Spurs fans.

The German defender alleges he was subject to monkey chants in Chelsea's 2-0 win at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in December, with three announcements being made over the PA system to discourage taunts.

An investigation into the ugly scenes is ongoing, with Spurs already issuing bans to a supporter found guilty of throwing a drink at goalkeeper Kepa. But now the THST have demanded answers after the club said their probe into racist abuse was so far 'inconclusive'.

Antonio Rudiger claims he was subjected to racial abuse during Chelsea's 2-0 win over Spurs

The Trust said that, given it had been nearly two weeks since the incident, the club needed to provide an update on the latest findings of their investigation in order to draw the line under the matter.

It stressed that guilty supporters must be punished accordingly, but said that if there was no evidence of abuse then it was important to clear their names.

The statement read: 'It’s now 12 days since allegations that Antonio Rüdiger was racially abused by the home crowd at the Premier League game between Spurs and Chelsea on Sunday 22 December.

Chelsea keeper also had a cup thrown at him by supporters during ugly scenes at the game

Referee Anthony Taylor consulted with both managers after the abuse was reported to him

FULL TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR SUPPORTERS' TRUST STATEMENT It’s now 12 days since allegations that Antonio Rüdiger was racially abused by the home crowd at the Premier League game between Spurs and Chelsea on Sunday 22 December. In the interests of all concerned, there now needs to be a clear statement on what has been established by the investigation THFC announced immediately after the game. ​ Either there was racist abuse, or there wasn’t. If racist abuse occurred, the perpetrators must be punished. If none occurred, the reputation of Tottenham Hotspur fans must be cleared. We understand the need for any investigation to be conducted properly. We acknowledge that the number of working days over the Christmas and New Year period presented a challenge. And we have been mindful of the need to refrain from comment while the investigation was in progress. Too many people have rushed to judgement before being sure of the facts. But the lack of any update from either the Club or the Police after the initial Club statement on 23 December, other than a brief reference to the investigation being ongoing on 24 December, is leading to increasing levels of speculation and conjecture. The time has come for the facts as they are known to be laid out. We have continuously urged for a swift conclusion throughout the festive period and now publicly call upon THFC and the Metropolitan Police to clarify as a matter of urgency what facts have been established, and what still remains to investigate. Advertisement

'In the interests of all concerned, there now needs to be a clear statement on what has been established by the investigation THFC announced immediately after the game. ​

'Either there was racist abuse, or there wasn’t. If racist abuse occurred, the perpetrators must be punished. If none occurred, the reputation of Tottenham Hotspur fans must be cleared.

'We understand the need for any investigation to be conducted properly. We acknowledge that the number of working days over the Christmas and New Year period presented a challenge. And we have been mindful of the need to refrain from comment while the investigation was in progress.'

One Chelsea fan was also arrested after it was claimed that Son Heung-min had been abused

The Trust said the absence of a statement from Tottenham or police into the incident was ramping up speculation into what happened without any clear answers, and added that both parties must share what they know 'as a matter of urgency'.

'Too many people have rushed to judgement before being sure of the facts. But the lack of any update from either the Club or the Police after the initial Club statement on 23 December, other than a brief reference to the investigation being ongoing on 24 December, is leading to increasing levels of speculation and conjecture.

'The time has come for the facts as they are known to be laid out. We have continuously urged for a swift conclusion throughout the festive period and now publicly call upon THFC and the Metropolitan Police to clarify as a matter of urgency what facts have been established, and what still remains to investigate.'

Rudiger made a monkey gesture at the game to make clear abuse that had been aimed at him

Tottenham striker Son Heung-min was also reported to be the subject of racist chanting, and one Chelsea supporter has been arrested over the claims.

On Christmas Eve, two days after the reports of abuse, Tottenham released a statement saying they had undertaken extensive review of footage, but that they were unable to find the perpetrators.

'We are able to track every fan via the cameras and have spent many hours reviewing CCTV footage,' the statement read.

'We have engaged lip readers to study the footage and contacted Chelsea for further information from their players.

'We have also taken statements from other parties present at the time. The police will be reviewing our evidence alongside us. Please be assured we shall be exhaustively investigating this matter.'

'This Club has a proud track record of anti-racism work across all our communities and we are determined to ensure that we conduct a thorough investigation. Any fan found to be guilty will receive a lifetime ban.

'At this time however we should point out that our findings are inconclusive and would ask that comment is reserved until the facts are established.'