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BBC chiefs want Lord Sugar to go on a course to save his career after a ‘racist’ tweet.

The Apprentice host caused outrage over a snap of the Senegal World Cup team edited to include handbags and sunglasses laid on sheets, captioned: “I recognise some of these guys from the beach in Marbella.”

It horrified Beeb managers and prompted calls for him to be fired – as it’s not the first time he has misjudged the impact of a social media post.

One BBC legal source said Lord Sugar, 71, will be expected to undergo an ­“unconscious bias” course.

A source said: “His future at the BBC is by no means guaranteed.

“The feeling among those who want him to stay is he has failed to shake off what can only be said to be a very old-fashioned sense of humour.”

Sugar deleted the tweet, but not before claiming it was “a bloody joke” and the reaction was “OTT”.

He later said: “I misjudged my earlier tweet. It was in no way intended to cause offence.”

The BBC refused to comment.