Thursday 26 October 2017 19:59, UK
PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor has revealed Eniola Aluko has received the second and final settlement payment she was due from the Football Association.
Following her initial discrimination complaint against former England Women's head coach Mark Sampson, the FA agreed a settlement payment with Aluko in order to avoid "disruption" to the England squad ahead of the Women's Euro 2017 campaign over the summer.
Aluko was due to receive a second payment but it was revealed at last week's Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) hearing in Parliament that the FA were withholding the settlement after she posted a critical tweet they claimed to be defamatory.
The England international alleged that the FA had asked her to issue a statement saying the body was not institutionally racist, accusing them of "blackmail", a claim the FA denies.
Taylor was "pleased" to confirm Aluko had received her second and final payment, but insists there is need for change at the FA in terms of how they deal with player welfare, claiming the current framework is not "satisfactory".
"She's gone through a lot. I'm pleased to say a couple of days after [evidence in Parliament] they paid the second and final instalment," Gordon Taylor told Sky Sports News.
"But there's a lot of areas in this issue that weren't satisfactory and we need to get them right. Again, it's no use just talking the talk, we've got to walk the walk. We've got to be clear… transparent, accountable and responsible.
If they're not prepared to buy into that I told all the council, they might as well as go now and stand not on the manner of the going. That's what we've got to do. We've got a job to do.
"You don't get that by having a go at other teammates, you get that by holding together and really loving the game that you're working for. We're all privileged. We don't need to say 'oh nobody else will do the job', of course they will.
"We have to make sure that those in the job are doing it in the right way and are genuine and really care about it."
The PFA chief executive also revealed that FA chairman Greg Clarke had "profoundly apologised" to him following his strong criticism of Taylor during last week's hearing.
"I was more concerned about the real issue, which was about Eniola [Aluko], which was about grievance, players being looked after, safeguarded and protected.
"I have to stand by my record but sufficient to say he [Greg Clarke] profoundly apologised."
