The 17-year-old told Sky Sports television his team mates at the second tier club had been supportive of his groundbreaking move and he hoped to become a role model for others.
"For a long time I've thought I would have to hide my truth because I wanted to be, and now I am, a professional footballer. I asked myself if I should wait until I've retired to come out. No other player in the professional game here is out," he said. Daniels said his mother and sister had reacted by saying"yeah, we already knew" and he had received many supportive messages.
Fashanu, who played for the England under-21s and in the top flight with Norwich City and Nottingham Forest, was Britain's first million pound Black player.There is still no openly gay player in the Premier League.
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