Diafra Sakho, the West Ham United striker, has been arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill and intimidating a witness.
Sakho, the 25-year-old from Senegal, was arrested on Sunday night before being bailed until October, according to a report in The Sun. He was already on bail after being questioned over an alleged assault on an unnamed woman earlier this month.
A Metropolitan police spokesman said: “On Sunday 23 August, officers from Havering arrested a man on suspicion of threats to kill and witness intimidation. A 25-year-old man was arrested at an address in Emerson Park, Hornchurch. He was taken to an east London police station and bailed pending police enquiries to a date in early October.”
Sakho scored 12 goals in 26 appearances for West Ham last season, helping the club to 11th in the Barclays Premier League, before he was ruled out for the remainder of the season in April with a torn thigh muscle.
A spokesman for the player told The Sun: “Diafra Sakho has not been charged with any offence. He vigorously denies the allegations that have been made against him, and has given police a complete explanation of events. He will not be making any further comment.”