Former Liverpool left-back Andrea Dossena says claims that he was arrest on suspicion of shoplifting are unfounded.
The alleged incident reportedly took place in a Harrods store in London.
Police confirmed that a 33-year-old man and 31-year-old were arrested at the store on suspicion of shoplifting and taken to a police station.
The Leyton Orient defender, played for Liverpool between 2008 and 2010 and won 10 Italy caps.
Dossena addressed the situation through his agent Federico Pastorello on Twitter:
#dossena : In regard to the news released today on some websites, I would like to make very clear that the story reported is unfounded .//.
— Federico Pastorello (@fedepastorello) April 8, 2015
#dossena : I was in Harrods with my wife and my son for some shopping and I forgot to pay a honey jar and some sliced meats we had .//.
— Federico Pastorello (@fedepastorello) April 8, 2015
#dossena : ...previously ordered. While exiting the shop unaware of my oversight, I was stopped by security guards which then called .//.
— Federico Pastorello (@fedepastorello) April 8, 2015
#dossena: ... the police as a standard routine procedure. As I wasn’t carrying with me any identity documents at the time, I was asked .//.
— Federico Pastorello (@fedepastorello) April 8, 2015
#Dossena: ... to go to the nearest police station in order to be identified after which I left and went back home. Hence, I have now .//.
— Federico Pastorello (@fedepastorello) April 8, 2015
#dossena: now instructed my lawyers to protect my image with all necessary legal actions against those who reported this inaccurate .//.
— Federico Pastorello (@fedepastorello) April 8, 2015
#dossena: ... legal actions against those who reported this inaccurate and tendentious news.
— Federico Pastorello (@fedepastorello) April 8, 2015
Dossena has been bailed until a date later this month.
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