Agent Arrested After Player 'threatened With Gun'

A shot supplier has been arrested aft allegedly threatening a Premier League footballer pinch a gun.

The footballer, successful his 20s, was targeted successful London connected 6 September.

The incident has been described arsenic a "horrendous" ordeal for nan subordinate - who cannot beryllium legally identified - to woody with.

The player's nine are alert of nan incident.

Another man is besides alleged to person been blackmailed and threatened by nan aforesaid individual during nan incident successful question.

No injuries were reported successful either incident.

Police were called astatine 23:14 BST pursuing reports a man had been threatened pinch a firearm.

The accused, 31, was arrested connected 8 September connected suspicion of possession of firearms pinch intent, blackmail and driving without a license.

He has been bailed while enquiries continue.

The Metropolitan Police is investigating nan incident.