Manchester United captain Harry Maguire, arrested on Friday on the Greek island of Mykonos, will be presented to the prosecution on Saturday, in particular for an assault on a police officer the day before, his lawyer promising a rapid resolution of the case. "Everything is going well. Maguire denies the charges. If all goes well, we'll be done (Saturday), ”his lawyer Konstantinos Darivas told local sports media Gazzetta . He added that the England international center-back was in "good condition" despite two nights in detention and will be brought before a prosecutor before midday on the island of Syros, in the Cyclades, where Mykonos is also located.
Corruption attempt also
The former Leicester player, who was signed by United for around 87 million euros last summer, was arrested after a scuffle with tourists and an assault on Greek police officers, along with his brother and a friend, according to the Greek news agency ANA. "Three British men, one of whom is a footballer for a British team, attacked the police in the night from Thursday to Friday, slightly injuring four of them and were arrested," said Friday to the 'AFP Petros Vassilakis, a police official in Syros. The police asked the three men to follow them to the station, but they tried to escape, according to Petros Vassilakis.
According to the official police statement, a second fight broke out at the local police station where the three men "resisted fiercely (to the arrest), pushing and hitting three officers", according to the same text. One of the suspects then tried to bribe the officers to cover up the incident, Greek police said. The suspects are accused of assault, rebellion, verbal insults and threats to the officers who came to arrest them, as well as attempted corruption, police said. Manchester United had confirmed Friday to have knowledge of "an alleged incident in which was implicated Harry Maguire" and refuses for the moment to make other comments.
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