Nigerian international Ahmed Musa
was arrested at 1am on Wednesday in response to a domestic abuse complaint.
Neighbours
of the Leicester City forward told The Sun that Musa was picked up by
plain-clothed police officers.
The officers
reportedly spent two hours taking a statement from his wife, Jamila, before
leaving with Musa.
Musa was
held on suspicion of common assault. After being questioned, he was released
without charge.
“A
24-year-old man was arrested yesterday morning at his home address near
Leicester on suspicion of common assault,” said a spokesperson for
Leicestershire police.
A neighbour
told The Sun that, “Ahmed is a nice guy. He always has a friendly smile. I
don’t know anything about his private life”.
Musa signed
a four-year contract worth £16m with Leicester in July 2016, making him the
Foxes record signing at the time.
He has
started only seven league games this season. He lost his place when Claudio
Ranieri was sacked and Craig Shakespeare took over the reins at Leicester.
A Leicester
City spokesperson told the Daily Star that “Musa cooperated with a police
inquiry” regarding a disturbance in his house.
“The inquiry
has since been closed and no further action is to be taken. We see no reason
for formal action internally, though Ahmed will be given the opportunity to
discuss the matter with football management when the squad returns,” said the
spokesperson.
Musa and his
wife Jamila have two young children together, Ahmed Jnr and Halima.
They live in
the city’s Countesthorpe area.
The Super
Eagles striker was not included in Leicester’s squad against Sunderland on
Tuesday.
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