Mir arrested on suspicion of alleged sexual assault

Valencia's erstwhile Wolves striker Rafa Mir has been arrested connected suspicion of intersexual assault, Spanish constabulary said connected Tuesday.

His nine said that they were "aware" of 27-year-old Mir's apprehension and BBC Sport understands Mir was not coming astatine a training convention connected Tuesday.

"He is nether apprehension for alleged intersexual assault," a spokesperson for Spain's Civil Guard constabulary unit told nan AFP news agency.

Reports of nan player's apprehension had emerged successful Spanish media earlier connected Tuesday.

In a connection posted connected nan club's website, Valencia added: "In narration to nan property reports that person appeared regarding nan apprehension of Valencia CF subordinate Rafa Mir, nan Club is alert of said apprehension and, successful nan absence of specifications astir it, for nan infinitesimal it tin only authorities that it will cooperate successful everything that justness whitethorn require."

The striker moved to Wolves from Valencia successful 2018, but played only 4 times for nan club.

He joined Sevilla successful 2021 pursuing indebtedness spells astatine Nottingham Forest, Las Palmas and Huesca during his clip astatine Wolves.

Mir returned to Valencia connected indebtedness successful July.