Is Gylfi Sigurdsson Arrested, What Happened To Icelandic Footballer?

Is Gylfi Sigurdsson arrested? To know everything about the player’s rape allegations, keep reading. 

Gylfi Sigurdsson is an Icelandic professional player.

His career began professionally with Reading of the Championship. He moved to 1899 Hoffenheim in 2010 and then to Swansea City. After that, Tottenham Hotspur bought him for an £8 million transfer fee. Then finally, in 2014, he transferred to his current club, Everton.

Gylfi’s senior international debut for his nation came in 2010. He has represented his country at major international tournaments, including UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup. 

Is Gylfi Sigurdsson Arrested? What Happened To Him?

The police arrested Gylfi Sigurdsson in the United Kingdom on 16 July 2021.

On the day of the arrest, Greater Manchester Police didn’t reveal his name. Then, on the 19th, Everton announced a first-team player’s suspension but didn’t confirm the identity as the one that the authorities detained. And finally, on 20 July, the website of the Icelandic news, mbl.is, disclosed the suspect as Gylfi.

They charged him with a child sex offense. A few days later, reports said he got released from jail and was on bail. Although his family was with him for support, his wife remained in Iceland.

Following the news, Everton, where he plays, suspended him. The Premier League club stated that they had dismissed a first-team player due to a pending police investigation and would support the authorities with their inquiries without making any further statements.

With the conclusion of the summer transfer window in September, the team submitted its twenty-four-man squad for the remainder of the 2020-21 season, omitting Gylfi from the list. 

Although The Toffees didn’t name him overtly, he remains suspended and won’t be able to play till the conclusion of the January transfer window, even if he were to be cleared, of the accusations.

In addition to him not playing, State Energy removed his pictures from the energy drinks. He had a four-and-a-half-year deal with the beverage maker in early June.

Gylfi Sigurdsson Police Investigation And Rape Allegations Charges

Gylfi Sigurdsson is currently under police investigation.

In July 201, the officers arrested him for rape allegations. He is not in jail currently, but the investigation is ongoing. 

As for the charges, the police said that it was child sex offenses. However, the details of the incident remain unknown as they didn’t elaborate further. 

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