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Fight in Mykonos: arrested in Greece, Harry Maguire was “afraid for his life”

Manchester United England international defender Harry Maguire said on Thursday he was “scared for his life” and believed he was kidnapped when he was arrested last week on the Greek island of Mykonos.

“I immediately thought we were being kidnapped. We had to get down on our knees and put our hands up, so they started hitting us, ”Maguire told the BBC in his first interview since his arrest. “They hit me in the legs, telling me my career was over: No more football, you’ll never play again “, He continued, visibly moved.

“At that time, I said to myself that it was impossible that it was the police, that’s when I tried to run away,” Maguire said again to explain his attitude to the against the Greek police.

Most expensive defender in the world

The international was arrested on the night of Thursday to Friday with his brother and a friend after a fight with tourists in a nightclub, followed by an altercation with Greek undercover police.

Released after two nights in detention, the most expensive defender in the world – MU paid 87 million euros last summer for his transfer – was found guilty of all charges: “assault on representatives of the state ”,“ bodily harm ”,“ verbal insults ”and even“ attempted bribery ”because he allegedly offered the police money to let him go.

He was given a 21-month, 10-day suspended sentence on Tuesday, but has since appealed, overturning the original verdict, as the appeal was accepted. There will therefore be a full new trial before a higher court.

” I did not do anything wrong “

“I don’t wish that on anyone. Obviously the situation has harmed one of the biggest clubs in the world, so I regret that I put the fans and the club through this, but I didn’t do anything wrong, ”he said. he defended.

“I have a clear conscience […] I know what really happened that night. I found myself in a situation which could have happened to no matter who, ”insisted Maguire who was not selected by coach Gareth Southgate for England’s next two matches against Iceland and Denmark.

He also indicated that he did not intend to apologize as requested by the Greek police. “We apologize when we have done something wrong, but I did not do anything wrong”, he insisted.

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