Destiny Udogie 'threatened with gun by football agent' as Tottenham release statement

Tottenham have released a statement confirming that Destiny Udogie was the Premier League footballer allegedly threatened with a gun by a football agent. The Metropolitan Police launched an investigation and the agent in question was arrested in the aftermath of the incident.

Spurs defender Udogie was targeted in London on the night of September 6. Police were called at 11:14pm following reports that a man had been threatened with a firearm.

During the incident, another man is alleged to have been blackmailed and threatened by the same individual. No injuries were reported in either incident.

The agent was arrested two days later on suspicion of possessing firearms with intent, blackmail and driving without a licence. Tottenham have now confirmed that Udogie, 22, was at the centre of the incident which sources described as terrifying.

A spokesperson for the club said: "We have been providing support for Destiny and his family since the incident and will continue to do so. Given this is a legal matter, we cannot comment any further."

Udogie is an Italy international who joined Spurs in August 2022. Tottenham agreed to pay Serie A side Udinese an initial £15million plus performance-related add-ons for his services.

Since signing for Tottenham, the left-back has made 75 appearances. Udogie started Tuesday's Champions League clash with Danish giants Copenhagen at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

He played 73 minutes before before being substituted by manager Thomas Frank. Despite being reduced to 10 men in the second half, Spurs won 4-0 thanks to goals from Brennan Johnson, Wilson Odobert, Micky van de Ven and Joao Palhinha.

Their next game is at home to Manchester United on Saturday, kick-off 12:30pm. It remains to be seen whether Udogie will start, with Djed Spence having replaced him for the closing stages against Copenhagen.

Udogie was part of the Tottenham side that won the Europa League in May. It ended a run of 17 years without a trophy for the North Londoners.

In addition to starring for Tottenham, Udogie has won 12 caps for his country at senior level. Born in Italy, Udogie is of Nigerian descent.

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