Manchester City and England defender Kyle Walker will not face criminal charges or any further action after being questioned by police over an alleged incident in a Wilmslow bar, police said tonight.
Cheshire Constabulary last week began looking into the matter and the 32-year-old volunteered himself for questioning on Thursday, the same day he was included in the latest England squad for upcoming Euro 2024 qualifiers by manager Gareth Southgate.
But now, the force has revealed the matter has been resolved with what's been described by police as an 'out of court disposal' and is considered 'closed'.
An out of court disposal is described on the website of Cheshire's police and crime commissioner, John Dwyer, as a mechanism 'to deal with low-level crime and anti-social behaviour'.
An initial release from Cheshire police said the force was making enquiries into 'an indecent exposure which allegedly occurred in the Wilmslow area', but Friday's final statement referred only to 'an alleged incident'.
The force's statement read: "On Wednesday 8 March, Cheshire Constabulary was made aware of a video circulating on social media in relation to an alleged incident at a bar in the Wilmslow area.
"Officers have now concluded their enquiries, which included speaking to those directly involved. A 32-year-old man from Prestbury voluntarily attended a police station for questioning on 16 March. He has been dealt with by an out of court disposal and the matter is now closed."
Southgate had earlier explained his decision to include the defender in his squad for this month's double header of qualifier games against Italy and Ukraine.
He said: "I don’t want to go too much into hypotheticals but there was no conclusive reason not to select him in the squad. If that changes then we’ve got to review the situation and he would understand that as well, but at the moment we are where we are.
"I think whenever I speak with a player, that’s always between myself and the player." No further details have been revealed.
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