Enrique Salas has been taken into police custody for questioning amid suspicions the 22-year-old Sevilla defender was involve in illegal football betting.
Spanish media outlet Ufabet reported on Tuesday that Spanish police have arrested 22-year-old Sevilla defender. Enrique Salas on suspicion of illegal gambling after receiving multiple yellow cards that raised suspicions.
Salas is report being held for เล่น UFABET ผ่านมือถือ สะดวกทุกที่ ทุกเวลา questioning in the case after he has suspect of intentionally getting his name written off by a referee so that an accomplice who has bet on him would be book would be paid for it. Two other people close to him are also being question.
Salas has pick up three yellow cards in 14 La Liga games this season. But the 22-year-old defender was book seven times in the final nine games of last season. The most in a player in that period – and questions have been raise over the issue. Leading to a police investigation.
Salas is currently contract until the summer of 2029 and has recently been link with a move to Lazio. But the Italian club are likely to pull out of the race. While Sevilla have yet to make a public statement.
Sevilla officials told Reuters they were still “gathering information” about the situation. Police officers detained Salas on the club’s premises after training and he was released after being questioned. He could face up to three years in prison for fraud.
LaLiga told Reuters they would ask to join the prosecution as a damaged party if the investigation were to lead to a lawsuit.
“Every year, LaLiga provides players with compulsory integrity workshops, in which they are explained and informed about these issues, so that they are very clear about what they can and cannot do,” LaLiga said.