Thomas Partey has appeared at Southwark Crown Court to answer five charges of rape and one charge of sexual assault.
Partey, 32, was seen arriving for his plea hearing in black jeans and a black quarter zip jumper just hours after he came off the bench in Villarreal’s 1-0 defeat by Tottenham in the Champions League on Tuesday evening.
The former Arsenal midfielder is accused of two counts of rape against one woman and three counts against another. A further sexual assault allegation relates to a third woman, as confirmed by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).