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Former England and Premier League footballer 'could come out as gay in a new TV documentary' following Blackpool star Jake Daniels' announcement last week

A former England and Premier League footballer could come out as gay in a new TV documentary.

According to The Sun, the ex-player is in talks over opening up about his sexuality in a Channel 4 show that is currently in production.

This week Blackpool's Jake Daniels became the only openly gay male professional player in Britain.

An ex-England and Premier League player could follow Jake Daniels by coming out as gay

Daniels became the first UK player to come out since Justin Fashanu in 1990.

A source told The Sun: 'This documentary is going to be big and is the talk of the game at the moment.