• Frenchman said to be one of four arrests as part of HMRC investigation
The former Newcastle United midfielder Sylvain Marveaux, who plays for the French Ligue 1 club Lorient, was one of the four people arrested in connection with the HM Revenue and Customs criminal investigation into an alleged £5m tax fraud in football transfers, according to sources in France.
While HMRC officials raided the stadium offices at Newcastle United and West Ham United on Wednesday and arrested Lee Charnley, the Newcastle managing director, it has been reported that Marveaux was one of the four people arrested and questioned by French law enforcement authorities in connection with the same investigation.
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