Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy told police he was 'shocked' at being arrested for rape, a court heard.
Mendy, 28, was interviewed by police multiple times in relation to a number of rape and sexual assault allegations, Chester Crown Court was told.
The Premier League footballer and his friend and 'fixer' Louis Saha Matturie, 41, deny all charges at their trial, now in its 12th week.
The footballer gave a number of prepared statements to detectives followed by 'no comment' interviews on instruction by his solicitor, the court heard.
Timothy Cray KC, prosecuting, read the prepared statement Mendy gave in relation to the first of the young women he is alleged to have raped.