The Premier League and police are investigating a large-scale ‘leak’ of players’ mobile numbers – with some of the game’s biggest stars targeted by suspected fraudsters.
Mail Sport can reveal a staggering ‘league-wide’ problem that has sent clubs across the top-flight and EFL into a panic, with some of the private numbers of a host of household names falling into the hands of tricksters.
Player liaison departments across the competitions are working together and sharing details of the tactics being used – and the apparent attempts being made to dupe their footballers.
It is understood that the specialist police officers have also been called in to try and identify those involved.