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Canadian police issue arrest warrant for Chelsea youngster Piazon

Chelsea youngster Lucas Piazon - who is currently on loan at Reading - is wanted by Canadian police over an alleged sexual assault.

Toronto police have issued a warrant for the arrest of Chelsea youngster Lucas Piazon after an alleged sexual assault in July.

Piazon – who is currently on loan at Reading – was in Canada as part of Brazil's Pan American Games football team, a competition the team took bronze in with Piazon scoring in the third-place match.

A statement issued on Thursday said Piazon and Botafogo goalkeeper Andrey Da Silva Venture were both wanted by police over the alleged incident.