Footage has emerged of Ivan Toney arrested over an alleged headbutt and led out of trendy London bar in handcuffs.
On Saturday morning (7th December), the 29 year old Al-Ahli striker was taken away by police from Soho’s 100 Wardour Street bar after allegedly headbutting a fan who grabbed him for a selfie.
Witnesses described Toney reacting defensively, possibly fearing a robbery due to his high-value jewellery, with the victim suffering a broken nose and ring finger, with blood from his nose.
Three people were assessed by ambulance, one hospitalised, with police arriving , arresting Toney on suspicion of two assaults and affray.
Trouble was said to have erupted when the fan grabbed the 29-year-old forward for a selfie.
A witness out for a drink with his girlfriend told The Sun: “He walked past a table of a group of lads.
“One of them recognised him and said, ‘Oh, it’s Ivan Toney’ and tried to put his hands around his neck to get a photo with him.
“And then Toney has said, ‘Get off me, get off me’ and ended up headbutting one of the guys.”
He said the alleged victim was left with “blood leaking from the bridge of his nose”.
The witness said former Brentford star Toney — who moved to Saudi club Al-Ahli for £40million last year — may have felt threatened by the group.
He added: “He’s a superstar — he gets half a million a week in Saudi Arabia.
“He had his jewellery on and he had a real nice watch.
“He might have thought they were trying to attack him to take his chain or watch off him.”
He said police arrived within half an hour, and went on: “We noticed about five officers in uniform walking down the stairs.
“And then they’ve gone over to Ivan Toney’s table and asked his name.
“He’s given his name and they said, ‘You’re under arrest for assault’ and then they put his hands behind his back in cuffs and off he went.”
The onlooker said police were still parked outside the club — 100 Wardour St in Soho — when he and his girlfriend left 20 minutes later.
A security guard working nearby in the early hours of Saturday described seeing “a ton of police cars rushing up Wardour Street”.
He added: “We normally get that around here but there was a lot of personal security rushing up the street too.”
A local bartender said police returned to the area the following day to ask people further questions.
London Ambulance Service confirmed it sent an ambulance and a paramedic at 1.57am to reports of an alleged assault .
A spokesman added: “We assessed three people. We took one patient to a local hospital and discharged the other patients at the scene.”
A source close to the alleged victim said he had been treated for facial injuries, including a broken nose, as well as a broken ring finger.
Photos seen by The Sun show him bloodied while being treated at the scene.
The Met Police confirmed: “We were called to Wardour Street at 00:47hrs on Saturday following reports of an assault.
“The victim was taken to hospital and his injuries are not believed to be life-changing or life-threatening.
“A 29-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of two counts of assault and one count of affray.
“He has since been released on bail while inquiries continue.”
A representative for Toney was approached for comment.