Police: Former Arsenal Player Eboue Arrested for Arson
FORMER Arsenal ace Emmanuel Eboue has been arrested by police.
The former defender, 35, was held by police probing the alleged attack outside a home in Enfield, North London.
He is currently being quizzed by detectives in custody on suspicion of arson and malicious communications, Mirror reports.
A Met Police statement read: “Police investigating an alleged arson at a residential address in Enfield on Saturday, 30 June, arrested a 35-year-old man on suspicion of arson and malicious communications outside the address at around 17:00hrs on Saturday, 7 July.
“He was taken to a north London police station where he currently remains.”
Eboue has spoken out recently about his heartbreaking downward spiral that has left him feeling “abandoned.”
In a recent interview with French TV show Canal, he opened up on the heartbreak of his divorce and how it has left him feeling alone.
He said: “All I want is to return to football once more. I still possess ability.
“I don’t have anyone by my side nowadays. I feel abandoned.