A PREMIER League footballer arrested for rape is no longer being investigated for one of three alleged attacks.
The international star, 29, is still under investigation for two of the alleged sex crimes against two women.
He was arrested earlier this month when six police cars swooped on his gated North London address.
The player, due to play in the World Cup in Qatar in November, was re-arrested the next day for two more attacks against a different woman. A probe into one of those has been dropped.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "On 4 July, an allegation of rape of a woman in her 20s was reported to police. It was reported the alleged rape happened in June 2022.
"On 4 July, a 29-year-old man was arrested at an address in Barnet on suspicion of rape and taken into custody.
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"While in custody, he was further arrested on suspicion of two incidents of rape that were alleged to have been committed in April and June of 2021 against a different woman in her 20s.
"No further action will be taken in relation to the offence in June 2021 but the investigation into the remaining offences is ongoing.
"The main was initially bailed until a date in August but his bail has since been extended to a date in early October."
The footballer, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was quizzed for at least 15 hours over an alleged attack against the first woman, in her 20s.
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She claimed she was raped during a sunshine break in the Mediterranean last month.
The alleged victim fled her five-star resort and flew home to her friends and family.
She spoke to police on her return to the UK and attended a police station to make a full statement.
She showed detectives photos that she claimed highlighted bruising on her body after the alleged attack.
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Just hours later there was a huge police presence at the star's mansion before he was handcuffed.
Fellow footballers were said to be stunned by the claims, which swept Premier League stars' WhatsApp groups.
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