Premier League superstar involved in bar fight after Saturday match [Video]
Football
By
Mirror
| Apr 02, 2019
Everton have confirmed they are investigating a video which claims to show Jordan Pickford caught up in a melee.
The incident, which was filmed on a camera phone outside a bar, shows https://cdn.standardmedia.co.ke/images of a man involved in a dispute with several other people.
The video was captured in the hours after Pickford's former club Sunderland lost to Portsmouth on penalties in the Checkatrade Trophy final on Sunday.
Punches are thrown, though it is unclear by who, and then a person is ushered away by friends as the name “Jordan” is shouted.
Everton released a statement which read: "The club has been made aware of an alleged incident involving one of our players and we are looking into the matter."
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A spokesman has said they will offer no further comment on the matter until they have established the content of the video.
It is understood they will speak to Pickford to assess whether he became embroiled in any recent incident.
The video was posted on a Twitter account which was then swiftly deleted, but the video is still playable on accounts which retweeted the film.
There is a close up of one of the people involved in the video, but the identity of the man is not clear.
Northumbria Police has confirmed they are investigating.
"At 12:19am (Monday), police received a report of a disturbance involving a large group of individuals on Tunstall Road, Sunderland," a spokesperson said.
"Enquiries are ongoing to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident and locate those involved."
Pickford had played in Everton's 2-0 away win over West Ham on Saturday before spending a day off in his home city, where he reportedly watched Sunderland's Wembley defeat.
Last month, Everton boss Marco Silva said the 25-year-old needed to show "more emotional balance" after making mental errors in a 3-2 defeat to Sunderland's rivals Newcastle.
Pickford came through the ranks with Sunderland but joined Everton for an initial £25million when the Black Cats were relegated from the Premier League in June 2017.
He made his England debut five months later and was Gareth Southgate's first choice at the World Cup, being named man of the match in England's 2-0 win over Sweden in the quarter-finals.
Pickford, capped 17 times, played in both of England's Euro 2020 qualifiers last month.
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