Antony’s ex-girlfriend Gabriela Cavallin took in one of Manchester’s celebrity hotspots as she arrived in the UK ahead of formal interview with greater manchester police on Thursday

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The influencer has flown in from Brazil having made allegations which the player strenuously denies that he attacked her on four occasions, including twice in the UK. On Wednesday night, she visited China white, a popular Northern Quarter nightclub and Japanese restaurant Sakku Samba in Spinning fields.

Cavallin claims that she was headbutted and punched by Antony in a Manchester hotel room the day after the team’s 2-1 win over local rivals Man City on January 14. The DJ and influencer documented her visits on Instagram, where she also shared a picture Manchester in the rain taken on Wednesday morning. She added that the alleged attack caused a cut to her head and damage to one of her breast implants.

A further allegation is that Cavallin cut her finger as she tried to shield herself from a glass said to have been thrown by Antony at her during an argument at home in May.

The 23-year-old has not been arrested, charged or placed under any restrictions. United cleared the winger to return to first-team training, with the club informing the women’s team that he would be coming back and releasing a statement claiming that Antony’s situation ‘will be kept under review pending further developments in the case’.

Antony met with GMP officers for a voluntary interview last month after returning to the UK from Brazil where Cavallin’s allegations have also been investigated by Sao Paulo Civil Police.

The statement read: ‘Since allegations were first made in June, Antony has cooperated with police inquiries in both Brazil and the UK, and he continues to do so. ‘As Antony’s employer, Manchester United has decided that he will resume training at Carrington, and be available for selection, while police inquiries proceed.

‘This will be kept under review pending further developments in the case. Antony, who signed from Ajax for £82million last summer, has since appeared as a substitute in the last two games against Galatasaray in the Champions League and Brentford in the Premier League.

Speaking ahead of the Brazilian’s return to action against Galatasaray last week, United manager Erik ten Hag said the club took the allegations made against the player ‘very seriously’.

‘Of course, our minds were with him and of course the allegations, you think about it, is serious,’ the Dutchman told news . ‘We took them very serious. So we had a leave of absence to deal with this and he was fully cooperative with police in Brazil and in Manchester and he’s not accused he’s available.’

After allegations emerged last month, Brazil dropped him from their squad for the fixtures against Bolivia and Peru and called up Arsenal ’s Gabriel Jesus as a replacement. Antony, however, has not been included in Brazil’s squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador and Uruguay in the international break.

 

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