Former England international Paul Gascoigne has been arrested in London on suspicion of assault, police sources said yesterday.

"Police were called at approximately 3:40 a.m. this morning by a man who alleged that he had been assaulted by another man at a club in South Kensington," Scotland Yard said in a statement.

"Following inquiries, a 39-year-old man was arrested at a separate club nearby at approx 4:15 a.m. on suspicion of Actual Bodily Harm."

Midfielder Gascoigne, who played 57 times for England, made his name for home town club Newcastle before moving to Tottenham. He was also on the books of Lazio, Rangers, Everton and Middlesbrough.

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