Avram Grant caught in brothel

The Premiership manager caught by a tabloid reporter visiting a brothel has been revealed as Portsmouth manager Israeli Avram Grant.

Father-of-two Mr Grant, 54, was pictured leaving a "massage parlour" near Portsmouth’s training ground, on an industrial estate near the village of Horton Heath, where prostitutes allegedly charge £130-an-hour.

Mr Grant, who has been married to Israeli television personality Tzofit for 16 years, admitted to The Sun reporter that he knew the place was a massage parlour, but the paper has been unable to print his identity due to privacy laws.

However, the Daily Telegraph revealed his identity in the wake of the landmark ruling by Mr Justice Tugendhat last week. It removed an injunction on newspapers over the affair of Chelsea and England captain John Terry with the ex-girlfriend of fellow England star Wayne Bridge.

Mr Grant’s name had been widely circulated on the internet in connection with the article and police said they were now investigating the brothel.

A spokesman for Hampshire Police said: "We are aware of certain allegations that have been made in connection with that location. There is nothing to evidence the allegations at the moment."

Israeli-born Mr Grant, who used to manage Chelsea, reportedly declined to answer questions about the brothel visit which were put to him via his solicitor this week.

The wife of Premier League boss has hit back at allegations he was caught in a "Thai" brothel by claiming: "He can do whatever he likes with his body."
Portsmouth manager Grant may be quizzed by police in connection with an alleged visit to a seedy "massage parlour" they are investigating.
The former Chelsea chief’s TV presenter wife, Tzofit, today denied Grant paid for sex and claimed he was simply looking for a relaxing massage.

Avram Grant, pictured with wife Tzofit in 2004, may be questioned by police after he was photographed leaving a ‘massage parlour’

The 45-year-old told Israeli sports newspaper 1One: "Avram is a private man and can do whatever he wants.

"Avram went in public, in the middle of the day to have a Thai massage, not to a brothel.

"He went to have a massage in the official uniform of Portsmouth. He came out happy and smiling and does not have anything to hide.

"I do not understand why people think they can invade our private lives.
"Avram can do whatever he wants and the only anger I have is that he does not go to have a Thai massage every day.
"The truth is that if Avram wanted to go to a brothel, it is his right. He can do whatever he likes with his body.

"We are very famous people but we can do what we want in our free time."
Grant spent an hour at the dingy massage parlour, named "FuFu’s", on an industrial estate, in the village of Horton Heath, four miles from Portsmouth’s training ground in Eastleigh, Hampshire, on December 18.
Asian working girls charged £130 an hour for full intercourse before it was shut down three days ago.

When he emerged wearing his club tracksuit, emblazoned with his initials "AG", Grant was asked by a reporter if he knew it was a brothel.
He smiled and replied ‘yes’ before getting into a chauffeur driven car.

Grant has been married to Tzofit for the past 16 years, although he lives alone in an apartment in posh St John’s Wood, central London, while she loves with their children aged 12 and 15, in Tel Aviv.
Sources in Israel claim the couple have an "open relationshp".