"Antonio García Aranda signed a new contract with Levante on Wednesday. "
"Now confirm the La Liga club to the player is suspected of extortion. "
"”Toño”, as he is more commonly known as, was arrested by the Spanish police on Friday. "
"It is in a press release that Levante confirms the data that has been circulating in the Spanish media on Friday."
"Antonio García Aranda, who extended his contract with the La Liga club until 2023 earlier in the week, suspected of extortion along with six other individuals. Brottsmisstankarna include unlawful threat."
"Levante says that one sees the 29-year-old is innocent until the opposite is proven. "
"We endorse the player and his family because we do not know the circumstances that led up to this,” writes the club. "
"Levante is now on an eleventh place in the table. "
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