Brighton striker Glenn Murray and his wife have been arrested in connection with a suspected £1.1million tax fraud, according to reports.

HMRC visited the Murrays on Tuesday morning, searching their home and removing computers along with business and personal records.

Both Murray and his wife, Stacey, were arrested and later released while investigations continue, The Sun said.

A HMRC spokesman told The Telegraph: “A husband and wife have been arrested as part of an HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigation into a suspected £1.1 million tax fraud.

“HMRC officers arrested the man and woman at a residential property in Brighton yesterday morning (January 23 2018). The man was arrested on suspicion of evading Income Tax and VAT, and cheating the public revenue. The woman was arrested on suspicion of evading Income Tax, and cheating the public revenue.