THE family of missing man John Murphy say he may have been spotted in the city centre.

Relatives posted on social media last night saying there had been a possible sighting of the father-of-five near the Argyle Arcade yesterday.

The 52-year-old disappeared exactly five months ago today, on May 12.

A post on a dedicated Facebook page set up to help find John read: "There's been a possible sighting of my dad in town tonight near argyle arcade.

"The man's face was a lot skinnier which is of course expected given how long my dads been missing.

"His hair was also longer and grey with a grey beard.

"He's wearing a black jacket that looks too big for him with paint on it, carrying a Mac b bottle of water.

"When asked what bus he was getting he said 'whatever comes first'."

It is also thought the person who reported the sighting tried to take a photograph of the man, but he ran away.

A police spokeswoman said officers "are aware" of the possible sighting and "enquiries are continuing".

The Dennistoun man was last seen by his family at their home in Craigpark Drive in May.

He is thought to have left the house early, heading to work at Easthall Park Housing Cooperative but he never arrived.

His family raised concerns when he failed to return home that evening.

When he left home he is believed to have been wearing a beige T-shirt, embroidered with Easthall Park's logo, a black jacket, black cargo trousers and black boots.

CCTV images showed him going in to a local shop in Duke Street at about 7am on May 12.

A few minutes later he emerged with a paper and appeared to be heading to get the bus to work.

However, he disappears from view and it is unclear where he goes next.