PAUL GASCOIGNE is to be questioned by police about an alleged assault on a young woman, it emerged last night.
The England and Glasgow Rangers star is said to have slapped the woman across the face after she approached the car he was sitting in with television presenter Chris Evans.
"Police have received an allegation of common assault on a young woman on March 12th at 7.30 in the evening in Regent Street," a Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said.
"There have been no arrests at this stage and inquiries are continuing.
Sky News reported that the 27-year-old woman spotted Evans, presenter of Channel 4's TFI Friday, and Gascoigne in the back of a stretch limousine outside the Cale Royal and approached the car to speak to Evans when the assault allegedly happened.
Meanwhile, Tottenham Hotspur are chasing the Roma midfielder Francesco Moriero, but will delay a move until the summer when the player becomes a free agent
Nigel Clough today will know whether he is to become a permanent Nottingham Forest player. On loan from Manchester City, the two clubs have yet to agree.
The Derby manager Jim Smith has dismissed reports linking the club with the Reggiana striker Igo Simutenkov. "I've never even heard of him," said Smith yesterday.
