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A FORMER Burnley loan player has been arrested in connection with a theft allegation at a nightclub.
Winger Nathan Dyer, 20, who scored twice in five appearances for the Clarets in 2005, was arrested today in connection with an alleged incident at Bar Bluu in Southsea.
His Southampton team-mate Bradley Wright-Phillips, 23, son of former Clarets and England star Ian Wright, was also arrested.
The pair spent the day being questioned by detectives at a Portsmouth police station on suspicion of burgalry.
The investigation was sparked after the footballing pair were filmed on CCTV entering an unlocked staff room with a group of pals during the early hours of February 28.
Bar staff later reported three mobile phones, £145 cash, student cards and cigarettes allegedly stolen from three handbags.
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The players had visited the seafront nightspot for a VIP night watching R&B star Kano.
Southampton have already imposed the biggest punishment possible on both players for late night socialising.
Striker Wright-Phillips and Dyer were each fined two week's wages.
They were also each dropped from the squad for one match because of their behaviour although Dyer, whose contract finishes at the end of the season, has not been match fit since December.
Commenting on the arrests, a Southampton Football Club spokesman said: "It's a matter of police investigation and we cannot comment."
For the latest on this story, see our sister newspaper the Southampton Daily Echo.
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