Chelsea forward Lucas Piazon is wanted by Toronto Police in connection with an alleged sexual assault.

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of the 21-year-old - on loan at Championship side Reading - and his Brazil U22 teammate Andrey following an incident which allegedly took place during the Pan-Am Games tournament in July.

A Chelsea spokesman said: โ€œWe are aware of the reports.โ€

No further comment was made and Reading are also aware of the reports after Toronto Police issued a media release on Thursday.

โ€œThe Toronto Police Service is alerting the public to a sexual assault investigation,โ€ it read.

โ€œIt is alleged that: - on Saturday, July 25, 2015, a 21-year-old woman, along with a friend, met two men in a nightclub in Toronto.

โ€œThe two men accompanied the women to one woman's residence. Once inside the residence, the two men sexually assaulted one of the women."

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