The wife of Portsmouth manager Avram Grant has hit back at allegations her husband was caught in a 'Thai' brothel by claiming: 'He can do whatever he likes with his body. Former Chelsea boss Grant, 54, whose Pompey side crashed to a defeat at Fulham last night, may be quizzed by police in connection with an alleged visit to a seedy 'massage parlour' they are investigating. Grant's TV presenter wife, Tzofit, today denied Grant paid for sex and claimed he was simply looking for a relaxing massage.
The year-old told Israeli sports newspaper 1One : 'Avram is a private man and can do whatever he wants. He came out happy and smiling and does not have anything to hide. He can do whatever he likes with his body. Avram Grant, pictured with wife Tzofit in , may be questioned by police after he was photographed leaving a 'massage parlour'. Grant, who finds himself answering to yet another new owner at Portsmouth after Hong Kong businessman Balram Chainrai seized control of the club last night, spent an hour at the dingy massage parlour, named 'FuFu's'.
The brothel was located an industrial estate, in the village of Horton Heath, four miles from Portsmouth's training ground in Eastleigh, Hampshire, on December When he emerged wearing his club tracksuit, emblazoned with his initials 'AG', Grant was asked by a reporter if he knew it was a brothel. UK privacy laws prevented his identity being revealed until this week in the wake of John Terry's failed bid to gag the press from revealing his affair with Vanessa Perroncel. The massage parlour not far from Portsmouth's training ground which Grant was spotted leaving.
The parlour was fitted with a large multi-person whirlpool bath and wooden sauna. Father-of-two Grant's name has had over 10, mentions on internet websites in connection with the vice den. Grant has been married to Tzofit for the past 16 years, although he lives alone in an apartment in posh St John's Wood, central London, while she loves with their children aged 12 and 15, in Tel Aviv.
Grant is set to be questioned by vice squad officers as a witness if their enquiry results in anyone being charged with living off immoral earnings. A police spokesman said: 'We are aware of certain allegations that have been made in connection with that location. There is nothing to evidence the allegations at the moment. The brothel is listed on escort website 'Punternet'.
