Stoke striker Saido Berahino has been charged with drink-driving, police have confirmed.
The 25-year-old was arrested in London’s West End on Monday following reports of a “disturbance” in Great Russell Street.
A Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said Berahino, of Old Penkridge Road, Staffordshire, was arrested in Bedford Square at around 3am, taken into custody and later charged.
He is due to appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, March 6.
Scotland Yard previously said officers arrived at the scene and saw a car “drive away at speed” and the suspect told officers while being detained that he had been robbed in Great Russell Street.
“He alleged that a group of males surrounded his car in Great Russell Street and attacked him, stealing his watch,” the force added.
Stoke did not comment on Berahino’s arrest, but it is understood he will be dealt with internally under their disciplinary policy.
Reports claim the Championship club will look to offload Berahino, who earns £80,000-a-week, in this summer’s transfer window.
The former England Under-21 international has scored just five goals since completing a £12million move from West Brom in January 2017.
He still has three-and-a-half years left on his Potters deal.