Fulham defender Issa Diop has been released from police custody in France.

The 26-year-old was arrested at the Pullman Hotel, where he is claimed to have made death threats towards his ex-partner.

Media reports, per Depeche in France, state that the two were rowing regarding divorce payments.

“He is suspected of having repeatedly threatened his partner, aged 29, whom he is separating from," an official source told the local newspaper.

“Their divorce, which began months ago, is taking place in a climate of conflict.

On Monday afternoon a spokesperson for local Toulouse prosecutors stated: “The suspect has been released. There is no case to answer."