Lucas Piazon has had sexual assault charges against him dropped.

The Chelsea forward, who is on loan at Championship club Reading, was under investigation by Toronto Police in relation to an incident that took place with a 21-year-old girl in July.

Piazon was in Canada with the Brazil U22 team for the Pan-Am games when he and teammate Andrey met a girl in a nightclub in Toronto.

The 22-year-old had been wanted by Toronto Police but they have now ended their interest in the matter.

"This unsupportable and irresponsible allegation by Toronto Police wrongly and unfairly tarnished Mr. Piazon's unblemished reputation," read a statement issued by Piazon's legal team.

"Prior to the announcement the police knew that today's decision to withdraw the charge was inevitable.

"The decision to withdraw the charge - on the basis that there was no reasonable prospect of conviction - reflects the thorough and professional examination of this matter by senior and experienced Crown prosecutors. The Crown's guidance had been sought - but clearly ignored - by the police prior to their October press conference.

"It is both regrettable and unacceptable that the police chose to disregard the balanced and fair-minded assessment made by the Crown, and to defiantly proceed to announce charges when the conclusion had been reached that the evidence could not justify a trial.

"As Counsel for Mr.Piazon, we wish to express our appreciation to the Crown for the principled and professional manner in which it has exercised its responsibilities."