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A brawl involving Harry Maguire and Greek police may have left one officer with a permanent back injury, according to a lawyer.
Ioannis Paradissis claims the cop has already been to hospital twice and fears his injuries may never heal properly.
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Harry Maguire was arrested on the Greek island of Mykonos on August 20Credit: Universal News & Sport (Scotland)
Paradissis, who is representing two officers who claim they were attacked by the star, made his claims in an interview with the Sunday Mirror.
He said: “The worst injury was of the policeman who was thrown on the pavement by Harry Maguire. It was a lower back injury.”
When asked if the officer could be left permanently injured, he replied: “It is possible, yes, with this kind of injury. Of course it could cause him more problems in future.

“Harry Maguire also pushed another policeman who was trying to handcuff him and he injured his right hand.”
The lawyer also said it has not yet been decided whether or not his clients will sue the Manchester United and England defender.
He added that under Greek law the Mykonos officers have up to five years to make a claim.
Paradissis earlier alleged the £85m defender’s account of the events that led to his arrest was “absurd.”

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Ioannis Paradissis is representing two officers allegedly attacked by the starCredit: Nick Obank – The Sun

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The Man Utd captain leaves a court building in Greece on August 22Credit: EPA
Maguire received a 21-month suspended sentence after he was convicted of attempted bribery, assault, verbal assault and attacking cops.
Afterwards he said his “conscience is so clear” and his lawyers lodged an appeal against his convictions.
The move nullifies the initial verdict and means there will be a retrial in a more senior court.
Maguire had said he feared he was being kidnapped when the plain clothes cops pounced.
The clash followed a row sparked when Harry’s pals said two Albanians had injected his sister Daisy, 20, with a drug as they waited for a bus.
Paradissis also believes the England ace should show more remorse over the high-profile incident.

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Harry’s pals said two Albanians had injected his sister Daisy, left, with a drugCredit: Refer to Caption
He said: “Maguire could say ‘I’m very sorry for the policemen who have been hit’, but instead he says that he didn’t hurt them as much as they did him.
“That is what they find sad. He appears to be accusing the police when they are the victims here. He’s trying to flip the argument.”
Maguire, 27, said on Friday he had nothing to apologise for and insisted cops had lashed out at him.
He said he was attacked while trying to take his sister, Daisy, 20, to hospital.
The Sun Online has reported how trolls have blasted Paradissis and the Greek courts online.
One City fan even said: “I’m actually a Manchester City fan who would love for Maguire to be found guilty, but I still believe it’s his right to have a fair trial.”

He continued: “How can you go home tonight after being involved in that farce!
“Such unprofessionalism shown from yourself and the Greek authorities, it is a complete embarrassment to you and also Greece itself.”
The Sun Online has reached out to Maguire’s representatives over the lawyer’s claims.

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HARRY Maguire today faces a three-year legal battle against his Mykonos bribery and violence convictions.
The United captain, 27, vowed last night to appeal the verdict immediately but will have to wait at least a week to launch it.

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Harry Maguire is set to appeal against his sentence

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Harry Maguire reportedly brawled with Brits after his sister Daisy was injectedCredit: Instagram

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The star was found guilty of all charges in a Greek court

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Harry Maguire was originally included in the England squad but later dropped by Gareth SouthgateCredit: PA:Press Association
Maguire said yesterday said “the truth can’t be hidden” after he was found guilty of bribery, aggravated assault and resisting arrest over the Mykonos brawl.
The £85million Man Utd captain, 27, avoided jail and being hit with a fine as he was convicted of all charges in a Greek court.
His high-flying human rights lawyer Alexis Anagnostakis must wait for the judgement to be formally written up before he can even get started with the appeal.
The process usually takes a week and is the first in a series of hurdles that will see Maguire embroiled in Greece’s “arcane and complex” legal system for years.

Meanwhile, Greek prosecutors have blasted Maguire and claim he told a ‘pack of lies’ over his part in the boozy Mykonos brawl.
MAGUIRE APPEAL
A legal source told The Sun it will likely be three years before it even gets to court meaning Maguire could be 30 before he gets the chance to clear his name.
They said: “The appeal process moves at a snail’s pace.
“He will have to wait at least a week for the judgement to be formalised and that’s just the first hurdle within an arcane and complex legal system.

“It will be between two and three years until it gets to court thanks to the exceptionally antiquated process.
“Harry may want to get the ball rolling as soon as possible but this will be a long and bitter struggle.”
Maguire was found guilty of assault, attacking a cop, attempted bribery and verbal assault after a marathon seven-hour court session on the Greek island of Syros last night.
‘MAGUIRE IS A DISGRACE’
In a highly unusual move the case was not adjourned for the defence to translate key documents and prepare the case.
Maguire’s brother Joe, 28, and pal Chris Sharman, 29, were also found guilty of similar charges relating to a fight on neighbouring Mykonos in the early hours of Friday.
None attended but Maguire’s dad Alan and friend Ashden Morley were present.
Ioannis Paradissis, who represented two of the six policemen involved in the case, told MailOnline after the verdict: “Harry Maguire is a disgrace. He has invented a pack of lies and has not had the decency to apologise.
“Maguire and his friends then invented a story about Albanians attacking his sister.
“I’ve never heard such rubbish. ”
‘LYING’ COPS
Last night, Maguire was dropped from the England squad in a dramatic U-turn – less that six hours after being picked by Gareth Southgate.
After yesterday’s verdict, just before 8pm, Southgate eventually revealed Maguire had been cut him from the squad.
But Maguire has claimed HE was the victim after being handed a 21-month and ten-day suspended sentence and being pulled from the England squad for the matches against Iceland and Denmark.
And in the early hours of this morning, the star posted on Instagram: “Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth – Buddha.”
Following yesterday’s verdict, the football star announced he will appeal his conviction.

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Maguire and fiancee Fern Hawkins look loved up on a recent trip to GreeceCredit: Instagram

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Ashden Morley with Harry Maguire’s dad, Alan Maguire, (white shirt) leaving the Syros town HallCredit: Nick Obank – The Sun

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Maguire posted this after he was found guilty
In a statement, he said: “Following the hearing, I have instructed my legal team with immediate effect to inform the courts we will be appealing.
“I remain strong and confident regarding our innocence in this matter – if anything myself, family and friends are the victims.”
Maguire’s fiancee Fern Hawkins,has slammed “lying” Greek cops for trying to ruin the Man Utd star’s “reputation”.
Hawkins, who was in Mykonos with the centre-back at the time of the brawl, launched into a passionate defence of her boyfriend before he was found guilty of a string of charges yesterday.
Maguire spent two nights in a cell with Joe and Chris before appearing before a court on Saturday in Syros.

Maguire is now understood to have travelled back to the UK.
His sister Daisy was yesterday pictured arriving back in England wheeling a suitcase.
Maguire is next due to play at Old Trafford for their first game of the season on September 19 against Crystal Palace.

The footballer’s trial has finished

Joe Maguire, centre with Harry right and brother Laurence left, has also been charged

Daisy Maguire has returned to Britain

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