Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea will not be called before the courts over the allegations of sexual assault that erupted on the eve of the European Championship in France this summer.
An unnamed prostitute alleged that she and one more female were forced to have sexual relations with two footballers, Athletic Bilbao forward Iker Muniain and an unidentified Premier League Spanish player who was also part of Spain's Under 21 squad at the time.
United's goalkeeper De Gea was named as the person alleged to have organised and paid for the encounter between the two Spanish players and two women in Madrid's five-star Hotel Urban in 2012. It was never alleged that De Gea participated in the sexual encounter.
De Gea said at the time: 'I want to refute these allegations. These are lies and mistruths. The matter remains in the hands of my lawyers. It is all false.'
In Spain, politicians weighed in to condemn De Gea. Pedro Sanchez, the General Secretary of the Spanish Socialist Workers Party, said he did 'not feel comfortable watching De Gea as Spain's goalkeeper after seeing his name splashed across the media.'
However, two months after the allegations emerged, the respected Spanish weekly Interviu has reported that the police and judge have concluded that the sexual encounter was voluntary and that the players will not be interviewed by investigators.
Indeed, Sportsmail has learned on Monday afternoon that De Gea has not even received any communication from the investigators involved throughout the whole process. He has at no point been questioned by police over the scandal.
It is also understood that De Gea's legal team are considering opening proceedings against the publication that made the allegations, citing the considerable damage that has been done to the Spanish goalkeeper's reputation and image.
Spanish police continue to investigate the Torbe case but they have turned attentions away from the three Spanish footballers due to a lack of evidence and an unreliable witness.
Interviu report that the police were said to be particularly concerned by the inconsistencies in the statements of the female witness.
For example, Interviu report that she only named the footballers in her second statement, she attempted to sell her story to at least two Spanish media and she exchanged messages with the players only a few days after the alleged incident is said to have taken place.
In the version that she sought to profit from with media organisations, the witness depicted the sexual encounters as consensual trysts.