Leicester East MP Keith Vaz has offered to put up bail and act as guarantor for the three players still in jail.

Britain's ambassador to Spain, Stephen Wright, is also working hard to get the players released on bail, after the initial visit of junior diplomat, George Outhwaite, vice-consul in Alicante, who was initially sent to Cartagena to meet with the players.

Mr Vaz, who was meeting Foreign Secretary Jack Straw with Leicester City's chief executive, Tim Davies, said the foreign office was doing all it can.

He said: "Spain is a friendly country and a democracy and our aim is to make sure the players come back as soon as possible.

"I know the British ambassador, based in Madrid, Stephen Wright is personally involved now, and I hope Jack Straw gives us an assurance that the Government is doing all it can to help the players.

"We are going to try to clarify the situation. At the moment, there is a lot of speculation and we want facts."

"I am quite confident that those players will return to Spain if asked to for the trial, as they are internationally known people," he said

"What we want to avoid at all cost is them remaining in custody for a period of time until any trial is concluded."

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