But he should start by apologizing, the plaintiff's assistant told two of the police officers involved in the Greek case.

- Then I think maybe the outcome can be different, says Ioannis Paradissis to the BBC.

Immediately after Tuesday's verdict, the English national team player announced that he would appeal. The next day, it was confirmed by his club Manchester United, who also wrote that the appeal was approved by Greek court.

This nullifies the previous verdict pending the next trial, which will be held in a higher court sometime within the next two years, reports the news agency Reuters.

"This means that Harry is not on the criminal record and that he will again be considered innocent until proven guilty. Therefore, he is also not subject to any international travel restrictions ", Manchester United writes in a statement.

Maguire - center-back colleague with Victor Nilsson Lindelöf in the Premier League club - was sentenced by a Greek court to 21 months and ten days probation for aggravated assault, violent resistance and bribery after last week's quarrel on the island of Mykonos. There, the 27-year-old is said to have beaten a policeman in connection with a fight, before he was taken away in handcuffs.

In Greece, people are surprised that Maguire has still not apologized for what happened. Lawyer Ioannis Paradissis represents two of the six police officers involved in the case, and he says that a "forgive me" can make a difference in Greek court cases.

"It would change things because in Greek law there is room to withdraw reports for, among other things, minor bodily injuries as well as the verbal attacks that the police were subjected to," Paradissis told the BBC.

- I do not know if my clients would accept it, but they told me that they are still waiting for an apology and they have not received one, and this is something that I think is quite shocking and unsportsmanlike, because fairplay is about when if you have done something wrong, you apologize.

Maguire was first taken out for England Nations League matches next month on Tuesday, but he was removed from the squad after the verdict became official.

CLIP: Manchester United star released by police (22 August 2020)

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