Jonathan dos Santos has denied he is gay following reports from Mexico suggesting he is in a relationship with Villarreal team-mate Mateo Musacchio.
TV Notas claimed that Dos Santos, 25, had been romantically involved with Argentine defender Musacchio for the past seven months.
However, Dos Santos took to Twitter to put the rumours to bed and said that if he was homosexual, he would say so:
A los medios: Si fuera gay, no tendría problema en decirlo. Invéntense otra cosa. No promuevan discriminación ni amarillismo. ✋