Police are reportedly investigating two possible sightings of missing rugby player Levi Davis near where he was last seen nearly three weeks ago.
A witness has contacted the 24-year-old’s family to claim they saw him in a square near the city’s Arc de Triomf monument on Monday.
The same witness allegedly placed it in another square near the famous Barcelona a week earlier The Boqueria Market, just a six-minute walk from the Old Irish Pub Levi, was picked up by CCTV around 10 p.m. on October 29.
The winger starred in X Factor: Celebrity in 2019 and E4’s Celebs Go Dating in 2020
Police are reportedly investigating the two possible sightings of Levi Davis near the spot at Barcelona’s Old Irish Pub where he was seen nearly three weeks ago.
The 24-year-old has been missing since October 29 and has not used his phone or bank card since
Monday’s sighting took place at Placa Sant Agusti Vell – Old Saint Agustin Square in English – according to the local press.
The other square has been identified as Placa del Canonge Colom, behind La Boqueria and near the boulevard La Rambla.
A spokesperson for Levi’s family, quoted by news website Cronica Global, said: ‘One person claims to have seen Levi in Barcelona.
“It has not yet been possible to confirm the information and the search continues.”
A spokesman for the regional police of Mossos d’Esquadra in Barcelona confirmed to be aware of the information, but said yesterday morning there was no update.
She added: “Our investigation is ongoing.”
Levi’s mother Julie traveled to Barcelona earlier this month to search for her son, who disappeared after taking a boat from Ibiza to Barcelona.
His distraught mother, Julie Davis, landed in Barcelona earlier this month to follow in her son’s footsteps and help with the search
She confirmed during her brief stay in the Catalan capital that he left Ibiza with only €40 on him.
The former Bath winger and X-Factor star suffered from depression and traveled to Europe to take time out in the wake of a knee injury that had sidelined him from rugby.
Two weeks after he went missing, Julie revealed that police told her that Levi hadn’t used either of his two bank cards or his phone in two weeks.
She also said his phone signal was last picked up around Barcelona’s main train station, Sants, late at night on October 29.
Levi’s sister Candeece Balfour, 23, has admitted she fears for his well-being, saying: “I just want to tell him I love him.”
His Ibiza-based close friend Richard Squire, who has formally reported him missing to Catalan police and has organized a GoFundMe appeal to help fund the search for him, has been contacted for comment about the reported sightings in Barcelona.
This comes next MailOnline has obtained CCTV footage of Mr Davis’ departure the Old Irish Pub on the bustling street of La Rambla on the evening of October 29.
MailOnline has obtained new CCTV footage showing rugby star Levi Davis leaving the Old Irish Pub on bustling La Rambla street at 10:05pm
Mr Davis visited the pub around 9.30pm and stayed for just 35 minutes.
He left the room with a small black backpack and a white short-sleeved T-shirt, black pants and black and white sneakers.
The barmaid who served him said he ordered a pint of Heineken and watched the Liverpool v Leeds game on television.
He was only three hours in Barcelona before he disappeared.
The 24-year-old man disembarked at the town’s ferry port at 7pm after an eight-hour crossing from Ibiza, where he was staying with friends.
Levi Davis had also sent a video message to his mother on the same evening from a singer performing at the same pub. He wrote “Arrived Mom” followed by a prayer emoji.
Julie Davis, who frequented the bar while following in her son’s footsteps, said: “Each day Levi goes missing makes the pain and heartache worse, we just want to know he’s safe.
It’s every mother’s worst nightmare. People say you should always value a hug or a kiss, when you don’t if it’s the latter. I never understood that before, but now I do.
Julie Davis shared how, just before he disappeared, her son sent a video message of a singer performing at the Old Irish Pub writing “Arrived Mom” with a prayer emoji
“Since then there has been no trace of him [October 29] and we are increasingly concerned. But we remain positive and the police are doing everything they can.
“We’ve been told he’s been sleeping in Barcelona for the past few days, but we’re not 100 per cent sure it was him.
“I last spoke to Levi just after he arrived in Barcelona and he sent me a video message from a singer performing live from the Irish bar. He wrote ‘Arrived Mom’.
‘He told me he hoped to travel around Europe and after Spain he wanted to go to France to see friends of his.
Levi’s brother Nathan, who traveled to Barcelona with his mother, added: ‘Someone somewhere must know something’
Police in the Catalan city say his mobile phone signal was last picked up near Barcelona’s main train station, Sants, on Oct. 29.
Mr Davis starred on Celebrity X Factor in 2019 alongside fellow rugby stars Ben Foden and Thom Evans in a singing group known as Try Star. He was also on E4’s Celebs Go Dating in 2020
“I am exhausted, I have had long meetings with police and consulate officials and we have spoken with a local missing persons charity.
“But I’m not giving up, we just want him to contact us and let us know he’s okay.”
Levi’s brother Nathan, who also traveled to Barcelona with his mother, added: ‘Someone somewhere must know something.
“It’s a slow process, but we’re trying to piece together his latest moves. I would ask anyone who has seen Levi to contact the police.’
He was only three hours in Barcelona before he disappeared
Mr Davis starred on Celebrity X Factor in 2019 alongside fellow rugby stars Ben Foden and Thom Evans in a singing group known as Try Star. He was also on E4’s Celebs Go Dating in 2020.
In 2020, he became the first professional rugby player to come out as bisexual in an interview with the Mail on Sunday.
He said he told his teammates about his sexuality via a group message on WhatsApp, writing: “Hi guys. I want to tell you something that has been eating at me for four years now.
“I want to be open and honest with you guys, as friends and teammates. I am bisexual. I’ve known that since I was 18.’
He ended the message in a playful manner, assuring them that, because of their looks, “none of you are on my radar… so it’s okay.”
Mr Davis said his teammates were all supportive and understanding. He recalled, “Then they started taking the p*** in a good-natured way, which I was relieved about.” If they had been too gentle I would have been concerned. After all, I’m still a rugby player!’