QPR defender Steven Caulker 'booted out of VIP party at O2 after bust-up'

Following the club’s nightmare season in the Premier League which ended in relegation, Caulker was apparently on a night out watching US rapper J Cole perform - only to end up being caught up in trouble at the after-party.

Bouncers had to intervene and remove the defender, who reportedly earns £42,000-a-week, from the O2 premises after the ugly scenes from the incident, according to The Sun.

The 23-year-old had been photographed with fellow footballers and fans at the venue after the newspaper reported that he drank shots of sambuca.

The paper quoted a source as saying: “Caulker had obviously had a few, and was acting up a bit.

"He seemed to be trying to get girls to talk to him by mentioning he was a footballer.

"After a flare-up, I saw glass had been smashed and his hands were bleeding.”

According to the paper, Arsenal’s Danny Welbeck, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Hector Bellerin were also believed to be in the bar at the time.

Caulker signed for Cardiff City from Tottenham in 2013 for in excess of £8 million before his move to QPR last summer.

He has played once for England, famously scoring a goal on his debut in 2012.

According to several newspapers, QPR and the O2 have declined to comment regarding the story.