Former Liverpool goalkeeper Pegguy Arphexad, who twice spurned the chance to join Chester City, has denied he embarked on a career in the porn industry after quitting football.

Chester unsuccessfully attempted to sign French goalkeeper Pegguy Arphexad on two occasions. Guadeloupe-born Arphexad moved to the UK in 1997 and acted as back-up at Premier League clubs Leicester City and Liverpool.

He was signed for Liverpool by Gerard Houllier in 2000 from Leicester City. He made just two appearances for the Reds, but managed to win six trophies with the Reds during that time.

The Leicester Mercury managed to catch up with the Frenchman during the Foxes' victory over Newcastle United on Monday, and asked Arphexad about the porn rumours that followed him around since his retirement.

Arphexad said: "Look, this is a bad rumour. It's been going round a long time. One English guy wrote on the internet years and years ago that I was doing this and now people say to me: 'Hey, are you making porn films?'

"I haven't made ANY porn films, okay. I don't do that. I work for a sports insurance company. That's what I do. Put it in your paper – I don't do porn films, just insurance, okay?"

Following his release from Anfield, Arphexad joined Coventry City but again found first-team opportunities limited. He was languishing in the reserves when Chester came calling in January 2004 with Mark Wright needing a new keeper after first-choice Wayne Brown got injured and stand-in Ian McCaldon emigrating to Australia.

Coventry gave the Blues the go ahead talk to the then 30-year-old but the ex-Lens stopper rejected the move despite chairman Stephen Vaughan insisting the club could meet his wages.

Vaughan said at the time: "Coventry were very helpful and gave us permission to speak to him. However, after discussions and agreement to meet his wage demands, Arphexad said that he wasn't prepared at this stage of his career to join a club lower than the second division."

Chester eventually signed Iain Turner on loan from Everton and he went on to have an important role in the club winning the Football Conference titlle and returning to the Football Legaue.

Arphexad reemerged as a target in July 2005 as a 32-year-old free agent. He was invited for a trial but again decided not to take up the offer.