Liverpool fan posts desperate plea for news on his father, 66, after he disappeared in Paris

Paris police were looking for a Liverpool fan who had gone missing overnight after getting out of a taxi as he headed towards his hotel.

James Hargreaves, 66, known as Jimmy had been drinking in a bar with his son, also James and others before they headed back just before 2am. His son states they lost him at 'around 1.40am.

They had been at the Kop Bar before moving on to the Lush Bar on Rue des Dames.

Posting on Twitter James said his dad does not have a mobile phone and has 'no idea where we are staying.'

He added; 'He's jumped out of a cab 10min from hotel and disappeared.' The 31-year-old said he has spoken to police in Paris and checked nearby bars.

He wrote: 'Any reds out and about in Paris, my dad has vanished. We're staying at Novotol Montreuil Vincennes, can't find him. Any help. Message us cheers.'

A Red Army of Liverpool football fans began to arrive in Paris on Thursday as 6,000 French police prepared to welcome them for the Champions League Final.

A massive security operation swung into operation on Friday, in time for kick off against Spanish Champions Real Madrid on Saturday night.

'We expect upwards of 60,000 Liverpool fans alone to come, and about two-thirds will be without tickets,' said a local police spokesman.

'There will be less from Madrid, but both sets of supporters will be encouraged to use fan zones and to respect others enjoying the city this weekend'.

The police confirmed that 6,000 police and gendarmes would be on the streets of the French capital over the weekend.