Robert Murat is now expected to be questioned again in connection with the case of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, according to various reports.
Robert Murat
Speaking to ITV News today, Mr Murat confirmed that he learned of the news through media reports in Portugal before officially being told anything.
Portugese media today published claims that Murat is to be spoken to by the authorities in coming weeks, which was also confirmed to ITV News sources.
After being named as an arguido or suspect in the case in 2007, he has since always denied any involvement and went on to win substantial libel damages from a number of media outlets.
Said to be one of seven people spoken to in the investigation as a "person of interest", his wife Michaela Walczuck and her former husband Luis Antonio are also understood to be on a list of those identified to give statements to the British police-ran inquiry.
Those people of interest along with four witnesses were all to be questioned next week in Faro, but those interviews have now been postponed due to "legal technicalities".
British police will travel to Portugal to sit in on the interviews where the 11 people will be questioned.
Portugese and British police worked together earlier this year, searching three sites in the Algarve resort but stating that they had found no evidence relating to the case.