A few hours after FC Barcelona’s victory against Valladolid – in which he did not participate – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was the victim of an armed robbery at his home on the night of Sunday to Monday, a-t -we learned from the Spanish club. ” He is fine. Frightened but fine, ”an internal club source told AFP, confirming the information from several Spanish media on this violent burglary.
According to the daily El País, at least four men entered the home of the Gabonese international in Castelldefels, near Barcelona, through the garden. Armed with pistols and iron bars, they threatened Aubameyang and his wife and beat the player.
The thieves fled by car after forcing Aubameyang to open his safe in order to steal the jewels that were inside, further details the newspaper. A spokeswoman for the Catalan police confirmed to AFP the opening of an investigation into a robbery in Castelldefels but did not want to reveal the identity of the victim or victims. “The investigation is ongoing,” she said simply.
Many journalists were gathered this Monday at midday in front of the player’s luxurious house, while police cars were deployed around the building, noted an AFPTV journalist on the spot. Arrived in Barcelona in February from Arsenal where he was in disgrace, Aubameyang, courted by Chelsea, could make a comeback in the Premier League by the end of the transfer window.
Lewandowski’s watch
Other top footballers have been robbed in Spain before, but usually while playing. In June, six people were arrested in connection with an investigation into the burglary of the house belonging to former Brazilian striker Ronaldo and where PSG player Marco Verratti was staying in Ibiza. The loot had been estimated at 3 million euros by the Spanish press.
In mid-August, Polish footballer Robert Lewandowski, Barça’s new star recruit, had his watch stolen when he came to train and sign autographs. The police picked her up less than an hour later.