They were caught red-handed on Tuesday in Haute-Loire, while they were committing a new burglary and stealing “jewelry, gold coins” and an Audi Q5. Two Stéphanois, aged 51 and 57, suspected of having committed burglaries at the homes of professional football players were arrested and tried in immediate appearance in Lyon on Friday for “aggravated theft and concealment in an organized gang, and use of false license plates license plate,” police said.
During the search of one of the two suspects, a “list of personal addresses concerning twelve professional players […] playing in various French and even foreign clubs” was discovered.
Burglaries that took place between December 2022 and February 2023
Without citing the players targeted, the departmental directorate of public security (DDSP) of the Rhône indicated that the burglaries took place between December 2022 and February 2023, when they “were on the move or in a gathering with their club”. According Progressthe homes of OL players Thiago Mendes, Jeff Reine-Adelaïde and Karl Toko-Ekambi were robbed during this period.
The police did not specify the legal fate reserved for the two men on Friday. The Lyon prosecutor’s office was not immediately reachable.