Numerous PSG players have been the target of robberies in recent years. For example, defender Marquinhos’ father ended up being the target of violence in the attack.
The goalkeeper of the major Parisian football club PSG and the Italian national team Gianluigi Donnarumma and his spouse were subjected to a brutal, armed robbery at home. The topic was first reported by the French media Actu17. They have also reported on the topic BBC and news agency AFP.
Several people attacked the home of Donnarumma, 24, in central Paris between Thursday and Friday night. The robbers had broken the door of the apartment. Donnarumma and his partner, a model Alessia Elefante was bound and stripped during the robbery.
According to the sources, jewelry and watches worth 500,000 euros were stolen from the apartment.
When Donnarumma and Elefante got free, they fled to a nearby hotel, where the police were alerted at around 3:20 a.m. local time.
The duo, who were in shock, were transported to the hospital. Donnarumma had “slight injuries”, Elefante was not injured.
“An investigation has been launched into an armed robbery as part of an organized gang and gross violence that took place at Donnarumma’s place during the night,” a spokesperson for the Paris prosecutor’s office told the BBC.
The players of the Parisian team have been robbed while on the job. They have experienced something similar in recent years Presnel Kimpembe, Marquinhos, Thiago Silva, Angel Di Maria, Dani Alves, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Sergio Rico and Mauro Icardi.
At the beginning of the year, four men were sentenced to prison terms for the burglaries in the homes of Marquinhos and Di Maria in 2021.
Brazilian defender Marquinhos was not at home when his home was attacked, but Marquinhos’ father was there and was subjected to violence.
– PSG trusts the legal system that the culprits will be found as quickly as possible, PSG informed about the robbery of Donnarumma.
Donnarumma started his professional career in AC Milan, in whose representative team he played from 2015 to 2021. In the summer of 2021, he moved to Paris Saint-Germain on a five-year contract.
In the summer of 2021, Donnarumma made a sensational save when Italy won the EC gold. As the first goalkeeper, Donnarumma was chosen as the best player of the EC tournament.
At the Ballon d’Or gala at the end of 2021, Donnarumma was chosen as Goalkeeper of the Year. Last year, the award went to Real Madrid and Belgium Thibaut Courtois.
With PSG, Donnarumma has won the French league twice.