Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is beaten and robbed by gunmen brandishing iron bars at his home in Barcelona, with the player and his wife ordered to open their safe before gang fled with jewels
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was robbed by at least four men in the early hours of Monday morning, according to reports in Spain
- Aubameyang, 33, was beaten up too as several armed men broke into his home
- He was threatened with firearms and iron bars as jewels were stolen from a safe
- The Barcelona forward was attacked in front of his wife, Alysha Behague
Barcelona forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has reportedly been the victim of a violent robbery at his house in the Spanish city in the early hours of Monday morning – with several armed men breaking in and beating him.
El Pais report that at least four men climbed into his garden at the complex in Castelldefels and threatened him with firearms and iron bars – and the crooks escaped with jewels after gaining access to the player’s safe.
Aubameyang – who joined the club from Arsenal in January – was assaulted by the men in front of his wife Alysha Behague, the report claims, with the criminals escaping in a white Audi A3.
The 33-year-old has been with Behague for more than ten years after meeting while the player was at AC Milan. They have two children together – Curtys, 11, and Pierre, six. It is not currently known if the children were at home during the break-in.
The incident comes as Aubameyang is linked with a return to the Premier League after interest from Chelsea.
It is not the first time Barcelona players have been victim of robberies and theft, with Aubameyang’s team-mate Robert Lewandowski having his £59,000 stolen outside the club’s training ground.
Lewandowski’s watch was snatched as the 33-year-old greeted fans ahead of an evening training session with Barca.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was reportedly victim of an armed robbery at his house in the early hours of Monday morning
Aubameyang was at home with wife Alysha Behague when the men broke into their property
The pair have two children together – Pierre (left), six, and Curtys (right) who is 11 years old
The thief is said to have opened Lewandowski’s car door and taken the watch as the Polish international signed autographs, before attempting to run after the thief himself.
Police quickly arrested a suspect and Lewandowski got his watch back before participating in the practice session ahead of Sunday’s LaLiga game at Real Sociedad.
Last November, young winger Ansu Fati had his home burgled while he was downstairs watching the club play against local rivals Espanyol.
Some of the 19-year-old’s family were sitting downstairs in the property during the break-in, which reportedly saw money, watches and expensive jewellery stolen.
Concern was raised by family members around 10pm when ‘noises’ were heard from upstairs, where assailants had allegedly gained access to the property.
A 112 call was then made by the concerned family but when police arrived they found no-one upstairs, leading to the belief that those who had entered had since fled.
Fati, 19, made a trip to the Mossos police station in Sant Cugat on Monday, as per La Vanguardia, as he detailed what had been taken during the robbery.
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