France and PSG Women star is arrested for ‘hiring two men to attack a team-mate with an iron bar’ to injure the midfielder because she is a rival for the same position for club and country
- PSG women’s footballer Aminata Diallo was driving team-mate Kheira Hamraoui home on November 4
- According to L’Equipe, two masked men armed with iron bars took Hamraoui out of the car and attacked her
- One of the men reportedly hit Hamraoui in the legs on several occasions – the attack lasted for a few minutes
- Hamraoui was then taken to hospital where she was given stitches in her legs and hands
- Diallo started PSG’s Champions League game with Real Madrid on Tuesday while Hamraoui, 31, was unable to take part
- PSG have confirmed that Diallo, 26, has been taken into custody
Paris Saint-Germain Women midfielder Aminata Diallo has been arrested after allegedly hiring two men to attack and injure team-mate Kheira Hamraoui.
Diallo and Hamraoui, who are also international team-mates for France, both play in midfield and are in direct competition with each other. It is believed Diallo organised the attack to put her team-mate out of action.
The attack happened on November 4 when Diallo, 26, was driving Hamraoui, 31, home.
According to L’Equipe, two masked men armed with iron bars took Hamraoui out of the car and attacked her. One of the men reportedly hit Hamraoui in the legs on several occasions. The attack lasted for a few minutes before both men fled.
Hamraoui was then taken to hospital where she was given stitches in her legs and hands. She was unable to take part in PSG’s Champions League game with Real Madrid on Tuesday. Diallo started the match.
The club have confirmed Diallo has been taken into custody. In a statement, they said: ‘Paris Saint-Germain takes note of the police custody this morning of Aminata Diallo by the Versailles SRPJ as part of the procedure opened following an assault on Thursday last night against club players.
‘Paris Saint-Germain strongly condemns the violence committed. Since Thursday evening November 4, the club has taken all the necessary measures to guarantee the health, well-being and safety of its players.
Paris Saint-Germain Women midfielder Aminata Diallo (left) has been arrested after allegedly hiring two men to attack and injure team-mate Kheira Hamraou (right)
It’s believed Diallo (left) organised the attack to put team-mate Hamraoui (right) out of action
The attack happened on November 4 when Diallo (far-left) was driving France and PSG team-mate Hamraoui (second-right) home
Hamraoui joined PSG in the summer after leaving Champions League winners Barcelona
‘Paris Saint-Germain is working with the Versailles SRPJ to shed light on the facts. The club is attentive to the progress of the procedure and will study the follow-up to be given to it.’
The news comes just days before PSG’s huge top of the table clash with Lyon on Sunday.
Both teams are level on 21 points after seven games. PSG ended Lyon’s 14-year reign at the top of Division 1 by winning the title last season and also knocked them out of the Champions League at the quarter-final stage. Lyon had won the European competition five years in a row.
Hamraoui joined PSG in the summer after leaving Champions League winners Barcelona.
She was re-called to the France squad after a two-year absence for their 2023 World Cup qualifying matches last month but had to withdraw due to a calf injury, with Diallo called up in her place.
However, Diallo did not feature in either of France’s games against Estonia or Kazakhstan.
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