Aubameyang, wife suffer minor injuries after robbery attack in striker’s home

Barcelona striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and his wife were reportedly robbed and beaten by armed men in the early hours of Monday morning.

According to media reports, four hooded men broke into his home on Monday and threatened the player and his family with firearms.

They struck Aubameyang and his wife and forced them to open a safe in order to steal jewellery.

Spanish newspaper El Pais said both the player and his wife Alysha Behague suffered minor injuries. Aubameyang, 33, has not confirmed any details of the robbery.

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This is the second time in the last two months that Aubameyang’s home in Castelldefels, a suburb in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona, has been burgled, although the player and his family were not at home during the first break-in, police said.

It is not the first time Europe’s top flight players have been victims of robberies.

In December, Manchester City defender Joao Cancelo was assaulted at his home in England, and Benfica defender Nicolas Otamendi was attacked during a robbery at his home in Portugal.

In Barcelona, the homes of Gerard Pique, Ansu Fati, Jordi Alba, Samuel Umtiti and Coutinho have been robbed during games, according to police.

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