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 taken to the hospital, where she received stitches for her hands and legs.. Shewas unable to take part in PSG’s Champions League game with Real Madrid on Tuesday. Diallo opened the match.
They confirmed that Diallo was 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. Club has taken every precaution to protect the well-being, safety and health of all its players since Thursday, November 4th.
Paris Saint-Germain Women’s midfielder AminataDiallo (left), was arrested for allegedly hiring two men in order to assault and injure her team-mate Kheirahamraou.
On November 4, Diallo, (far left) and his France-based teammate Hamraoui (second right) were driving home.
Paris Saint-Germain has confirmed that Diallo (26 years old) was taken into custody
‘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.
Following seven games, the points gap between them is 21. 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 won the European competition for five consecutive years.
After leaving Champions League winner Barcelona, Hamraoui moved to PSG this summer.
Following a two-year absence from the France team for 2023 World Cup qualification matches, she was summoned back. But, due to an injury to her left calf, Diallo was appointed in her place.
However, Diallo did not feature in either of France’s games against Estonia or Kazakhstan.
Stay tuned for more information.