Donnarumma attacked at home with his girlfriend.

Gianluigi Donnarumma, the goalkeeper of Paris-Saint Germain was attacked in the early hours of Friday at home with his girlfriend Alessia Elefante.

According to sources, his girlfriend was unharmed while he sustained minor injuries. The couple were tied up at their home in the French capital but managed to escape to a nearby luxury hotel at 3.30 a.m. local time, where staff raised an alarm. The pair were later taken to hospital.

According to ESPN, “A police investigation has been opened for armed robbery in an organised gang and aggravated violence following the incidents that happened overnight at Mr. Donnarumma’s flat,” the Paris prosecutor’s office told ESPN.

The robbers made away with €500 000 ($556,430) worth of jewellery, luxury bags and watches according to sources.

This is not alien to some Paris Saint- Germain players. A number of former and current PSG players have also had their homes robbed, including Thiago Silva, Angel Di Maria,  Kimpembe, Mauro Icardi e cetera.

Gianluigi Donnarumma is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Italy national team. He is widely regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in world football.

Coming through the team’s youth system Donnarumma began his career with AC Milan in 2015, becoming the second-youngest goalkeeper ever to debut in Serie A, aged 16 years and 242 days; he immediately broke into the starting line-up, earning a reputation as arguably the most promising young goalkeeper in the world at the time In 2021,