By Erwin Quiñonez
07 Apr 2024, 11:24 AM EDT
Thefts to footballers’ homes in Europe have continued to increase in recent months, the most recent case has as a victim Premier League Newcastle striker, Alexander Isak, who was robbed, among other things, of one of his luxurious cars, as well as It was reported by the British newspaper ‘The Sun’.
In the first indications of this robbery that occurred two days before the match between the ‘Magpies’ and Fulham, it has not been revealed whether the player or his family was in the mansion, valued at more than $11 million dollars, while carried out this fact.
The starting point of the police investigation has been to search for a possible coincidence with the robbery suffered by fellow Newcastle player, Joelinton, three months ago. This is taking into account that both players and teammates live very close.
According to the first report, it is believed that the thieves were able to enter Alexander Isak’s property through the door on Thursday, before 10:00 p.m., the time at which this theft was reported.
One of the most valuable objects that was taken was the forward’s car, although it was found shortly after, a few kilometers from the house, in the town of Dissington.
The police have turned to citizen help to obtain important information that will help them find the mastermind behind these thefts, which have been increasing. “Investigations are ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact us.”
England has become the epicenter of robberies against footballers due to the long time they spend away from their homes for their work. And in addition to the cases of Alexander Isak and Joelinton, on previous occasions the victims were Joao Cancelo, current Barcelona player.
And in other countries, one of the most remembered was that of the Argentine Ángel Di María, which occurred while he was playing a French Ligue 1 match with his club at the time, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG).
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