Gladbach's Breel Embolo was probably part of an illegal corona party.
While he denies it himself, the police disagree.
Breel Embolo
caused a
real scandal
when he was
caught
at an illegal
party
.
His club
Borussia Mönchengladbach
* then deleted him from the squad.
The
police have
now confirmed that he had fled the party over the roof.
Update from January 20, 8:08 p.m.:
Who's right now?
Breel Embolo
protested that he was not part of the Corona party.
The police have now confirmed: The Gladbach star has fled!
As the
picture
reports, after the officers arrived in the café, he fled over the roof to another apartment.
There he was found alone.
A
police spokesman
confirmed to the newspaper: “He was alone in the room.
We therefore assume that the man who fled over the roof is Embolo ”.
Embolo wrote
on
that he only "watched basketball with a friend".
He tested negative and assured the team that he was not at the party, as his teammate
Christoph Kramer
said.
Either way - the Swiss will not have made many fans with his campaign.
Corona scandal about Embolo - Rose strengthens his player's back
Update from January 19, 6:38 p.m.:
That could mean trouble for
Breel Embolo
.
According to SID information, the Swiss national player was probably one of the 23 guests at a party at Essen's Baldeneysee who were caught by the police on Sunday night for violating the Corona Protection Ordinance.
Gladbach's coach
Marco Rose
, meanwhile, confirmed in the run-up to the game against Werder Bremen on Tuesday evening on
Sky
that he
trusts
Embolo
.
"He has credibly assured us that there was no way he was at any party," said the coach.
Corona scandal!
Bundesliga professional caught at party - police report
However, the Gladbach coach reprimanded
Embolo's
behavior.
"There is absolutely no point in taking your buddy to see another friend as a public person on Saturday evening at 2.30 am during the pandemic period.
At that moment I broke a corona rule, "said Rose.
The youngster had stated that he was only in the "immediate vicinity of the pub" where the party was taking place.
But according to his own statements, he should not have been on this itself.
In response to a SID request, the Essen police confirmed that all 23 guests at the party “received” a report.
According to the press release, the police met 15 women and eight men between the ages of 21 and 41 on the premises of the Lanfermann ferry.
"No clearances were kept and no nose cover was worn," said the police.
Two of those present had Swiss citizenship.
The
police expressly did not confirm the
name
Embolos
for reasons of protection of personal rights.
Corona scandal!
Bundesliga professional caught at party - club reaction follows immediately
First report from January 18: Essen - In times of the pandemic, the professional football leagues play under special conditions so that
games
can be guaranteed.
In addition to regular
corona tests
for all those involved in a club, this also includes the “bubble” in which the professionals are supposedly located.
Social contacts
should be avoided in order to prevent the schedule from being interrupted.
A professional from a Champions League * participant had a major dropout at the weekend.
Bundesliga scandal: Illegal party dissolved in Essen - Gladbach professional among celebrants
On Sunday night, residents made the Essen police aware of a
disturbance of the peace
and a party was suspected on the upper floor of the "Cafe Extrablatt" in the south of Essen.
When the officers arrived at the restaurant, music echoed from the building, as the
picture
reports.
The police found a group of
people
celebrating
with
alcohol
and water pipes
.
In addition, the windows of the restaurant are said to have been hung with ceilings, one wanted to protect oneself from looks from outside.
One of the
23 people
who had celebrated in the "Cafe Extrablatt" was apparently the Gladbach striker
Breel Embolo
.
According to the report, the Swiss man was caught partying with seven other men and 15 “scantily clad women” -
without a
mask * or the necessary minimum distance!
Hard corona regulations also apply in North Rhine-Westphalia, which is why the
Borussia professional
now has to expect a fine of around 250 euros.
Bundesliga scandal: Borussia professional celebrates a party with 22 people - and is removed from the squad
The image damage caused by Embolo affects the entire Bundesliga, which has been "on probation" since May, as DFL boss
Christian Seifert
warned at the restart after the first lockdown.
“I expect every individual to live up to their responsibility,” said Seifert at the time.
Especially after the scandal surrounding
Salomon Kalou
at the beginning of the pandemic, the Embolo case is an argument for the Bundesliga opponents across Germany.
On Monday evening, Borussia announced that Embolo had been “
removed from the squad as a
precaution for tomorrow's Bundesliga game against Werder Bremen (6:30 pm)
”.
The Swiss national player should “only take part in team training again when there are negative Corona * tests”.
It is not yet known whether further sanctions will be imposed by the club.
(ajr)
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