Bad period for Jérôme Arpinon.
Wednesday evening, the coach of Nîmes saw his team surpassed and largely dominated (3-0), on the lawn of the Parc des Princes, by the PSG during the 23rd day of Ligue 1. This Thursday morning, the coach learned that his home had been visited by a thief.
Information revealed by the media Objectif Gard.
According to additional information from France Bleu Gard Lozère, this burglary took place early in the morning, between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m., in his house located in the western sector of the city of Gard.
The intruder would have acted alone and would have left with some valuables, in particular a watch, according to Patrick Bottero the vice-prosecutor of the Republic of Nîmes.
The burglar, who undoubtedly imagined that the house was empty, would have been surprised by the 18-year-old son of Jérôme Arpinon.
The thief would have even threatened him with a knife before fleeing.
Police conducted surveys and opened an investigation for theft with a weapon.
PSG-Nîmes (3-0): a goal, an assist ... we found the real Di Maria
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- Le Parisien - PSG (@le_Parisien_PSG) February 3, 2021
The individual is still on the run.
An investigation was opened by the departmental security of Gard.
OM and PSG regularly target thugs
This is obviously not the first time that athletes, who have valuables in their homes, have been victims of this type of behavior.
The burglars take advantage of the absence of the owners, due to the games and the schedule known to all, to take action.
The players or coaches of OM and PSG clubs have been regularly the target of thugs for several seasons.
On the night of January 22-23, Parisian goalkeeper Sergio Rico was robbed.
The thieves allegedly stole 25,000 euros in cash, watches and jewelry.
A few days later, on January 30, it was his partner Mauro Icardi's turn to have the unpleasant surprise to discover that his home in Neuilly-sur-Seine had been burgled while he was traveling with his club. in Lorient (Brittany).
The Argentinean would have suffered damage estimated at 400,000 euros in property.
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In 2020, Marquinhos had also suffered a burglary in the Yvelines.
This was also the case for Thiago Silva and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting a few months earlier.
Other former club members, such as Ezequiel Lavezzi or Gregory Van der Wiel, have also been targeted by the thugs.