The tide is turning in the Hamraoui affair, named after this Paris-Saint-Germain footballer who was violently attacked on the evening of November 4. Since the lifting of custody of her teammate Aminata Diallo, Thursday, November 11, after 36 hours of hearing, it seems that the hypothesis of an assault linked to a sporting rivalry is moving away.
The scenario of a revenge linked to the relations between Kheira Hamraoui, 31 years old and player of the France team, and the former football international Eric Abidal is emerging. Indeed, investigators have established that the midfielder’s phone chip was in the name of Eric Abidal, confirming the privileged ties between the two players. “It will be heard soon”, confirms Maryvonne Caillibotte, prosecutor of the Republic of Versailles. An audition of his wife, Hayet Abidal, “Is not excluded”, according to the prosecution.
Struck with an iron bar
According to several PSG players, Ms. Hamraoui had telephoned Eric Abidal the day after his attack, on the night of November 4 to 5. While Aminata Diallo and Keira Hamraoui were returning from dinner in the Bois de Boulogne, their vehicle was stopped by two men. Pulled outside, Ms. Hamraoui was beaten with an iron bar, and injured in the legs and hands. According to the testimonies of the players, the two attackers would have launched: ” So like that, do we sleep with married men? “
Vice-world champion in 2006 and selected 67 times for the Blues, the former defender of Olympique Lyonnais and FC Barcelona, has one of the finest records in French football – including two victories in the League champions. After the end of his career, in 2014, Eric Abidal was notably sporting director of the Catalan club, from 2018 to 2020 – a period when Kheira Hamraoui wore the colors of the same club, since the French international played for FC Barcelona from 2018 through summer 2021.
After hanging up his crampons, Eric Abidal also tried his hand at the job of a TV consultant. In September, Canal + announced its arrival to comment on Champions League matches. Contacted by The world Regarding the “Hamraoui affair”, Eric Abidal’s lawyer simply told us: “I spoke with him, but I will say absolutely nothing to you for the moment. “