Huge news has broken out of Spain on Wednesday morning: Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema has been arrested over alleged sextape blackmail of Mathieu Valbuena.
Benzema is now the second high profile football personality to get caught up in the episode after ex-Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse was arrested and later released in France in connection with the same case.
AFP says Benzema visited the premises of judicial police shortly before 9 am, before being placed in custody.
The matter relates to a judicial investigation opened in July over claims that Valbuena, who now plays for Lyon, was the subject of an extortion attempt.
Without many details of the case being released it’s hard to offer much insight into the story, but the suggestion that Benzema would try to extort money from Valbuena over a sextape just feels odd.
Karim Benzema taken into police custody in relation to alleged plot to blackmail Mathieu Valbuena over sex tape (via @AFP).
— Tom Williams (@tomwfootball) November 4, 2015
Breaking: Benzema detained by police in relation to alleged blackmail over Valbuena sex tape (via AFP].
— SPORT English (@Sport_EN) November 4, 2015
Benzema's role in the Valbuena sextape blackmail story is not clear yet. But some sources say that he put pressure on Valbuena to pay.
— Julien Laurens (@LaurensJulien) November 4, 2015
The news comes the morning after Real Madrid beat PSG 1-0 in the Champions League.
Benzema missed the match against the Parisians as he’s currently on the sidelines following an injury he picked up while on French international duty.
With Benzema now in trouble with the authorities, could this provoke Real Madrid into an actual move for Leicester’s Jamie Vardy?!
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