Manchester City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma has revealed in Paris court documents that he was punched, bound, and threatened with a knife during a 2023 home invasion.
According to Daily Mail, on July 21, 2023, four men smashed windows into Donnarumma’s luxury flat on Avenue Montaigne in Paris while he and his then-pregnant partner, Alessia Elefante, slept.
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Donnarumma woke to a man saying “shhh”, received a face blow from a knuckleduster, and faced knife threats with demands for luxury watches and valuables.
Around £430,000 to €500,000+ in luxury goods and watches were stolen.
The trial in September 2026 faced early disruptions and suspensions after defendants (including alleged cell-phone masterminds Ilyas Kherbouch and Khyan Mamouni) shouted and got expelled from the courtroom.
Donnarumma did not testify in person. Two teenage direct participants received 3- and 4-year sentences previously; other co-accused face ongoing prosecution or died by suicide in custody (2024).
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Two of the robbers, who were under the age of 18 when the incident happened, have already been given jail sentences of three and four years respectively at a children’s court.
Another defendant Moktar Diop, 24, admitted to taking part but is not accused of resorting to violence, while a fourth suspect died by suicide in 2024. He had previously admitted to being involved but told investigators he had come under pressure from his accomplices
