Manchester City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and his then-girlfriend, Alessia Elefante, were reportedly bound, assaulted and threatened with a knife during a 2023 home invasion in Paris, a French court heard as the criminal trial began.
The 27-year-old goalkeeper, who later moved from Paris Saint-Germain to Manchester City in a £26 million transfer, submitted a witness statement detailing the attack at his former apartment on Avenue Montaigne.
Luxury items worth more than £430,000, including designer watches, cash, handbags and vehicles, were reportedly stolen during the incident.
According to court documents, the intruders gained access to the apartment by climbing a ladder to the roof, dropping onto a balcony and smashing through the property’s glass windows while the couple slept.
Donnarumma said he woke up to find one of the attackers standing over him. He was allegedly punched in the face and threatened with a knife while being ordered to hand over his luxury watches.
Elefante, who was pregnant at the time, told investigators that the attackers dragged her by the hair and struck her while demanding money and the access codes to the safe.
“They got angry thinking that I was lying. They pulled me by the hair an
