The sources said the theft took place at the player’s home in a town near the capital, Madrid, in the early hours of the morning, explaining that a “private security guard notified” the police.
And when the police arrived on the scene, they found, “the door was broken and several rooms were upside down”, but the contents and value of the stolen items taken away by the thieves are unknown at this time.
And Drigo led Real Madrid to the Copa del Rey title for the 20th time in their history and the first in 9 years, after scoring both goals for the royal side in a 2-1 victory over Osasuna in the final last Saturday.
Rodrygo has joined the list of players robbed in the Spanish capital, along with team-mates Dani Carvajal and Frenchman Karim Benzema, whose home was robbed during his side’s game against Elche last year.
The Spanish Civil Guard and the European police “Europol” announced in October 2019 the dismantling of a network of thieves targeting footballers from Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid.
The Spanish media then indicated that among the victims of this ring of thieves were Benzema and his former colleague from the royal club, the current Manchester United midfielder, the England international, the Brazilian Casimiro, and the current midfielder from Arsenal, the Ghanaian Thomas Partey, who at the time played with Atletico Madrid.
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