Cops Arrest PSG Star For ‘Hiring Men To Hurt Her Teammate'

Player hit on legs with bar

- Jeremy Armstrong

A TOP French footballer has been arrested in connection with a violent attack by two masked men on one of her teammates.

Paris St Germain midfielder Aminata Diallo, 26, was held after fellow midfielder Kheira Hamraoui, 31, was set upon with a metal bar in the street.

Reports in France claimed Diallo had allegedly hired the attackers to injure her France and PSG teammate.

It was said Hamraoui was targeted because they were competing for a place and “playing time” in the team.

It is alleged the attack happened after a team get-together on November 4.