File Photo: Tottenham Hotspur s Ivorian-born Malian midfielder #08 Yves Bissouma warms up ahead of the English Premier League football match between Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur at The City Ground in Nottingham, central England, on December 15, 2023
The 27-year-old Ivorian-born Mali midfielder had a watch worth 300,000 euros ($325,000) stolen in the robbery.
Bissouma was returning to his luxury hotel located on the Croisette at around 0400 (0200 GMT) on Sunday morning with his partner.
They stopped their car in front of their hotel when two hooded men ran towards them.
Bissouma tried to take refuge inside but was attacked with tear gas by the two individuals who took his watch before running away.
Contacted by AFP, his lawyer Bastien Caire did not wish to make any comment on the ongoing police investigation.
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