Last week, while the Belgian star Jan Vertonghen was away playing the Champions League last 16 second leg with RB Leipzig in Germany, his family in London was attacked and held at knifepoint by burglars.
London police reported that four men wearing balaclavas broke into Vertonghen’s home while his wife Sophie de Vries and two children were present. The men brandished knives and stole items from the home.
“We have been supporting Jan and his family through this terribly traumatic time,” a Spurs spokesperson told CNN Monday.
A police spokesman stated, “Police were called to a residential address in London NW3 at 7.49pm (19.49 GMT) on 10 March to a report of a burglary. Officers attended. It was reported four men wearing balaclavas, armed with knives, had forced entry to the property and stolen a number of items before leaving.”
“Nobody was injured. The suspects had left the scene before officers arrived. There have been no arrests and inquiries continue.”