Kheira Hamraoui breaks her silence after the attack and avoids talking about Eric Abidal

Kheira Hamraoui asked on Tuesday that his private life be respected, while the investigation into the mysterious attack he suffered progresses, and he avoided talking about Éric Abidal, whose name was cited by the press as a possible testimony.

This was indicated in a statement released by the lawyer of the Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) soccer player, Saïd Harir, in which he does not refer to the former French international and former Barcelona player.

Hamraoui "urges that his private life be respected, as well as his right to remain silent at this difficult time."

He said he waited "serenely" for the development of the investigation to meet the accused "as soon as possible" and assured that "he has the firm intention" of returning "with pride" to represent "the colors" of PSG.

Likewise, the note alluded to the type of aggression suffered by the player: "They were blows of unusual violence, especially in her lower limbs, implicitly implying the desire to spoil her professional career."

The 31-year-old soccer player was hit in the legs with an iron bar by two hooded men on the night of November 4 while driving with her PSG colleague Aminata Diallo, who was detained for 36 hours, but she was later released without charge for lack of evidence.

Investigators initially suspected that Diallo had orchestrated the attack on Hamraoui, with the intention of injuring her and getting more playing time.

However, this Monday the investigation was oriented towards other clues, according to the French press.

Revenge for a possible extramarital affair is now gaining strength as the main hypothesis of aggression.

Hamraoui's mobile card was in the name of Abidal, confirming, in the eyes of the investigators, a close relationship between the two, who met in Barcelona between 2018 and 2020, he as the club's sports director and she as a footballer.

Also, Hamraoui and Diallo, who witnessed the beatings, heard one of the assailants say: "So what's going on? Do we sleep with married men?" The victim would also have called Abidal shortly after the event.

According to Le Monde, which cites sources from the Versailles Prosecutor's Office, Abidal will be interrogated "soon" and does not rule out that the current woman, the 42-year-old former soccer player, will also be summoned.

Speaking to Le Parisien, Abidal's lawyer, Olivier Martin, specified that his client has not yet been called and that if he is, "he will appear spontaneously and answer all the questions that are asked of him. He is neither directly nor indirectly linked to aggression."