Eric Abidal’s wife seeking divorce over affair with attack victim Kheira Hamraoui

The police investigation into the attack on PSG Women's player Kheira Hamraoui exposed a secret relationship with former Barcelona defender Eric Abidal, whose wife Hayet now wants a divorce due to his affair

Dan Burnham Senior Sports Reporter/Content Editor

16:39, 19 Nov 2021

Eric Abidal's wife is seeking a divorce after he admitted to having an affair with Kheira Hamraoui, the Paris Saint-Germain Women's player who was recently attacked.

Hamraoui, 31, was pulled from her car earlier this month and attacked by two masked men in Paris.

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Former Barcelona defender Abidal, 42, was found to be messaging her as part of the police investigation into the incident.

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And as per Get French Football News, this forced him to admit to his wife Hayet, who he's been married to for roughly 14 years, that he was cheating.

Hayet announced her intentions to end their marriage in a press release on Friday.

Eric Abidal and his wife Hayet Abidal attend the UEFA Champions League quater final first leg match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and FC Barcelona at Parc des Princes stadium on April 15, 2015 in Paris, France

Eric Abidal has been exposed for cheating on his wife Hayet Abidal(Image: Getty Images)

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She said Abidal had admitted “to an adulterous relationship with Ms Hamraoui” and she will now demand a divorce in Barcelona.

It emerged earlier this week that Abidal would be questioned by French police over the ongoing investigation.

Adultery was suspected as it was revealed prosecutors wanted to investigate a 'privileged relationship', and that has now been confirmed.

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Kheira HAMRAOUI of PSG during the D1 Arkema match between Paris Saint Germain and Paris FC on September 26, 2021 in Paris, France

The attack on Kheira Hamraoui has led to her secret relationship with Abidal being exposed by police

Abidal returned to his former side to take over as Director of Football in June 2018, at which time Hamraoui was playing for Barca's women's team.

It seems this is when they would have first got close, before Abidal was sacked in August 2020 and Hamraoui left this summer.

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Now both Eric and Hayet Abidal are due to be questioned by police.

Barcelona hero and director of football Eric Abidal has been sacked from his position at the Nou Camp

Abidal will be spoken to about his relationship with Hamraoui(Image: 2019 Quality Sport Images)

The case originally made headlines when Aminata Diallo, Hamraoui's PSG Feminine team-mate, was arrested on suspicion of plotting the assault in order to take her spot in the team.

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However, police released Diallo due to insufficient evidence.

A statement on her behalf read: "[Diallo] hopes that judicial authorities conclude their investigation quickly and is sure that this will end up showing her complete and total innocence."