West Ham star Kurt Zouma was left terrified after armed men broke into his house and stole a whooping 100,000
The gang are said to have broken into the defender’s home on Saturday while he was at home with his family.
Zouma was unavailable for West Ham’s home game against Crystal Palace on Sunday following the incident, The Sun reported.
The club initially claimed that Zouma could not play due to “personal reasons”.
A source told the newspaper: “This was an extremely worrying attack and left Kurt and his family traumatised.
“They were an aggressive and organised gang – and the house was completely ransacked.
“Kurt and the family were put through an horrific ordeal, and are still struggling to speak about what happened.
“Everyone at the club immediately knew it was incredibly serious – as he would not have missed a game otherwise.”
They added: “The player’s family are too scared to stay at the house – and have already talked of needing to move.
“Kurt is a family man and in shock. He is worried about protecting his family.”
West Ham on Monday confirmed that they were offering a £25,000 reward for information leading to the gang’s capture.
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The club said in a statement: “West Ham United has offered a £25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and successful prosecution of burglars who broke into defender Kurt Zouma’s home on the eve of the Club’s Premier League fixture against Crystal Palace this weekend.
“Kurt’s home was broken into on Saturday while all his family were in the house, leaving everyone present extremely distressed.
“While thankfully no one was harmed, it was a traumatic experience for the West Ham United defender, his wife and their young family.
“The burglars took items of significant value and of huge personal and sentimental importance to the family.
“The West Ham United family continue to offer Kurt’s family their full support.”
Zouma has four children with his wife Sandra, who he first met when they were teenagers in Lyon.
