The incident is believed to have occurred as El Shaarawy confronted Sagardia while visiting his former Italy teammate Alessio Cerci on 12 February. El Shaarawy's lawyer said he expects to face interrogators this month in a statement shared by Football Italia. "The accused is a person who was stealing his car, he can say anything, but everything must be ascertained," said El Shaarawy. El Shaarawy returned to Roma in January this year on a free transfer after a brief spell in the Chinese Super League with Shanghai Shenhua. El Shaarawy came through the ranks at Genoa and has also spent spent time on loan with Padova and Monaco.

Source: Daily Mirror July 05, 2021 10:41 UTC