Italian football legend Francesco Totti is set for a bitter legal battle with his ex-wife Ilary Blasi after it was claimed that she stole his collection of Rolex watches.
Totti, who spent his whole 24-year career at Roma, scoring 307 goals in 786 games, announced he had split from Blasi in July. The pair were married for 17 years and Totti has three children with the former showgirl and TV presenter.
Last month, he claimed his marriage had broken down because Blasi did not support him following his retirement from football and when his father passed away due to COVID-19.
The 45-year-old retired from the sport in 2017 and has admitted he struggled to cope without being on the pitch.
During those challenging times, he claimed his wife was not there to comfort him. Totti has also claimed Blasi cheated on him, which impacted his mental health.
But it has also now been suggested in a report from Corriere della Sera that Blasi stole Totti’s Rolex watches, which resulted in him hiding her handbags.
The report states that Totti accused his ex-wife of taking the watches, with the Italian admitting he did hide her handbags in retaliation and had hoped for a ‘trade’ ahead of their impending court date.
“What could I do? I hid her handbags, hoping we could trade,” Totti had told the Italian outlet in an interview.
Meanwhile, Totti also reportedly has several pairs of Blasi’s shoes, worth up to £3,500, according to The Times.
The pair are set for their first court hearing today after their separation earlier this year, with their possessions to be separated through that means.
“In September of last year the rumours began to reach me: ‘look, Ilary has another one. Indeed, more than one.’
“I looked at her cell phone and I saw that there was a third person, who acted as an intermediary between Ilary and another,” he added.