Former Liverpool player Jordon Ibe had his expensive watch stolen at knifepoint after his car was rammed.
The Bournemouth midfielder, 20, had his car hit by another vehicle near Surrey Quays rail station in South East London. According to The Sun he was then threatened with a knife by four men, who took his Rolex watch which is said to be worth £25,000.
In a bizarre further development, Ibe’s Bournemouth teammate Jack Wilshere was later tweeted about the incident by former Chelsea youth player Leon Knight, who claimed he could get the watch back.
Knight wrote: “@JackWilshere holla at Jordan (sic) Ibe or whatever his name is. The ex Liverpool don playing for u. I can get back his iced out kettle [watch].
“Yo @IbeJordon It’s about that day in Surrey keys (sic) … where them boys stripped u down in the shopping centre.
“Can’t get back the watch for nothing tho. The roads don’t work like that. Road men look at it like, I’VE risked my freedom for that watch.”
He later Tweeted that he had spoken to Ibe and the ex-Reds man did not want him to help retrieve his watch.
https://twitter.com/LeonKnight_/status/800352066468089857
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: “One of the suspects threatened the victim with a knife before stealing his watch. The victim was not injured.
“At this early stage, officers are investigating whether the suspects intentionally collided with the victim’s car.”
Ibe has so far made no official comment.
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