Lewy’s stolen watch recovered

Police said they had recovered Robert Lewandowski’s watch, stolen as the star striker signed autographs before a Barcelona training session. 

The incident occurred on Thursday afternoon when the 33-year-old striker, who joined from German club Bayern Munich in July, arrived at training and stopped in front of fans for autographs, Catalan police told AFP Friday. 

A young man approached and snatched the watch from the player’s wrist. Spanish media reported the watch was a Patek Phillippe worth 70,000 euros and that Lewandowski climbed back in his car and gave chase but lost the thief.

The police were alerted at 4:30 pm local time and within an hour they had caught the 19-year-old, who was hiding in the bushes around the stadium. They recovered the watch which was nearby. – AFP