Said Benrahma does not go through the best period of his career. In the hard time on the side of Neom SC, a Saudi club which he joined definitively last summer after a passage on the side of Lyon, the 30 -year -old Algerian international (40 selections, 4 goals) was not called by Vladimir Petkovic for this rally in October.
In difficulty on the green rectangle, the former Lyonnais must in parallel manage an extra-sporting affair. Indeed, Saïd Benrahma is the subject of two charges in England, linked to the possession of uncontrollable dangerous dogs, reports The Sun.
The facts date back to July 2023. At that time, the Algerian evolved on the side of West Ham and lived in Hornchurch, in eastern London, where he was regularly seen walking his two dogs, Ghost and Cali. During one of these outings, his XL Bully would have injured a man named Luke Rehbin, who was also attacked by the player's American Bulldog.
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And while he was to plead before the Willesden district court last Thursday, Benrahma did not appear because he was in Saudi Arabia. The British tabloid adds that the lawyers' lawyers, who strongly dispute these accusations, asked for a postponement of the hearing. The magistrate for his part accepted that the case be judged by the criminal court and not before the criminal court.
From then on, Benrahma will appear before the court in person or by videoconference by the end of October. And if he were to be found guilty and therefore to be sentenced, he would risk a fine, even a prison sentence, as well as a ban on having a dog or the euthanasia of his animals.
