Barca flop Denis Suarez targeted by burglars… But thieves left empty handed

Former Arsenal midfielder Denis Suarez has become the latest La Liga player to be targeted by burglars. The 25-year-old, who flopped on loan with the Gunners last season, was out partying with model girlfriend Nadia Aviles to celebrate the new year.

And while the loved-up couple were enjoying themselves, intruders are said to have broken into Suarez's Barcelona property.

Local media reported the thieves ransacked the property and destroyed the safe - before deciding that nothing was worth stealing.

Suarez and Aviles have been dating for a year-and-a-half now - with the stunning Catalan model having been a regular at the Camp Nou - even when her man couldn't get into the team.

And she joined him in London during his unsuccessful Arsenal stint, even labelling it her "second favourite city".

Second presumably to Barcelona, although the ransacking thieves may have spoilt her home city somewhat.

Despite having left the Catalan giants for Celta Vigo last summer, Suarez kept his property in the city, and was celebrating the new year when the burglars struck.

And while nothing appeared to go missing, the experience will have been a jolting one.

Denis Suarez is not the first prominent La Liga player to be targeted.

His former team-mate Nelson Semedo's Barcelona home was targeted last month ahead of the Clasico between his side and Real Madrid at the Camp Nou.

They took valuables including watches and jewellery as the 26-year-old Lisbon-born right-back was with his team at their hotel in the city centre preparing for the crunch match which ended in a draw.