PSG defender Serge Aurier sentenced over nightclub incident

26 September 2016 12:27

Paris St Germain defender Serge Aurier has been given a two-month prison sentence for assaulting a police officer.

The incident occurred on May 30 outside a Paris nightclub when the 23-year-old was originally arrested and placed in police custody.

Aurier has also been handed a fine of 600 euros (£521) and has been ordered to pay 1,500 euros (£1,303) in court costs.

The Ivory Coast international is unlikely to serve any time in prison but the club confirmed he will appeal the sentence, which, if upheld, will most likely see him undertake community service.

A statement on www.psg.fr read: "Serge Aurier appeared personally before the Paris court to answer the charges against him.

"The club takes note of his conviction. An appeal was made to the output of the hearing by counsel for the player.

"Thus, and according to the rules of criminal procedure, Serge Aurier is again presumed innocent pending the decision of the Court of Appeal.

"Pending this decision, the player is allowed to continue the exercise of his profession in France and abroad.

"Furthermore, the club wishes to stress the professional attitude of the player since his return to training on July 4.

"Meanwhile, Paris St Germain reaffirms its commitment to respect the forces and their missions.

"No further comment will be made by the club by the appeal."

The Ligue 1 champions face Ludogorets in the Champions League on Wednesday and Aurier is expected to be available.

Aurier was suspended by the club in February after making disparaging remarks about former PSG coach Laurent Blanc and some of his team-mates ahead of their Champions League meeting with Chelsea.

The right-back later apologised for the comments he made during a live question-and-answer session on Periscope, but it was not the first time Aurier found himself in trouble due to comments made on social media.

He was banned for three games by UEFA after last season's Champions League game against Chelsea, after a video posted on Facebook showed him labelling referee Bjorn Kuipers a ''dirty son of a b****'' over the dismissal of Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Source: PA-WIRE