Arsenal ex-player Emmanuel Eboue, considering suicide since he became broke.
Former Arsenal FC defender, Emmanuel Eboue, has revealed that heโs been considering suicide since he became broke.
Eboue once played in a Champions League final, earned millions in a seven-year Premier League career, slept in a palatial home and drove expensive cars.
He played for Arsene Wengerโs side between 2004 and 2011.
At the height of his career at the Emirates, he took home a seven-digit sum every year, earning a further ยฃ1.5 million annually playing for Turkish giants Galatasaray.
However, with his former wife Aurelie being awarded of all the coupleโs assets, he has been forced to dodge police and bailiffs following a court order โ insisting he hands over his home in Enfield to her.
Eboue has not being able to see his nine-year-old son Mathis and two daughters Clara, 14, and Maeva, and has been grieving since his late grandfather, Amadou Bertin, who brought him up, died after a brave battle against cancer.
He also lost his brother, NโDri Serge, who died in a motorbike crash.
Speaking to The Sunday Mirror, Eboue said: โI want God to help me. Only he can help take these [suicidal] thoughts from my mind.
โIt hurts me a lot [not to see his children]. They used to call me. But now, no contact. It pains me to be alone without them.โ
A deadline for Eboue to surrender ownership of the mansion he once shared with Aurelie passed earlier this month, meaning a judge will sign the transfer if Eboue doesnโt.
The Mirror also reported his former wife will rent out the Enfield property, but he says he lacks the funds for a barrister or lawyer to help fight his cause.
He added: โI am in the house but I am scared. Because I donโt know what time the police will come. Sometimes I shut off the lights because I donโt want people to know that I am inside. I put everything behind the door.
โMy own house. I suffered to buy my house but I am now scared. I am not going to sell my clothes or sell what I have. I will fight until the end because it is not fair.โ
Despite his troubles, he thanks God, adding: โI didnโt want what has happened. I donโt wish it on anybody.โ