An alleged copy of a telephone call involving Karim Benzema has been released, in which the Real Madrid striker reportedly tells Mathieu Valbuena "if you want the sex tape to be destroyed, come see my friend in Lyon."
Benzema was charged by a court in Versailles last week with complicity in an attempt to blackmail and participating in a criminal conspiracy, as part of an investigation into an alleged plot to extort money from Lyon midfielder Valbuena.
The case is ongoing - Valbuena is yet to speak to investigators - while Benzema's agent, Sylvain Cormier, has protested his client's innocence and said the France striker is "absolutely calm and beyond reproach.