The ongoing blackmail case involving former France teammates Mathieu Valbuena and Karim Benzema could be kicked out of court, with a decision on the matter set to be revealed early next month.
Real Madrid's Benzema was one of six men charged for an alleged extortion of the Fenerbahce midfielder over a sex tape in 2015. However, the case could now be dropped due to the involvement of an undercover policeman, whose actions are believed to have incited those charged to commit an offence.
According to French source L'Equipe, the Paris Court of Appeal ruled this week that the lawman's work could lead to the matter being thrown out of the courts.