France youngster Antoine Conte has been arrested over allegations he violently assaulted a stranger with a baseball bat.
The 22-year-old, who plays for Reims and has featured for France at every youth level, was reportedly arguing with and physically abusive towards his partner in the street, prompting a passer-by to intervene.
Europe 1 claim Conte returned to his house to retrieve the bat before striking the 19-year-old stranger, leaving him in critical condition in hospital with a brain trauma and a cerebral haemorrhage.
"Stade de Reims are alarmed by the unspeakable acts of violence to which Antoine Conte is alleged to be involved," Reims said in a statement on Friday morning with Conte in custody.