Saturday, October 25, 2025 - Police in Spain have reportedly arrested two people, including Real Madrid legend Iker Casillas’ housekeeper, on suspicion of stealing five designer watches worth £175,000 from his Madrid home.
The unnamed woman is said to have tried to dupe the former
Spain goalkeeper by substituting original timepieces for cheap imitations.
According to the Spanish press, the other person police have
held works as a security guard at the upmarket estate where the 44-year-old
lives.
Casillas reportedly called in police after discovering the
ruse before police set a trap for the suspect and arrested her after she fell
for it.
Respected Telecinco TV show El Programa de Ana Rosa said on
Friday: 'Police have already handed the suspects over to the courts. They
wanted the watches to sell them for parts.
'Iker is shocked by the great trust he had in those two
people who worked in his home.'
Pozuelo IN, who cover the upmarket municipality of
Pozuelo de Alarcon where Casillas lives, said: 'The arrested individuals, who
have already been brought before the courts in Pozuelo, devised a plan to steal
the watches without arousing suspicion.
'They replaced the originals with cheap imitations. Among
the stolen items are several gold Rolex watches valued at more than €50,000
(around £43,500) each, although investigators do not rule out that the total
value of the stolen goods may be much higher.
'The couple did not sell the watches as they were, but
dismantled them to sell the parts separately, which made them difficult to
trace.
'It was Casillas himself who, after noticing irregularities
in some of his watches, one of his great hobbies, alerted the police and
triggered an investigation that has culminated in the arrests.'
It added: 'Casillas kept his collection in different rooms
of his home, without a detailed inventory.
'His love of luxury watches is well known, and he has even
collaborated on campaigns for specialist brands. Upon discovering the
counterfeits, the former goalkeeper filed a complaint, and the police began
discreetly monitoring his home environment.
'Suspicions soon fell on the employee, who knew exactly
where the collection was located and how many items it contained.
'In a controlled operation, the officers prepared a trap
that allowed them to confirm their suspicions.
'At the couple's home, investigators found fragments of
dismantled watches and parts matching models in Casillas' collection.'
Police are understood to have taken statements from Casillas
as well as his journalist ex-wife Sara Carbonero as part of their
investigation.
The Spanish goalkeeper, who is widely regarded as one of the
best goalkeepers in footballing history, made 510 appearances during his 16
years with Real Madrid before signing for Porto.
He announced his retirement from professional football in
August 2020 following a heart attack in May 2019 while training with Porto.
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