Tottenham new boy Erik Lamela's brother kidnapped by carjackers in Buenos AiresErik Lamela's younger brother Axel was kidnapped by carjackers who held the 18-year-old and demanded a £600 ransom 
Tottenham's record signing Erik Lamela -suffered a terrifying scare on the eve of his White Hart Lane debut.Lamela’s
younger -brother Axel was -kidnapped by gun-toting carjackers near Buenos Aires in Argentina on -Friday – just hours before his home Spurs debut against Norwich.Tottenham officials -confirmed
£30million-signing Lamela was made aware of the kidnap and the fac
t his family were forced to hand over £600 to free Axel.It is not thought the Lamela family were -specifically targeted because of 21-year-old Erik’s fame, as such incidents are not uncommon in parts of South America.
Axel’s BMW was stolen as part of the attack. The kidnappers used his -mobile phone to call his family and demand the ransom,
releasing the 18-year-old a couple of hours later that evening.
Spurs manager Andre Villas-Boas had warned Lamela would take time to settle in England and the kidnap of Axel will have badly disrupted his preparation
for facing Norwich –and he only came on as a substitute with seven minutes left.
Older brother Brian Lamela said:
“They told us to get the ransom money and make sure the police were not -involved. They came to our front door to collect the money.“They did not cover their faces and the -security cameras at our house recorded them.“My brother is calm. All of us think it was a -random incident – they simply kidnapped him for the car and nothing else.”
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