PARIS, Sept 12 (Reuters) - ⁠A man was sentenced to ⁠nine years on Saturday for masterminding ‌a violent robbery when Manchester City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and his girlfriend were held captive ​in their Paris home, lawyers ⁠said.

Italian star Donnarumma, ⁠who was with Paris Saint-Germain at the time, ⁠was ‌attacked with his girlfriend at home in July 2023.

Ilyas Kherbouch ⁠was convicted on Saturday for complicity ​in armed ‌robbery and unlawful detention, the Paris ⁠prosecutor's ​office and Kherbouch's lawyer, Alfred Reboul, told Reuters.

The sentence was less than the ⁠10 years sought by the ​prosecutor, and Kherbouch had not yet decided whether to appeal, Reboul said.

Kherbouch was accused ⁠of orchestrating the attack on Donnarumma from prison, where he was serving time for other offences, his lawyer said.

Donnarumma ​left PSG a ⁠year ago to join Manchester City, after ​helping the French club ‌win the Champions League ​for the first time.

(Reporting by Gus Trompiz; Editing by Andrew Heavens)