Karim Benzema will spend the night in police custody in Versailles, as he is investigated as an alleged part of the plot to blackmail Mathieu Valbuena over a sex-tape.
The player's name came up in conversation relating to the matter, said a police source. His lawyer, Sylvain Cormier said that Benzema "has nothing to do with this matter".
Former Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse has also been caught up in the case — he was taken in for questioning last month.
However, Cisse was eventually released by the police and later protested his innocence on television in France.