Having played for LOSC (2017-2019) or even FC Nantes (in 2019) in Ligue 1, Edgar Ié is a name rather well known to football fans. Especially since he was trained in the prestigious Masia of FC Barcelona, even going so far as to start with the first team of the Catalan team in 2014, under the orders of a certain Luis Enrique. But after leaving Barça in 2015, he had a very unstable career…
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He joined Dinamo Bucharest last February. So far, nothing too far-fetched, except that the president of the Romanian club realized a deception surrounding the 30-year-old player. The central defender is the subject of a very unusual accusation: that of having made his twin brother play in his place for five matches, as reported Brand.
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An unprecedented scam?
His twin brother, named Edelino, only speaks Portuguese and his footballing level, below that of Edgar I, are details which alerted the leaders of Dinamo Bucharest. Edgar Ié has actually passed through a number of clubs abroad, in France, Turkey and Spain in particular, and speaks English in addition to having a certain level. “It seems surreal. I wondered if I was dreaming. I started calling, talking to friends and the news is true, I can’t believe it. I heard he has a twin brother who also plays football.”commented the former president of the Romanian club, Florin Prunea.
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Especially since this affair could even cost the Romanian club dearly, which has, unintentionally of course, played an unlicensed player. Dinamo Bucharest could simply lose, on the green carpet, all the matches in which Edgar Ié’s brother played. A DNA test will have to be carried out, because Edgar Ié – or his brother therefore – did not want to show his driving license to the club leaders as proof of identity. A crazy story.
Pub. 05/13/2024 11:11 Updated 05/13/2024 11:36
2024-05-13 09:11:13
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