“It seems surreal”: passed by Barça and Lille, this footballer is accused of having made his twin brother play in his place

Le Dinamo Bucarest risque de perdre les huit points qu’il a gagnés durant les cinq matchs en question. MAXPPP – Thierry Larret

Edgar Ié, ancien joueur du FC Barcelone et de Lille, est soupçonné d’avoir fait jouer son frère jumeau en première division roumaine.

Selon Marca, the Romanian Football Federation is investigating the Bissao-Guinean player Edgar Ié. The former FC Barcelona and Lille player would have played his twin brother, Edelino, in his place during five matches for Dinamo Bucharest, a D1 club. Edgar Ié ;signed in February, but it seems that the player who arrived in Bucharest was… his twin brother Edelino.

According to the Spanish newspaper, Dinamo Buarest, currently first in relegation, would have been surprised to see Edgar I having difficulty speaking English, while the latter played in Spain, France, Turkey and the Netherlands, while his brother Edelino only played in Portugal during his career, which aroused suspicion.

A big sanction against the club

"It seems surreal. I wondered if he was still sleeping. I started making calls, talking to friends and the news is true, I can't believe it. I heard he has a twin brother who also plays football", said Florin Prunea, former player and former president of Dinamo, reports < em>Marca.

If the deception took place, Dinamo Bucharest risks losing the eight points it won during the five matches in which Edelino played in place of Edgar Ié.