The former Barcelona defender is “accused of making his brother TWIN play in his place for Dinamo Bucharest… with one duo scolded because the other brother is incapable of speaking English!”
- Dynamo Bucharest player accused of making his twin brother play in his place
- If this proves true, Dynamo will receive an eight-point deduction.
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A top football club in Romania is under investigation after reports of an ineligible player, with his twin brother posing in his place.
As Marca reports, Edgar Ie, 30, allegedly made his brother play five matches for the Romanian team by pretending to be him.
Suspicions began to arise when Edgar Ie did not speak English, only Portuguese, even though he played in the Netherlands, Spain and France.
If he is found guilty of what he is accused of, Dinamo Bucharest could see eight points deducted.
Former Dynamo president Florin Prunea said: “It seems surreal.”
Which brother is this? Dinamo Bucharest’s Edgar Ie (bottom left) is accused of making his twin play in his place
Egar Ie played in the Netherlands, Spain and France for Feyenoord, Barcelona and Lille
The defender also played in Türkiye with Trabzonspor before ending up in Romania at Dinamo.
He continued, in shock: “I wondered if he was still sleeping and I started calling, talking to friends. The news is true, I can’t believe it.
“No one denied it. I found out he has a twin brother who also plays football.
According to Romanian journalist Emanuel Rosu, the club asked the player in question to provide his driving license to prove his identity.
However, he refused, which only strengthened suspicions.
Edgar Ie began his professional career at Barcelona after coming through the youth system of Sporting CP.
He only made one appearance for the Catalan giants, however, spending most of his time with Barcelona B.
In 2015, the defender left the club and played for seven clubs, including Lille, Trabzonspor and Feyenoord, before moving to Romania.
The old Barcelona The man signed for the Red Dogs in February, but apparently forced his brother to replace him.
There are no official statements yet from Dynamo on what was allegedly done by the Guinea-Bissau international.
