Bizarre story developing as ex-Barcelona defender accused of fraud involving brother playing instead of him

Originally posted on Football Espana | By Ruairidh Barlow | Last updated 5/13/24

A bizarre story is emerging out of Romania, where former Barcelona player Edgar Le is being accused of fraud. The 30-year-old is under suspicion of having sent his twin brother Edelino Le to play for Dinamo Bucharest.

Le is an international for Guinea-Bissau, and since his debut under Luis Enrique with Barcelona has passed through the ranks at Villarreal, Lille, Feyenoord, Nantes, Trabzonspor and then Basaksehir before signing for Dinamo this summer. Yet as detailed by Emmanuel Rosu, there are doubts over whether they have the right Le.

There's no official confirmation, but this could be a fabulous story.
Dinamo Bucharest sources claim Edgar Ie (ex. Barcelona, Lille, Trabzonspor, Basaksehir, Feyenoord) sent his twin brother Edelino to play for the Romanian club. There is no official reaction as of now. pic.twitter.com/IPvS017zgd

— Emanuel Roşu (@Emishor) May 12, 2024

So far there has been no official statements from Dinamo, but the fact that their central defender cannot speak English and has refused to show them his driving licence has aroused their suspicions. As per Marca, if the unprecedented situation is confirmed, then Dinamo could lose the eight points they gained with Edelino in the side over five games.

Why is Dinamo believing they signed Evelino and not Edgar?
They can't speak English with the player, even know they were certain Edgar spoke English.
The player they have (Edgar or Edelino) doesn't want to show the club his driver's license. https://t.co/R0DONShvKS

— Emanuel Roşu (@Emishor) May 12, 2024

While Edgar has spent much of his career bouncing around Europe’s top divisions, Edelino signed for Resende in Portugal after leaving Sporting CP’s academy. His last known team was Tluchowia Tluchow in Poland. They say a DNA test could be used to confirm his identity.

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