A former Barcelona footballer has signed a contract with Dinamo Bucharest, but his twin brother impersonated him, Marca reports.

The Romanian team bolstered its squad in February 2024 with the former Barcelona player. 

However, it was revealed that it was not Edgar Ie playing for Dinamo, but his twin brother, Edelino. Suspicion arose at Dinamo Bucharest when Edgar Ie struggled with English and only communicated in Portuguese, despite having played in Spain, France, Turkey, and the Netherlands. When asked by the Romanian team to present his driver’s license, the player refused. 

Currently, the police have initiated an investigation to determine whether Edgar Ie coerced his twin brother, Edelino, to play in five matches for Dinamo Bucharest, which is fighting against relegation.

If it is officially proven that player substitution occurred, Dinamo Bucharest may forfeit the eight points earned in these five matches, which Edelino played instead of his brother.

Suspicions began to surface when he spoke only Portuguese instead of English despite having played in the Netherlands, Spain, and France,

According to reports from Marca, Former president of Dynamo, Florin Prunea said, “It seems surreal

“I wondered if he was still sleeping, and I started making phone calls, talking to friends. The news is true, I can’t believe it. Nobody denied it. I found out that he has a twin brother who also plays soccer.”

Journalist Emanuel Rosu from Romania claims that the club requested the player’s driver’s licence as identification but he declined, which has only made people’s doubts greater.

As of right now, Dinamo has not made any formal comments regarding the suspected actions of the Guinea-Bissau international.