A top-flight football club in Romania is under investigation after reports have emerged that they have fielded an ineligible player – with his twin brother masquerading in his place instead.

As reported by Marca, Edgar Ie, 30, is alleged to have made his sibling play five games for the Romanian side pretending to be him.

Suspicions started to come to the forefront when Edgar Ie did not speak English, only Portuguese, even though he has played in the Netherlands, Spain, and France.

If found to be guilty of what has been accused, Dinamo Bucharest could have eight points deducted.

Former president of Dynamo, Florin Prunea said: ‘It seems surreal.’

He continued, in shock: ‘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.’

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 has only seen suspicions grow stronger.

Edgar Ie started his professional career with Barcelona after coming through the youth system at Sporting CP.

He only made one appearance for the Catalan giants, though, spending most of his time with Barcelona B.

In 2015, the defender left the club, playing for seven clubs, including the likes of Lille, Trabzonspor, and Feyenoord, before moving to Romania

The former Barcelona man signed for the Red Dogs in February, but has seemingly forced his brother fill in for him.

There are no official statements, as yet, from Dinamo on what the Guinea-Bissau international is alleged to have done.