Former Arsenal defender Emmanuel Eboue has revealed how he lost all his fortune after a bitter divorce from his wife Aurelie left him bro...
Former Arsenal defender Emmanuel Eboue has revealed how he lost all his fortune after a bitter divorce from his wife Aurelie left him broke and homeless.
His ex-wife was awarded all the assets from their marriage, including the mansion they lived in London during his playing years. Right now he spends his days running from court bailiffs who are looking to take over the last home he currently owns.
Eboue blames himself for having ‘limited education’ that made him trust everything to his wife, a decision that has now proved costly.
“I look back and say ’Emmanuel, you have been naive… why didn’t you think about that before?’ It is hard, very, very hard. The money I earned, I sent it to my wife for our children”
“In Turkey, I earned eight million euros. I sent seven million back home. Whatever she tells me to sign, I sign”, Eboue said. “She is my wife. The problems with FIFA were because of people advising me. People who are supposed to care. But it was because of them FIFA banned me.”
However, Galatasaray have offered Emmanuel Eboue a lifeline after the former Arsenal defender revealed he had contemplated suicide.
Eboue, who once slept in a palatial home and drove expensive cars, recently disclosed he is bankrupt.
Galatasaray boss Fatih Terim, who has taken over at the Istanbul club for the fourth time in his career, told CNN Turk that he would give the former Ivory Coast full-back the role of under-14 assistant coach at the club.
Terim said: ‘We heard news about Eboue in the dressing room, I was informed there, we will do whatever we can to help my friend.”
Reacting, Eboue said: “I would be very happy if Fatih gave me the duty in Galatasaray.
“Fatih Terim is my father, I love him very much, I do everything for him because I love him very much”, Daily Mail quoted him as saying.
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