FORMER Manchester United star Memphis Depay is at the centre of a storm in Brazil over claims he got an influencer pregnant and is now cold-shouldering her.
Stunning brunette Lary Simoes is alleging the 31-year-old Dutch international, who now plays his club football with Corinthians after flopping at United, has ignored her since she told him she was expecting.
The lifestyle and beauty influencer, who has more than 42,000 Instagram followers and comes from Bahia in the north-east of Brazil, although she is now based in Sao Paulo, is said to have found out she was pregnant around a month ago.
Brazilian showbiz journalist Fabia Oliveira reported overnight the pair had started seeing each other in February after meeting at a birthday party.
She said: “According to people close to Lary, Memphis Depay didn’t react well to being told she was pregnant and completely distanced himself from her since then.”
Saying they had told her the footballer had “showed no willingness to discuss the pregnancy or potential fatherhood” she added: “He has not responded to messages since then.”
Fabia, whose report is being echoed by other Brazilian media, also quoted Lary as telling her: “It’s true, he’s ignoring everything.
“Up until now not a single lawyer has come forward to address any questions or concerns he might have, nothing.”
She went on to publish a series of photos which included one of Memphis laying in black shorts and a vest top on a sofa beside a woman Fabia identified as Lary and said had been taken at the footballer’s home.
Another was a photo of the positive home pregnancy test the digital creator is said to have sent the striker and a third one of her in a Corinthians top supposedly signed by Depay, who has yet to officially comment on the claims but posted a bizarre tweet on social media yesterday.
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Earlier this month Memphis made headlines when he missed the start of international duty after reporting his passport stolen in Brazil.
Coach Ronald Koeman ended up dropping the Netherlands’ all-time top scorer for arriving late at the national team’s training camp after obtaining an emergency travel document.
The manager announced he was going to bench his star for the start of the clash with Malta two days after Depay eventually turned up.
Koeman said at the time: “When he wanted to leave for the airport, about an hour beforehand, he packed his things and couldn’t find his passport.
“This is unfortunate – first and foremost for Memphis, but also for us.”
Memphis was linked to a model and influencer from the Canary Islands called Coral Gutierrez in July 2023.
Reports in Spain in March said Real Betis defender Marc Bartra was now getting close to the pretty brunette.
Memphis Depay’s bizarre tweet
Tweet from October 30:
“I know in this world we living in they always wanna twist my words and change stories to push a narrative, because they want to interrupt Gods work.
“I also know how much influence I have on the younger generation and how many more talented individuals on this world have influence over the younger generations…
“Some how it happens often that the raw talented kids come from poor neighborhoods with often poor education too.
“Yet they found a way to survive but don’t have often leaders around who can show them the beautiful ways of life.
“That’s just the reality.
“All I want is push positivity and definitely to the younger generation who reach millions of people through their talent.
“I try to make them understand a different perspective of life, but I know that it’s not easy.. because the devil is working overtime, and it makes it very hard to changes the way they think, but I will not stop.
“This world needs healing.
“I need healing… everyone needs healing.”
