Nine years later, the pain remains acute. Guest in a British podcast, Emmanuel Eboué spoke again about his broken relationship with his children. Since his divorce in 2017, the former Ivory Coast international has seen his world collapse.
The former Arsenal defender (215 games with the Gunners) did not hide his emotion. Guest in The5thHouse Podcasthe returned to his non-existent relationship with his three children, Clara, Maeva and Mathis, from his marriage to the Belgian Aurélie Bertrand.
« Every day I pray for my children (…) It’s been a long time since I saw them. I miss them “, he confided. A lack that is all the more difficult as he says he hasn’t heard from him for several years.
Despite his attempts, contact remains broken: “ When I send them messages, they don’t respond. I see they are read, but there is no response. »
🔴💔 Emmanuel Eboué breaks the silence: “My children no longer answer me…” 🇨🇮
“Until today, I don’t have any recent photos of my children. When I ask their mother for new photos, she refuses. I have their numbers, they read my messages but don’t respond.… pic.twitter.com/kU5ed9IFDl
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A frozen situation since the divorce
The breaking point therefore dates back to 2017, the year of his divorce. Since then, the former Galatasaray player explains having been completely cut off from his children.
« I don’t have any recent photos of them. When I ask their mother, she refuses “, he laments. A situation which led him to make a radical decision: to avoid going to England, for fear of not being able to see them.
Absent for the signing of his son at Chelsea
It was in this context that he did not attend a remarkable event: the signing of his son Mathis, aged 17, at Chelsea.
« I’m very sad, I wasn’t there when he signed. I haven’t had contact with him for almost five years. “, he confides.
A lack that he feels deeply, he who would logically like to support his son in the beginnings of his professional career.
A brutal fall for Emmanuel Eboué
Beyond the family bond, divorce also had significant material consequences. “ I lost everything », he admits, evoking houses and property acquired during his prolific career that have disappeared.
In the past, the former Ivory Coast international had already spoken of deep discomfort, going so far as to speak of suicidal thoughts. The help he received following the media coverage of his case, particularly from his former club Galatasaray, was therefore not enough.
Let’s hope he can find stability and comfort…
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