Last month, a DNA test confirmed that Marcel Desailly was indeed the father of a ten-year-old girl named Victoria. This was born from a relationship with Cosma Batista de Alcantara, ex-mistress and then companion of the former central defender.
The 1998 world champion refused to recognize the child in 2021. Sued by the mother, the native of Accra (Ghana) was forced to submit to a paternity test, ordered in March by the courts. “The probability of paternity is greater than 99.99999%”, concluded the biologists in their analyses.
Marcel Desailly says he is insolvent
On December 10, a hearing will take place at the Paris judicial court. Justice will have to validate the expertise. She will also examine the request of Cosma Batista de Alcantara, who requests alimony of 5,000 euros per month. According to
The ParisianMarcel Desailly claims not to be able to pay this on the grounds that he would be almost ruined.
Me Françoise Majnoni d’Intignano explains that her client is not “a wealthy footballer and businessman, as Ms. Batista de Alcantara tries to make people believe”. The lawyer specifies that “his professional future is most uncertain”not having “no prospect of a new contract” since the end of his consulting contract with
beIN Sports last August.
