He has since been arrested for an alleged hold up outside the train station in the Danish town after a charge of fraud had been laid against him by the club.
Bernio Verhagen trained for just two days with the first team squad before it was obvious he was not up to standard and sent to play with the reserves.Cape Town City FC look to have been among a number of international clubs duped by a fake footballer‚ who was arrested in Denmark this week for robbery.
City owner John Comitis‚ according to club spokesman Julian Bailey‚ signed the supposed right winger from the Netherlands on the advice of a “well trusted international agent” just before the start of the new season in August. Verhagen’s arrival was trumpeted by the club on social media‚ although those posts have since been removed.Verhagen was unmasked this week when the Danish club Viborg cancelled his contract after just a week.
Verhagen was allegedly represented by the London based Stellar Group‚ who are a formidable force in the business of buying and selling players The story with Danes is much the same as that of Comitis‚ signing the player after being approached by agents claiming to be from the Stellar Group.
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