The Ghanaian father of Manchester United star Memphis Depay has spoken about the feud between the family for the first time. It is understood Memphis refuses to have his name on the back of his football shirt due to family politics.
According to Dennis Depay, who is the biological father of the Manchester United winger, his son has spread lies about his childhood.
Saying that I didn’t see him after he was four is a lie. It is unbelievable, it is not nice. He is my son and I love him. I am the man who gave him his first ball. He was not abandoned by me. That is not true.
I was always there for him. I saw him on YouTube talking about his dad, saying he didn’t want to put my name on his back. It made me feel terrible. I would love to be back in touch with him. I miss him so much.
The divorce happened but I was always going to see him. I was giving money too. There was no problem with access. I could see Memphis whenever I wanted. He stayed with me lots of times and I bought him clothes — and football. I was always visiting him and they know it.
After claiming that his son has spread lies about their relationship, Dennis Depay then revealed his son was abused by a boyfriend of his mother’s, whilst also revealing that the Man United forward was shunned by his peers growing up. He said:
With the new guy Cora had a hard time and so did Memphis. He and the other children hit Memphis sometimes so I would go and help him. The other children were jealous of him and that was made worse because he was a good footballer. The new man hit him sometimes for the slightest thing. The other kids didn’t like him because of his talent. They began to hate him so the family turned against him.
His family said I would be after his money and to leave me alone, that I will take his money to Africa. But I don’t need his money. I have been working all this time. That’s when the problems started. “The last time I spoke to him face to face was a long time ago, when he was 17. I was calling him and he wasn’t answering so I travelled to the PSV training ground.
Credit: The Sports Bible
