« 99,99999 % »this is the probability that Marcel Desailly is the father of Victoria, a 10-year-old girl, according to a DNA test revealed by Le Parisien. The ex-captain of the Blues had to undergo a paternity test, ordered in March by the courts, after he refused to recognize the child, in 2021.
Victoria was born from a relationship with Cosma Batista de Alcantara, ex-lover then partner of the former 1998 world champion. The couple was formed at the time when Marcel Desailly was still married to Virginie, mother of his four children. . They even moved together in Paris.
Privately, Marcel Desailly would never have denied the paternity of Victoria, born when he was abroad, although he never officially recognized her. According to The Parisianseveral photos attest to the closeness of the father and his daughter as well as a video where the ex-Nantes and Chelsea player declares, with Victoria in his arms: “I’m with dad!” Cuckoo ! How are you ? ». Several witnesses from the time claim that the little girl called Marcel Desailly “daddy” in public. For his part, the former footballer claims to have acted with Cosma and Victoria “like any person meeting a friend with their child would do”.
Furthermore, his relationship with Cosma has not always been good. In 2013, he allegedly hit her against a wall before, a few weeks later, slapping her in a bar. A handrail has been installed.
Not the first child he refuses to recognize
In 2014, in another case, Marcel Desailly refused to submit to a paternity test ordered by the Toulon court, which had the legal consequence of designating him as the father of Aïda, 23 years old and born out of wedlock.
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The official paternity recognition hearing will take place on December 10. Cosma Batista de Alcantara wants alimony of €5,000 per month and a symbolic euro in damages for the threats suffered. She also wants Victoria, whose first name would have been imposed by her father, to be able to bear the name Desailly. As the daily indicates, she would thus become the namesake of the eldest daughter of the former captain of the Blues.
