The PSG hat was a dead giveaway
A photo of Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Adrien Rabiot sitting in the stands at Anfield on Sunday afternoon has gotten some Liverpool fans very excited.
But we have some bad news for you – it is not him.
The screengrab of the Rabiot-lookalike went viral on social media, with many thinking that it meant he was on his way to Merseyside. But the actual person in the photo – a Liverpool fan named Conor Deane – has confirmed that it was him.
I can confirm @Adriien_Rabiiot was not a the game today it was me sorry to ruin the party up the fucking reds 🔥🔴😆 pic.twitter.com/BE8ZhzlAqe
— Connor (@connorLfc97) March 31, 2019
The real Adrien Rabiot even commented on his Instagram, finding the whole thing funny.
Let’s be honest though – if it really was Rabiot, would he have really have been wearing a PSG hat?
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23-year-old Adrien Rabiot has been linked to several big clubs recently – as well as Liverpool, Real Madrid, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea have all been rumoured to be after the Frenchman.
Rabiot’s mother – who is also his agent – recently claimed that her son “is a prisoner” at his current club.
“He is a hostage at PSG,” she told L’Equipe. “Soon it will be dry bread, water and a dungeon! This environment is cruel.
“A footballer is made to play, not to stay in the closet. Adrien has not played since December, and probably until June.
“Brought back to a professional career, six months is huge! He is taken hostage because he does not want to re-sign while he is only respecting his contract. Adrien asks only that: to respect his contract.”
“I do not want to cry about it, or to weaken even more Adrien saying he is not good,” she continued. “We are attacking the human side here.
“We are modest. I can only tell you that he feels very badly [about] everything that happens.”
