If there is one that has exploded in the eyes of football fans this year, it is good Matteo Guendouzi ! The 23-year-old midfielder had a full season with Marseille where his association with Dimitri Payet and Arkadiusz Milik sparked. Second in the championship behind the untouchable Paris Saint-Germain, the Marseille club allowed its player to experience the joy of being called up for the France team for the first time. A meteoric rise for the native of Poissy (Yvelines) who therefore joined the Blues of Didier Deschamps this week.
A native of Ile-de-France, Mattéo Guendouzi was therefore able to return to his native region and he decided to take advantage of his free time to drive around the streets of the capital, but not everything went as planned. . It is 2:30 p.m. last Thursday when the young man is arrested at the wheel of his Mercedes on the Champs-Elysées. A simple police check, except that the latter is not really in order. After checking, it turns out that the French international’s driving license has been suspended by the prefect of police of Marseille for a speeding which dates back to April 11.
He said in good faith he was unaware he was driving without a license
Mattéo Guendouzi therefore finds himself in a situation that is complex to say the least and he finds himself at the police station where he tries to justify himself. “He said that in good faith he was not aware that he was driving without a license”, reveals a source close to the file to the Parisian. To support his defense, the player goes so far as to provide documents proving his good faith: “He even recently received his points tally, which is what he showed the police”.
After investigation, the police realize that the letter notifying his license suspension was sent to the headquarters of the Marseille club and not at the player’s home, which validates Mattéo Guendouzi’s theory. The public prosecutor’s office therefore closed the case for an uncharacterized offence. Good news for the fiancé of the sublime Maë, who was able to find his teammates from the France team after this crazy afternoon!
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