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'What did I do to deserve this?' - Midfielder reveals attempted scam by fake sporting director over deadline day transfer despite travelling to German side for medical

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<p>Maggiotti, who plies his trade at Ligue 2 side Bastia, was approached by a man pretending to be Benjamin Kessel, the sporting director of Bundesliga 2 side Eintracht Brunswick. In the final hours on the deadline day, the midfielder was on his way from Paris to Germany to complete a loan move when he realised he had fallen prey to a scam and that Brunswick were never keen on signing him. The impostor demanded the player pay €10,000 to book a medical, claiming the club no longer had an agreement with a local hospital.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Speaking to <a href="https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Article/Un-faux-directeur-sportif-et-une-visite-medicale-a-10-000-et-8364-julien-maggiotti-victime-d-une-incroyable-tentative-d-arnaque-lors-du-mercato-d-hiver/1538350" target="_blank"><em>L'Equipe</em></a>, Maggiotti said: "My agent, through one of his contacts in Germany, had done more in-depth research and understands that Eintracht Brunswick has never been interested and that this thing is totally false."</p><p>He added: "During those hours of waiting, it was hard. You ask yourself a lot of questions. You say to yourself, but what did I do to deserve this? But I don't blame anyone. It happened to me, that's all."</p>

WHAT JULIEN MAGGIOTTI SAID

<p>The individual, who pretended to be Kessel, reportedly tried to scam players from Guingamp, Ajaccio and Nancy. The German side have already filed a complaint with the authorities, according to <a href="https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/football/transferts/qu-est-ce-que-j-ai-fait-pour-meriter-ca-la-journee-completement-folle-d-un-joueur-de-bastia-victime-d-une-tentative-d-arnaque-le-dernier-jour-du-mercato_AV-202502070948.html" target="_blank"><em>RMC Sport</em></a>. Maggiotti began his career at Lucciana and later went on to play for clubs like Cholet, Lavia and Charleroi before moving to Bastia in 2023.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Bastia, who are currently ninth in Ligue 2, will be back in action on Friday as they take on Clermont Foot in a league clash. </p>

WHAT NEXT?

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French midfielder Julien Maggiotti almost fell prey to a scam transfer on the January transfer deadline day.

&apos;What did I do to deserve this?&apos; - Midfielder reveals attempted scam by fake sporting director over deadline day transfer despite travelling to German side for medical

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