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Agent calls former Chelsea sporting director Granovskaia ‘a liar’ in court
- Saif Alrubie denies intimidation over transfer fee commission
- Alrubie alleges he was owed £300,000 from Kurt Zouma deal
A top football agent has accused a former Chelsea executive of repeatedly lying about a transfer fee in order for the Premier League club to avoid paying him a commission, Southwark crown court has heard.
During an at times irascible appearance as the defendant, the agent Saif Alrubie, said Chelsea’s former director of football, Marina Granovskaia, misrepresented how much West Ham had paid the west London club for France defender Kurt Zouma in 2021 – effectively cutting him out of the deal and depriving him of fees.
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