Football Leaks. Jadon Sancho's Manchester City move may have been illegal

Borussia Dortmund youngster Jadon Sancho has been at the center of attention as he is being linked with a move to Manchester United as well as Liverpool. The Borussia Dortmund star moved to Manchester City from Watford Academy as a 14-year-old back in 2015. Reports emerged that Jadon Sancho's transfer to the club may have been illegal. According to Der Spiegel (via Mirror), City agreed to pay Sancho's former club Watford an up-front fee of £150,000 when the player was just 14-years-old in 2015. As part of the arrangement, it is alleged that Watford would then receive a further £500,000 if Sancho made ten appearances for the first team. However it is further claimed that Sancho's agent, Emeka Obasi, was remunerated as part of the deal. Obasi is said to have received £200,000 which Spiegel say was described as an "agent fee" in internal City documents. Spiegel state however that the fee was paid for "scouting services".

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