Saturday 17 November 2018

FIFA set to hand Manchester City a 1-year transfer ban

- Manchester City are in trouble as FIFA call for two transfer window ban for the club

- The Premier League side have been accused of over-paying families of under age players

- Chelsea have also been investigation following the payment of Christensen's father

Premier League side Manchester City could be ban for a year by FIFA over the signing of eight U-18 players from abroad.

According to Football Leaks, the Manchester club will be the second English club after Chelsea to face allegations of paying families of youth players.

And according to Danish media outfit Politiken, investigators of FIFA are calling for an outright one-year ban for the Etihad outfit in the next two transfer windows.

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One of the players involved is Belgium defender Mathias Bossaerts - City were said to have paid his family £190,000.

Documents also revealed that the Citizens were willing to pay £10,000 relocation costs to the family of a young boy who was still playing under-8s football.

Chelsea have also come under investigation over the illegal signing of 14 foreign youth players.

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The west London club were said to have paid Andera Christensen's father, Sten, £656,000 over four years as a scout on the same day the Danish defender was signed in 2012.

And the media outfit Politiken, claim Sten was not involved in any scouting duties for the Stamford Bridge outfit.

Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has gone under the knife for a surgery on his left knee.

The France international was in action when City defeated their rivals Manchester United last weekend at the Etihad.

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