With Manchester City having been charged for breaching more than 100 financial fair play rules, ivory Coast legend Yaya Toure's former agent has now responded to claims he received secret payments from the club.
Earlier this week, the Premier League announced that City had repeatedly failed to provide them with information giving an accurate and fair view of the team's financial situation, particularly with regards to its revenue.
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Following a four-year investigation, the Citizens are accused of having cooked the books and provided improper records regarding their sponsorship revenue and operating costs, among other things, from the 2009/10 season to the 2017/18 campaign.
With the matter having now been referred to an independent commission, the Citizens face several potential types of punishment, including relegation, points deduction, expulsion, and the possibility of having the titles they won during the nine-year period stripped off them.
With one of the charges against them being the failure to include full details of player and manager remuneration, Toure's agent at the time (from 2010 to 2018), Dimitri Seluk, was asked if he received any unscrupulous payments from the six-time English champions during that period.
"No, everything was transparent, there was nothing on the back side," Seluk told The Guardian.
"I am interested to see what happens as this was a surprise.
"Yaya paid everything – tax and everything. It was all transparent."
Seluk also added that he would be happy to speak to the independent commission if contacted.
"Of course," he said. "I would tell them the same."
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The Ivorian was a huge success at the Etihad, winning three EPL titles, two FA Cups, and one League Cup.
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