They are suspected of illegal exercise of the profession. Bakari Sanogo and Joaquim Batica, two players’ agents from FC Nantes, were taken into custody on Tuesday, we learned from a judicial source, confirming information from the log Ocean Press. The investigation, carried out since June 2022, relates to facts of “illegal exercise of the activity of sports agent”, “forgery and use of forgery”, “abuse of corporate assets”, “laundering of aggravated tax fraud” and “laundering in an organized gang”, indicates the daily.
On May 10, 2022, three days after Nantes’ coronation in the Coupe de France, three club officials had already been placed in police custody for several hours as part of an investigation into player transfers.
One of the agents close to Waldemar Kita
According to several media, the investigators were then interested in commissions paid to Bakari Sanogo during several transfers. As part of this investigation, searches were also carried out in December 2020 at the club’s headquarters, at the Jonelière training center.
Moussa Sissoko’s agent, Bakari Sanogo is an intermediary close to Waldemar Kita, the president of the Nantes club, who has regularly called on his services in his recruitments.
2023-06-28 07:40:20
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