N'Golo Kanté

Kanté's move from Al-Ittihad to Fenerbahçe initially appeared in jeopardy after the Turkish club accused Al-Ittihad of an error in FIFA's transfer matching system. The registration was ultimately regularised, and Kanté signed for Fenerbahçe the following day.

State of the evidence

Documented

Kanté became caught up in a dispute between agents and advisers over commissions, image rights and his transfer to Chelsea. Mediapart documented alleged pressure and threats in 2017. In 2019, Kanté filed a complaint against his former image rights agent Nouari Khiari, notably for fraud and breach of trust; an investigation opened. Khiari subsequently brought civil proceedings seeking approximately €3.8 million. Kanté's criminal complaint was ultimately closed without further action because the elements of an offence were considered insufficiently established.

State of the evidence

Allegations

Attribution

Protagonist is the complainant

Football Leaks revealed the establishment of NK Promotions in Jersey and a proposal to channel part of Kanté's income through image rights to reduce tax liabilities. After initially agreeing in principle to certain elements, Kanté ultimately refused to have income paid in Jersey and requested an ordinary UK tax arrangement.

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Documented

Attribution

Directly implicated