Floyd Hasselbaink caught in corruption web
QPR boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Leeds owner Massimo Cellino and Barnsley’s Tommy Wright are at the centre of the latest allegations reported by the Telegraph.
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The newspaper uncovered this week that Sam Allardyce was at the centre of a newspaper sting which led to the former Sunderland boss losing his job as England manager.
News Editor of the Telegraph, Mark Hughes revealed that Wright, Barnsley’s assistant manager, has been suspended by the club after being filmed receiving a £5,000 bung.
He also revealed that Hasselbaink is filmed negotiating a £55,000 fee to work for an agency which wanted to sell players to his club.
Cellino has been reportedly filmed offering to sell part of his club to help undercover reporters get around third party rules.
Hasselbaink flew to Singapore to hold one of two meetings with undercover reporters, posing as representatives for a Far Eastern firm, to act as an ambassador for a sports company that offered to sell players to his club.
The former Chelsea striker had the understanding that the Far East firm wanted to become involved in the transfer of players and effectively would have been spending QPR’s money on players represented by the firm that was paying him.
Hasselbaink was initially offered around £35,000 but was recorded saying: “I think you have to do better than that.
“Look, just try to make me happy. Cos you come up with a nice figure, you know. The 35 is… you know?”
Hasselbaink has since responded on the accusations saying: “I deny any accusation of wrongdoing on my part.”
Credit: The Sun