Young players, particularly from Spain, Africa and Australia have been duped in recent months by people posing as other agents, scouts and club employees offering trials, contracts and extra training at clubs such as Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool.
In exchange for £500, the players are promised contact with the clubs and a help with necessary visas while an extra £2,500 will help cover travel costs, medical fees and insurance.
One incident resulted in a 16-year-old boy arriving at Manchester airport unaccompanied to await a club representative who never turned up as they knew nothing of any proposed deal.
Although such dealings are not new to the game, they do seem to be on the increase as fraudsters sense a financial gain.
The cases are now being investigated by International Centre for Sports Security (ICSS), based in Doha, Qatar, who have raised the issue with the Premier League.
Source : Tempo
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