Star consultant Pini Zahavi, who also transferred ÖFB star David Alaba to Real Madrid, is facing charges in Belgium.
The Belgian prosecutor confirmed on Friday that the Israeli players’ agent had been charged. “Derniere Heure / Les Sports” had previously reported that Zahavi was involved in investigations into fraud and money laundering around the Royal Mouscron football club. The charge is said to have been made a few weeks ago and has only now been made public.
The now 78-year-old took over the Belgian club in 2015 and sold it again a little later. In 2018, the club itself had house searches on suspicion of money laundering. The club was also charged itself. Now there are said to have been further searches in Malta.
Zahavi advises Alaba, Haaland and Neymar
Zahavi is one of the most important players’ agents in world football, piloted Neymar for example in 2017 for the record sum of 222 million euros to Paris St.-Germain, transferred Erling Haaland from Red Bull Salzburg to Borussia Dortmund, is currently working on the future of the Norwegian and threading alabas Signature at Real Madrid.
Austria’s soccer star Zahavi had negotiated with Munich about a contract extension. This did not materialize because the Israeli demanded an annual salary of 20 million euros, which Bayern withdrew their offer at the end of October 2020. Then Alaba hired in Madrid. Zahavi, whom Uli Hoeneß once described as a “greedy piranha”, is said to have received a commission of 5.2 million euros as the official Real representative.
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