Chelsea’s midfielder Kante Files Lawsuit Against Former Agent For Fraud

The Paris prosecutor’s office has said Chelsea midfielder N’Golo
Kante has filed a lawsuit against his former image agent, citing
fraud and breach of trust.

The complaint filed this week by the France international
against Nouari Khiari also includes “attempted fraud” and “illegal
exercise of the profession of sports agent.”

According to L’Equipe newspaper, which first reported the story,
Kante was introduced to Khiari by friends and family members.

The pair started their working relationship in July 2016 but
tensions quickly arose and Kante decided to put an end to their
partnership a year later, accepting to pay €150,000 for Khiari to
severe their professional ties.

The French outlet reports that Kante claims that his former
associate kept all the copies of their deal and later pressured him
to get more money.

Another cause for their deteriorated relationship was Khiari’s
attempts to influence Kante’s career choices. The report said the
agent tried to convince Kante to move away from Chelsea during the
2018 summer to join Real Madrid.

“I was too kind,” Kante told L’Equipe. “I wanted to believe in
this person’s honesty and sincerity. But he was only driven by the
financial aspects.”