Kante accuses former agent of fraud

Chelsea and France midfielder N’Golo Kante has filed a criminal complaint accusing one of his former agents of fraud and attempted fraud, Paris prosecutors said on Thursday. The complaint, originally reported by L’Equipe sports newspaper, also alleges breach of trust and the illegal practising of the profession of agent. The allegations concern an agent who had responsibility for Kante’s image rights whom the player accuses of demanding an additional payment in return for cancelling their contract in 2017. Kante, 28, also accuses the agent of trying to interfere in his career by attempting to persuade him to join Real Madrid when it was not his role to do so. Kante said: “I believe my confidence has been abused. We had reached an agreement to cancel the contract but this person went back on it.”      --Afp