In 2012, Manchester United were close to signing Eden Hazard from Lille, having agreed both a transfer fee and personal terms. However, the deal collapsed when Hazard’s agent, John Bico, allegedly demanded a secret multimillion-pound payment—£1 million through the club and several million directly from the owners. United refused, citing Premier League and UEFA rules, and Hazard instead joined Chelsea. Bico is now facing financial crime charges in Belgium, unrelated to this case. A Premier League investigation is ongoing into claims that Chelsea’s former owner Roman Abramovich made a €7 million offshore payment to Bico in 2013. Leaked documents suggest Chelsea made other secret payments during Abramovich’s ownership.Chelsea, under new ownership since 2022, reported potential irregularities to regulators and paid an €10 million UEFA fine for past FFP breaches. The new owners are cooperating with investigations and withheld £150 million from Abramovich’s sale price to cover potential sanctions. Hazard went on to become a star at Chelsea, while United settled for signing Shinji Kagawa instead.Ways to follow & support TFT:👊Support The Football Terrace by becoming a member - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjoj16PAB4l1o8B6I7dgD8Q/join✅The Football Terrace Notifications GC - https://t.me/joinchat/PFK9J0Idbjg5YWY0🎙️- Podcasts here - https://podfollow.com/the-football-terrace/view🎮Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/thefootballterrace📳DISCORD Group: https://discord.gg/PEZGdydXDK and Support 📺Football Terrace Clips - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrWJB0CwdArVgpMYq7_chAw💃TIKTOK - https://www.tiktok.com/@thefootballterrace🐤Twitter - https://twitter.com/TFTerrace📷Insta - https://www.instagram.com/tfterrace📲Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/footballterrace/Welcome to The Football Terrace the first Multi-club Podcast & Fan Channel. Each week, we dive deep into the Premier League’s Top 6 clubs, alongside coverage of the Champions League, Europa League, International tournaments, and a dash of other leagues. From the latest news to match reactions and transfer rumors, While we share our views and reactions, remember they’re opinions, not always hard facts. Forget the haters and skeptics; join us for real, passionate football discussions!Subscribe now for passionate, authentic football content! #TheTop6 #premierleague
