Footballer, Wilfried Bony sues former agents and Swansea City over £8m secret commissions

Swansea striker, Wilfried Bony will be the focus of a High Court case after the Swans were accused of paying £8m in "secret commissions".

Bony claims that two football agents who used to represent him received under-the-table cash between 2013-2015.


The agents, Gilbert Kacou and Czech Dalibor Lacina, are now being sued alongside the club, for commissions in excess of £8m.

Swansea re-signed Bony this summer and say they have no dispute with him.

A Swansea City spokesperson told BBC Wales Sport: "The club can confirm that there is no ongoing legal dispute between Swansea City Football Club and Wilfried Bony."

It is understood Swansea are calm about the situation, believing any previous disputes around the case were resolved prior to Bony rejoining the club. They believe the matter is now between Bony and his previous agents and the club were not represented at a preliminary hearing at the High Court.

At the preliminary hearing, the agents tried to halt the litigation in Bony's case against them, insisting the dispute had to be resolved behind closed doors, before an arbitration panel under the aegis of the Football Association.

Judge Mark Pelling QC told the High Court: "The factual allegation is that, while ostensibly acting on his behalf in negotiations concerning his contract of employment with Swansea, (the agents and their companies) received secret commissions totalling in excess of £8m from the fifth defendant (Swansea City)."

He added that the commissions were alleged to have been paid "under four written agreements... between July 2013 and February 2015".

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