Getting back to the news that Arsenal have been fined – along with agent Alan Middleton – after breaching the Football Association’s football agent regulations in relation to the transfer of Calum Chambers from Southampton…
A statement from the FA read: “Arsenal admitted part of the breach but denied another, which was found not proven following an Independent Regulatory Commission.
“The charges against Mr Middleton, which he denied, were found proven.”
The written reasons for the sanctions described the incident as a classic case of “fronting”, where an unauthorised and unlicensed agent was involved.
A statement from Arsenal read: “We acted in good faith throughout in this transfer and had no reason to believe that the player’s representative was not authorised to be involved in the transfer negotiations.
“The FA fully recognised that there was no intention to mislead on Arsenal’s part.”