Allardyce's son is being sued by a football agent for almost £70,000 following the transfer of a player from Israel.Oh Dear ... More Bad News For Allardyce Family!
Allardyce's son is being sued by a football agent for almost £70,000 following the transfer of a player from Israel.Solicitors acting for international football agent David Abou have served a High Court Writ against Craig Allardyce claiming damages of £68,146, plus interest.
Mr Abou claims Allardyce breached a contract with him when he agreed the transfer of Israeli player Idan Tal to the Reebok Stadium from Maccabi Haifa.
At the time of the alleged deal, Allardyce was working as a football agent, trading under the name Prolific Management Limited.
Abou claims he made an oral agreement with him in or about March 2006 and that it was as a result of "several conversations" between the two that lead to the club signing the player.
The transfer was completed in July 2006 and Abou claims there was an agent's commission of £135,000.
Solicitors acting for Abou claim Allardyce failed to pay him the commission and reimburse the costs of the initial flight.
Craig Allardyce used to work for his father's agent, Mark Curtis, who runs a company called Direct Sports Management, before setting up on his own. He no longer works as a football agent.