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Agent McGarvey ‘has been naive’
- Updated: September 27, 2016
The agent at the centre of the Sam Allardyce sting is “shocked” by the Daily Telegraph report and denies wrongdoing, his lawyers say.
Scott McGarvey introduced the England manager to undercover reporters he believed were businessmen representing a firm of investors, the newspaper claims.
The FA is considering sacking Allardyce over comments made to the reporters, according to sources, while Sky Sports News HQ has seen a list of eight managers who claim to have been targeted by the same sting operation.
One video on the Telegraph website allegedly shows Allardyce rebuking McGarvey for suggesting giving players “a few grand” to help recruit fellow players to a management firm, and the England boss is shown saying: “You slipped up tonight. You can’t go there anymore. You …