Rennes report City to FIFA

MANCHESTER City are the latest Premier League club to come under scrutiny over the acquisition of young players with Rennes confirming they have referred the signing of Jeremy Helan to FIFA.

Seventeen–year–old defender Helan, the former captain of the France Under–16 side, joined City in 2008.

“We have referred this to FIFA,” Dreossi told The Independent, claiming that Rennes had no contact with City before Helan’s switch to Eastlands.

Chelsea were last week banned from registering players for the next two transfer windows after FIFA punished them for inducing Gael Kakuta to west London.

Chelsea have since confirmed they are to appeal FIFA’s verdict.

And Manchester United have announced they are ready with a robust defence should Le Havre continue to pursue a case against the Red Devils over their signing of Paul Pogba.

United have warned the French outfit they may sue them if there are any more allegations such as made by the Le Havre president Pierre Louvel, who claimed the Old Trafford outfit had offered Pogba’s parents 100,000 euros each and a house if the 16-year-old joined them.

Although Pogba subsequently did join United, the Premier League champions insist the move was legal.




Brian Kidd has returned to Manchester City as technical development manager at the club’s academy.



His brief will be to coach both the talented youngsters coming through Platt Lane and also head up the in–service training of the staff.

Kidd spent last season at Portsmouth, where along with Paul Hart they kept the club in the Barclays Premier League following the departure of Tony Adams.