Soccer agent 'threatened' Chelsea director over Zouma fee, UK court hears

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Crystal Palace v West Ham United - Selhurst Park, London, Britain - April 21, 2024 West Ham United's Kurt Zouma looks dejected after Crystal Palace's Jean-Philippe Mateta scores their fourth goal Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - A soccer agent sent a threatening email to a senior director at Premier League club Chelsea FC, demanding a six-figure commission over the transfer of French defender Kurt Zouma, prosecutors told a London court on Tuesday.

Saif Rubie sent an email to Marina Granovskaia, Chelsea's director of football under former owner Roman Abramovich, in May 2022 after Zouma's transfer to West Ham from Chelsea the previous year.