Scout breaks silence in Kakuta row

THE France-based Chelsea scout at the centre of the Gael Kakuta affair has broken his silence on the controversy and insisted French clubs are willing participants in the transfer of their best talents abroad.

Chelsea were stunned when Fifa banned them from buying new players during the next two transfer windows after they were found guilty of inducing Gael Kakuta to break his contract with Lens in 2007. Chelsea are currently appealing the decision.

And Guy Hillion, the scout who first spotted Kakuta playing for France U16s in September 2006, has claimed Lens took advantage of the troubled financial situation Kakuta’s mother was in at the time he joined them, and that other French clubs are happy to sell their best prospects as long as it’s at the right price.