Tax claims ‘sad’, says Mandaric

The wealthy football chairman accused of sending bungs to manager Harry Redknapp said he is insulted by the allegations.

Milan Mandaric said he was worth more than £100m (€120m) at the time and paid £55m in taxes over six years.

He said accusations of tax dodging are “sad, unfair and an insult” to his family, his associates and “even some of those supporters”.