It was not planned, but he invited himself. Monday evening, while RMC's L'After Foot program devoted a subject to the influence of Mogi Bayat in the recruitment of FC Nantes, the Franco-Belgian-Iranian agent contacted the radio to explain himself live. A rare word because the interested party does not respond to journalists (Belgian in particular) since 2018 ... "I do not want Mr. Kita and Nantes to be attacked using my name," he said immediately.
Bayat did not deny his influence at la Jonelière. “In my activity as an agent, the FCN represents less than 10% of my turnover. I work a lot with Nantes because there are affinities. I have been working in football for fifteen years. I am a professional. "
The one who acts as an intermediary in almost all the entry and exit files of players from several mercatos, on the other hand, denied being the unofficial sports director of the Nantes club: "I do not wish to be the sports director of Nantes, nor of 'no club. I don't want to stop being an agent at all. I really like my job. Today, I'm an intermediary, with a Belgian diploma. Who said anything was entrusted to me? I was not told anything at all. At the Nantes club, there is Philippe Mao who is responsible for recruitment. No player comes to Nantes without being validated by the recruitment cell, by the coach, by the assistant, by everyone. "
He compares himself to Nelson Mandela
Finally, Bayat was necessarily questioned about the investigation that is underway concerning him. In late 2018, he was charged with money laundering and involvement in a criminal organization. He slept more than forty days in prison and was released on bail (150,000 euros). The man who remains presumed innocent replied, "Nelson Mandela has done prison, and good people have done it." "
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