Mogi Bayat compares himself to Nelson Mandela in surreal radio intervention
Mogi Bayat compares himself to Nelson Mandela in surreal radio intervention

Mogi Bayat compares himself to Nelson Mandela in surreal radio intervention

Speaking on After Foot RMC last night, renowned Belgian agent Mogi Bayat, who has been viewed to have a monopoly over Ligue 1 side Nantes’ transfer dealings, sought to defend his record.

“In my activity as an agent, Nantes represents less than 10% of my earnings. I work an enormous amount with Nantes because we have affinities. I have worked in football for 15 years. I am a professional.”

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“At Nantes, there is Philippe Mao, who is in charge of recruitment and I have not taken charge of anything. I don’t want to be the Sporting Director of Nantes or any club. I am intermediary, registered with a diploma from the Belgian football federation and I am authorised to exercise my function in all countries where you need authorisations. I don’t want to stop being an agent. I like my job a lot. I was able to sell (Ismaila) Sarr to Watford whilst being “focused” on Nantes.”

Asked about why he was jailed for 47 days in 2018 owing to a money laundering scandal in Belgium in 2018, before being released on bail, Bayat compared himself to Mandela:

“Nelson Mandela was in prison and good people have also been. Wait until the end of the story. We are a democracy and there is presumption of innocence. There is a judge and 50 investigators who are interested in my case and I am not prevented from undertaking my job in any capacity.”