‘He is the agent of choice for Chelsea, Manchester United and others, the Mr Fixit who knows how to grease the wheels that make the football business work. But if Pini Zahavi really engineered the "chance" encounter between Rio Ferdinand and Peter Kenyon on Saturday, he may for once have bitten off more than he can chew.
‘Zahavi's part in arranging the meeting between Kenyon, Jose Mourinho, Ashley Cole and his agent Jonathan Barnett has already been referred to the FA to pass on to FIFA to investigate. The Israeli is beyond the FA's jurisdiction, which may only intensify the feeling he is "untouchable". Yet while Sir Alex Ferguson has been happy to deal with Zahavi in the past, that could change.’
The Mirror also lists his big deals, one of which is the £18m transfer of Ferdinand from West Ham to Leeds – a transfer that is the subject of an investigation by the Serious Fraud Office. He also set up the deal bringing Saha to Old Trafford, where a major row followed the disclosure that £750,000 had been paid in agent’s fees.