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Failed footballer who pretended to be Chelsea player Gael Kakuta jailed

Fraudster: Abalimba (right) pretended to be Kakuta (left)

A washed-up footballer who pretended to be a Chelsea star to continue a champagne lifestyle has been jailed for four years.

Former Derby County ace Medi Abalimba admitted multiple counts of fraud after he ran up bar tabs worth thousands of pounds while pretending to be Chelsea winger Gael Kakuta.

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