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Man United starlet Amad Diallo fined after allegations he used fake documents and bogus parents to move to Europe

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Amad Diallo fined for using false documents and ‘Bogus Parents’ [photo courtesy]

Manchester United's new signing Amad Diallo has been fined £42,000 [Sh6.3million] in Italy over allegations that he used fake documents and fictitious parents to move to Europe from Ivory Coast.

 The Daily Mail has reported that the FIGC, Italian football’s governing body, has handed out the fine after the 18-year-old winger and his brother Hamed – who plays for Serie A side Sassuolo – accepted a plea bargain to avoid a ban.

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