Saw this on toffee web and thought it was interesting:
“Two things.
1) Vitor Pereira would be a paler version of what we just got rid off.
2) Kia Joorabchian, as a British-Iranian, is a close friend of Moshiri's and an Arsenal fan from where they know each other.
He tried to buy Arsenal when David Dein was still there, but it was way beyond his pocket. Instead, he invested heavily here in Brazil with one of the mega-clubs, Corinthians in 2003.
Within 3 years there was a warrant out for his arrest (and others) as the arrangement was seen as money laundering. Only in 2014 were all charges dropped with the case unproven.
It was during this time he met Carlos Tevez (and Mascherano) and brokered their controversial 3rd party deal to WHU.
The PL later said if they had known the details of the players' ownership, they would never have sanctioned the deal. They tightened up on player 3rd party ownership as a result.
Nor does the PL allow anyone who is not a registered player agent to mediate in deals with PL clubs. Kia Joorabchian is not a registered agent.
If he is indeed Pereira's agent, I don't know if the PL restriction extends to managers also.”
Sounds well dodgy!