Willie McKay has admitted giving a cheque for £18,000 to Pascal Chimbonda, the Tottenham Hotspur player who was arrested last Monday on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud. McKay, a Fifa-licensed agent registered with the Scottish Football Association, told the Sunday People that he had handed the money to the once-capped France international as a loan. Chimbonda was detained for questioning by detectives of the City of London police last week as part of a year-long investigation into suspected corruption in football. The loan is unconnected to the investigations led by the former Metropolitan Police commissioner, Lord Stevens, because Chimbonda’s transfer to Spurs, on deadline day in August last year, came outside the terms of reference of the inquiry by Stevens’ Quest team. In its final report delivered in June, Quest said it was “awaiting clarification” from McKay of his conduct in several of the outstanding transfers. Throughout the investigations by Quest and the City of London police McKay has denied any wrongdoing. read more