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Arrested football agent 'wanted to watch Queen's funeral'

A football agent accused of sending a threatening email to a former Chelsea director told police he had been looking forward to watching the late Queen's funeral before he got arrested.

A court has heard Saif Alrubie considered he was owed a percentage of Kurt Zouma's transfer fee to West Ham.

It is alleged Mr Alrubie demanded payment from Marina Granovskaia and insinuated she might come to harm.

He denies sending a communication with intent to cause distress.

Image caption, Marina Granovskaia was described as the "right-hand person" of Chelsea's former owner Roman Abramovich

The 45-year-old was arrested while getting off a plane at Heathrow Airport on 19 September 2022 - the day of the funeral - and told officers during his police interview that he was unhappy being arrested "like I'm Pablo Escobar".