Arsenal have been left with faces as red as their shirts after it was revealed that their partnership deal with Chinese manufacturer BYD Auto was signed off by an alleged fraudster, unconnected to the company.
The club announced the partnership in a statement in April, boasting of the deal they had penned with 'the world's best-selling electric vehicle manufacturer'.
Just a few months down the line though, it appears the whole thing was just an elaborate hoax - with the Mail reporting that Li Juan, the suspected fraudster who Arsenal are believed to have signed the deal with, rented property in Shanghai to create the impression of having opened a branch of BYD in the city.