Former Chelsea CEO Marina Granovskaia has welcomed the High Court's decision to rule in her favour in a legal battle with football agent Saif Alrubie.
Alrubie filed a multi-million-pound claim with the London Circuit Commercial Court over fees he alleged were still owed to him as part of Kurt Zouma's £30million transfer from the Blues to West Ham in August 2021.
However, judge David Quest KC agreed to Granovskaia's request to stay proceedings and ruled that Alrubie should pursue his claim via Football Association arbitration instead.
The agent was also ordered to pay £150,000 plus VAT in costs on an interim basis.