Investigation: Ake's move to Chelsea has sparked
fury in Holland
Chelsea
are set to be investigated
over their pursuit of 15-year-old Feyenoord starlet Nathan
Ake.
The promising youngster agreed a move to the Barclays Premier
League champions in a deal reported to cost as much as
£670,000.
But strict rules in Holland prevent children under the age of 16
dealing with agents, and Dan Kramp of the Forza Fides agency is
alleged to have played a key role in the deal.
According to the Sun, Kramp reportedly took Ake to Chelsea
during the Christmas holidays with the defender, who turns 16 on
Friday, even bragging on his Twitter account about 'heading
to London,' and staying at 'a good hotel'.
The deal has caused uproar in Holland, with Dutch Labour MP
Tjaeerd Vekken raising the issue in parliament.
'The rules clearly state that agents can't do anything with
children under 16,' Vekken said.
'Yet this agent turns up with a 15-year-old at Chelsea so the FA
has got to tackle this issue.'
Treading on thin ice: Chelsea found themselves in
hot water over the signing of Kakuta
A spokesman from the Dutch FA added: 'It's a transfer
involving a player who is not yet 16 so our integrity unit is going
to take a look at it.'
Chelsea denied any wrong doing over the Ake pursuit in December.
A spokesman said: 'We've kept Feyenoord abreast of our interest
from the very beginning and as a result have agreed terms with the
club for the player's transfer to Chelsea in July.'
Having been at the centre of controversy with the Gael Kakuta
scandal last year, Chelsea were thought to have made their approach
for Ake as above board as possible, making regular contact with
Feyenoord's sporting director Leo Beenhakker to ensure they were
not accused of any misdemeanours.
