Nottingham Forest paid Manchester City £30million to land promising England under-21s midfielder James McAtee who is represented by football agency YMU Management Limited
James McAtee has been pictured signing for Nottingham Forest – with a disgraced unlicensed ‘agent’.
Forest sporting director Ross Wilson posted the picture on his own Instagram account with the £30m new boy alongside former agent Peter Morrison. Morrison was convicted of death by dangerous driving and jailed for seven years – increased to nine on appeal – after killing a traffic officer and leaving another paralysed in a car crash on the M6 in February 2016.
A court heard how he sent 25 What’sApp messages during 23 miles, the last 96 seconds before the crash, and drove at an average speed of 81 mph, when the suggested speed limit was 50 mph. Wilson posted the picture along with three other photos on Saturday with the caption: “A busy Saturday in Nottingham! Warm welcome to James McAtee and Omari Hutchinson.”
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The post, which was addressed City Ground, Nottingham Forest, is believed to have been deleted within an hour. It heralded the club’s double signing of McAtee and ex-Ipswich star Hutchinson. Football Association rules prevent Morrison from being an agent and he is therefore no longer on their latest list of licensed intermediaries.
Wilson posted a picture of McAtee, himself and Morrison in what looks like the standard signing-on photo which traditionally shows the player, club representative and the agent who did the deal. Morrison works for agency YMU Management Limited and is listed as their director of football even though he is not recognised by the FA as an agent.
Forest have insisted that YMU’s Mick McGuire’s name is on all the paperwork and no rules have been broken. England Under-21 star McAtee is regarded as one of the country’s best prospects and is listed on the company website as a star sporting client.
They also have the likes of TV stars Ant and Dec, Davina McCall and Graham Norton as showbiz clients under their umbrella. Mirror Sport (or Star or Express) contacted the Football Association who declined to comment. Morrison was also contacted for comment.