A people smuggler claimed he was in contract discussions with Manchester City in a bid to avoid deportation.

Dragos Lujinschi, 38, also claimed he'd been in contact with Premier League player, Bernardo Silva, regarding 'investing in smaller teams' and those 'prospects would be ruined' if he was extradited.

However a judge at Westminster Magistrates' Court found his claims not 'at all likely' and ordered his extradition to France, where he faces two years in jail for attempting to smuggle ten migrants into the country.

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According to The Sun , the judge also rejected claims that Lujinschi was in relationships with 'a number of women' who would be badly affected if he were to be extradited.

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