- Saif Alrubie in court over message sent to Marina Granovskaia
- Case related to payment he said he was owed for role in transfer
A top football agent has been acquitted of sending an intimidating email message to former Chelsea director of football Marina Granovskaia – the so-called “right hand” of the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich.
The agent, Saif Alrubie, 45, was cleared by a jury of seven men and five women on Monday at Southwark crown court. They unanimously found he was not guilty of sending an “electronic communication with intent to cause distress or anxiety”, after deliberating for more than four hours.
