Having not been paid, Bianco and Villagran decided to take a more gung-ho approach to secure payment for their alleged involvement in Yacob's move to West Brom.

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Villagran and Bianco have also been unable to provide CNN with any written contract that sets forth a relationship with Yacob in relation to the transfer to support their claim for compensation.

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"Villagran did not perform any agency services either on behalf of the player or the club in respect of the transfer of Yacob to WBA, " DBW Global Limited said in a statement sent to CNN.

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Bianco and Villagran contend they played a key role in Yacob's move, alleging that they brought him to England and accompanied him to Napoli to arrange a European Union passport, based on his Italian heritage.

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On legal advice from his lawyer, Villagran declined CNN's request to provide purported mobile phone records that might have indicated the level of contact they had with Yacob and Humphrey as well as West Brom and Ashworth.

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