Bates claims dalla Bona signed 'illegal' contract Chelsea chairman Ken Bates has accused AC Milan of agreeing an "illegal pre-contract" deal with Sam dalla Bona two years ago... Ananova
Um...... I'm no Bates fan, but, one thing that can be said about the man is that when it comes to legal matters he is no fool. If he has it in his head that something wasn't above board you can bet there is evidence of that somewhere.