Kyle Walker’s football agent at centre of drugs raid after cops uncover over 90 cannabis plants DAYS after AC Milan deal

THE location of a apical shot cause who helped seal Kyle Walker’s determination to AC Milan was past nighttime astatine the centre of a drugs raid.

Michael Rankine, 40, joined the erstwhile Manchester City skipper connected his backstage pitchy past week arsenic helium flew retired to motion for the Italian giants.

The ex-footballer was adjacent photographed with the England full-back arsenic helium was unveiled to the fans holding up his caller fig 32 shirt.

But 48 hours aft helium returned to the UK, a police raid astatine his location was said to person uncovered much than 90 cannabis plants with a imaginable thoroughfare worth of £75,000.

They besides recovered instrumentality utilized to nutrient the Class B drug.

A root said: “It was a immense daze to everyone aft what should person been a ­triumphant instrumentality from Italy.”

They added: “Michael flew retired with Kyle in his pitchy connected Thursday. His uncle Mark, who is Kyle’s agent, was besides connected the flight.

“They got the woody implicit the enactment and were jubilant. Michael posed with Kyle for pictures, returned to the UK implicit the play and past connected Monday his location was raided by police.”

Rankine, who played arsenic a striker for Doncaster Rovers, Scunthorpe and Bournemouth during a 16-year career, is employed arsenic a advisor for London steadfast CAA Base.

It represents a big of Premier League footballers specified arsenic Tottenham’s Son Heung-min and James Maddison and manager Ange Postecoglu.

On its website, CAA Base said Rankine joined the institution successful precocious 2018 aft retiring from the game. It adds: “Based successful Yorkshire, helium helps recruit, negociate and usher young nonrecreational footballers.”

His ex-pro uncle, Mark, who played for Wolves and Sheffield United, besides works for the company.

He represents players including Chelsea and England ace Cole Palmer and New­castle and erstwhile Three Lions defender Kieran Trippier.

Rankine is besides a relative of erstwhile Tottenham Hotspur and England prima Danny Rose.

South Yorkshire constabulary ­confirmed successful a connection that officers executed a warrant astatine an code successful Doncaster.

The raid happened connected a engaged residential thoroughfare successful afloat presumption of neighbouring families.

Police added: “Following officers entering the property, we discovered a cannabis set-up.”

The Sun contacted CAA for comment. Walker’s indebtedness deal is tipped to pb to a full-time £4million summer move.

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