Kia Joorabchian insists he has 'no other choice' than to take legal action against West Ham.
Businessman also on look-out for new talent
Kia Joorabchian insists he has 'no other choice' than to take legal action against West Ham United.
The businessman is suing the Hammers for alleged unpaid fees and costs regarding the Carlos Tevez affair.
Tevez, along with fellow Argentina international Javier Mascherano, was taken to Upton Park in August 2006 before joining Manchester United last summer.
The arrangement with the Hammers was deemed to be contrary to Premier League regulations, and Joorabchian hopes the court case will bring everything out into the open.
Damaged
Joorabchian said on
Sky Sports News: "I've always said that this has not been a very open-book case and I think a lot speculation which has gone around has damaged us personally throughout the process, which I've not been happy about.
"I don't understand why we were not 100% open about it right from the beginning.
"I think it will give us a chance to be 100% open although it's not a nice thing to go to court and have to sue a club which we obviously have some attachment to through Carlos.
"But we were left with no other choice."
Joorabchian has also completed the sale of Mascherano to Liverpool for £18million - and he is already on the lookout for the next South American star he can bring to Europe.
Vindicated
"I want Javi and Carlos to be the first of many players coming from South America," said Joorabchian.
"I have a whole web of scouts working in South America looking for the new Mascherano and the new Tevez. There is a lot of talent down there.
"People criticised third-party ownership when I first brought Mascherano and Tevez to West Ham, but I feel vindicated now.
"They are playing at two of the biggest clubs in the world. There will be more to follow."
