Pellegrini, Silva victims of con-artist

Manchester City star David Silva and former manager Manuel Pellegrini were the victims of a 150,000 pound credit card fraud, according to a report from the Manchester Evening News.

Professional con-artist Jonathan Reuben posed as Silva to withdraw 20,950 pounds in cash from the midefielder's bank in Manchester in September 2015.

Reuben travelled to four branches of Silva's bank -- at Wigan, Bolton, Bury and Prestwich -- before using the card to make withdrawals from cashiers and machines.

Then-City boss Pellegrini later discovered he was also a victim of the same scam, losing around 130,000, pounds as his card was refused at a restaurant.

At the time of the scam, Reuben, who has since been jailed for 20 months after admitting three counts of fraud, was serving a 14-week suspended sentence for posing as a company director in another 14,000-pound scam.