Multiple Championship Managers, Owner Caught on Film Allegedly Accepting Bribes

The Telegraph reported fresh bribery allegations on Wednesday following their investigation into corruption in English football, with Queens Park Rangers manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Barnsley assistant boss Tommy Wright and Leeds United owner Massimo Cellino all implicated.

According to the newspaper—whose sting saw manager Sam Allardyce part ways with the England national team on Tuesday—Wright was "filmed accepting a £5,000 cash 'bung' after agreeing to help a fake Far Eastern firm which wanted to profit from transfers" after meeting with undercover reporters in August.

In exchange for the cash, Wright agreed to help get Barnsley players to sign with the company and name players from other clubs who could be signed. He told the reporters, "I can just recommend players to you that I’ve gone and seen, and you will have to do your spicy dealing, whatever you do."

Sky Sports News HQ shared further details and some of the Telegraph's videos:

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WATCH: Allegations involving Barnsley's assistant manager Tommy Wright have been made by the Daily Telegraph. More: https://t.co/vUhYIaFryW

— Sky Sports News HQ (@SkySportsNewsHQ) September 28, 2016"

The Scot, who denied wrongdoing, was suspended by the Tykes on Wednesday after the newspaper contacted the club, which is launching its own internal investigation into the matter.

Hasselbaink was allegedly "filmed agreeing to represent the same firm by flying to the Far East to talk to investors for £55,000 a time."

"Give me a f--king player," he told the company, per the Telegraph. "A good player."

Sky Sports News HQ provided Hasselbaink's response to the report:

Meanwhile, Cellino met with undercover reporters and informed them of a method Leeds could use to circumvent the FA's rules on third-party ownership of players. The club refused to comment on the matter.

Phil Hay of the Yorkshire Evening Post shared details of the report:

He also gave further context for the allegations against Cellino:

FA chairman Greg Clarke spoke to the Telegraph regarding the FA's ability to police corruption: "We don’t have judicial powers, so we can’t go and get a court order and do things like that."

The association, in conjunction with the Premier League and English Football League, released a statement vowing to investigate "any substantive allegations":

With eight unnamed Premier League managers also accused of accepting bribes, it appears there is more to come as a result of the newspaper's 10-month investigation, with Allardyce being the tip of the iceberg.