 The amount was the largest agent fee disclosed in English football at that time and was regarded as being extraordinary.As part of the deal, Zahavi made payments to Barry Silkman, the agent who is understood to have spotted Yakubu's potential when he was playing in Nigeria and to have been responsible for the $500,000 transfer that took the player to Maccabi Haifa in 1999.In January 2006, Zahavi, together with his partner, assisted with the sale of Portsmouth to Alexandre Gaydamak.