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Eight top flight managers have been accused of receiving bungs in explosive allegations made by a string of football agents.

The claims came just hours after England manager Sam Allardyce was forced to step down after an investigation by the Daily Telegraph.

Fresh allegations focus on eight current or former managers who were allegedly open to accepting bungs. None of the men have been named.

But according to The Telegraph, Pino Pagliara - an unlicenced agent who was banned from football for match-fixing in 2005 - was filmed naming football bosses who were open to offers.

He described the men as:

M anager 1

Pagliara claimed a former top-flight boss liked "bungs" in cash or deposited in a Swiss bank account.

He even stated he could call the manager at any given time.

Manager 2

The Italian stated another ex-Premier League boss was now "whiter than white" - even though he has received a large amount of money.

Manager 3

The boss is said to have been in charge of a number of British clubs.

Pagliara claimed he was fired by one of his former employers for having his "fingers in the till".

Manager 4

The agent claimed the manager had plenty of experience in the Premier League.

Pagliara suggests he knows the boss "very, very well" and the accused asked if there was a "coffee for me" in the negotiations.

Manager 5

It is reported Pagliara would often pay into a Swiss bank account to another ex-top-flight boss.

He claims the manager would call him to given him a number to the account.

Manager 6

The manager, a former player, is said to not be on a big salary at his club.

Pagliara suggests he likes extra money to secure deals.

Manager 7

Another former Premier League boss who was allegedly "on the pay roll" with the agents.

It is suggested the manager would receive money for taking players.

Manager 8

A long-serving manager who would make his own players give him kickbacks in return for increasing their wages.

'More backhanders than Wimbledon'

The Daily Telegraph name Pino Pagliari, an unlicensed Italian agent, as one of the agents they secretly filmed and report that he claimed a former top-flight boss had "more backhanders than Wimbledon".

The allegations come a day after the newspaper revealed former Bolton, Blackburn, Newcastle, West Ham and Sunderland boss Allardyce offering advice on how to "get around" rules on player transfers during a secretly filmed meeting.

The Daily Telegraph has also reported that Cardiff launched an investigation after auditors discovered evidence of unexplained payments relating to the 2014 loan move of Ravel Morrison from West Ham, then managed by Allardyce.

A spokesman for the Bluebirds is reported as saying: "We investigated the matter thoroughly" while the Football Association and Allardyce have yet to respond to the allegations, as has Morrison - who now plays in Italy with Lazio.

The Daily Telegraph has said it will pass transcripts to the Football Association and will also hand over information to the police.

The newspaper also revealed it had contacted all of the managers named by the agents and that five of them had responded with denials of taking bungs while three had not responded.

The newspaper has reported that later this week it will disclose the name of an assistant manager at a leading club who was filmed accepting a £5,000 cash payment from undercover reporters posing as representatives of a Far Eastern firm that was seeking to invest in players.