Vanessa Perroncel, the woman alleged to have had an affair with John Terry, is ready to negotiate as media companies offer rs 1.2 crore-plus to spill the beans
Vanessa Perroncel, the woman alleged to have had an affair with John Terry, is ready to negotiate as media companies offer rs 1.2 crore-plus to spill the beans
The French model at the centre of claims surrounding England captain John Terry's alleged affair has been offered u00c2u00a3250,000 (Rs 1.2 Crore approx) to tell her side of the story, publicist Max Clifford said yesterday.
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Underwear model Vanessa Perroncel, the ex-partner of Terry's England and former Chelsea team-mate Wayne Bridge, is at the heart of a media bidding war.
Clifford said he was in discussions with at least six media outlets and that a final decision on whether she will sell her story is yet to be made, but the bidding offers could rise.
"The u00c2u00a3250,000 offer is just the latest bid. I am in negotiations on her behalf," Clifford said.
Perroncel was at Clifford's home yesterday being updated on the media offers.
Big story
Clifford told Sky News: "It's a story everyone's talking about and all the papers and the TV networks are very keen to get to the bottom of it and find out what the truth is."
Clifford also said some press claims were incorrect.
He said Perroncel had first to consider the welfare of her four-year-old son before she made a decision.
He told GMTV: "Obviously, she's just overwhelmed by what has happened. She has never spoken to a single journalist and she's all over the papers with all kinds of allegations, some of which she said were true and some of which she said aren't true.
"She basically said 'What do I do? Journalists are knocking down my door, I've got people running round taking photos everywhere I go. I never sought this, I never asked for this, and I've never spoken to anybody'."
Asked whether there was any truth behind the alleged affair, he replied: "All I'm prepared to say is that she's known John a long time and obviously I think during that time they've become very close friends but anything more than that, I wouldn't want to say at this particular stage.
"It's really for her to decide what she wants to do."
In Capello's hands
Meanwhile, England boss Fabio Capello was believed to be weighing up Terry's future as captain yesterday.
It is understood Capello will have the final say on whether Terry can continue to lead the national team and he is expected to give his verdict well in advance of England's next match.
The FA have so far refused to comment but Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe said he would ask the governing body to explain its position on Terry, who failed with a High Court injunction to stop newspapers reporting the alleged affair.
Sutcliffe said: "On the field John Terry is a fantastic player and a good England captain, but to be the captain of England you have got to have wider responsibilities for the country, and clearly if these allegations are proven - and at the moment they are only allegations, then it does call into question his role as England captain.
Bridge (29) who has separated from Perroncel and now plays for Manchester City, said he did not intend to comment on the reports for the sake of the couple's son. u00e2u0080u0094
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