Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink pleads innocence after newspaper names him in corruption investigation

QPR manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has told Sky News he is totally innocent after being named in a newspaper investigation into football corruption.

The Daily Telegraph secretly filmed Hasselbaink and alleged he agreed to take cash from a sports company that had made it clear it was interested in getting involved in player transfers.

But Hasselbaink told Sky he thought he was agreeing to take a £55,000 fee to fly to Singapore and make a speech.

"I thought that money was only for the speech," he said. "I was prepared to fly for money to go and make a speech and that was it.

"I understand the word bung and have never taken an amount of money for those kinds of reasons or implied that I would. I don't believe in it, I don't stand for it, it's not how I operate."

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Hasselbaink said he understood how bad the newspaper allegations made him appear.

"Yes, that's why I'm so angry and disappointed," he said. "The only thing I can say is I would never ... I've got the best intentions for this club.

"It doesn't look great, doesn't look great for my family, for the supporters.

"It makes me very sad that I have been put in this daylight, and I want to clear my name. I've done nothing wrong.

"You reflect, think back and criticise yourself and you must say I've been naive."

QPR has launched an internal investigation following the allegations, but Hasselbaink is still in his job.

"We have every confidence in our manager and the robust systems and processes the club has in place," a QPR statement read.

Hasselbaink says he is considering legal action against the Telegraph.

"We are already looking at it," he said. "I feel very strong that my name is clean.

"It's very important for me that I do the right thing, because of QPR, because of the fans, family and myself."

Hasselbaink, who is 44, was born in Suriname and played 23 times for the Dutch national side.

He played for 10 football clubs, including Atletico Madrid, Leeds United and Chelsea, where he scored 70 goals in 136 appearances.

He took over at QPR in December 2015 after managerial spells at Royal Antwerp and Burton Albion.