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The brother of rising Australian soccer sensation Garang Kuol helped broker a half-a-million dollar Premier League deal for him while on the run from Australian authorities.
Kuol Mawien Kuol remains at large after skipping bail on July 22 in Victoria and heading to New South Wales to manage his little brother.
Just days after making his international debut for the Socceroos, Garang Kuol last week secured a lucrative transfer to Newcastle United.
Kuol Mawien Kuol remains on the run after skipping bail on July 22. He is the brother/agent of soccer sensation Garang Kuol. Police have released this picture of him.
Garang Kuol just signed a deal with Newcastle United that could eventually be worth millions to both him and his brother
Kuol Mawien Kuol is the brother of rising soccer champ Garang and established international player Alou
International football sources have told Daily Mail Australia Garang's brother was instrumental in brokering the deal with the help of a Nigerian agent doing the leg work for him in the United Kingdom.
Kuol is believed to have escaped the cold Melbourne winter for the coastal delights of Terrigal - about 86kms north of Sydney - but is yet to have been arrested.
The English Premier League club announced on Saturday it had fended off interest from 'a number of high-profile clubs' to sign his 18-year-old brother Garang on a deal commencing in January.
A day later, Garang became the youngest Australian since Harry Kewell to debut for the Socceroos, coming off the bench in the side's 2-nil win over New Zealand in Auckland.
The Newcastle deal could not have happened without the co-operation of his current A-League side the Central Coast Mariners, whom will pocket a tidy transfer fee on the back of the deal brokered by its star's fugitive brother.
The club has not responded to Daily Mail Australia's repeated requests for comment.
Kuol had an arrest warrant issued after he skipped bail on charges of ripping off elderly Australians in a $121,000 bank scam.
Victoria Police issued it after he failed to turn up at court on August 22 over a series of fraud charges.
The 23-year old has been on the run since July 22 when he failed to answer bail in Victoria.
Kuol Mawien Kuol (right) is an alleged fraudster who professes to manager his successful brothers
Garang Kuol will join Newcastle from Central Coast Mariners in January in a deal worth an initial half-a-million dollars.
He was arrested in Sydney two days later after troublesome behaviour at the casino.
Police sources have confirmed the Footscray man, from Melbourne's west, appeared at NSW's Downing Centre Local Court on July 28 where he was found guilty of four charges, including resisting arrest and handling stolen goods.
In a bungle, Kuol was released in NSW and has not been seen by
