Manchester United whizkid Amad has been fined by the Italian football federation over allegations he used fake documents and bogus parents to move to Europe from Ivory Coast, reports the Daily Mail.

The FIGC, Italian football's governing body, has handed out the fine of £42,000 after the 18-year-old winger and his brother Hamed – who plays for Serie A side Sassuolo – accepted a plea bargain to avoid a ban.

A statement said that the two players used "false certifications that had allowed them to reunite in Italy with fictitious parents".

It added: "The two requested 'the application of the sanction pursuant to art. 126 of the Code of Sports Justice', that is, the plea bargain: the Federal Prosecutor's Office has thus imposed a penalty of 48 thousand euros for Amad Diallo and another 48 thousand euros for Hamed Traore."

The false documents were said to have been used so Amad could sign for junior club Boca Barco in 2015 and Atalanta three years later.

It is also alleged that Amad Diallo Traore was not the player's real name and Hamed may not even be his brother.

Having dropped the name Traore on his 18th birthday last July and legally changed it to Diallo in September, he decided to have Amad on the back of his shirt at United.