Agent to block Israel duo

The move is the latest in the agent's battle for claims for payments for the role he says he played in taking the pair to England.

He said in the Daily Express: "I have already sued Ben Haim and he has 30 days to answer my court actions. But if he comes over to Israel to play against England, I am ready to serve an injunction to prevent him leaving the country until he answers my legal actions.

"I am also doing the same with Idan Tal. Haim was earning £500 a month, he was a nobody until I took him to Bolton. Now he is earning a fortune and he should be paying me a percentage of his earnings."

Israel host England in a crucial Euro 2008 qualifier in Tel Aviv on March 24, with the sides currently lieing in third and fourth place in Group E with seven points from four games. Croatia top the group with 10 points.