Sam Allardyce tells of anguish after being forced to quit as England boss – but eight Premier League managers still stand accused of taking transfer bungs

Sam Allardyce broke his silence today and said he was 'very hurt and extremely disappointed' after he was forced to quit as England manager in disgrace.

Allardyce was handed a £1million pay-off as he lost his £3million-a-year job after just 67 days and one game – the shortest-ever reign of a permanent England manager - when he was filmed chasing a £400,000 deal to top up his salary.

But as he prepares to go on holiday today he contacted Sky Sports to suggest he had been badly treated and said: 'I'll never quit football'.

It came as eight current or former Premier League managers have been accused by agents of being paid 'bungs' when buying players.

The Daily Telegraph secretly filmed the men reeling off the names of football managers whom they alleged to be willing to accept backhanders, including five they said they had personally paid off.

One agent, Italian Pino Pagliara told the newspaper that in football: 'Everything is under the table', and another said that in English football 'corruption is staring you in the face'.

One Premier League manager was said to have had 'more backhanders than Wimbledon' - another had a Swiss bank account just for bungs and another demanded cash to be handed over in carrier bags, it was claimed.