A wealth manager facing imprisonment for pawning former Premier League star Edgar Davids’ £188,000 modern art collection has been unsuccessful in her bid to withdraw guilty pleas on fraud charges.

Nabila Habiby, 39, secured loans amounting to £31,500 against 37 paintings and artworks. She gained access to Mr Davids’ home in Hadley Wood, Hertfordshire, after he entrusted her with his property and keys.

The renowned footballer, who enjoyed a trophy-laden career with the Netherlands, Ajax, Juventus, and Tottenham, discovered his art collection was missing when pieces were auctioned by pawnbrokers, with one even surfacing in Hong Kong.…