Record fees paid to agents

[tiger666]

No surprise that we're well up there.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30254835

Premier League clubs spend record £115m on agents fees
Premier League clubs paid a record £115m to agents in the 12 months to the end of September 2014.

The league's top spenders were Chelsea, on £16.8m. Premier League champions Manchester City spent £12.8m - £1.5m less than runners-up Liverpool.....

 

[yankspurs]

Spent more on agents then players net. Only at spurs.

9.8m on agents bringing in 7 players in 13. 11m bringing in 5 this summer. Really Daniel?

 

[UncleBuck]

Wonder if levy had prior knowledge of this seeing as Soton only spent £5m....

 

[beats1]

Wonder if levy had prior knowledge of this seeing as Soton only spent £5m....

No we have always spent huge an amount on agents

Funny how united paid less than us in agent fees but yet made deals with someone, fifa say is making too much money from football

 

[Geyzer Soze]

Due to our lack of scouting network?

 

[Rocksuperstar]

I hate agents. Really, i hate anyone who skims off of talent, and makes out like they've in some way earned it themselves.

How long before agents get so big they themselves have agents?

 

[Kendall]

I hate agents. Really, i hate anyone who skims off of talent, and makes out like they've in some way earned it themselves.

How long before agents get so big they themselves have agents?

The concept of an agent being involved isn't a bad one. We're generally talking about very thick individuals who are worth a lot of money and thus need guidance and advice with regard to their affairs. Why shouldn't those with the negotiation skills to get the best/fairest deal for their client get a cut? Its not really much different to a lawyer representing their client in getting fair deals.

 

[al_pacino]

The concept of an agent being involved isn't a bad one. We're generally talking about very thick individuals who are worth a lot of money and thus need guidance and advice with regard to their affairs. Why shouldn't those with the negotiation skills to get the best/fairest deal for their client get a cut? Its not really much different to a lawyer representing their client in getting fair deals.

If you read Simon Jordans books he ran into a couple of agents who were happy for their clients to get a bit less as long as they got a bigger cut.

 

[Kendall]

If you read Simon Jordans books he ran into a couple of agents who were happy for their clients to get a bit less as long as they got a bigger cut.

You always get a couple of crooks in every business. Like personal injury lawyers!

 

[tiger666]

Bump.

Pretty sure nothing will come of it but still. Pile on the optimistic ratings ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42797542

Uefa considers imposing cap on agents' fees in bid for 'transparency'

 

[Bus-Conductor]

I don't have a problem with agents per se at all, I just think they shouldn't be able to act - or receive recompense - for more than one party in any transaction/negotiation.

I have no problem with an agent making as much money as his client wants to pay him, but conflict of interests should not be permissible.

 

[Lilbaz]

I don't have a problem with agents per se at all, I just think they shouldn't be able to act - or receive recompense - for more than one party in any transaction/negotiation.

I have no problem with an agent making as much money as his client wants to pay him, but conflict of interests should not be permissible.

Agreed. The agents fee should be paid by the player not the club.

 

[Rocksuperstar]

I have no problem with an agent making as much money as his client wants to pay him, but conflict of interests should not be permissible.

That's the problem though, the player doesn't pay them for the transaction. I imagine they would have them on a retainer, like a monthly salary sort of deal, but their fee just drives up the price to the buying club.

 

[Wellspurs]

At least we are taking the high ground by not paying any agents this month!

 

[Dillspur]

Wasn't it reported that UTD paid £15m to the agent in the sanchez deal, and 30-40m for Pogba? That's nuts! Something does need to be done

 

[hellava_tough]

Agreed. The agents fee should be paid by the player not the club.

Although the cost would be passed onto the club by the player, so you're back at square one

 

[hellava_tough]

Wasn't it reported that UTD paid £15m to the agent in the sanchez deal, and 30-40m for Pogba? That's nuts! Something does need to be done

My instinct agrees with you, but then again Man Utd, a multi-million pound hard-nosed global corporation, seem to think it in their economic interest to pay out these fees

Ultimately the market decides and all 3 parties have decided to do business

 

[Dillspur]

My instinct agrees with you, but then again Man Utd, a multi-million pound hard-nosed global corporation, seem to think it in their economic interest to pay out these fees

Ultimately the market decides and all 3 parties have decided to do business

Totally understand that, however when an agent gets to negotiate his fee, rather than there being a standard 10% (or whatever) then it becomes just as much about the agent as it is about the player and it could (and probably already has) lead to agents pushing their clients to teams that the agent is going to get a bigger signing fee which might not be in the best interest of the player

 

[Lilbaz]

Although the cost would be passed onto the club by the player, so you're back at square one

Ok say we transfer player a from club b to club c.
After the transfer fee, the signing on fee etc... the agent then hands a bill to the player of £xxx. Don't you think that the player might rethink about why he is his agent? Another agent might do it for less? He could hire a lawyer?

The clubs will probably be prepared to spend that amount of money but more of it would probably stay in football.

 

[hellava_tough]

Totally understand that, however when an agent gets to negotiate his fee, rather than there being a standard 10% (or whatever) then it becomes just as much about the agent as it is about the player and it could (and probably already has) lead to agents pushing their clients to teams that the agent is going to get a bigger signing fee which might not be in the best interest of the player

True, but that's for the player and his representatives (family, lawyers, etc) to decide upon

I'm sure abuses happen, but ultimately people generally speaking don't pay out large sums of money if they're not getting anything in return