TA’s exclusive investigation into agents: complaining about the Isaac/Visa strike; complaining about Jackson’s agent

Hupu News on October 13 TheAthleticUK interviewed a number of well-known agents in the European industry to evaluate Xia Chuang’s Premier League transfer from an agent’s perspective.

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Will we see more players going on strike?

"That's the problem with football. The player who behaved with dignity and integrity didn't get what he wanted and deserved, but the two guys who messed up the ball got it," one agent said quite bluntly.

For those who took a break in the summer, the background of this sentence is that Isaac and Visa forced the transfers to Liverpool and Newcastle respectively in the summer. Guey is an extremely professional player, but he missed the opportunity to move to Liverpool.

"This provides an excuse for some agencies that don't care about anyone," one agent said. "And players will now believe that if you remain respectful and silent, your club will take advantage of you - even a player as loyal as Gueye."

"I don't think we'll see more (player strikes)," another agent retorted. "But I think players will use it to say, 'I don't want to go down this road, but you need to treat me fairly.'

I think agents will also start to say (to teams): 'We can't take your word for it anymore, we need to add more buyout clauses.'"

Several agents denied the existence of such a precedent.

"It all depends on the character and personality of the player and how much of a jerk they want to be," one agent said. "We can say: 'If you want to be there, you have to do this. If you don't want to do that, that's okay' - and some players really don't want to do that." If there's one thing that everyone agrees on, it's that players' strikes are nothing new.

"I've been through similar situations (Isaak and Visa) and you should do the right thing for your client," another agent said. "So it's always been there. But it hasn't always been so intense, so black and white. "Before, we would call reporters and try to get a story across and a few days later the story was either read or not, and those conversations were ongoing with managers and chairs.

And now, we live in a world where players can make that statement (themselves). This can be achieved through a statement. This can also be done by unfollowing someone, or deleting a photo (on a social media account). Everything is more active now. Everything is so public and more certain. ”

Which agent is this summer’s big winner?

“There’s no such thing,” one agent responded.

Well, for the purposes of this survey, there’s one award — for Ali Bharat, even if his name is sometimes spoken with gnashing of teeth.

“If you believe his press releases, Ali Bharat’s...” The agent replied, capturing the mood of the moment.

Indeed, it's hard to believe Barratt would have voted for anyone other than himself if he had been involved in the survey.

"I think we've had the best summer without a doubt," he told British newspaper The Daily Telegraph last month. "We analyze our competitors and see what they're doing. I think we're way ahead of them. By his usual standards, it was a rather subtle statement. "Ali Barrat redefined football," his company Epic Sports wrote in a press release after Nicholas Jackson moved from Chelsea to Bayern Munich on a record loan this summer. "What he did... Jackson moved to Bayern, Dean Huizen to Real Madrid, Simons to Tottenham, Madouek to Arsenal." These were 'lifetime' contracts and he completed four transfers in one transfer window. So it must be him," one agent added.