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Agent Fees

Jordinho

Jordinho

Martin Peters
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Struggling QPR paid the third highest amount to agents in 2012, their figure of £6,818,688 topped only by Emirates Marketing Project and Liverpool.

City were the biggest spenders on £10,537,982 - up from £9,663,700 - with Liverpool second having shelled out £8,600,444 - an increase from £7,000,242.99.

But it was Rangers, who brought in a number of high-profile signings over the summer including Julio Cesar, Park Ji sung, Jose Bosingwa and Esteban Granero, whose payments stood out, with their figure having almost trebled from £2,499,214 in 2010/11.

Tottenham (£6,595,905) were fourth on the list, followed by Champions League winners Chelsea (£6,490,382), Arsenal (£5,580,873) and West Ham (£4,436,992), while Manchester United's figure dropped to £3,681,580 from £4,457,103.

Promoted Southampton had the lowest figure (£646,106), with Swansea - last year's lowest spenders - second-bottom of the list despite their payments having risen from £248,633 to £1,100,845.

The overall amount spent by the 20 top-flight clubs was £77,003,130 (806 transactions), compared to £71,868,749.94 (765 transactions) for the previous 12 months.

Payments made by each Premier League club to agents in the period October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012 (amounts shown include payments made by clubs on behalf of players):

Emirates Marketing Project £10,537,982
Liverpool £8,600,444
QPR £6,818,688
Tottenham £6,595,905
Chelsea £6,490,382
Arsenal £5,580,873
West Ham £4,436,992
Manchester United £3,681,580
Saudi Sportswashing Machine £3,485,503
Everton £3,092,891
Aston Villa £2,730,539
Fulham £2,581,208
Sunderland £2,173,762
Reading £2,167,833
Wigan £1,974,305
Stoke £1,717,266
West Brom £1,341,301
Norwich £1,248,725
Swansea £1,100,845
Southampton £646,106

Total: £77,003,130

Payments made by each Premier League club to agents in the period October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011:

Emirates Marketing Project £9,663,700
Tottenham £7,571,815.27
Liverpool £7,000,242.99
Chelsea £6,457,747.37
Saudi Sportswashing Machine £6,380,488
Arsenal £4,648,532.17
Manchester United £4,457,103
Blackburn £4,227,056.93
Sunderland £3,735,384.29
Aston Villa £3,163,320
Everton £2,931,127.10
QPR £2,499,214
Stoke £2,207,698.11
Bolton £1,941,896.08
West Brom £1,305,576.38
Wolves £1,107,918
Fulham £951,245.50
Norwich £710,251.75
Wigan £659,800
Swansea £248,633

Total: £71,868,749.94

http://www.teamtalk.com/news/2483/8297170/City-and-Reds-top-of-agents-fees

Part of the reason why £5 million out and £10 million in does not equal a £5 million profit.
 
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Jordinho said:
Struggling QPR paid the third highest amount to agents in 2012, their figure of £6,818,688 topped only by Emirates Marketing Project and Liverpool.

City were the biggest spenders on £10,537,982 - up from £9,663,700 - with Liverpool second having shelled out £8,600,444 - an increase from £7,000,242.99.

But it was Rangers, who brought in a number of high-profile signings over the summer including Julio Cesar, Park Ji sung, Jose Bosingwa and Esteban Granero, whose payments stood out, with their figure having almost trebled from £2,499,214 in 2010/11.

Tottenham (£6,595,905) were fourth on the list, followed by Champions League winners Chelsea (£6,490,382), Arsenal (£5,580,873) and West Ham (£4,436,992), while Manchester United's figure dropped to £3,681,580 from £4,457,103.

Promoted Southampton had the lowest figure (£646,106), with Swansea - last year's lowest spenders - second-bottom of the list despite their payments having risen from £248,633 to £1,100,845.

The overall amount spent by the 20 top-flight clubs was £77,003,130 (806 transactions), compared to £71,868,749.94 (765 transactions) for the previous 12 months.

Payments made by each Premier League club to agents in the period October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012 (amounts shown include payments made by clubs on behalf of players):

Emirates Marketing Project £10,537,982
Liverpool £8,600,444
QPR £6,818,688
Tottenham £6,595,905
Chelsea £6,490,382
Arsenal £5,580,873
West Ham £4,436,992
Manchester United £3,681,580
Saudi Sportswashing Machine £3,485,503
Everton £3,092,891
Aston Villa £2,730,539
Fulham £2,581,208
Sunderland £2,173,762
Reading £2,167,833
Wigan £1,974,305
Stoke £1,717,266
West Brom £1,341,301
Norwich £1,248,725
Swansea £1,100,845
Southampton £646,106

Total: £77,003,130

Payments made by each Premier League club to agents in the period October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011:

Emirates Marketing Project £9,663,700
Tottenham £7,571,815.27
Liverpool £7,000,242.99
Chelsea £6,457,747.37
Saudi Sportswashing Machine £6,380,488
Arsenal £4,648,532.17
Manchester United £4,457,103
Blackburn £4,227,056.93
Sunderland £3,735,384.29
Aston Villa £3,163,320
Everton £2,931,127.10
QPR £2,499,214
Stoke £2,207,698.11
Bolton £1,941,896.08
West Brom £1,305,576.38
Wolves £1,107,918
Fulham £951,245.50
Norwich £710,251.75
Wigan £659,800
Swansea £248,633

Total: £71,868,749.94

http://www.teamtalk.com/news/2483/8297170/City-and-Reds-top-of-agents-fees

Part of the reason why £5 million out and £10 million in does not equal a £5 million profit.
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Why bring facts into it =D>
 
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All stats are interesting but must be taken in context. Eg we pay an agent £4 mill but he brings the price we pay down by £4 mill. Conversely we pay an agent £4 mill when the player desperately wants to come to us and it is just a bonus for the agent. Bit simplistic but you get my drift.
 
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A fair amount of that could have been spent on punting the deadwood around.
 
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Kenyan Spur said:
How do you become an agent ???
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You must be licensed by FIFA, but I'm not sure exactly what goes into getting one of those.

I think the most difficult thing is probably to actually get the clients, and of course you need to know people and know people who know people to find the good deals. All about contacts.
 
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braineclipse said:
You must be licensed by FIFA, but I'm not sure exactly what goes into getting one of those.

I think the most difficult thing is probably to actually get the clients, and of course you need to know people and know people who know people to find the good deals. All about contacts.
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It's much easier to get the contacts if you give backhanders to managers for generating the fees in the first place. Very much like the world of ambulance chasers and insurance companies.
 
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metalgear said:
wow we do pay a lot to agents. wonder if harry had any part in that!
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Levy deals with all the agents, sets transfer fees, wages etc. Ever wondered how we seem to manage to snatch players away from Liverpool, or get very good players to sign within our tight wage structure? We have the player's agent persuade the player it's a good move, and we get the agent to do that by......?
 
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The Moonlit Knight said:
Levy deals with all the agents, sets transfer fees, wages etc. Ever wondered how we seem to manage to snatch players away from Liverpool, or get very good players to sign within our tight wage structure? We have the player's agent persuade the player it's a good move, and we get the agent to do that by......?
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Levy will deal with the agents of the players chosen by the manager. There's not much Levy can do if the manager wants a constant churn of sales/purchases/loans generating loads of fees rather than fewer, longer-term purchases.

That's why managers who are chummy with agents are a bad idea.
 
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scaramanga said:
Levy will deal with the agents of the players chosen by the manager. There's not much Levy can do if the manager wants a constant churn of sales/purchases/loans generating loads of fees rather than fewer, longer-term purchases.

That's why managers who are chummy with agents are a bad idea.
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That's simply not true. Levy deals with ALL negotiations. The Manager may pick a player he likes, but then Levy will be the one to conduct the talks. Levy won't be held to ransom, and sometimes that works in our favour and sometimes not. I do know for a fact that the agency sum involved in the Sigurdsson deal was mind blowing.
 
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The Moonlit Knight said:
That's simply not true. Levy deals with ALL negotiations. The Manager may pick a player he likes, but then Levy will be the one to conduct the talks. Levy won't be held to ransom, and sometimes that works in our favour and sometimes not. I do know for a fact that the agency sum involved in the Sigurdsson deal was mind blowing.
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The chairman can try to argue down (or up if it helps) individual fees, but if a manager is determined to create lots of fees with a high player churn there's not a lot the chairman can do. He can refuse the manager all his players but the manager will then go to the press and complain he's getting no help from the board.
 
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ClubOct 12 - Sep 13Oct 11 - Sep 12Oct 10 - Sep 11
Chelsea£13,721,721£6,490,382£6,457,747.37
Emirates Marketing Project£11,179,817£10,537,982£9,663,700
Tottenham£9,787,676£6,595,905£7,571,815.27
Liverpool£9,400,973£8,600,444£7,000,242.99
Saudi Sportswashing Machine£7,294,018£3,485,503£6,380,488
Arsenal£5,485,961£5,580,873£4,648,532.17
Sunderland£4,640,227£2,173,762£2,173,762
Manchester United£4,317,690£3,681,580£4,457,103
West Ham£4,169,134£4,436,992
Fulham£3,790,115£2,581,208£951,245.50
Aston Villa£3,358,628£2,730,539£3,163,320
Everton£3,225,159£3,092,891£2,931,127.10
Stoke£3,191,808£1,717,266£2,207,698.11
Norwich£2,308,987£1,248,725£710,251.75
Cardiff£2,225,582
West Brom£2,211,054£1,341,301£1,305,576.38
Southampton£2,184,412£646,106
Hull£1,825,718
Swansea£1,484,878£1,100,845£248,633
Crystal Palace£869,531
QPR£6,818,688£2,499,214
Reading£2,167,833
Wigan£1,974,305£659,800
Blackburn£4,227,056.93
Bolton£1,941,896.08
Wolverhampton£1,107,918

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/dec/01/premier-league-record-agents-fees
 
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So... how do we put these into context? If we spent roughly £100m and £10m on agent fees, that is about 10%

What did the others spend and what is their percentage?

Come on stattos, you know you can't resist calculating the numbers
 
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At least we're spending like a Top 4 club when it comes to agents feees...

@DuncanCastles: Premier League clubs' payments to agents up from £96.7m the previous year to £115.3m from Oct '13 to Sep '14. #CFC remain highest spenders.

...Chelsea declared payments of £16.8m to agents. Liverpool second on £14.3m. Emirates Marketing Project third at £12.8m. #CFC #LFC #MCFC

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Considering our lack of incoming players. I'm guessing the bulk of those fees are for AVB going. Sherwood coming in and going and Poch and his team coming in.
It seems excessive.
 
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