The Role of the Football Agent

Main roles and duties of a football agent include:

Career management
Transfer negotiation
Contract negotiation
Financial planning
Sponsorship and marketing opportunities
Public relations
Disciplinary issues
Welfare advice - cars, housing, banking, investment, etc.

Broadly speaking, the role of the football agent is to look after every aspect of their clients career, to allow the player to concentrate on playing football.

Initially the role of the football agent is to negotiate employment and endorsement deals for their player. The agents workload is at its highest when their client moves clubs.

The agent will take a cut (usually 5%) from a players wages.

No deduction should be taken from youth players wages

In addition to finding sources of income, agents often handle public relations matters for their clients. They work closely with them to promote themselves as a product and in turn to make money.

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