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Leading agents including Mino Raiola, Jorge Mendes and Jonathan Barnett have threatened Fifa with legal action over plans for a cap on transfer payments.

In September, Fifa announced plans to limit agents of the selling club to a maximum of 10% of the transfer fee.

In addition, Fifa want a 3% cap of the player's fee and 3% of the player's fee for agents of the buying club.

"We want fairness," Barnett countered. "Fifa should recognise us and treat us in a proper manner."

Fifa want to implement their plans possibly as early as next season but Barnett, who represents high-profile players including Gareth Bale and England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, added: "The truth is Fifa doesn't know exactly what an agent does.

"No-one from Fifa has ever been to my office or had a conversation with me.

"If you ask players what they want, they are in favour of agents. There are never complaints about agents' fees from players.

"We will try until the last minute to resolve the problem but rest assured, if necessary we will go to every court in the world."

The agents were among a 200-strong gathering in Barnet.

Raiola and Barnett were part of a smaller meeting beforehand, in which all agents present were said to be united in their opposition to Fifa's intentions.

"For the first time, we have agreed a united policy in respect of Fifa's proposals," said Mel Stein, life president of the Association of Football Agents.

"We will be writing to them jointly to advise them that once there is a formal, consultative process in place where all parties can bring their proposals to the table, we will be eager to meet with them.

"As far as we are concerned, it sends a clean, positive message to Fifa on where we are on this."

In response Fifa said: "We are aiming for a system of balanced and reasonable regulation, instead of the law of the jungle currently in place, with conflicts of interests rife and exorbitant 'commissions' being earned left and right.

"In the last year alone, football agents earned $653.9m (£498.2m) in fees, four times more than in 2015."

Fifa said it was proposing "sensible, reasonable, rational, proportionate and necessary" regulations "to protect the interests of players and the wider interests of football".
 


Hahahahahahaha please let this happen.

“FIFA doesn’t know what we do” yeah you put young men on knackered planes with scumbags who aren’t allowed to fly and then try to weasel your way out of taking responsibility for it.
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The whole football industry is like a water bed with multiple leaks. This puts a sticking plaster over one leak, now watch a spurt start somewhere else.

Having said that, I have very little sympathy for those super agents raking in millions. I presume there are lots of other agents or agencies working for much smaller returns for the benefit of their footballer clients and they'll take the brunt of it all. In general though, I support the sentiment behind what FIFA are doing.
 

Leading agents including Mino Raiola, Jorge Mendes and Jonathan Barnett have threatened Fifa with legal action over plans for a cap on transfer payments.

In September, Fifa announced plans to limit agents of the selling club to a maximum of 10% of the transfer fee.

In addition, Fifa want a 3% cap of the player's fee and 3% of the player's fee for agents of the buying club.

"We want fairness," Barnett countered. "Fifa should recognise us and treat us in a proper manner."

Fifa want to implement their plans possibly as early as next season but Barnett, who represents high-profile players including Gareth Bale and England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, added: "The truth is Fifa doesn't know exactly what an agent does.

"No-one from Fifa has ever been to my office or had a conversation with me.

"If you ask players what they want, they are in favour of agents. There are never complaints about agents' fees from players.

"We will try until the last minute to resolve the problem but rest assured, if necessary we will go to every court in the world."

The agents were among a 200-strong gathering in Barnet.

Raiola and Barnett were part of a smaller meeting beforehand, in which all agents present were said to be united in their opposition to Fifa's intentions.

"For the first time, we have agreed a united policy in respect of Fifa's proposals," said Mel Stein, life president of the Association of Football Agents.

"We will be writing to them jointly to advise them that once there is a formal, consultative process in place where all parties can bring their proposals to the table, we will be eager to meet with them.

"As far as we are concerned, it sends a clean, positive message to Fifa on where we are on this."

In response Fifa said: "We are aiming for a system of balanced and reasonable regulation, instead of the law of the jungle currently in place, with conflicts of interests rife and exorbitant 'commissions' being earned left and right.

"In the last year alone, football agents earned $653.9m (£498.2m) in fees, four times more than in 2015."

Fifa said it was proposing "sensible, reasonable, rational, proportionate and necessary" regulations "to protect the interests of players and the wider interests of football".
probably because they don't care because the player gets a fat wedge as well you absolute clowns, God I hope this happens, They're all scummy.
 
My biggest take away from all this is that they think 10% of the transfer fee isn't enough. :Blink:

Should be reduced to 1% and they still would be very rich men for doing very little. If they want more money go get their players some TV adverts to star in, a clothing sponsor and so on.

Utter cretins.
If you were getting 10% of a transfer fee, you would be trying to move your players on as many times as possible.

Personally I think if it is the players that employ the agents then they should pay them. Clubs shouldn't be spending a penny on agents fees. The buying and selling club should be agreeing on the fee, the agents can get involved with contract negotiations and take their cut from the players.

That said, if the rules don't change and my kid is boss at footy, I'm going to be his agent and he'll have more clubs in his career than Tiger Woods!
 
Raiola got £20+ million from the Pogba deal, its a joke how much these agents get and how much they have been able to meddle in club affairs over the last few years. Surely to resolve it fifa should set up an agency for each league so that players cant be as easily unsettled as they are currently able to by these agents.
 

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