Official figures from the FA late last week showed Chelsea spent £75m on agents in the year to February - a record - then their 2022-23 accounts, published on Saturday, showed a massive wage hike
What was that line in Sunderland Till I Die when the new owners saw the financials and how players and agents had been taking the club for a ride? A "Piss-take Party" or something similar.
Swiss Ramble has stated that about £50m of the wages were what used to be classed as "exceptional items" relating to managers (Potter and Tuchel specifically) - so the actual wages figure is not nearly as high as the headline number.
The current wage bill is likely to be under £300m once you factor in the players who have left either permanently or on loan (Kante, Havertz, Jorginho, Mendy, Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Azpilicueta, Lukaku, Kepa, Ziyech, Mount, Kovacic, Hudson-Odoi etc), who collectively were on at least £100m / year.
An eye watering amount of money. Why on earth do clubs pay agents anything? Isn’t an agent representing their client and receiving an agreed % of client’s fees?
What was that line in Sunderland Till I Die when the new owners saw the financials and how players and agents had been taking the club for a ride? A "Piss-take Party" or something similar.
Swiss Ramble has stated that about £50m of the wages were what used to be classed as "exceptional items" relating to managers (Potter and Tuchel specifically) - so the actual wages figure is not nearly as high as the headline number.
The current wage bill is likely to be under £300m once you factor in the players who have left either permanently or on loan (Kante, Havertz, Jorginho, Mendy, Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Azpilicueta, Lukaku, Kepa, Ziyech, Mount, Kovacic, Hudson-Odoi etc), who collectively were on at least £100m / year.
An eye watering amount of money. Why on earth do clubs pay agents anything? Isn’t an agent representing their client and receiving an agreed % of client’s fees?