Sorry but getting pissed off

[PhoneymcRingRing]

What can you do when your targets don?t want to join us or at least are weighing up other options?

[Tutfoster1892]

The window doesn't normally open until 16th June.. its only opened early so that clubs competing in club world cup can register some new players for the competition..

Id be worried if it was end of July and no signings.. I'm not worried yet

[Ragatino]

What can you do when your targets don?t want to join us or at least are weighing up other options?

Which targets 'don't want to join us?' - A player choosing to go to a club offering 100 grand a week more than we're offering doesn't mean the don't want to join us.

Remember the Ekitike transfer saga?

That was fun. Changed his agent, the money grabbing vulture torpedoed our deal and sent him to PSG for a massive pay day.

There are many reasons why players sign for other clubs. These days money is pretty much the driving force. No loyalty in football and all that.

Quite remarkably we have a excellent group of top tier professionals in Botman, Bruno, Tonali & Isak who have all spoken publicly in the last 6 months of their loyalty and pride of being a Newcastle United player.

I just don't understand how anyone can be so dumb to read the words of professional liars paid to stir up sh!t for clicks and share and believe them over the words coming directly from players in video interviews.

It's kind of funny when you realise that most people struggle with a double digit IQ and let MSM muppets get them all wound up.

[toptoon]

Wages are all important. You only have to look at ManU in this window to realise that. Sure they have a strong recent history but noone in their right mind would go there now for footballing reasons. Even Spurs have CL football next season.
Cunha snd Mbuemo are going there for money only. Not s criticism, but a fact.

[ex_pat_magpie]

Wages are all important. You only have to look at ManU in this window to realise that. Sure they have a strong recent history but noone in their right mind would go there now for footballing reasons. Even Spurs have CL football next season.
Cunha snd Mbuemo are going there for money only. Not s criticism, but a fact.

Too true TopToon the money and greed has turned their heads, and that includes greedy agents too as the more the contracts period total wages is then the bigger the greedy agent's cut is.

It's a well know fact that the majority of agents only push for what the biggest wages deal is rather than what is best for the player's future and development.

It's a pity there weren't more players showing the loyalty Alan Shearer showed through out his career while here when he could have gone to Manure, London, or anywhere in Europe for a King's ransom.

[Ragatino]

Too true TopToon the money and greed has turned their heads, and that includes greedy agents too as the more the contracts period total wages is then the bigger the greedy agent's cut is.

It's a well know fact that the majority of agents only push for what the biggest wages deal is rather than what is best for the player's future and development.

It's a pity there weren't more players showing the loyalty Alan Shearer showed through out his career while here when he could have gone to Manure, London, or anywhere in Europe for a King's ransom.

I've heard stories from retired players I've met or from people who know retired players that didn't even know that they were linked with some clubs because their agent didn't get offered a sweet enough bung for them to tell their client.

They end up signing for completely different club, only to find out years later when they bump in to a former manager of the initial club that he wanted to sign him but the agent never put the offer in front of home.

It happened at a charity golf think I attended years ago. The player, who I won't name, found out that day. Excused himself and went outside to make a phone call. I popped out to get another packet of cigarettes from my car and the dude was losing it on the phone to who I assume was the agent.

What a betrayal. Mental how much power some agents have over their clients. It never surprises me but disappoints me when you hear how many players who have had great careers go bankrupt. You'd think money literacy and securing an investment portfolio would be one of the top priorities for an agent.

Shameful really.

Furthermore, I think the agents fees should be at the expense of the players not the clubs. That way the players Union could totally control the outrageous sums the agents extort from the game.

Premier League clubs spent a combined ?409 million on agent fees in the current season. Agents typically earn a commission, often 3-5% of a player's salary or transfer fee, which can result in substantial earnings, particularly for successful agents representing high-value players.

?409 million in 1 season. Not including this window up to the end of June.

Scandalous!