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Very interesting article with plenty of relevance to our current situation.
Just a taster:
It may be presented as a simple transaction, but aligning different elements is key; get one wrong and even an apparently done deal can disintegrate.
"What we are talking about is three sets of negotiations: club to club, the player transaction and the agent transaction," reveals Law.
"They are usually prioritised in that order, but sometimes they aren't.
"Sometimes it is the agent you need to get right, sometimes it is a player conversation that you need to get right."
Finding the "power behind the throne", as Hughes describes it, can be a complex business. Kylian Mbappe's inner circle has been subject to intense scrutiny as the France striker looks to force an exit from Paris St-Germain.
His agent and mother Fayza Lamari, his lawyer Delphine Verheyden, PSG's Football Advisor Luis Campos and representatives Christophe Henrotay and Kia Joorabchian - who have previously been instrumental in deals involving Real Madrid - have all been cited as potentially key figures in unlocking a move to the Bernabeu.
Money is the fix-all grease for any cog in a deal, but occasionally less-wealthy clubs can find other trump cards to play.
Very interesting article with plenty of relevance to our current situation.
Just a taster:
Find the power
One of the reasons a transfer deal can drag across a whole summer is the number of parties involved.It may be presented as a simple transaction, but aligning different elements is key; get one wrong and even an apparently done deal can disintegrate.
"What we are talking about is three sets of negotiations: club to club, the player transaction and the agent transaction," reveals Law.
"They are usually prioritised in that order, but sometimes they aren't.
"Sometimes it is the agent you need to get right, sometimes it is a player conversation that you need to get right."
Finding the "power behind the throne", as Hughes describes it, can be a complex business. Kylian Mbappe's inner circle has been subject to intense scrutiny as the France striker looks to force an exit from Paris St-Germain.
His agent and mother Fayza Lamari, his lawyer Delphine Verheyden, PSG's Football Advisor Luis Campos and representatives Christophe Henrotay and Kia Joorabchian - who have previously been instrumental in deals involving Real Madrid - have all been cited as potentially key figures in unlocking a move to the Bernabeu.
Money is the fix-all grease for any cog in a deal, but occasionally less-wealthy clubs can find other trump cards to play.