Our part in agents fees

This surprises me. I thought MA would be a bit more astute. I wonder if, the fact that we look abroad for players now comes into it? I guess there may be a UK agent's fee + a foreign agent's fee to contend with.
The top 3-4 I can understand, as they pay bigger transfer fees and agents take a fixed %.


http://nothingbutnewcastle.com/2013/12/blogs/7-million-well-spent-by-newcastle?

Last week the figures for Premier League teams’ spending on agents’ fees were released and Newcastle United were in the top five, with more than £7 million being spent, but is this £7m that has gone to good use?

There will be those that argue than no money should be spent on agents’ fees, but the fact of the matter is that they’re part and parcel of the modern game and you have to work with them in order to secure the signings of high quality players.

Newcastle may not be spending a lot of money on players in terms of transfer fees, but it looks like their dealings in France are costing a fair amount in other areas.

The total amount paid to agents by Newcastle in the period from 1st October 2012 to 30th September 2013 was £7,294,018, with half a dozen of players brought in from across the Channel.

The likes of Moussa Sissoko, Yoan Gouffran and Mathieu Debuchy may not have cost an extortionate amount of money, but it seems like cash has had to go to their respective representatives in order to get their men to move to Tyneside.

Here’s the top eight, with Newcastle spending more than Arsenal, Manchester United and Sunderland…

Chelsea – £13,721,721
Manchester City – £11,179,817
Tottenham – £9,787,676
Liverpool – £9,400,973
Newcastle – £7,294,018
Arsenal – £5,485,96
Sunderland – £4,640,227
Manchester United – £4,317,690

It may seem like a lot of cash, but because of these outlays Newcastle have managed to greatly strengthen their squad right across the pitch.

Debuchy is getting better and better all the time, Sissoko could go onto become a Newcastle great and Gouffran is even chipping in with some important goals on top of his exceptional work rate.

So, I would argue that it is £7 million well spent, and if they have to spend more to get someone like Bafetimbi Gomis in during January, then Mike Ashley will have to put his hand in his pocket again.

 

Would this not include the reported £3.5 million in Demba Ba's contract?
I can imagine Sissoko's agent got a fair amount due to what we paid vs his supposed value, but in the time period stated 7 players have arrived, £1m each in agents fees seems a lot, especially seen as 5 of those 7 cost £2m or less.

I don't ever recall the careers adviser suggesting footballer's agent when I was at school.
You would think a school report on my football ability which likely read: Love's the game, always turns up and runs for ever but not particularly skilled or good at it. Can run faster than anyone else but not necessarily with the ball.
Excellent at hitting the target, if the target is the goalkeeper yet can't pass for toffee anywhere else on the pitch, would have resulted in said careers advice.

Wonder what Obertan's career advice was?

 

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