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Sorry if its been posted but With Kia knocking about the word agent gets plenty of returns.
Secret agent is from skys (apparently) real in the field agent and makes interesting reading. See below.
The Tevez saga is a fascinating story to watch unfold and for an agent it provides a tantalizing glimpse into the complexities of dealing with a global superstar. The daily changes to who has the upper hand is like watching a poker game but I'm not sure any of the parties involved have revealed their full hand as yet.
Some are saying the little Argentine is the joker, but as I tap away on the keyboard it seems the boys in light blue might just be giving each other a small pat on their fat overpaid backs.
There have been conflicting reports about why the deal fell through. Corinthians have been accused of not being able to complete because of a lack of money (£40million approximately) but the primary reason that the deal broke down was the clause that Man City insisted on inserting that prohibited the Brazilians from selling the player to a European club within the next two years.
If you look at the fee for Tevez of around £40m that's actually quite low, at least in comparison to say Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid from Manchester United. City want rid and were happy to do it for £40m because Roberto Mancini - not a man to be messed with - is fed up with having to babysit a striker with more baggage than a Samsonite warehouse.
To move Tevez from Corinthians to a club in Europe would cost at least £50-£60million and maybe only two or three clubs could pay anything like that kind of cash. City are thinking, in two years' time, will he still be worth that amount? Answer, probably not.
Don't forget that Tevez's finances are heavily intertwined with those of his 'advisor' Kia Joorabchian, so a big percentage of a transfer fee goes into the hands of the most 'super' of agents. Can't think why Carlos jumps so often!
So the ball is in your court Kia. You missed out on your pay day for his move to Brazil and also the subsequent quick follow up move back to Europe within six months or a year. The choice is this, he stays in Manchester sat on his own with its 'two restaurants', or he goes to Europe for £50-60m. City then buy Sergio Aguero, who is a far more pleasant person with an agent who respects the clubs he deals with. I told you those boys in blue were singing.
For Carlos, and his line of needing to be near his family, well I think we can say that isn't going to happen now. Not that it was the central issue anyway, in my opinion. What Kia says goes and, as in the film Jerry Maguire, you can almost hear Carlos say: "You're my agent. You tell me to eat lima beans, I'll eat lima beans."
Full article and others
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,15964_7055599,00.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528, ... 99,00.html</a>
Secret agent is from skys (apparently) real in the field agent and makes interesting reading. See below.
The Tevez saga is a fascinating story to watch unfold and for an agent it provides a tantalizing glimpse into the complexities of dealing with a global superstar. The daily changes to who has the upper hand is like watching a poker game but I'm not sure any of the parties involved have revealed their full hand as yet.
Some are saying the little Argentine is the joker, but as I tap away on the keyboard it seems the boys in light blue might just be giving each other a small pat on their fat overpaid backs.
There have been conflicting reports about why the deal fell through. Corinthians have been accused of not being able to complete because of a lack of money (£40million approximately) but the primary reason that the deal broke down was the clause that Man City insisted on inserting that prohibited the Brazilians from selling the player to a European club within the next two years.
If you look at the fee for Tevez of around £40m that's actually quite low, at least in comparison to say Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid from Manchester United. City want rid and were happy to do it for £40m because Roberto Mancini - not a man to be messed with - is fed up with having to babysit a striker with more baggage than a Samsonite warehouse.
To move Tevez from Corinthians to a club in Europe would cost at least £50-£60million and maybe only two or three clubs could pay anything like that kind of cash. City are thinking, in two years' time, will he still be worth that amount? Answer, probably not.
Don't forget that Tevez's finances are heavily intertwined with those of his 'advisor' Kia Joorabchian, so a big percentage of a transfer fee goes into the hands of the most 'super' of agents. Can't think why Carlos jumps so often!
So the ball is in your court Kia. You missed out on your pay day for his move to Brazil and also the subsequent quick follow up move back to Europe within six months or a year. The choice is this, he stays in Manchester sat on his own with its 'two restaurants', or he goes to Europe for £50-60m. City then buy Sergio Aguero, who is a far more pleasant person with an agent who respects the clubs he deals with. I told you those boys in blue were singing.
For Carlos, and his line of needing to be near his family, well I think we can say that isn't going to happen now. Not that it was the central issue anyway, in my opinion. What Kia says goes and, as in the film Jerry Maguire, you can almost hear Carlos say: "You're my agent. You tell me to eat lima beans, I'll eat lima beans."
Full article and others
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,15964_7055599,00.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528, ... 99,00.html</a>