King’s Landing in Nottingham

Chapter 88 I Want to Open a Brokerage Company

Through the victory of the game, the team regained confidence and gave Wei Xun more time to start thinking about doing Ribery and George Grant's agent.

The brokerage industry is not easy to do. For example, Song went in after a few tossing, and at the same time he brought Ma, and some jokes and old stalks that were still praised.

Similarly, in today's world football, sports agents are also difficult to do.

First of all, to be a sports agent requires a qualification, and to open a sports agent company also requires some related procedures. At present, the Notts County Club has this qualification, only Marotta and Paratic.

However, compared with other problems, this is the easiest to solve.

Sports agents or to be more specific, football agents, this is not a very mysterious emerging industry, it has been around for a long time.

Basketball, football, ice hockey, baseball, rugby, some players engaged in these sports have agents.

But football agents are not popular in the world. Take the next five major leagues as an example. Except for some more famous players, most of the other players did not hire agents.

According to the 2017 global sports agent income statistics, two football agents are on the list, Mendes ranked third and Raiola ranked tenth.

According to the data given in the list, Mendes has 102 customers, while Raiola has only 55 customers.

There are more than tens of millions of players and coaches in the football industry around the world?

For most players, all they want is to play well, and there is nothing else. They can't make a lot of money when they get together in a year, so why bother to spend money to raise an agent?

Time is set back to 2001, what is the current player salary?

The mobility of players is very small. Maybe the player will only play in a few domestic clubs for a lifetime, or even stay in this club for life. From entering the youth training camp to hanging up and retiring, he will do nothing. .

Not to mention the Chinese League A, which is still using the delisting system for transfer operations at the beginning of the new century. Some things between the signing of the player’s contract and the club’s transfer fee have been solved with a red envelope and envelope, and there is no need at all. What a **** broker.

For the Football Association and local sports bureaus, the football agent is too much a delay.

According to international practice, the source of the agent’s income is the player’s salary as well as a commission on commercial income. They can extract 5% to 20% of the player’s contract amount. For the player’s commercial income from advertising and management, the agent can also Get 10% to 20% commission from it.

But this is too much for ordinary players with low income.

A women's football player with an income of only a few hundred yuan had to go to the bathhouse to work hard, rub back and earn some living expenses. She may know that having an agent might make her career better and earn more money. But how can she afford it?

Therefore, at this stage, many football agents are merely acting as an intermediary. The agent introduces the player to the club. After the transfer is completed, the player and the agent are separated and take the money and leave. I will contact you next time if I want to use it, or I will never see you again.

When Wei Xun digs Guardiola and Mertesacker, as well as players and coaches such as Crawson and Ribery, he discusses with the target himself.

It was only during the transfer of Harvey Alonso that he came into contact with the role of a football agent for the first time. Wei Xun secretly gave Alonso's agent a lot of benefits before digging up Alonso.

The Notts County Five squeezed into Wei Xun's office once again and opened a meeting about the future development of Notts County.

Zhao Tai didn't want to come, but when I heard that Wei Xun was going to spend a lot of money to start a company, in order to ensure that every penny of the Notts County Investment Group was put in place, so that Wei Xun was not tossed up, Zhao Tai still gritted his teeth. Up.

The reason Guardiola came is very simple, because Wei Xun said he wanted to be his agent...

Marotta and Paratic are professionals who have obtained the qualifications of FIFA brokers. Their reference opinions are very important. To start a company, their help is indispensable.

"Wei, you have to know that my transfer operation method is completely different from yours..."

As soon as Marotta came up, she talked about a topic that had nothing to do with the brokerage company, but everyone was very interested.

Wei Xun didn't care, either, soaking a cup of jasmine tea for everyone present, the heat mixed with the fragrance of jasmine, the whole person's feeling became wonderful.

Zhao Tai, who was most afraid of Wei Xun's impulse, prepared a glass of ice lemonade for Wei Xun to cool down and calm down.

"As you all know, the club's money is saved by one cent. I used to be stingy before. I prefer to get the player and his family first, and then directly quote, which is convenient and fast, which is very easy."

Wei Xun is very familiar with this point. It was his transfer method that Marotta was criticized in later generations. He doesn't care what level of club you are. After you get the players, you can ask the players to negotiate with the club, and then you can quote a "RMB" at random. It depends on whether you are successful or not.

And those clubs tend to suffer greater losses because they are worried that players will not renew their contracts during the contract year and join the other party for free, so they choose to swallow their hearts and let the players leave at a low price.

Even if your club is tough and give players three stops, just don’t transfer, then we are not in a hurry, drag you, I can afford it, it’s a player in vain, pay more congratulations and signing fees, don’t be afraid of smashing in your hands .

It's too rascal, isn't it?

Marotta took a sip of jasmine tea and continued, "But, Wei, your previous transfer method was always to talk to the club first, and then negotiate with the players after the offer was accepted by the other party. How much wasted money? And time..."

Zhao Tai agrees with Marotta's statement very much, and when he looks at Marotta, he is quite a confidant. With him taking his place, Zhao Tai feels relieved.

"The FIFA regulations should not be blatantly violated. The contract is about to expire. This operation is fine. If it does not expire within six months, once the Dongchuan incident happens, it will be bad, and it will be very detrimental to the image of our club... …"

In fact, there is another reason why Wei Xun always sticks to the rules, that is, Notts County is still in the second division, and it is still a small club...

Without the approval of the club, 80% of the players would think that Wei Xun is a liar.

"Yes, your worries are correct, but you can think about it again. If the player agent is involved, how can this deal be negotiated?"

"Then you have to negotiate with the target, the club, and the agent..."

"How does this compare to before?"

"trouble……"

Except for Marotta and Wei Xun, the other three people said the word in unison.

With an agent, the transfer of players will indeed become very troublesome, and if one of the Lions speaks loudly, it may lead to the ultimate failure of the transfer.

The transfer period is not long. To buy your favorite player within a short period of time and within a limited budget, you must race against time. This is indeed a hassle.

"Guys, to be honest, we can't control other clubs and players for the time being, but I think we really need a brokerage company in Notts County..."

"Many people think that the broker is actually an intermediary, and what they charge is an intermediary fee. What they do is a one-off sale, which is like selling a house, relying on commissions to eat.

Everyone agrees with what Wei Xun said, and according to what they have learned so far, this is indeed the case.

"But in my opinion, my ideal football agent should be the player’s career planner, his navigator, to provide him with advice and help, so that he can have a better career role. He And the players are mutually beneficial, we share honor and disgrace."

"Such a football agent, the way they make money is to continuously improve the commercial value, exposure, and even the ability of their players, rather than transferring again and again."

"Our Notts County players basically do not have an agent. I am also afraid of Giuseppe's transfer method. If our players are also pried away like this, I feel sorry for Wei Xun..."

"Hahaha..."

Marotta was a little embarrassed, but the others were really laughing.

"So, I still want to open a brokerage company to provide these services to the players in Notts County. At the same time, this brokerage company can also save us a lot of unnecessary expenses and processes, and provide us with a larger Selection. The agent is the beginning of our youth training business in Notts County, and high-quality players are our brand."

"Just save money, I agree!"

Zhao Tai's statement made Wei Xun's heart clear, the money bag opened up, and things were much easier to handle.

"Wei, your idea is very good, you can save us a lot of scouting expenses, and can help our own players to open up a market, I have no opinion."

...

The result of the five-person group meeting was very happy, and everyone received their own task.

What Wei Xun needs to do is to verify. Marotta and Zhao Tai are responsible for the company's preparations, and then to post hero posts and raise the banner to recruit independent football agents without a company.

In fact, Wei Xun has a big idea that he didn't say:

For other agents, Wei Xun can’t guarantee, but he can restrain the people of his company. If the players of Notts County really follow the career development plan of his agency, then no matter his ability is high or low, he has a good one. Career life will be a high probability event.

At that time, the players of Notts County Youth Training will also take advantage of this east wind to blow into every corner of the football.