King's Landing Nottingham

Chapter 87
Chapter 88 I want to start a brokerage company
The team regained their confidence through the victory of the game, which gave Wei Xun more time to start thinking about being the agent of Franck Ribery and George Grant.

Brokers are not easy to do in this industry. For example, Song went in after a few tosses, and at the same time made Ma a popular, as well as some jokes and old jokes that were still liked by people.

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

First of all, being a sports agent requires a license, and opening a sports agency also requires some related procedures. At present, the Notts County Club has this license, and only Marotta and Paratici are two.

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

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

Basketball, football, ice hockey, baseball, football, some of the players in these sports are represented by agents.

But football agents are not very popular in the world. Take the five major leagues of later generations as an example. Except for some famous players, most of the other players have not hired agents.

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

According to the data given by the list, Mendes has 102 clients, while Raiola has only 55 clients.

There are more than tens of millions of players and coaches engaged in the football industry all over the world?
For most of the players, they only think about playing football well, and they have nothing else to do. They can't earn a lot of money in a year, so why bother to spend money to support an agent?

Turning the time back to 2001, how much is the salary of the current players?

The mobility of players is very small. Maybe this player only spends his whole life in a few domestic clubs, or even stays in this club all his life. From stepping into the youth training camp to hanging up his boots and retiring. .

Not to mention the Chinese League A, which still uses 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 already been settled with red envelopes and envelopes. What a shitty broker.

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

According to international practice, the source of income of agents is the player's salary and the commission of commercial income. They can extract 5% to 20% of the player's contract value. For the commercial income of players in advertising, management, etc., agents can also Get 10% to 20% commission from it.

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

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

Therefore, at this stage, many football agents only act as an intermediary.The agent introduces the player to the club, and after the transfer is completed, the player and the agent break up, take the money and leave, and I will contact you next time if you want to use it, or we will never see each other again.

When Wei Xun poached players and coaches such as Guardiola, Mertesacker, Krautchen and Ribery, he discussed with the target himself.

It was only during the transfer of Xavi Alonso that he came into contact with the role of a football agent for the first time. Wei Xun secretly paid Alonso's agent a lot of favors, and only then did he recruit Alonso.

The Notts County Five once again huddled in Wei Xun's office and started a conversation about the future development of Notts County.

Zhao Tai didn't want to come, but when he heard that Wei Xun was going to spend a lot of money to start a company again, in order to ensure that every penny of the Notts County Investment Group was put into practice, so that Wei Xun would not waste all his money, Zhao Tai still gritted his teeth and came over. up.

The reason why Guardiola came is very simple, because Wei Xun said that he would be his agent...

Marotta and Paratici are professionals who have already obtained the qualifications of FIFA agents. Their reference opinions are very important, and their help is indispensable to start a company.

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

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

Wei Xun didn't care too much, and made a cup of jasmine tea for everyone present. The hot air mixed with the fragrance of jasmine made the whole person feel wonderful.

Zhao Tai, who was most afraid of Wei Xun's impulsiveness, 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 every penny. I used to be stingy in the past. I prefer to get the player and his family first, and then directly quote. It is convenient and quick, and it saves trouble."

Wei Xun is very familiar with this point.What Marotta was criticized by later generations was his transfer method.He doesn't care what level of club you are, first get the players settled, and then ask the players to negotiate with the club, and then make a random offer of "one ringgit". Whether it succeeds depends on fate.

And those clubs often choose to swallow their anger and let the players leave at a low price because they are worried that the players will not renew their contracts in the contract year and the opponent will suffer greater losses if they join for free.

Even if your club is tough and gives players three stoppages, even if they don’t want to transfer, then we are not in a hurry, we can hold you back, I can afford to wait, a player is worthless, pay more congratulations and signing fees, and we are not afraid of throwing it in our 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 to negotiate with the player after the offer was accepted by the other party. How much wasted money? and time..."

Zhao Tai agrees with Marotta's statement very much. When he looked at Marotta again, he seemed to be a confidant. With him taking his place, Zhao Tai was completely at ease.

"It's better not to blatantly violate FIFA's regulations. It's okay to operate when the contract is about to expire. If it doesn't expire within six months, once the Dongchuan incident happens, it will be bad. It will be very bad for our club's image... ..."

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

Without the approval of the club, the players will probably think that Wei Xun is a liar.

"Yes, you are right to worry, but if you think about it again, if the player's agent is involved, how should 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 said the word in unison.

With an agent, the transfer of players will indeed become very troublesome. If one of the lions opens his mouth, it may lead to the final failure of the transfer.

The transfer period is not long. To buy the player you like in a short time and within a limited budget, you have to race against time. This is indeed a troublesome thing.

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

"Many people think that a broker is actually an intermediary, who charges an intermediary fee, and what he does is a one-shot sale, just like a house salesman who lives on commission."

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

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

"Such football agents, the way they make money is to continuously improve the commercial value, exposure rate, and even the ability of the players under their players, instead of transferring them again and again."

"Our Notts County players basically don't have an agent. I'm also afraid of Giuseppe's transfer method. If our players are also stolen by someone like this, I, Wei Xun, feel distressed..."

"Hahaha……"

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

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

"As long as it can save money, I agree!"

Zhao Tai's statement made Wei Xun feel confident, and the money bag was opened, and things were much easier to handle.

"Wei, your idea is very good. It can save us a lot of scouting fees and help our own players to sell. I have no objection."

……

The result of the meeting of the five-person group was satisfactory, and everyone received their own tasks.

What Wei Xun needs to do is research. Marotta and Zhao Tai are in charge of the preparation of the company, and then spread the hero posts widely, raising the banner to recruit independent football agents without a company.

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

For other agents, Wei Xun can't guarantee it, but he can restrain the people in his company. If the Notts County players really follow the career development plan of their agency, then regardless of his ability, he will have a good team. Career, will be a high probability event.

At that time, the players from Notts County's youth training will also take advantage of this wind to blow into every corner of football.

　It can only be said that Inter Milan's recent transfer, Marotta is awesome.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)