Mino Raiola reportedly made £41M from Paul Pogba's transfer to ManU in '16.GETTY IMAGES
The January transfer window closed with a "blizzard" of late moves and "undisclosed bumper paydays for agents," according to David Conn of the London GUARDIAN. Supporters are not told how much money agents make on deals or "what work they did to secure it but there is a growing recognition among clubs and governing bodies that the role of agents is out of control." FIFA surrendered governance of agents in '15 but President Gianni Infantino said that the "resulting free-for-all is intolerable." Agents are unlicensed “intermediaries” and can be paid by two or even three parties in a transfer. In "forthright remarks," Infantino, who set up a FIFA working party to examine how the intermediary and transfer systems can be reformed, said, "I am very concerned about the huge amount of money flowing out of the football industry. The commissions paid to intermediaries continue to rise while at the same time the money redistributed through the game and spent on training young players is falling" (GUARDIAN, 2/1).
