Fifa surrendered governance of agents in 2015, but its president, Gianni Infantino, now says 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 a firm joint resolution they committed to reforms, stating agents were “disproportionately well-remunerated for their services”. Considering that players sign with agents and entrust them with their moves and salary negotiations, FIFPro is notably critical and supportive of reforms. Its director of policy, Jonas Baer-Hoffmann, believes agents’ fees are now “very often” a proportion of transfer fees rather than players’ salaries, and it is a “massive problem” for agents to be acting as brokers for multiple parties in a deal.

Source: The Irish Times February 01, 2018 19:52 UTC