Highest Paid football agents in the world

Football agents play a vital role in every step taken by professional players, from delivering the greatest feasible deal to fulfilling their desire of playing for their desired team. Agents have grown in power, assisting their players in obtaining profitable deals and transfers.

Due to the large payments entailed, some of these agents earn more than coaches and players combined and also perform a crucial part in ensuring that players may transfer by mediating these highly expensive transactions.

On that note, let’s take a look at the highest paid football agents in 2021.

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Volker Struth

Volker Struth has established himself as one of the most powerful football agents in the world. He has cemented himself as the major representative of some of the world’s finest players.

Struth is the Head of SportsTotal agency and represents the likes of Dayot Upamecano, Toni Kroos, and Niklas Sule. He has around 77 clients under him with a total contract value of $418.1 M.

Mino Raiola

Mino Raiola once again holds his position in the highest paid football agents and strives to expand his business. Raiola arranged Paul Pogba’s record-breaking $140 million move to Man Utd in 2016.

He also handles some of the finest footballers like Marco Verratti, Romelu Lukaku, Lorenzo Insigne, Erling Haaland, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, among others. He, too, has about 77 clients and a contract worth $847.7 million placing him at the third spot on the list.

Jorge Mendes

Jorge Mendes is a giant of professional football management and is arguably the most known name in football agency. After a spell as a DJ, he founded Gestifute International in 1996, and now, he represents several of the top players in football.

The Portuguese agent has 137 clients under him including the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Bernardo Silva, Fabinho, Ederson, and David Gea among several other big players. His contracts with all his clients are worth around $1 B.

Jonathan Barnett is the highest paid football agent in the world

Jonathan Barnett maintains his position as the best football agent in the world. He has the most prestigious client list, which includes Saul Niguez, Gareth Bale, Maxi Gomez, and Ben Chilwell.

He currently serves as the Executive Chairman of ICM Stellar Sports, one of the world’s largest football agencies. Bale’s world-record transfer to Real Madrid from Tottenham Hotspur was his most noticeable achievement. Barnett has a whopping 388 clients, with a combined contract value of almost $1.4 billion.

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