If FC Barcelona has had a good start to the season, with 21 points in 9 days and still no defeats, it is in particular thanks to the arrivals of certain elements during the summer such as the two Joãos (Felix and Cancelo). Two players loaned to the club. Because yes, the Catalans have had no choice but to tinker for several years. With finances in the red, Joan Laporta and his team must redouble their efforts to succeed in attracting big players at a lower cost. A transfer policy rather well controlled by Barça, which still pays huge commissions to the agents of their recruits.
Indeed, the platform specializing in the economy 2Playbook examined the Barcelona accounts before the Catalan club presents its economic report to the members of its commission on October 21 at an assembly. We learn that FC Barcelona has paid 11.6 million euros to players’ agents in total so far, almost 4 times more than a year ago. A considerable sum which shows that nothing is free in football, even when we offer free agents such as Andreas Christensen or Ilkay Gündogan from Manchester City. The latter’s agents are rubbing their hands knowing full well that the Blaugranas cannot position themselves on record transfers, which therefore benefits businessmen like Pini Zahavi (who brought back Lewandowski) and Jorge Mendes (João Felix and João Cancelo) to hit the jackpot in terms of commissions.
