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<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The anatomy of a transfer deal </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">
The transfer window will shut at midnight on Wednesday and there will be a frantic struggle as teams try to squeeze in deals before the deadline.
Last-minute bids, talks between clubs and contract negotiations are likely to dominate the day in a flurry of late activity.
BBC Sport gets the ins and outs of a transfer from leading agent Alex Cowdy of Touchline Soccer Ltd.
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<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">The two parties will then keep going backwards and forwards until they negotiate a fee. <o></o></SPAN>
<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">Clubs may also contact an agent to work on their behalf and ask them to find a buyer for a particular player. This situation can arise if a player is not playing games. <o></o></SPAN>
<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">An agent might also speak to a club who decide that for whatever reason it is in the best interests of a player to leave. An agent would be given permission to speak to other clubs and given a specific fee the sellers have in mind for the player. <o></o></SPAN>
<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">You then have to delve through your contacts and I will either speak to a manager or a chief scout at a club. <o></o></SPAN>
<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">In the summer, a player might be out of contract and you can spend quite a bit of time phoning clubs and trying to place a player at a particular club. <o></o></SPAN>
<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">As an agent I will also speak to managers and chief scouts and ask which positions they are looking to fill. They might say we need a left midfielder or a big striker with pace and you have to check whether there is someone available for them in their budget. <o></o></SPAN>
<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">If a player who I represent is under contract then a written offer will have to be put in to his club. <o></o></SPAN><P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: black; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A name=feeagreed></A><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: white; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">WHAT HAPPENS ONCE A FEE IS AGREED?</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: white; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o></o></SPAN>
<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">A fee can be agreed but it does not mean a move will go through. But, once it is, then the job of the agent is to agree personal terms on the player's behalf.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"> <o></o></SPAN>
<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">The agent is there to secure the best possible deal for his client and this can take a little time. <o></o></SPAN>
<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">Professional and financial issues will be taken into consideration such as: whether the player is going to play, the wage and the length of the contract. <o></o></SPAN>
<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">It is a bit of negotiation and compromise. The agent wants to realise a player's value to a club while the club will be looking to minimis
The transfer window will shut at midnight on Wednesday and there will be a frantic struggle as teams try to squeeze in deals before the deadline.
Last-minute bids, talks between clubs and contract negotiations are likely to dominate the day in a flurry of late activity.
BBC Sport gets the ins and outs of a transfer from leading agent Alex Cowdy of Touchline Soccer Ltd.
<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">A written offer will be made for a player and the selling club may reject or accept any bid.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"> <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com
fficeffice" /><o></o></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">The two parties will then keep going backwards and forwards until they negotiate a fee. <o
></o></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">Clubs may also contact an agent to work on their behalf and ask them to find a buyer for a particular player. This situation can arise if a player is not playing games. <o
></o></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">An agent might also speak to a club who decide that for whatever reason it is in the best interests of a player to leave. An agent would be given permission to speak to other clubs and given a specific fee the sellers have in mind for the player. <o
></o></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">You then have to delve through your contacts and I will either speak to a manager or a chief scout at a club. <o
></o></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">In the summer, a player might be out of contract and you can spend quite a bit of time phoning clubs and trying to place a player at a particular club. <o
></o></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">As an agent I will also speak to managers and chief scouts and ask which positions they are looking to fill. They might say we need a left midfielder or a big striker with pace and you have to check whether there is someone available for them in their budget. <o
></o></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">If a player who I represent is under contract then a written offer will have to be put in to his club. <o
></o></SPAN><P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: black; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A name=feeagreed></A><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: white; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">WHAT HAPPENS ONCE A FEE IS AGREED?</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: white; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o></o></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">A fee can be agreed but it does not mean a move will go through. But, once it is, then the job of the agent is to agree personal terms on the player's behalf.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"> <o
></o></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">The agent is there to secure the best possible deal for his client and this can take a little time. <o
></o></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">Professional and financial issues will be taken into consideration such as: whether the player is going to play, the wage and the length of the contract. <o
></o></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">It is a bit of negotiation and compromise. The agent wants to realise a player's value to a club while the club will be looking to minimis
Paul Marin -19 is one thing, 20 is a whole other matter. It gets even worse if they win the UCL. *groan*. 
05/18/2011.MU fans naah cough, but all a unuh a vomit?-Lazie 1/11/2015
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