“It won’t be a January of great things”

Federico Pastorello was named best agent in recent awards Dubai Globe Soccer Awards 2021, surpassing other renowned representatives such as Jorge Mendes, Mino Raiola and Jonathan Barnett. Pastorello was responsible for one of the most notorious transfers of last summer, that of Romelu Lukaku from Inter Milan to Chelsea for 97.5 million pounds.

In an interview with The National, the founder and CEO P & Sport Managemen (1996) aligns himself with Jurgen Klopp, who would be wary of signing unvaccinated players, given the implications that this could have on the rest of the squad. “I agree with Klopp. If two players of the same quality, market value and salary, and one has been vaccinated and the other does not want to do it, maybe I understand that this can be a problem ”.

The Premier League decided last week to go ahead with this busy Christmas schedule despite games being canceled due to increased cases of Covid within the clubs. “I am 100% sure that the English authorities and the Premier League, who for many years have been an example of how to manage the football business, they will know whether or not it is necessary to suspend the championship ”.

They ask him that given the situation with the pandemic, how do you imagine the January transfer window will be and how will that affect what happens next month. “I think it depends a lot on the countries. I do not see in any way that there is a large expense anywhere. We are usually used to seeing Premier League clubs as the big drivers. I think there will be some clubs, like the West Ham, for example, that they are in a very interesting situation, so perhaps with a little effort they can improve their chances of being in the top four. OR Leicester who are facing a bit of a weak season so maybe they’ll try to do something, Everton too. But, I don’t expect great things, because they have amazing teams anyway. Maybe some loans, but I don’t see anything that special. Also in Italy there will be something, but not very big.

And about the information to limit the fees paid to agents for transfers, Pastorello He admits that “it is true that our commissions have probably increased to amounts that are really important, maybe even too much because of the work, because of the responsibility that we have. We are not soccer players; we are not the clubs. Without a doubt, we are a very important mechanism in this business. but I think there should be a limit. But I’m not saying that to be like Peter Pan. It’s just because I really believe that if we maintain this situation for a long time, the system will probably be less healthy and then at the end of the day everyone will have to pay a big bill. I think it is better to find a good way to manage the world football business “

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