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May 11, 2025 59 mins

⚽ How do you value a player in today’s football market? Ian Laing of Lombardi Associates joins this episode of 'The Agents Angle' to unpack the layers behind release clauses, transfer fee disputes, and football agent pressure. We ask:

  • Are players being priced fairly?
  • Should they have a share in their own transfer fees?
  • Is algorithmic valuation system fair and a realistic possibility?


PLUS : Italy’s agent regulatory shift from the FIGC for football agents and industry patterns and observations from across Europe.

This episode is a must for football agents navigating the highs and lows of today’s market. 🎧


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SHOW RUNNING ORDER :

(01:06) - Week of Curiosity, But Trying Not to Speculate on FFAR at the ECJ .... just YET. >

(03:19) - Developments on Football Agent Regulations for Italy. >

(04:25) - Domiciled Sports Agents & Overseas Football Agents in Italy. >

(05:16) - FIGC Agent Regulation Changes to Consider. >

(06:21) - Uncertainty Remains - Because of No Announcements from CONI. >

(09:53) - Guest Interview - Ian Laing - Complications of Transfers and Player Valuations. >

(11:42) - Changes in Club's and Agent's Player Valuations. >

(13:37) - Club Dispute Over an International Transfer & 'Artificial Pricing'. >

(19:02) - Release Clauses; A Case of 'Floor', 'Ceiling' or a 'Starting Point'? >

(20:49) - Are Complex Clauses Causing More Problems Than They Solve? >

(22:23) - Players Having a 'Vested Interest' or 'Share' in Their Own Transfer Fee. >

(25:38) - The 'Push' for Agents to Represent the Selling Club? >

(27:17) - Increasing Manipulation & Complexity of Transfer Fees & Player Valuations? >

(32:15) - Pitfalls, Warnings and Mistakes for Independent & Newer Agents. >

(35:46) - How To More Accurately Value Players & Transfers? >

(40:43) - Is an Accurate and Fair Transfer Value Mechanism Pure Fantasy? >

(45:37) - Highly Prized Football Devalued Because of Their League. >

(47:05) - Agents from Across the Globe Gather in Hungary to Share Knowledge and Experience. >

(49:59) - Football Agency : a World of 'Wild Extremes'! >

(50:55) - A 'Sell-On' on a 'Sell-On' ???? >

(52:10) - A Flurry of Football Agent Events Globally. >

(55:07) - Announcements & Notices . >

(58:38) - Disclaimer >


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