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How do you buy a player?

KdjaCL · 2003-07-10 17:22:03

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/3054082.stm This isnt the 1st time i have seen this (ronaldinho ,Denilson have companies who bought them) where companies have bought the player. They buy image rights but some players sell more that image rights. All South American but how does it work? How does the…

10-07-2003 5:22pm

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/3054082.stm

This isnt the 1st time i have seen this (ronaldinho ,Denilson have companies who bought them) where companies have bought the player. They buy image rights but some players sell more that image rights.
All South American but how does it work?
How does the company make money and what sums would be involved?

kdjac

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Harry kewell is a perfect example.

The 3mill made off him went to his agents company...thats why he was trying to sell Kewell for 8,9,10 mill.

In Harry's case, 50% of anything of 5 mill or over goes to the agents company. So thats why agents try get bidding wars going on...

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