From the examples of Alphonso Davies and Bruno Fernandes to the Scamacca case: when changing agents is not necessary | Market

In the last month the reflectors have turned on Gianluca Scamacca: the striker born in 1999 owned by Sassuolo and in the season just ended on loan to Genoa he has recently changed agent passing from Paolo Paloni’s Football Trade to Alessandro Lucci’s WSA. But, according to the accusation, what was discussed was the way in which the passage was made (WHO our reconstruction).

THE CASE – Investigations are currently underway by the Federal Commission for Sports Agents and there is a dispute as reported in a press release from Football Trade last month: “There is a dispute between the player Gianluca Scammacca and our Football Trade Srl concerning the validity and effectiveness of the mandate contract signed in October 2020 – we read – If this dispute results in a ruling of permanent validity and effectiveness of said contract, all the agreements concluded after it, including the one with the WSA, would be null and void “. In short, a very confused situation. And that could take a long time with the risk of compromising a possible transfer of Scamacca in the summer.

THE BIG JUMP – The relationship between the player and his (former) agent dates back to the first part of the 2018-19 season, when the striker was in the Netherlands at Zwolle with whom he made 8 appearances in six months. From there the return to Italy with the card controlled by Sassuolo and the direction of his agent Paloni: after six months in neroverde where he does not find space, the following season he goes to Ascoli in Serie B (35 appearances and 13 goals) and the one after that makes the big leap in Serie A with the Genoa shirt. Background: Sassuolo was not very convinced he was ready, what made the difference was the insistence of his agent who, believing in the qualities of the boy, convinced the club and found an agreement with the then director of the rossoblù Faggiano. Departure with a bang, two goals and an assist in the first three games as a starter (in 7 days). Then ups and downs with the change of coach and the watchful and scrupulous eye of the agent to monitor the growth of the boy: Scamacca closes his first season in Serie A with 12 goals and 2 assists between the championship and the Italian Cup, in the middle the courtship of Juventus in January but without reaching an agreement with Sassuolo, owner of the card (the bianconeri wanted to close on loan with the right of redemption but the neroverdi wanted to insert the obligation). The rest is recent history.

THE EXAMPLES – There are those who would not change his agent for anything in the world. It is the story of Bruno Fernandes, today one of the strongest midfielders internationally but always linked to his Miguel Pinho, a trusted friend of the Portuguese and his agent since the time of the Boavista. Together they made the whole process up to Manchester United, passing through the three Italian stages: as soon as he arrived at Novara Bruno was approached by an Italian agent: ‘No, I’m sorry. I am assisted by Miguel, I stay with him ‘. And so it still is today, because friendship and fidelity go beyond the field. Alphonso Davies knows it well, that when he moved from the Vancouver Whitecaps to Bayern Munich he was run by … an electricity lawyer. A family friend who has been following the boy since he was playing in MLS and still manages his interests today.

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