One of the things that must be factored into any signing made in football is the commissions owed to that player’s agent/entourage.
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Radio Rossonera claim to have come into possession of a document outlining the amount that Milan paid to agents for the signings made in the 2022-23 period, relating to the draft budget approved by the last Board of Directors meeting.
Charles De Ketelaere was the marquee signing of the 2022 post-Scudetto summer transfer window, and in addition to the €36.5m operation agreed with Club Brugge, the playmaker’s entourage earned €2.8m from Milan.
In this particular ranking, Divock Origi comes in second with his agents having got €495k from his free transfer from Liverpool. For the second most expensive purchase of the summer – Malick Thiaw from Schalke 04 for €8.8m – the Rossoneri management agreed to pay €400k in commissions.
Junior Messias’ agents earned €125k, while it is a different story regarding Alessandro Florenzi, represented by Alessandro Lucci’s World Soccer Agency who got just over €433k from the full-back joining Milan permanently.
Although it was purchased the previous year, we also include Yacine Adli in this list, as his agents received €300k, while finally Devis Vasquez’s entourage got just over €267k. In total, the figure is €4.82m.
The other major negotiation was the renewal of Rafael Leao until 2028, resolving the fine issue with Lille, and the commission that his representatives got was precisely €1,818,182m.
Although it is in all respects part of the 2023-24 summer mercato, the purchase of Ruben Loftus-Cheek was registered on 29 June 2023, thus becoming part of the 2022-23 budget. His agents got €925k from the operation.
