A deeper look into Gestifute's transactions involving Portuguese clubs following Fabio Silva's noteworthy transfer
PA Images | When Ederson was bought by Manchester City from Benfica for €40 million in 2017 he became the second-most expensive goalkeeper in the world at the time. However, the Portuguese club were only able to record a profit of less than half the total transfer fee at €16 million due to compensation for intermediaries and third-party ownership.
Jorge Mendes' Gestifute agent firm has a good hold on the biggest transfers coming out of Portugal, according to stock market releases from the past three years.
The records show it is not unusual for the firm to take compensation of around a sixth of the total transfer fee – sometimes even more.
Global spending on intermediaries last year rose 19 per cent to €554 million.
18 September 2020 - 12:19 PM
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