5 most powerful agents in football right now

Mino Raiola with Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Mino Raiola with Zlatan Ibrahimovic

#3 Mino Raiola

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Mino Raiola
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Mino Raiola

Perhaps the most infamous of the lot, Mino Raiola has been nearly synonymous with high-profile transfers for a while now. Raiola is known for representing some of the biggest personalities in football today and had recently invoked the ire of Manchester United fans for constantly linking Pogba with a move away from the club.

Mino Raiola has benefitted greatly from the journeyman life of one of his high-profile clients. That man is Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Even today, he continues to represent some big names.

Some of Mino Raiola's clients are Paul Pogba, Erling Haaland, Matthijs De Ligt, Marco Verratti, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Mario Balotelli, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Matuidi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

#2 Jonathan Barnett (Stellar Football Ltd)

Jonathan Barnett
Jonathan Barnett

Jonathan Barnett is the founder and chairman of Stellar Football Limited which is one of the most prominent player representation agencies in the world. Barnett represents some really young and promising players in Europe.

He recently brokered Ben Chilwell's move from Leicester City to Chelsea. Another one of his big clients, Jack Grealish, is being courted by Manchester United. Barnett also represents Real Madrid rebel Gareth Bale and would have pocketed a lot of money as commission after brokering one of the most lucrative wage packages in the world for the Welshman.

Some of his other high-profile clients are Saul Niguez, Mason Mount, Luke Shaw, Ibrahima Konate, Maxi Gomez, Jordan Pickford, Kieren Tierney, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Dean Henderson, Gylfi Sigurdsson and Dan James among many others.

#1 Jorge Mendes (Gestifute)

Jorge Mendes
Jorge Mendes

Perhaps the biggest name among the football agents, Jorge Mendes' Gestifute manages a lot of footballing superstars. Mendes is a super agent and has a stellar client list that includes Cristiano Ronaldo.

Mendes has managed some of the biggest names in football and he has been doing that for years now and has been influential in bringing several Portuguese players to the Premier League of late as well.

His client list includes Cristiano Ronaldo, Bernardo Silva, Ederson, Fabinho, Ruben Neves, Nelson Semedo, Joao Cancelo, Angel Di Maria, Ruben Dias, James Rodriguez, Diego Jota, Diego Costa, Renato Sanchez and Nicolas Otamendi among many others.

Not only has Jorge Mendes brokered some of the most lucrative transfer deals of the past decade, he is also well connected and on good terms with the biggest clubs in the world. As such, his growing influence will garner him more high-profile clients. After all, his players are some of the highest paid ones in the world.

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Edited by Shambhu Ajith