8) Jose Otin
The Spanish agent earned around €29 million in transfer dealings in 2015 alone by negotiating transfers for some his clients like Asier Illaramendi, Raul Garcia and Pedro.
Otin was also the man who engineered Javi Martinez’s record move to Bayern Munich in 2012, but his principal client is Fernando Torres, who then British record move to Chelsea netted him a handy sum.
His further moves to AC Milan and Atletico Madrid have also helped fill Otin’s coffers.
7) Thomas Kroth
Kroth was a former German footballer who won the DFB-Pokal thrice and also represented Germany on one occasion before turning to player management.
While young stars like Kevin Volland and Alexander Dragovic are on his roster, his biggest client is German and Bayern No.1 Manuel Neuer. The goalkeeper’s record move to Bavaria from Schalke was brokered by Kroth.
He also represents Shinji Kagawa and Sebastian Rode among others and earned about $22.4 million in commissions.
