If there is one thing that Bayern Munich hates — and that Uli Hoeneß loathes — it is agent fees.
Tacking extra cost on to already expensive contracts has been the bane of Bayern Munich’s existence for a while now, so when Catalonia news outlet RAC1 revealed that FC Barcelona paid an insane €24 million in agent commissions to sign former Newcastle United star and England international Anthony Gordon, it became very obvious why the Bavarians chose to get up from their chairs at the negotiating table
and walk away:
It was widely-assumed that Bayern Munich and Gordon, who had already agreed on personal terms, were going to have an easy time finalizing a deal. At the last minute, though, FC Barcelona swooped in to pay Newcastle United €10 million more than Bayern Munich was prepared to offer.
When factoring in the larger transfer fee (even though it was not substantial) and the agent commissions (very substantial), the transfer saga’s unfulfilling ending now makes perfect sense.
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