Quincy Abeyie wrote:
@[deleted] If I'm one of the people you're referring to I've never thought that. I just can't quite wrap my head around that AMN would want strongly to go to Southampton, Arsenal want him to go there and Southampton wanting him only for him to say no because his agent doesn't want him to. It's the players' part in these situations I'm not quite sure of, not the agents'.
I didn't have anyone in particular in mind, lots of people on here have that view.
It's probably a lot more nuanced than I'm making out, but to answer your question, it wouldn't be hard for an agent to manipulate a player into thinking it's his decision, or to sour negotiations so that when it inevitably breaks down, it looks like one of those things. I reckon an earnest agent that just negotiates the best possible deals, and presents the options to his client to make an informed decision is probably a rare breed.
But maybe I'm just cynical, I've come across a few agent types in life and a lot of them manipulative crooks.
