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A Step by Step Guide to Starting A Professional Football Career in Nigeria

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Title: A Step by Step Guide to Starting A Professional Football Career in Nigeria
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You have read about the kind of money thrown at footballers these days and you are convinced pursuing a football career will be your best way to acquiring wealth. Now you are interested in finding out how you can kick start a career as a Pro-footballer here in Nigeria. Of course, that is why you are reading this article now. So let me take you through the four steps now:<br />
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<b>Step 1:</b><br />
First of all, you must do your homework thoroughly, you must think through it soberly. Passion and day dreaming to be like Neymar Junior and what you can do with €222million, isn't enough.<br />
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They say football is not a career,  it can take up your whole spirit, soul and body...and leave you empty and frustrated at the end.<br />
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Think of what you have to forego now to pursue a pro- football career. Maybe, you have to drop out of school. Think of what you may fall back to if your pursuit of a football career doesn't work out. Have you learn any trade or acquired any educational certificate to fall back on?<br />
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Think of it, is football truly your best option, when you rate it on your comparative advantage scale? Do you possess such outstanding football talent and skills that will enable you succeed at the highest level? Of course to answer these questions, you should have graduated from a football academy or currently playing for an amateur club and your coaches may have commended you.<br />
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<b><i>We can also help you answer the questions, if you register and attend our #Talent Assessment Program in Lagos Nigeria. Contact us for furthet details...call: +234(0)8098772556 or email: gh.sports1@gmail.com</i></b>.<br />
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<b>Step 2:</b><br />
After doing your homework, make a plan. A plan keeps you grounded and helps you not to get distracted by several other wasteful designs. Decide weather to start-off your pro-football career in Nigeria or Abroad. My advice is, if you don't have funds (financial backing) to pursue your career abroad or you require further grooming to develop your true value, start from any of the Nigerian pro leagues.<br />
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In whatever you decide, you'll need someone to introduce you to a club. It is always better. For you to get the attention and interest of a Player's Agent or a Club's Scout to introduce you to a club is another ball game. Read this: How to Get the Right Agent for Your Football Career.<br />
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Well, you don' t need a Player's Agent to introduce you to a club in Nigeria. You just need to get the attention of the Club's Scout or someone connected to the club. In an extreme case, if you feel you are that skillful, you can take the bull by the horn and go for a club's recruitment screening all by yourself, you may get a chance to prove yourself.<br />
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<b>Step 3: </b><br />
Develop your Marketing strategies and promo-tools to get attention and interest of Agents, Scouts and Clubs' management<br />
If you do well playing in a Nigerian pro-club, you can be lucky to get a call-up to the national team and then your value could really scale up to get the attention of Agents and top flight clubs abroad.<br />
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Where you are not that lucky, you should plan to register and attend a scouting tournament or program where you can play in front of Agents and Scouts.<br />
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Importantly, you should work to produce a Promo-Video clips of your recent matches. Agents would want to see it before they can be interested to introduce you to a club. Club's management want to see it before they can invite you for trials.<br />
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<i><b>Step 4:</b></i><br />
Get a Sport Marketing outfit to start promoting you or do it yourself. Upload your Profile(CV), Promo-video clips on Youtube, Dugout or Vine and start sending the links to Agents and Scouts you can contact.<br />
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Ask other pro-footballers you know to introduce you to their Agent or club scout. Check out contacts of some Nigerian licensed Agents you can reach one-on-one locally. Also make attempt to get interest other foreign Agents and Scouts.<br />
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<b><i>GreenHunters Sports IInternational, a Sport Marketing outfit in Lagos Nigeria, can help package, promote and help you get invitation letter for Trials. Make contact with them now: call or WhatsApp +234(0)8098772556 or email: gh.sports1@gmail.com</i></b><br />
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Be sure you have your International Passport, Football profile (CV) and other travel document ready in case of any opportunity suddenly shows up.<br />
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If you are sure you have what it takes (football talent and skills) wise...and if you follow the steps outlined here, you pro-football career will soon kick-off faster than you ever thought.</div>

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The Rise of the Social Media Footballer [Create A New Way of Making Money On the Sport]

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Title: The Rise of the Social Media Footballer [Create A New Way of Making Money On the Sport]
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<b><i>Footballers with Large Followers on Social Media Demand Payment for their Content. Read how this is turning out to be a new money making avenue for footballers and clubs. </i></b><ul style="text-align: left;">
<li><b><i>- Footballer with large followers on social media add value to their transfermarket, endorsement fee as well as their club's Sponsorship fee</i></b></li>
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<li><b><i>- Dugout is already paying 50% sharing pattern for Ad around the content of any footballer with over a millon followers.</i></b></li>
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<li><b><i>- facebook is already discussing with big names in football on terms of payment for their content</i></b></li>
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<li><b><i>- Popular football stars are already working with their Sport marketing agencies on how to monetize their works on Social Media</i></b></li>
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Football players are waking up to the vast amounts of money social networks are making off of their fans, turning to agencies to help them monetize each one.<br />
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“The industry often holds up the millions of fans someone like Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo has on Facebook, but the reality is, they’re not his fans; they’re Facebook fans,” said Misha Sher, vp of sports and entertainment at Mediacom.<br />
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 “Facebook makes a ton of money selling ads around Ronaldo’s audience, and none of that goes to him???<br />
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Players are now realizing that they’re driving the engagement, but someone else is getting paid.”<br />
Seeing how valuable their followers are to the "likes" on Facebook and YouTube, players want a share of the pie for themselves.<br />
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But rather than turn away from these platforms, players are crafting media strategies to make them as well known for what they do off the field as what they do on it. The rationale is that players using social media effectively — with engagement, authenticity and good numbers — are making themselves more attractive to sponsors and clubs.<br />
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Players like Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale, Arsenal’s Alexis Sánchez and Paris Saint-Germain’s Neymar are getting paid for content they post on Dugout . While the 10 million-plus fans who visit the football site each month may look small in comparison to the 2 billion who use Facebook monthly, those on Dugout are arguably worth more to players in terms of hard cash. Each player receives a cut of the 50 percent of Dugout’s ad revenues that is split between the other players on the site, while the company gets the other half.<br />
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Facebook knows it must keep players on its side. On the hunt for longer, original content, the world’s largest social network is sitting down with some of football’s biggest names to see whether they will supply it. None of those players have been revealed, but should they commit to the platform, then they would do so with the hope that they can capitalize on Facebook’s new TV-like experience.<br />
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Creators can monetize their shows through ad breaks or by creating sponsored content. Cash incentives could be another option for the social network after it scrapped payments to footballers for their live videos earlier this year.<br />
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Conversely, YouTube hasn’t been as proactive as its rival in recruiting players or clubs, according to a source who has discussed its sports content with YouTube. This won’t continue, said this person, who pointed out that content from players could be a boon to the video site’s renewed attempt to become less reliant on ad-funded content with its fledgling subscription business and push for original videos.<br />
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Like clubs, many players have stayed away from YouTube due to the amount of time and money needed to build a large following. However, the source said it’s making money from YouTube, unlike Facebook. Some players are starting to realize YouTube’s worth: Manchester United’s Juan Mata has had his own YouTube channel since 2015 and plans to use it as one of the main ways to share a series of films his sports marketing agency Dark Horses is creating to promote an upcoming charity drive.<br />
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Mata’s moves on YouTube are an example of how players are coming up with their own ideas for content, whereas before they would have relied on their agencies and management teams to control their brands. Leon Mann, a consultant helping some of the top footballers in the U.K. develop their own social media profiles, has noticed more of the clients at his company Refresh “taking ownership of their own authentic narratives as opposed to just leaving it to the media to make of it what they will.”<br />
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The fact that Manchester United’s Paul Pogba, Chelsea’s David Luiz and Arsenal’s Mesut Özil have captured their own personalities on social media could make them a worthwhile investment for a male grooming brand, according to a recent Edelman study.<br />
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None of that trio ranked as highly as Cristiano Ronaldo or former player David Beckham in terms of relevancy or authority on the subject of male grooming (see Edelman chart below). But as young men with strong male followings, Pogba, Luiz and Özil have relevance to the subject matter and some authority to share their personal preferences, even though male grooming is not the core of their brands, said Philip Trippenbach, head of influencer at Edelman.<br />
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Players consider their success as influencers tied to being aspirational and relatable — and therefore, trustworthy. For instance, when Tiemoue Bakayoko moved from Monaco to Chelsea last month, he arrived with his own video crew, which charted his journey across the English Channel. Just weeks later, Pogba had a graphic designer create a tribute to friend Usain Bolt ahead of the sprinter’s final race in London. Both posts show different sides of the players than seen on the field.<br />
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“New stars need to be allowed to be themselves, as this will create ‘real brands’ in the sport, not media-manufactured ersatz celebrities with whom fans can feel very little empathy,” said Kelvyn Gardner, the managing director of the Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association. “Football remains the most popular and commercially successful sport in the world, built on those traditional principles, and it will thrive all the more if it stays true to its roots.”<br />
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<b><i>This article first Appeared on Digiday.com</i></b></div>

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With four games to the end of Nigeria Professional Football League 2017 season, you easily predict that Plateau United are going to be the clear winners.<br />
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Having defeated close runner up on the league table 1 -0 last weekend... and now 6 points ahead of MFM, what the Jos team require is just a win from their remaining four matches and they will be crowned the champions.<br />
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Analysts believe that Plateau United could even get an away win against embattled ABS next weekend, but if that does not happen, then they may wait for their home game against Rivers united. Kennedy Boboye are well motivated to finish the job as early as possible.<br />
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There's no more contest, since MFM couldn't even get a draw in Jos last weekend.<br />
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 Perhaps, where there seems to be contest now, is which team will end up second and earn a place at next CAF Champions league. MFM is current srcond on the table with 56 points while Akwa United and Enyimba are in third and fourth position with 54 points respectively...only 2 points and goal difference separating the three teams.</div>

No More Contest, Plateau United Are Clear Champions of NPFL 2017 Season

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2017 August FIFA Ranking: Nigeria Moved Up, Despite Loss to South Africa

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Title: 2017 August FIFA Ranking: Nigeria Moved Up, Despite Loss to South Africa
Author: Benson Chukwueke
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Gernot Rohr's men climbed up one step and sixth in Africa based on the latest Fifa rankings released on Thursday Nigeria mov...

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climbed up one step and sixth in Africa based on the latest Fifa rankings
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spot in Fifa's latest World ranking released on Thursday ahead of next month's
2018 World Cup qualifier clash with Cameroon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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defeat to South Africa in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier, Gernot Rohr's men
still climbed up to the 38th position in the rankings.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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kings also remain sixth in Africa adrift of leaders Egypt, Congo DR, Senegal,
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<span style="color: #081f2c; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The Indomitable Lions
of Cameroon, Super Eagles' opponents in next month 2018 Fifa World Cup
qualifier moved a place up - 35th in the world and fifth in Africa.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Top-Class Foreign Coaches Ready to Work with Clubs in Nigeria and Other African Countries - Contact Us!

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Title: Top-Class Foreign Coaches Ready to Work with Clubs in Nigeria and Other African Countries - Contact Us!
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staff? Yes, if you need your club or national team to start competing at the
highest level and start winning trophies like - Fifa World Cup, World club
Championship, AFCON, CHAN, Caf Champions League...then you need a world class
coach to lead your team. It's all about the vision you have for your team as
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Plateau United Vs MFM - All Eyes on Jos This Weekend, Maybe NPFL 2017 Season Decider

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Title: Plateau United Vs MFM - All Eyes on Jos This Weekend, Maybe NPFL 2017 Season Decider
Author: Benson Chukwueke
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<span style="text-align: left;">You can call it Nigeria's own version of "El classco" or "Uefa Champions league finals"  the match at the 15,000 capacity Rwang Pam Stadium Jos this Sunday, August 13, between Plateau United Vs Mountain of Fire and Miracle (MFM) is expected to meet such high billing.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Plateau United Vs MFM</span></b><br />
<b>Venue</b>: Rwang Pam Stadium (15,000 Capacity)<br />
<b>Date</b>: Sunday August 13, 2017<br />
<b>Time</b>: 4pm<br />
<b>Ticket</b>: Popularside= N500; VIP= N1000<br />
<b>Weather</b>: 29° C - Cold and Humid<br />
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For 14 weeks running in the on going season, Plateau United has being on top of Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) and currently  on 59 points, while MFM trail closely behind with 55 points....both teams  drew in their Last weeks 23 fixtures, which set up this match that promise to be thrilling encounter. And with just four matches to go this season, many analysts looking at this match to be this season decider.<br />
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If Plateau United win the encounter, they stay at 62 points and need just one more win to become the champions this season.  On the other, if MFM pull an away win like Abia Warriors did this past week, then the Olukoya boys will gather 58 points, just a point behind plateau...that may drag the league title contest to the final day, just as last season.<br />
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Meanwhile, the Head Coach of Plateau United, Kennedy Boboye, is determined to pull the title to plateau state and he is not leaving any stone unturned. And both team has called back their stars players currently on national assignment for CHAN qualifiers.<br />
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All eyes is on Jos this weekend, following some compliants against referees decisions, especially the last week match between Sunshine and Akwa United; LMC should go the extra mile to ensure a level playing field in Jos and adequate security to prevent home fans agitations. The match will be live on SuperSports and kickOff may stream it live on internet.</div>

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5 Lessons Coming from Abia Warriors' Away Victory Over Lobi Stars (NPFL26/17 Season)

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Title: 5 Lessons Coming from Abia Warriors' Away Victory Over Lobi Stars (NPFL26/17 Season)
Author: Benson Chukwueke
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Abia Warriors produced one of the performances of the season to beat Lobi Stars 4-2 in Makurdi. Sunday Adetunji (2), Anthony Okemmiri an...

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Abia Warriors produced one of the performances of the season to beat Lobi Stars 4-2 in Makurdi. Sunday Adetunji (2), Anthony Okemmiri and Chinenye Agoha were on target for Warriors while Kingsley Eduwo grabbed a brace for Lobi. We learnt five things...<br />
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 (1) <b>WARRIORS BREAK LOBI'S HOME INVINCIBILITY</b><br />
What a way to go about surviving the drop. Warriors lived up to the name and did it the most difficult way. Lobi had not lost at home since 2013. The 80-match home unbeaten run was halted by an 'army' of 'warriors' desperate to avoid relegation. If Abia Warriors should stay up, such brave performances are needed.<br />
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(<b>2) POOR...POOR...ADETUNJI</b><br />
Adetunji was pivotal to this result. His directness worried the hosts all evening. Fittingly, he got a brace but suffered a hand break while nodding in his second and the team's third. Bad news for the lad, who was set to be an integral part of the CHAN Eagles. He shed tears knowing full well that his season could be over (and his fears turned out true). But one always has to be careful with his wishes or fears. Learnt this lad has always nursed fears of a nasty injury. He seemed to have a premonition of this.<br />
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(3) <b>ANOTHER REVELATION FROM THE OKEMMIRI DYNASTY</b><br />
Ogbonnaya Okemmiri was a member of that historic Enyimba squad that won the CAF Champions League in 2003. He was on the bench for Abia Warriors on Sunday but it was his younger sibling Anthony Okemmiri who stole the show. Petite Anthony scored a goal and made an assist in a man-of-the-match performance. Little wonder when he was substituted in the closing stages, he left to a standing ovation. The Okemmiris have sustained the supply.<br />
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(4) <b>HOW INYAMA DID THE MAGIC</b><br />
This is a little secret but Abia Warriors players were turbocharged after chairman, Chief Emeka Inyama dropped N1 million (cash) on the table and told them: "I don't want to go back to Umuahia with this (money). Win this game and this is all yours." The boys put up a performance that will become a reference point in the NPFL for a long while and the chairman lived up to his part of the bargain. Inyama had not been travelling with the team till the Matchday 31 fixture against Niger Tornadoes in Lokoja but his presence really motivated the boys in Makurdi.<br />
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(5) <b>MAKURDI FANS DESERVE AN AWARD</b><br />
Lobi fans were not happy with the result but were thrilled by the performance of the visitors. Not just the result, the home team's performance left much to be desired. But the fans would not take their frustration out on Abia Warriors (or the match officials). They applauded the visitors all the way and sang their praises as they walked off the pitch. This was in complete admittance of Warriors dominance of the game. Let's not exaggerate this...Warriors could have scored as many as six if the likes of Ndifreke Effiong and Shedrack Asiegbu did not take their feet off the pedal at some point<br />
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10 Factors that Determines a Footballers Transfer Fee - See Previous Transfer Fee Record Breakers

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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">Have you ever wondered
why Neymar is valued at €222m by Barcelona while some other players will be
lucky to get a €1m move in this transfer window? What are the reasons why clubs
break the bank to sign certain players and what are the factors that come into
play when a player’s value is to be determined?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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that determines a football player’s transfer fee and eventual sign on fee: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">1 – AGE: A player’s age
is a key determinant when negotiating a contract. Is he young and able to play
for a long time or getting older and likely to retire sometimes soon? An older
player, if injured, could take sufficiently more time to heal than a younger
one so it is riskier splashing the cash on players of a certain age. As a rule,
Arsene Wenger does not give any player over the age of 30years a contract
renewal of more than a year. Other clubs have come to adopt this rule too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">2 – EXPERIENCE: This is
self-explanatory as a player’s years on the pitch will be a huge factor when
his transfer is being negotiated. Except in very rare cases, you hardly see a
17-year old commanding more money than a 24-year old battle-hardened veteran.
Even where it happens, the 17-year old starlet must show an incredible amount
of talent and potential.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">3 – COMMERCIAL VALUE:
When Real Madrid paid £80m to complete CR7’s transfer from United in 2009,
before he kicked a ball for the Madridstas, they’d reportedly sold 1.2million
shirts bearing his name in the city of Madrid alone. If a shirt sold for £30,
that was a cool £36m recouped from their investment in just one city. You can
do the math on how much they would have made from his shirt sales alone since
he joined them in 2009 and then you’ll understand why Madrid are always in the
forefront to splash the big bucks on players.  <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">4- MEDICAL HISTORY:
Michael Owen and Owen Hargreaves were two examples of players who had to give
up their careers because clubs were wary of touching them due to their
frightening injury records. Robin van Persie was heading that way until Arsenal
helped him to figure out the source of his injury worries and the Gunners were
amply rewarded, cashing a cheque of £24m on a player of his age when he moved
to Manchester United in 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">5- POSITION ON THE
PITCH: In all of transfers biggest money moves, strikers and midfielders have
commanded more than defenders and goalkeepers. This does not mean the others
are less important on the pitch, it just shows the order of need by football
managers. In other words, a striker or midfielder will command more money than
a defender or goalkeeper in most cases. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">6 – TRANSFER PERIOD
(Summer/Winter): Players are ‘relatively cheaper’ in the summer transfer
windows because it is a buyers’ market where clubs have all the luxury of time
to decide whether they want to buy a player or not and could haggle back and
forth before agreeing on a price. However, during the winter (January) window,
it is often the clubs in trouble who seek to fortify their teams and the
selling clubs are usually able to exploit their desperation by asking for top
dollar for their players.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">7 – LENGTH OF
EXISTING/INTENDING CONTRACT: If a player is approaching the last year of his
contract and has not agreed to an extension will not command as much as a
player who’s in the second year of a five-year deal. The selling club, except
if there’s a buy-out clause, would determine what they think is the minimum for
which they’re willing to let that player go and, like Manchester City showed
Carlos Tevez when he pulled a tantrum in 2011, the club could force you to run
down your contract while sitting on their bench.<br />
Conversely, a player who’s being considered for a one-year deal at a new club
could reasonably not expect to command the same fees with someone who has a
longer term contract, except in rare case where other factors come into play.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">8 – TRANSFER POLICY OF
SELLING CLUB: Some clubs have developed their youth academies to produce
exceptionally talented youth players who they sell on to other clubs but with a
proviso that they get a cut of whatever transfer the buying club makes on the
player in future. For example, Southampton was not directly involved in the
sale of Gareth Bale to Real Madrid but they got a percentage of his transfer
fee because of the clause in his contract when they sold him to Tottenham.
Talking about Spurs, if you have a chairman who’s a ruthless negotiator like
Daniel Levy, then you can be sure that clubs seeking your players will be made
to pay through their noses like Manchester City did in forking out a reported
£52m for Kyle Walker.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">9 – STATUS OF BUYING
CLUB: Real Madrid are traditionally known to be big spenders so when they are
interested in a player, everyone connected with that player senses a big payday
and the price, not necessarily the value, of the player goes through the roof.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">10 – AGENT ‘S POWER:
Pini Zahavi, Mino Raiola, Kia Joorabchian and Jorge Mendes are some of world
football’s biggest agents who can command top dollar for their clients so you
find some of the best paid players employing these powerful agents to represent
them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Raiola is the agent of Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku. Now you understand why
they commanded such stratospheric transfer fees. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;"><b>- August 3, 2017 - Neymar (Barcelone to PSG </b></span><b><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">£200m)</span></b><b style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </b></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">- August 9, 2016 – Paul Pogba (Juventus to
Manchester United, £89m)</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">- September 1, 2013 – Gareth Bale (Tottenham to
Real Madrid, £85m)</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">- July 6, 2009 – Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester
United to Real Madrid, £80m)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">- June 9, 2009 – Kaka (AC
Milan to Real Madrid, £56m)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">- July 10, 2001 – Zinedine Zidane (Juventus to
Real Madrid, £45m)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">- July 24, 2000 – Luis Figo (Barcelona to Real
Madrid, £37m)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Neymar's Delusion Overshadows Kelechi Iheanacho At the Week

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Neymar junior pull €222 million deal with Paris Saint Germain (PSG) over the week. A world record signing I think, won't be broken ...

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Neymar junior pull €222 million deal with Paris Saint Germain (PSG) over the week. A world record  signing I think, won't be broken for a long time. It's beyond any kind of rationality really said Arsene Wenger, Arsenal's manager.<br />
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Neymar emotional farewell to Barca teammates on Wednesday and PSG Signing on Thursday August 3rd, went viral online with a record 1.2 billion hits in 48 hours. Just a typing of "N" on Google search engine, for instance, will pop up "Neymar's story" - an irresistible grandeur, more like a delusion than for real. For one player to earn an amount able to assemble a top flight squad....an amount most clubs don't possess to trade in the transfer market.<br />
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While Neymar Junior's signing may have overshadowed Kelechi Iheanacho's long lingering transfer talk with Leicester City. The Nigerian golden boy finally pulled £25 million deal with the Foxes over the week too.<br />
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Iheanacho's signing may not go anywhere near Neymar jackpot, but both signing has something significantly in common - they are both record breaking signing. while Neymar broke the world record signing set by Paul Pogba deal with Manchester United last summer,... Iheanacho broke the record  of £20 million set by Odion Ighalo, as the most expensive Nigerian player ever.<br />
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Although, the world media attention was on Neymar, not even our local sports news programs or publications in Nigeria barely reported Iheanacho liberation from Pep Guardiola's victimization. Iheanacho's signing is a victory for Super Eagles and Nigerian as a whole.<br />
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Nigeria fans should be happy that Iheanacho didn't have to go through what John Mikel Obi and Victor Moses went through during the management of Jose Mourniho at Chelsea. It's a new beginning for Kelechi Iheanacho, hopefully this season, he will make an enviable mark at Leicester city.<br />
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