As reported by theMirror, super agent Jon Smith has claimed the world's first£200m footballer is just around the corner and what's more, he'll earn a ludicrous£1m each week.
For 25-years, Smith served as one of the game's most powerful agents and he details his various exploits in his new book: 'The Deal: Inside The World Of The Super-Agent.'
I heard Paul Pogba's agent, Mino Raiola say the other day that there will soon be a £200million fee “ and I think he is right."
Such absurd numbers are rendered believableonce one considers thatthe Premier League isset to rake in£9b this season in terms of revenue and as if we could forget, Paul Pogba recently moved from Juventus to Manchester United for£89m, a new record.
Smith claims:''Transfer fees will keep on going up. It's the same with wages -Lewis Hamilton earns £1m every time he steps into a Formula One car, so why not footballers?''
Smith continues:"These things are commensurate to what is happening in the game and the reality is that the Premier League is going to generate more than £9billion this season.So why shouldn't footballers, who are the heartbeat of the game, share in the spoils?
There are still a lot of untapped markets and resources, such as India, a country that fascinates me. In America, social media has driven sports fans to soccer. So we've got a way to go yet before we reach saturation point.�
He has a point. Football's popularity has only increased year after year, so it only makes sense that it will increase further - with the rise in revenue, ultimately, the deal that took Pogba to United will become commonplace.
Smith added:There are big tech companies out there, like Google, Amazon and Facebook who could write out a cheque for £10billion to acquire the broadcast rights for Premier League football without batting an eyelid.
But they don't have to, because what is expanding alongside football is an exciting industry that very few people are paying attention to.
The football industry is huge, but the chatter industry around football is even bigger. That's a revenue source that hasn't yet been tapped into but it will be “ and the finance that will generate will be massive.�