| Theo is on the books of Key Sports Management, | | | | of £10 million. |
| and is looked after by Colin Gordon the man who | | | | Chelsea are believed to be keeping a close eye on |
| said "Football clubs and chairmen know who in the | | | | developments with there chairman Roman |
| game is corrupt, so why do they still use them? I | | | | Abramovich rumored to be ready to step in with an |
| would question the motives of a large number of | | | | offer of £15 million. |
| managers, chief executives and chairmen in the | | | | So who could get what out of the Theo Walcott |
| game". | | | | deal? |
| In a week when sports management companies and | | | | Taking the transfer of Wayne Rooney who moved |
| player agents come under the spotlight after a | | | | from Everton to Manchester united for roughly |
| statement issued by Mike Newell the manager of | | | | £25 million during August 2004 as an example: |
| Luton town football club, we ask what is involved in | | | | When Rooney joined United it was reported that |
| a deal involving the transfer a 16 year old kid to a | | | | Manchester United paid Rooney's agent an extra fee |
| top premiership club? | | | | - "an incentive" - to ensure they got their man. |
| Most regular fans who turn up week in week out to | | | | United paid Proactive Sports Management a sum of |
| watch football in the uk don't like to dwell to long on | | | | £1.5m as recorded in the shareholders |
| what they describe as "those vile leeches" that are | | | | statement "Fees payable to Proactive Sports |
| behind the move of top players preferring to base | | | | Management Limited in relation to both the acquisition |
| there support and loyalty on the game of old played | | | | of the player and negotiation of his personal terms", |
| during the 70,s and 80,s. | | | | the amount was 2 x Rooney's first year wage. |
| The position of Southampton football club | | | | With such payments being made to player's agent's |
| Saints are in a corner when it comes to keeping | | | | maybe it is up to the humble fan to speak out? |
| Theo their hand being forced to sell by the | | | | Just think where that extra 20% on the price of |
| footballers agent and management company, Those | | | | your season ticket next season maybe going. |
| agents are rumored to have issued an ultimatum to | | | | As for Theo Walcott's management company as well |
| Rupert Lowe, either agree a deal with Arsenal, or | | | | as the signing on money paid to Key Sports |
| Walcott will exercise a release clause in his scholarship | | | | Management and there agent Colin Gordon they will |
| contract, meaning he will become a free agent and | | | | also receive payment for arranging deals for image |
| Saints will only get compensation from a tribunal this | | | | rights ect, Theo already has a boot deal with Nike |
| is expected to be around £500,000 with a | | | | gained while he was 14 but you can be sure of more |
| follow on payment of £500,000 after a certain | | | | deals and transfer requests to follow as his |
| number of games. | | | | management company try to do "what is in the |
| The alternative is to sell, with Arsenal the front | | | | players best interest". |
| runners to bag the wonder kid after making an offer | | | | |