“It became unpleasant. You grow a tree, and they say, “No need. Then someone else will water.” Former agent Smolov – about parting with the player

Former agent and former defender “Spartacus” and CSKA Dmitry Gradilenko explained to why he decided to leave the agency business.

– How long did they take Smolov?

– Together with me, he signed the first professional contract at Dynamo – for five years. But again – after that the agency contract was not re-signed.

– You didn’t want to pay the detentions to the agent?

– It’s a completely different story. There is competition everywhere. Perhaps one of the agencies offered more or more comfortable conditions. Don’t drive a Mazda, drive a Mercedes. And the man decided otherwise.

– Is the story similar to what happened with Ivan Ignatiev? They allegedly gave him a car – and later he left for another agency.

– Most likely.

– It turns out that it is difficult to contain a potential top player. You either have to build relationships on incredible trust or invest in them continuously. So that he doesn’t leave.

– Investing money – maybe, I don’t know. But here’s the answer to why I ended up working in an agency. It became unpleasant. You cultivate that, and then they tell you, “No more. Watering will be different. The tree has almost grown. In general, unpleasant. And I decided to finish. I understand that not all athletes are like that, but I didn’t want to do that anymore,” Gradilenko told .

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