Agents have been told to supply a new “tax return” style statement of earnings to their players. Football Association chiefs are having a major purge on agents who are already feeling the heat from the taxman on dual representation deals.
But the new FA instruction has gone down badly with some agents as they must declare their earnings from each player by the end of October, similar to tax returns having to be submitted by the end of January.
It has been designed to keep players up to date but also to allow the FA to keep a check on agents and yet few seem ready to follow the order because they do not think it will be strictly enforced.
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