I don’t have an agent – De Bruyne

By Saheed Afolabi

Kevin De Bruyne is a talented midfielder who has made his mark in the game of football.

The 29 years old midfielder falls into the category of rare footballers who do not have agents, which means it is the player, who negotiates his transfer himself.

De Bruyne said past issues dealing with agents made him decide with his family that he would stand on his own.

“Some things happened in the past with my former agent and I just decided with my people and my family that I could do it myself,” he explained.

“I’m at an age where I know enough about football and the business side of football to understand and to express what I want as a person and player.

“At my age I’m not really looking at a lot of individual things any more, which I think makes it easier to negotiate with the club.”

De Bruyne added that negotiations are easy, difficult and a bit more direct without an agent.

“Negotiations are easy and difficult, there are lots of side notes to everything. But it went perfectly well. The club was really happy and for us, it was an easy conversation to have.

“Maybe it’s a little bit more direct like this, maybe with an agent there is more going around and stuff and as a player you can say more directly what you want and it was clear from both sides.”