NICK LOUGH chats to James Garley, of the ACHIEVE Management Agency, about what being a football agent is really like…

WHEN you picture a football agent, what sort of image first comes to mind? A £400 Armani suit with diamond encrusted cuff links, all wrapped up with a stylish pair of Christian Louboutin dress shoes to match?Well, unless you’re Jorge Mendes representing Cristiano Ronaldo and Diego Costa, or Mino Raiola acting on behalf of clients such as Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the stereotype isn’t the reality for most agents.“There’s...