> **Matthias Sammer even demanded that agents be abolished altogether. He claimed that some of these people demand three times the salary of the sporting director sitting across from them...**
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> Hoeneß: “Do you know what’s so disastrous about this? In Upamecano’s case, the agents either wanted to drive up the price for us or push him to another club, and as a thank you, they want us to pay them a signing fee. That’s a contradiction in terms that we shouldn’t accept any longer.”
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> **Are there any counterexamples (of good agents)?**
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> Hoeneß: “Yes. Luis Díaz’s agent, for example, fought hard to bring him from Liverpool, which was very difficult. He invested everything for his client and still always spoke fairly with Liverpool. We’re happy to pay a man like that.”