Player and agent power rising as transfer window shuts

But Fati deal reminds us we can still romanticize the game

Before we get to the heart of this post I want to register that I LOVE Ansu Fati going to Brighton. This was a great sign that the value of an innovative manager at a smaller club can still attract a huge player in an era where big clubs and agency-driven transfers (involving big clubs) rule the day. Now whether he plays ahead of Mitoma or March remains…