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Yep timing is for maximum publicity - PR stunt

Store him in Saudi for the best years of his career Yasir

"not just myself" - that's a threat

It's official

Remember that Isak potentially in the freezer for half the season or more would be the worst potential outcome for the Sweden NT manager

Emliano Martinez contracted to AVL until 2029 also has Vlado Lemic as his agent. Emliano is appearantly looking for a new club. Don't know his situation otherwise

Yes good point I forgot - guaranteed payments are not guaranteed but negotiable and depend on the players leverage

I understand the comparison to NFL and it is interesting but NFL is also different. The NFL has a salary cap, heavily unionised, contracts and wages for certain types/positions of players with x experience are almost standardised re upper wages amounts, the owners are most certainly colluding with re wages and some lines that should not be crossed, and one game gone wrong and you could be dead or likely have CTE. Holdouts in the NFL are a little more understandable if you outgrow your contract due to less player power/agent power imo but some have also gone wrong.

Bruno would be better off just shooting with his toes in that position. Better men have done it and scored

Back on the bench Barnesy

As previously said - Isak's agent Vlado Lemic has: (1) Taken 25% af Isak's transfer fee when sold to Borussia Dortmund (2) Been banned and excluded by previous clubs he has dealt with - AIK, PSV and Ajax (3) His previous agency Universal Twenty Two split up because of gun shootings and car explosions by criminal gangs due to their ties with Lemic and/or his coworkers (4) Has been exposed and been subject to leaks due to tax fraud and reciving illegal sums in tax havens (5) Has previously been investigated by FIFA (6) Has ties to Roman Abramovich following his era at Chelsea

Agent's final attempt and push for an exit before the transfer window closes. Remain steadfast

Just a gut feeling watching their interactions on the pitch - nothing serious though

Isak was supposed to be the next big thing when he went from Sweden to Borussia Dortmund. He didn't make it in Germany and almost failed to live up to his potential after going to Real Sociadad. We took a chance. Last season watching the games and now proof he fakes injury, he totally turns off for matches and doesn't appear to have a good relationship with eg Gordon. If Eddie indicates the group has a problem with him and seeing his strike - Isak might have serious character flaws. Makes me want to cash out now much more

We can sell him in January with no effect to his high market value. Lets see if he backs down and reintegrates - if not let him rot until January at least.

Theres no doubt that Amanda and Mehrdad would have been a little more successful in wooing and convincing players to come - not saying they def. would have got Sesko specifically, we dont know that, but they wouldn't have been this sloppy.

His gangster agent playing Liverpool and partially Isak himself - for his 20% fee

Noone is saying Isak is being forced or that this is all against his will. A gangster agent like Vlado Lemic can be the difference in deciding whether a transfer request is done a) the right way with decency, or b) the wrong way, see current hold out/strike.

https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/7keLw/ljusskygge-mannen-far-20-av-miljonerna Another old news report / case showing how discusting Isak's agent is, Vlado Lemic. He got 25% of Isak's transfer fee when sold from AIK Sweden to Borussia Dortmunt: "Alexander Isak's transfer to Borussia Dortmund broke a new Swedish sales record. But AIK doesn't get all the millions. According to the Football Channel, 17–21 of the 85 million (SEK) goes to shadowy agent Vlado Lemic. [...] Vlado Lemic is, in addition to his strong ties to Abramovich, also notorious in the Netherlands, where the Serb is banned from both PSV Eindhoven and Ajax after being accused of embezzling money in connection with deals with PSV Eindhoven (allegations that were never proven) and urging Ajax midfielder Nemanja Gudelj to strike before his winter transfer to Chinese side Tianjin TEDA went through. Lemic has also been investigated by the International Football Association Fifa for irregularities in connection with Croatian Milan Badelj's transfer from Dinamo Zagreb to Hamburg in 2012. However, Fifa was unable to prove any wrongdoing." So Isak's agent Vlado Lemic has: (1) Been banned and excluded by previous clubs he has dealt with - AIK, PSV and Ajax (2) His previous agency Universal Twenty Two split up because of gun shootings and car explosions by criminal gangs due to their ties with Lemic and/or his coworkers (3) Has been exposed and been subject to leaks due to tax fraud and reciving illegal sums in tax havens (4) Has previously been investigated by FIFA (5) Has ties to Roman Abramovich following his era at Chelsea Nothing should surprise us

Interesting - did not know of the PSV and Lemic. So he was basically ousted and banned from PSV due to directing the club in the shadows and too much influence. Then he started to work with Arnesen and Chelsea with Roman Abramovich money.

Yep his agent Lemic is as slimy as they get: https://www.nacional.hr/football-leaks-massive-tax-fraud-of-luka-modrics-agents-vladica-lemic-and-pedja-mijatovic/

https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/sverige/avslojar-universal-splittras-isak-kvar-med-kontroversiell-agent/ "Isak continues with controversial agent" - as the title says, and you can use translate for the article itself. In short - Isak's sports agency broke up because of the agents' ties to criminal gangs who had (1) showed up with guns and shot at an agent's home and (2) bombed a car near anothers house. Isak however continued with his agent, Vlado Lemic, who has also previously been found to have illegally received high sums of money in tax havens, for example in Cyprus, with connections to Roman Abramovich.

Also - don't underestimate the power and influence of his agent. A part from being a regular agent scum, his agent (as some others do I guess) has very dubious ties to criminal gangs in Sweden. This is all about money for Isak and last but not least his agent.

I agree - just saying that I have no reason to expect loyalty from him or fairness from his agent

His agent was a key partner at a dubious crime related sports agency in Sweden. Even if his name is not Raiola or equally big name agent, Isak and his agent will absolutely do what's best for him - not the club - whatever it takes imo. Loyalty today is rare