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These are people who are hired by players and usually work behind the scenes trying to get the best deals for their clients. Whether it is helping players find football clubs, negotiating a new contract, player’s well-being, taking care of their legal/tax matters to even helping find a home for them and their family to live, agents are the ones who handle that side of things on the player’s behalf. Having a football agent allows players to focus purely on football matters and not have to deal with any possible stress that can come their way and affect performances on the pitch.