Issue number 509 of the CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post ranks the agencies representing Europe’s big-5 league players according to the aggregate transfer value of their clients as per our exclusive statistical model. According to publicly available information, one agency manages the careers of players worth more than two billion euros: the CAA Stellar/Base group, the result of a consolidation process led by the Americans of Creative Artists Agency.
Two other agencies represent players with a combined transfer value in excess of €1 billion: the Portuguese of Gestifute and another American company, also based in Los Angeles, Wasserman Group. Like CAA, Wasserman Group has acquired a dominant position in the player representation market through the purchase of a number of smaller but influential agent companies, both in Europe and beyond.
Both CAA Stellar/Base and the Wasserman Group represent the interests of more than 100 players from the five major European leagues, making them essential companies for clubs. Gestifute, on the other hand, focuses on a smaller elite of players. Only agencies representing at least two players from the big-5 have been included in the rankings. Agents who only represent members of their family have not been taken into account either.
Most powerful agencies as per estimated transfer value of big-5 league clients
€ Million, 17/06/2025. Agencies representing at least two big-5 league clients. Not including agents who represent only members of their family.