A successful Swedish football agent has for several years exposed clients to unwanted sexual acts.
A large number of players testify to this in a review that Fotbollskanalen and GP did.
The agent himself denies everything.
Fotbollskanalen has, in collaboration with Göteborgs-Posten, reviewed a successful Swedish agent. A large number of sources, people who in one way or another had to do with the man, testify about events from the 2000s until the present day and they jointly paint a picture of an inappropriate pattern of behavior towards people in various roles within football.
Among other things, about 20 elite players raise the alarm about what they, as clients of the agent, say they have been forced to endure. They say that the agent sent unwanted pictures of himself, asked for intimate pictures, showed a great fascination for genitals, was close, groped and demanded “dick pics” in exchange for transitions.
“Uses his position of power”
“Marcus”, who is actually called something else, describes, for example, that he received a Snapchat message containing the question: “Can you get a dick pic in agent fee?”, after being ready for a new club.
– He exploits his position of power. He plays with one’s future. Depending on if and where you put your foot down, you will not be relevant for certain clubs either. That was the feeling you got in the relationship with him. It’s crazy, says “Marcus”.
Many players feel that they have ended up in a dependent position towards the agent. They have felt forced to do things for him that they weren’t really comfortable with.
Refuting the allegations
– I wanted to stay on good terms with him. He is a good agent and I saw other players progress with his help. Now in retrospect, I regret that I did not understand earlier, that he used his position as an agent against a player who wanted to advance in his career, says one player.
Through a representative, the agent denies all the allegations and claims he was the victim of a smear campaign and several blackmail attempts. They are said to have assumed that a “number of people” demanded money from him not to “leave incorrect information about him to the media”.
Read the full review and the agent’s response on Fotbollskanalen.