According to "Every Body" report, Leyton Orient player Demetri Mitchell did not go through an agent when he joined the team. Instead, he used artificial intelligence to negotiate with the club and successfully transferred.
The 28-year-old Mitchell played in the Manchester United youth academy and made his debut for the "Red Devils" in May 2017. When he joined the English League One team Leyton Orient on a free basis in the summer transfer window, he did not hire an agent but used artificial intelligence ChatGPT to negotiate the contract.
Mitchell said that he asked through ChatGPT how to negotiate and how to respond to the club's offer: "I told it my income last season, that I was going to move to London, and that my wife and children would be moving with me. I knew I could fight for better terms than what they gave me, but I didn't want to directly say, 'I'm worth so much.'"
In addition, by For not using an agent, Mitchell also received a signing bonus: "ChatGPT is my best agent so far. Normally, you need to pay 5% to the agent, and ChatGPT's premium subscription fee is only 15 pounds."
This case is reminiscent of De Bruyne, who also did not use an agent when he renewed his contract with Manchester City in 2021. At that time, De Bruyne used his statistics and performance to demonstrate his value to the club's senior management, and ultimately succeeded in obtaining a salary increase. However, De Bruyne supported his salary demands by hiring data analysis company Analytics FC to collate his data.
According to statistics, between February 2024 and February 2025, Premier League clubs paid a total of 409 million pounds in commissions to agents. Chelsea tops the list with £60m, followed by Manchester City (£52m) and Manchester United (£33m). In lower-level leagues such as the English Championship, English League One and English League Two, agents' commission expenses also reached 63 million pounds, 7 million pounds and 2.7 million pounds respectively.
Mitchell explained that given the short careers of professional players, especially in lower leagues, players need to get the most out of important contracts as much as possible. "People always say we earn a lot, and indeed we are lucky. But there is a huge difference between a player earning 2,000 to 3,000 pounds a week and a doctor earning the same income. Doctors can work until they are 65 years old, while players in lower leagues usually only have one or two years of contracts."
He also pointed out that these incomes are also deducted from 45% tax (the actual tax rate is slightly lower, because It is a segmented tax calculation), and a 5% commission paid to the agent: "In the end, you can only get about half, which is still a good salary, but you still have various expenses such as mortgage, car loan, children, etc. This is not as glamorous as it seems, because you still need to plan for life after your career. You cannot play until the age of 65, and only the two or three years of the current contract are guaranteed."
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