Mauro Zarate was this afternoon forced onto Twitter to explain that he had no current connection with an agent who appeared to be speaking in his name!
The agent, Luis Ruzzi, declared that the Argentinian was unhappy at not being played as a striker by Sam Allardyce and this could push him out of the club claiming that Torino would be among the interested clubs.
The story prompted a ClaretandHugh probe into Ruzzi and has demonstrated for the umpteenth time the madness faced by club owners.
And whilst it is quite true that Zarate like any player in the world – is unhappy at being played out of position – it’s clear that Ruzzi appears to have been positioning himself to receive offers to move Mauro.
Well played Mauro for coming straight out and making it clear the bloke has no authority to speak on your behalf.
Indeed a very well placed club source told us that although he wants to play, and in his preferred position, he acknowledges the present team is doing a great job and is more than ready to wait his chance.
Whilst Mauro has no formal agent he listens to the advice of a trusted adviser who has remained close to the player for nearly ten years .
We at ClarertandHugh will not be running or repeating any stories of this nature again unless the quotes come from him.
Our source told us: “This demonstrates the agent problem in this game. I know of one situation where a player’s father told no less than TEN agents to try finding a player a Premier League club. That’s the madness we face on a day to day basis.”
