The future of the transfer market
The transfer market in football has never been more lucrative. It’s never been more competitive. And it’s never been more global.
As a result, Sporting Directors and other key club executives making the transfer market decisions have less time.
So making your pitch for a player stand out and meet the clubs’ financial and squad needs is crucial.
And agents have to compete with more rival agencies and intermediaries for opportunities.
So how can agents save precious time, get direct access to the right people at clubs all over worldwide, pitch to decision-makers instantly and see what clubs are looking for in the transfer market?
For United-States agency BOLT Sports Group, all the answers lie with TransferRoom.
TransferRoom is football’s only transfer marketplace, with over 800 clubs and 550 Trusted Agencies able to connect directly, pitch players and see real-time market intelligence and club needs through the online platform.
Keeyan Ghazanfarpour, Founder of BOLT Sports Group says in the video below: “So when I joined TransferRoom, I had four clients. Now we have over 20.
“TransferRoom has been a huge part of that because it saves me a lot of time. It is almost like having another agent under me.
“TransferRoom is definitely part of our daily strategy because we can see every day there are new opportunities in the platform for our players.
“Really what TransferRoom is doing is, it's shrinking the world. We have access to what many teams are looking for.
“There is a search area for a query where you can look through all the players who are looking for agents. And this is players from England's fifth tier, the National League, all the way up to first divisions in the US, the Netherlands, Germany, Greece and all over the world. So you really have access to a lot of different types of players.”
Finding the right fit for Brian Anunga
BOLT Sports Group have also seen the benefits of TransferRoom in the shape of deals, including a transfer for one of the 20+ players in their portfolio, Brian Anunga (pictured below).
Anunga moved from Nashville SC to another club in Major League Soccer, FC Cincinnati, for a free transfer following the expiration of his contract in January 2025.
Explaining how TransferRoom played a pivotal role in the move for the Cameroonian defensive midfielder, Ghazanfarpour says: “So we recently had a transfer with Brian Anunga from Nashville to Cincinnati. And where we started with that transfer was TransferRoom.
“We started working with Brian when we knew he was going to be a free agent and we needed to move quickly. We did a Plus Pitch for Brian on TransferRoom. And what a Plus Pitch is, is it allows us to pitch Brian to any team immediately, and those teams will see Brian in their inbox and get all the information they need to quickly make a decision. In less than a day, we had a team ready to make an offer for Brian.
“After that Plus Pitch happened, the way that TransferRoom really was impactful was helping us to understand what sort of systems is Brian going to fit in. We identified about five teams. One of those teams was FC Cincinnati, and that's where Brian ended up being transferred to.
“I think a really big call-out and additional value that TransferRoom provides is that this wasn't me working alone. We went to our TransferRoom representative and said, ‘This is what we're trying to do.’ ‘Can you help us?’ And he sat down with us and really helped us build that strategy. And I think that is very valuable and unlike any other service out there that might seem similar.”
For BOLT Sports Group, the future of the transfer market lies in doing deals in this way, where they can see a club’s needs and pitch a specific player to multiple clubs of their choice in an instant, and Ghazanfarpour sees TransferRoom as an essential platform for any agent.
And also for any player, with professional players able to join TransferRoom for FREE, connect with a proven Trusted Agent and open up opportunities at 800+ clubs in 128 leagues.
“When you look at where this industry is going and where the future of this industry is, it's going to be doing deals in this sort of way,” he adds. “This is going to be the new way, and if you're not on the platform, you're missing opportunities.
“TransferRoom goes into every single one of my conversations with players before we sign them. So, before we sign a player, we do two things.
“We have a meeting with them, where we sit down and look to understand. Who you are as a person, what are your goals as a player? What do you really need out of an agent?
“Once we have learned, ‘This is what I want as a player,’ we then go back to them and we show them, ‘Here's the steps to get there.’ And in that presentation is, ‘Hey, here are your stats on how you compare to MLS players.’
“Maybe you're a player in Switzerland's first division or Sweden, and you want to transfer to the MLS. Well, here's how you compare to other MLS central midfielders, and this is why we think that this is a good target for you.”
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