REVEALED: The 2025 summer transfer window’s MOST IMPORTANT man

Robin Bairner

• 10 May 2025 14:30 BST
• 4 min read

Analysis

With the summer transfer window fast approaching, many players find themselves in the spotlight as they seek to find new clubs.

The likes of Victor Osimhen, Viktor Gyokeres, Benjamin Sesko and many, many more are primed for blockbuster deals in what promises to be one of the most explosive transfer windows ever.

Pulling the strings behind these moves, though, are the agents, and there is one particularly representative who is set to be especially busy.

Pini Zahavi has positioned himself as perhaps the key player for the summer of 2025, with numerous major clients gravitating towards him.

He is the man behind the future of Marcus Rashford, Christopher Nkunku, Leroy Sane, Jonathan Tah and more.

Just these four players alone have an Estimated Transfer Value (ETV) worth around €150 million – a huge figure given that both Sane and Tah are rated artificially lower than their peak values as they have mere weeks to run on their expiring contracts.

These players will feel that they are in safe hands. Zahavi is a veteran of the football transfer business, having worked as an agent for more than 40 years, doing some of the biggest deals in the history of football.

The Israeli has been involved in deals for Neymar, Robert Lewandowski and David Alaba, establishing himself as one of the game's leading super agents along with Jorge Mendes and the late Mino Raiola.

Big clients on the move

Zahavi’s influence is set to be particularly felt this summer, with Rashford, Nkunku, Sane and Tah all involved in major transfer sagas.

And the 81-year-old is set to have his work cut out, with all of his major four clients on the move – an almost unprecedented position to be in. Rashford and Nkunku promise to be difficult to move on due to their sizeable wages and significant asking prices.

Bayern appear close to tying Sane down to a new contract after the Germany star had been linked with Arsenal, but on the other hand the Tah saga seems to be becoming more complicated.

A matter of weeks ago, the Bayer Leverkusen centre-back appeared set for Barcelona, yet the Catalans’ financial issues have led to some doubts over their ability to sign him. Man Utd, among others, are waiting to see what happens.

Zahavi, then, will have an impact on the transfer window for virtually every major European club, giving him special status as the transfer window looms.

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