A Northern Ireland company has gone into partnership with a notable European football agency based in Portugal.
The One Two football agency, run by Banbridge businessman and Fifa licenced agent Brian Adair and former Northern Ireland international Keith Gillespie, has announced they will be the leading UK partner with Made in Football, which is a well-known brand in the game.
Adair revealed that he has worked on various projects with Pedro Neto from Made in Football over the course of several years and they have now reached agreement to work together on an official basis across the continent.
“I’m delighted to announce a huge partnership with major football agency Made In Football as their leading UK Partner,” said Adair.
“This provides our company with a massive opportunity to bring some top European players to the Premier League in England and to Scotland.
“Our business has grown over the last 10 years and it is exciting to link up with one of the main agencies in Portugal allowing us to operate in an elite level in the UK and abroad.
Brian Adair, Keith Gillespie and Northern Ireland young gun Troy Savage
“I have been dealing with Pedro Neto, who has been a key figure in European football for some time now, and we have built up a strong relationship and Keith and myself are looking forward to what comes next.
“We are a company based in Northern Ireland and this partnership will open up markets around world football for us, having already been hugely active the past number of years in both representing our own players and working for clubs brokering various deals in both the summer and January windows.”
Adair added: “We will still be working with young Northern Ireland players to take them across the water and we will continue to broker deals for clubs to move players and this new venture gives us an opportunity to work even more in the global market.
“In the industry we are in, for us it is all about building relationships and networking with players, managers, sporting directors, CEOs and other agents and we are very thankful over the last number of years that we have established strong links with all of the above.”
In November, Adair was in Istanbul at a conference called the Transfer Room where hundreds of clubs and top agencies gather to discuss moves and potential business opportunities for January.
Former Loughgall player Adair said: “It was incredible to be over at the Transfer Room and it was a fantastic experience to be able to network with so many clubs from around the world.”