Dr. Erkut Sogut is a renowned sports lawyer, player agent, professor of sports law and management, and author. He is the founder of GROW, a leading player representation agency, and is best known for representing Mesut Özil, including his high-profile transfer to Arsenal. Today, Dr. Sogut runs the Erkut Sogut Academy, a sports-education company dedicated to training and mentoring aspiring player agents. He also shares valuable insights and guidance for future football agents on his YouTube channel, DrErkutSogut.
Topics:
00:00 Intro
01:20 How I found out about Dr. Erkut
03:38 Why choose Sports Law in the first place?
05:23 How did you end up becoming an agent?
09:01 How he created his agency GROW
13:03 What are the main points an agent needs to be aware of in a contract?
18:33 What was your biggest mistake?
19:38 Talking about his first transfer ever
21:23 Explaining step-by-step the transfer of Mesut Özil
25:28 Talking about what happens behind the scenes in transfers
32:00 Where is GROW today?
35:30 How do you attract success?
36:35 How do you approach young players if you believe in their talent?
39:13 How do you help footballers with life after sports?
43:09 His relationship with social media
46:06 A bad experience with paparazzi after a bad game for Arsenal
50:15 How do you balance your life as an agent, husband, and father?
56:20 Where you can find his books and online academy
01:00:08 Fire round
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