Players, parents and guardians.
What working with John looks like, how your family is involved and how to start a conversation.
You’ve got the talent. Now get the right support.
We’re an independent football agency run by John Tarazi. We mainly work with players aged 16 to 18 who are already at a club. John works with you and your family, and talks to your club. If the chance isn’t there where you are, he helps you find the right one elsewhere.
Support as your career develops
From academy to what’s next.
Every career develops differently. These are the points where we can help.
The scholarship
John comes to watch you play and tells you honestly where you are. He also talks to the people at your club who make the decisions.
The pro contract
If a first contract is offered, John negotiates it with the club and goes through every line with you and your family.
The debut
A contract is only the start. We help you think about minutes, loans and the move that gives you the best chance to keep progressing.
Building a career
As your career changes, we help with new contracts and decisions about where you play next.
Life after football
We help you think about it while you’re still playing, and bring in specialist advice where it’s needed.
What makes us different
A smaller list. More time.
We keep our list small so John has time to watch every player he represents, get to know their family and be there when a big decision comes.
John brings more than 15 years in financial services, experience building successful businesses, time coaching at grassroots and more than 20 years playing the game. It means he knows how to deal with clubs and help a family think beyond the next contract.
- More than 15 years in financial services, including investments, pensions and mortgages
- A business owner who has built businesses with multimillion-pound turnover
- Has coached at grassroots
- Played for more than 20 years at a good amateur level
- Father of two young boys
Beyond the game
Plan beyond football.
Football can change quickly, and a playing career won’t last forever. John is a director of Echo Finance and a qualified mortgage adviser, and has spent more than 15 years working with investments, pensions and mortgages. That helps him understand contracts, long-term planning and the questions players and families need to ask. Where specialist advice is needed, he makes sure the right people are involved.
What we do
How we help.
We start by getting to know the player: what they want, and what’s happening at their club. Then we work out where we can help.
Watch and be honest
John comes to watch you play and tells you plainly what’s going well and what still needs work.
Talking to your club
John talks to the coaches and academy staff around you, so he knows where you stand and what needs to happen next.
Keep your family involved
Parents and guardians are part of the big decisions, and get a short note from John after every conversation with a club.
Video and stats
Where they’re useful, we use them alongside what John sees in person.
What we bring
- Clubs
- Relationships with the academy staff, coaches and people who make the decisions.
- Players
- An agent who watches you, knows your game and tells you the truth.
- Families
- Direct contact with John and a clear view of what’s happening.
Clubs.
What John sends you about a young player, and why he thinks they could suit your academy.
Connect
Let’s have a chat.
Send a few details about the player and what they’re looking for next. John will read them, come back to you and arrange a chat if it looks like we could be the right fit.