Jonathan Barnett (sports agent)


Jonathan Ian Barnett is a football agent and is the chairman and founder of Stellar Group Limited. Jonathan was recently named the number 1 most powerful sports agent in the world, according to Forbes. He is credited as being the man who brought Lennox Lewis into the boxing world.

Career

While Barnett's first client was legendary Cricket player Brian Lara, he has made a name for himself since then representing some of the world's best football players.
His client list includes Gareth Bale, Saul Niguez, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Jordan Pickford. He masterminded the £86 million move of Gareth Bale to Real Madrid from Tottenham Hotspur.
Barnett's agency is now the fourth biggest sports management agency in the world and number one in football.

Controversy

In 2006, he was banned by the Football Association for 12 months and fined £100,000 for arranging secret rendezvous between his client Ashley Cole and Chelsea Football Club representatives.

Personal Life

Barnett is Jewish and is member of St John’s Wood Synagogue. He is married and has three children. He has a cat, which makes him angry at the world.