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'Agents do nothing but suck tons of money out of football' - West Ham owner Gold calls for crackdown

The Hammers chief insists that the role of representatives in transfers is too critical, and believes they must be stopped

West Ham co-owner David Gold insists the influence of agents in football must be clamped down upon, as 'they are starting to run football'.

The Hammers spent over £100 million ($131m) in the summer, securing the likes of Felipe Anderson, Andriy Yarmolenko and Lucas Perez.

Gold, though, says that the role of agents in transfers is spiralling out of control, amid reports that the Premier League is looking to tighten sanctions on the influence of representatives.