Who is Ali Barat? Premier League 'super agent' at the heart of Chelsea mega deals

Premier League clubs are gearing up for another massive summer of expenditure as Liverpool, Manchester United, and Chelsea aim to revamp their squads ahead of the new season.

The reigning Premier League champions have already splashed out more than £150m on Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez and are poised to increase that figure further after agreeing a deal potentially worth £79m for Eintracht Frankfurt forward Hugo Ekitike.

Meanwhile, United's spending is just shy of £70m following the acquisitions of Matheus Cunha and Diego Leon. However, this amount is set to more than double after the Old Trafford outfit agreed a £71m deal with Brentford for Bryan Mbeumo over the weekend.

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Over at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea, fresh off their recent Club World Cup victory, are on track for another summer of lavish spending, with the signings of Jamie Gittens, Joao Pedro, and Liam Delap, totalling more than £150m.

But the Premier League clubs' spending spree hasn't stopped there, with Noni Maduekerecently leaving Chelsea to join Arsenalin a deal roughly worth £50m, reports the Liverpool Echo.

And Madueke's former Stamford Bridge colleague Nicolas Jackson could soon be heading for the exit too, with the Senegal international reportedly in talks with Manchester United earlier this month.

Interestingly, one individual seems to be at the heart of many of the Premier League's deals this summer, Ali Barat.

Barat, the proprietor of Epic Sport agency, has been instrumental in several high-profile transfers this summer, including Madueke's move across London and Dean Huijsen's switch from Bournemouth to Real Madrid.

After being named Agent of the Year at the 2023 Golden Boy awards for facilitating big-ticket moves for Moises Caicedo and Jackson to Chelsea, Barat is also managing Ekitike's transfer from Frankfurt to Anfield.

Following a series of high-stakes negotiations, Barat is now considered one of football's emerging 'super agents,' akin to Jorge Mendes.

Once Ekitike's transfer to Anfield is sealed, Barat is expected to focus on arranging moves for his other clients, including Xavi Simons and Jackson.