M.A.R.A.T. Football Management
Elite Serie A Specialists
Italy €155mm
Key Facts
Also known as: MARAT Football Management, Marat Football
Founded: 2015
Headquarters: Victor Hugo 1, 20123 Milan, Italy
Players: 20+ (17 in top-5 leagues) – total estimated client market value approx €155m
FIFA/FA registration: Owner Mario Giuffredi – FIFA football agent since 2010, registered via FIGC after passing the FIFA exam
Languages: Italian, English
Regions covered: Italy, top-5 European leagues
Email: footballmarat@libero.it
Phone: +39 081 522 59 53
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maratfootball
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Maratfootballmanagement/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/marat-football-management/
About
M.A.R.A.T. Football Management is a Milan-based agency founded in 2015 by Italian agent Mario Giuffredi after qualifying as a FIFA agent in 2010. The agency focuses almost exclusively on professional footballers in the Italian system, with a strong footprint in Serie A and a growing pool of high-potential U23 talent.
MARAT is known for very hands-on career planning, building long-term projects around each player and surrounding them with a multidisciplinary team of legal, tax, medical and media specialists.
Key People
CEO / Founder:
Mario Giuffredi – Owner and sole administrator, FIFA-licensed agent since 2010; represents high-profile Serie A players such as Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Mattia Zaccagni, Matteo Politano and Francesco Pio Esposito.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mario-giuffredi
Legal & fiscal team:
Fabio Giotti – Sports law counsel
Egidio Paolucci – Civil law counsel
Michele Aliberti – Tax consultant
Fabio Moscatelli – Tax consultant
Operations & media:
Dedicated staff for players’ social media, MARAT social channels and website management
Licensed agents:
Mario Giuffredi – FIFA football agent (licensed 2010; FIGC registered)
Client Roster
Top players and talents (current)
Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter) – 28 June 2005
Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) – 16 June 1995
Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) – 4 August 1993
Luca Ranieri (Fiorentina) – 23 April 1999
Matteo Politano (Napoli) – 3 August 1993
Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari) – 2 July 2002
Luca Marianucci (Napoli) – 23 July 2004
Nicolò Casale (Bologna) – 14 February 1998
Gaetano Pio Oristanio (Parma) – 28 September 2002
Michael Folorunsho (Cagliari) – 7 February 1998
Salvatore Esposito (Spezia) – 7 October 2000
Fabiano Parisi (Fiorentina) – 9 November 2000
Gianluca Gaetano (Cagliari) – 5 May 2000
Giuseppe Pezzella (Cremonese) – 29 November 1997
Giuseppe Ambrosino (Napoli) – 10 September 2003
Antonio Vergara (Napoli) – 16 January 2003
Cristiano Biraghi (Torino) – 1 September 1992
Alberto Grassi (Cremonese) – 7 March 1995
Elseid Hysaj (Lazio) – 2 February 1994
Antonio Fiori (Mantova) – 21 February 2003
Gennaro Tutino (Avellino) – 20 August 1996
Diego Mascardi (Spezia) – 26 September 2006
Luca D’Andrea (Avellino) – 6 September 2004
Notable former clients
Jordan Veretout – represented during his move from Fiorentina to AS Roma in 2019 (loan with obligation to buy for about €16m plus €1m loan fee).
Mario Rui – long-time Napoli left-back whose former agent Giuffredi publicly discussed transfer options, including a possible move to Turkey.
Andrea Conti – Italy international full-back previously represented by Giuffredi.
Coaches / staff represented
No first-team coaches or sporting directors are publicly listed as MARAT clients at present; the focus is primarily on players in Serie A and the Italian professional pyramid.
Notable Deals
2019 – Jordan Veretout, Fiorentina → AS Roma – Loan with obligation to buy; Roma paid a €1m loan fee plus €16m to make the move permanent.
2019 – Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Empoli → Napoli – Permanent transfer for a reported fee in the high single-digit millions, establishing him as Napoli’s long-term right-back and later captain.
2022 – Nicolò Casale, Hellas Verona → Lazio – Permanent transfer to Lazio for around €8m after his breakthrough season, followed in 2025 by a sale from Lazio to Bologna.
2021–2022 – Mattia Zaccagni, Verona → Lazio – Initial loan followed by a permanent transfer, with reports of a total package close to €20m and a long-term deal that turned him into Lazio’s captain.
2023 – Fabiano Parisi, Empoli → Fiorentina – Left-back signed on a permanent deal for about €10m plus potential bonuses, with a contract reportedly running until 2028.
2023 onwards – Renewals for Napoli leaders including Di Lorenzo and talents like Ambrosino and Vergara, extending contracts to 2030 and consolidating MARAT’s role around Napoli’s Italian core.
2024–2025 – Long-term contract and status consolidation for Francesco Pio Esposito at Inter, with his agent stating publicly that Inter would not sell him “for any price”.
Services
Career planning
Technical and sporting pathway planning, including medium- and long-term career strategy
Contract & transfer negotiation
Negotiation and drafting of playing contracts, transfers and loan agreements
Commercial and promotional agreements
Image rights & communication
Strategic image development and management of commercial exploitation of image rights
Social media strategy and media relations for players and for the agency
Fiscal & legal support
Tax planning tailored to athletes
Legal assistance in sports, civil and criminal law
Insurance & financial planning
Professional and extra-professional insurance (injury, pension, life, property, savings products)
Financial planning and wealth-management support
Health, logistics & wellbeing
Access to top-level medical and healthcare structures worldwide
Travel and relocation logistics for players and their families
Partner Network
Clubs
Strong historical ties with Napoli, Fiorentina, Lazio and Cagliari, plus relationships with clubs such as Inter, Bologna, Parma, Spezia, Cremonese, Avellino and Mantova
Legal, tax and insurance specialists
In-house and external lawyers, tax advisors and insurance planners dedicated to professional athletes
Medical and performance providers
Access to high-end clinics and specialists in Italy and abroad
Media & digital
Internal social media management for players and agency channels, plus external PR and communications partners where needed
Track Record (last 3 seasons)
Total transfers completed:
15+ significant first-team transfers or loans involving Serie A / top-flight clubs since summer 2023, including Parisi to Fiorentina, Casale to Bologna and multiple Napoli-related operations.
Deals ≥ €10m:
At least 3 in the last few seasons (Veretout to Roma package, Parisi to Fiorentina, Casale to Lazio), plus high-value renewals and long-term extensions for Di Lorenzo, Zaccagni and others.
Clients in top-5 leagues:
17 of roughly 23 listed players currently active in Serie A or other big-5 leagues, placing MARAT among the top Italian-focused agencies by elite-league presence.
National team clients:
Multiple Italian and Albanian internationals, including Di Lorenzo, Zaccagni, Parisi, Folorunsho and Hysaj, plus youth internationals like Pio Esposito, Ambrosino, Oristanio and Mascardi.
Renewal / extension deals:
High-profile long-term renewals at Napoli and Lazio (Di Lorenzo, Zaccagni, Ambrosino, Vergara), as well as contract extensions at clubs like Cagliari and Spezia for key MARAT players.
Approach & Philosophy
MARAT emphasises an individual “project” for each player, combining long-term sporting vision with close attention to every detail that touches the player as a professional brand. The agency positions itself as a family-style environment, with strong personal ties to players and their families and a focus on daily support.
On the market side, Giuffredi has a reputation as a direct, sometimes outspoken negotiator who is willing to publicly defend his clients and apply pressure in the media when needed, while also securing long-term contracts and strong positions for them at their clubs. The mix of assertive negotiation, loyalty to core partner clubs and belief in young Italian talent is central to MARAT’s identity.
Fees & Transparency
Specific fee structures are not publicly disclosed, but MARAT is expected to follow FIFA and FIGC regulations on agent remuneration.
Player-side commissions typically sit in the 3–5% range of guaranteed remuneration, with transfer-fee commissions negotiated separately within regulatory caps.
Image-rights, commercial and sponsorship commissions are usually structured as separate agreements from basic playing contracts.
Compliance & Reputation
Disciplinary actions / sanctions:
No formal FIFA or FIGC sanctions are publicly recorded. There have been media discussions around alleged tax issues, which Giuffredi has publicly denied.
Litigation / disputes:
Public disputes involving MARAT tend to concern playing time or club choices rather than legal proceedings, with Giuffredi frequently using radio and press interviews to defend his clients.
Media sentiment:
Mixed-to-positive: the agency is respected for its influence in Serie A and its player portfolio, while Giuffredi’s outspoken style occasionally draws criticism from fans and pundits but reinforces his image as a strong player advocate.
Awards / Recognition
Listed among leading agencies by estimated transfer value of clients in the big-5 European leagues, with research placing MARAT’s portfolio in the €155mm range.
Regular visibility through MARAT clients winning major domestic honours and featuring prominently for club and country, particularly Napoli’s Scudetto-winning core and Lazio’s current leadership group.
