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17 June 2011<\/p>\n

Eagles star Taye Taiwo has hit a jackpot at Italian champions AC Milan, where he will be paid four times what he got at Olympique Marseille.<\/p>\n

MTNFootball.com has scooped that Taiwo has landed 12 million euros in a three-year contract and this is exclusive of bonuses and other benefits.<\/p>\n

He will also receive a signing-on fee of 1.5 million euros after he left Marseille a free player this summer.<\/p>\n

Milan will also throw in a Maserati, the world famous stylish luxury sports car which could go for as much as $120,000, for the international left fullback.<\/p>\n

His new pay works out at about 335,000 euros a month as against 80,000 he received at OM, and what should further excite Taiwo is that he will pay less tax in Italy than what he paid in France.<\/p>\n

The tax in Italy is 15%, while in France it\u2019s 33%.<\/p>\n

Retired Nigerian player, Tobin Cotterell, in concert with his French partner, Olivier Syvan, brokered arguably the biggest deal involving a Nigerian player since John Mikel Obi\u2019s switch to Chelsea in 2005.<\/p>\n

\u201cTaiwo signed a pre-contract with Milan in February, when we first met with (Adriano) Galliani,\u201d Cotterell informed MTNFootball.com.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe player\u2019s personal terms were worked out and agreed upon then.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe he will be a big hit in Italy because he will get all the support he needs to succeed at the San Siro.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt 26, he is at the height of his powers and to now play for one of the biggest clubs in the world, is most certainly a dream come true for Taye and he will make the most of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cotterell was also involved in another big-money transfer of former Nigeria international defender Joseph Enakarhire from Portuguese club Sporting Lisbon to Russian club Dynamo Moscow six years ago.<\/p>\n

He will now warn players, particularly Nigerians, against agreeing for an agent to take a percentage of their salaries.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a situation where an agent wanted 10% of Taiwo\u2019s salary. That should never be the case because this agent would normally get a commission from the club as well as a cut of the transfer fee,\u201d the France-based agent disclosed to MTNFootball.com.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlayers do all the hard work and they should therefore not share their hard-earned salaries with an agent.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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