– I see these managers arguing and arguing and having a bit of a pissing contest about who can piss the highest on the post. Then I have my wonderful mother who sits at home and couldn’t care less, and we do our thing, says Warholm to news. The question is about openness around contracts in the world of athletics. Noah Lyles came out loud in the interview zone during the indoor WC in Glasgow and said he “would be shocked” if someone had a better deal than him. He just renewed the equipment agreement with Adidas. HAPPY IN SILVER CLOTHES: Noah Lyles won WC silver in the 60 meters indoors in Glasgow. Photo: Bernat Armangue / AP As the reigning world champion in the 100 metres, 200 meters and 4×100 meters relay, the contract is naturally good. His team claims it is a question of sums on par with the record sums Usain Bolt earned from Puma, around NOK 20 million a year. Adidas refuses to reveal the number. He has asked several times. Blame for trickery Daniel Wessfeldt thought was a marketing ploy without substance in VG. He represents Armand Duplantis and Jakob Ingebrigtsen, two of the highest paid athletes in athletics. Warholm does not understand why they are arguing about this – nor why it must be made public. – I think, what is to be gained from sharing? Should people like you better because you got paid better or should people think more highly of you because you get paid better? I think that people can keep their contract to themselves, says the Sunnmøring, and shakes his head slightly: – If they are as big as he says they are, then there is not much need to “flash” it, I think . MANAGER: Daniel Wessfeldt represents, among others, Armand Duplantis. Photo: BILDBYRÅN Wessfeldt: – Warholm expresses himself in a good way news contacted Wessfeldt about Warholm’s outburst about the “pissing contest”. The Swedish agent replies: – I think Karsten expresses himself in a good way. There has not previously been so much talk or speculation about what a specific contract contains. It was only when Noah Lyles together with his agent, Mark Wetmore, really wanted to get attention about the size of Noah’s new contract, he says to news. Wessfeldt says that he has been in contact with Wetmore to ask about the background, to which the American agent is said to have replied that he thought it was important to show that athletics is an attractive sport, with high commercial value. – He (Wetmore) thinks it increases interest from other potential sponsors. He does not want us (athletics) to be perceived as an amateur sport, which is actually how athletics are still viewed in the USA, says the Swede. According to Wessfeldt, it is much easier for athletes from countries such as Norway and Sweden to get personal sponsors beyond shoe agreements. – Athletics is big in Europe, but quite small in the USA compared to American football, basketball or baseball. Noah Lyles will surely try to change that. Lyles: – The sport must adapt Noah Lyles speculates on the reason why he is not allowed to speak publicly. – It is the same reason why one does not do it in working life, so that they can have the upper hand on the employer. It’s something that has been going on since the beginning of athletics, says Lyles. The American star is frustrated by the lack of openness. – My agent thinks that it is primarily a question of those who did not light money feeling left out. Now we are at a point where most people get paid. Then the sport has to adapt to that, Lyles believes. The Brazil manager snorts at the Neymar comparison 00:48 The bicycle helmet is ridiculed 00:44 Absurd World Cup blunder: — What are you doing? 00:29 Scandalous scenes in the World Cup: – Oi! It is extremely dangerous! 00:47 Show more
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