{"id":124147,"date":"2026-06-29T14:38:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T14:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/29\/tadej-pogacars-agent-pushes-back-on-e13m-seixas-valuation\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T14:38:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T14:38:18","slug":"tadej-pogacars-agent-pushes-back-on-e13m-seixas-valuation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/29\/tadej-pogacars-agent-pushes-back-on-e13m-seixas-valuation\/","title":{"rendered":"Tadej Poga\u010dar&#8217;s Agent Pushes Back on \u20ac13M Seixas Valuation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"justify-start\">\n<nav class=\"align-left col-span-full mb-base\" data-pom-e2e-test-id=\"breadcrumbs\"\/>\n<p>Alex Carera weighs in on Paul Seixas transfer rumors, says Paula Blasi remains unsigned for 2027, and backs Isaac del Toro ahead of the Tour de France.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"border-border-light border-t 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class=\"hidden sm:inline\">Listen<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/p>\n<p class=\"fp-leadCaption py-tight text-left font-utility text-utility3-size leading-utility3-line-height text-secondary\">Carera, left, shown here with Poga\u010dar, pushed back on salary reports for Seixas. <!-- --> (Photo: ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n<p>Updated June 29, 2026 08:53AM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The agent behind <a target=\"_self\" class=\"article-content-link text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/tag\/tadej-pogacar\" rel=\"noopener\">Tadej Poga\u010dar<\/a> has disputed widely circulated reports valuing <a target=\"_self\" class=\"article-content-link text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/tag\/paul-seixas\" rel=\"noopener\">Paul Seixas<\/a> at \u20ac13 million per season and denied that rising Spanish star <a target=\"_self\" class=\"article-content-link text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/tag\/paula-blasi\" rel=\"noopener\">Paula Blasi<\/a> has signed with a new team.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_self\" class=\"article-content-link text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/tag\/alex-carera\" rel=\"noopener\">Alex Carera<\/a>, who represents both Poga\u010dar and Blasi, told <em>Velo<\/em> the reported valuation of the French phenom was \u201cabsolutely not true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carera said he had spoken directly with the head of Pinarello-Q36.5 and also rejected reports that Blasi had already agreed to join Movistar for 2027.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know because I know from the boss of Pinarello that it\u2019s absolutely not true,\u201d Carera told <em>Velo<\/em>. \u201cIt\u2019s not the real value.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Journalist <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"article-content-link text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/dnlbenson.substack.com\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Benson<\/a> first reported <a target=\"_self\" class=\"article-content-link text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/road\/road-racing\/tour-de-france\/paul-seixas-13-million-transfer-highest-paid-cyclist\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Pinarello-Q36.5\u2019s interest in Seixas<\/a>, and reported that any eventual deal could be worth up to \u20ac13 million per season.<\/p>\n<p>The reported salary would make Seixas the highest-paid rider in cycling, surpassing the widely reported \u20ac8 million to \u20ac10 million peloton-leading salary earned by Poga\u010dar.<\/p>\n<p>Pinarello-Q36.5 officials did not comment when contacted by <em>Velo<\/em> last week.<\/p>\n<p>Seixas has become the hottest name on the <a target=\"_self\" class=\"article-content-link text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/news\/cycling-transfer-market-2026-27\/\" rel=\"noopener\">men\u2019s transfer market<\/a> after his breakout season and remains under contract with Decathlon-CMA CGM through 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Carera \u2014 one of cycling\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"article-content-link text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alexcarera\/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener\">leading agents<\/a> \u2014 said it was too early to value Seixas alongside the peloton\u2019s biggest earners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen he wins four Tours, maybe yes,\u201d Carera said of Seixas.<\/p>\n<h2>Backing Del Toro for Tour breakthrough<\/h2>\n<p>Carera called Seixas one of cycling\u2019s brightest young talents, but cautioned against elevating the 19-year-old too quickly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think some people don\u2019t understand that they push the new rivals of Tadej too much,\u201d Carera told <em>Velo<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe young guys need time. It\u2019s step by step. Sometimes it\u2019s easier to arrive at the top than stay on the top.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carera instead pointed to <a target=\"_self\" class=\"article-content-link text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/tag\/isaac-del-toro\" rel=\"noopener\">Isaac del Toro<\/a>, another of his clients, saying he believes the Mexican has a better chance than Seixas at this year\u2019s Tour de France.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Seixas] is a super big talent, but in the Dauphin\u00e9, the day before he crashed, he couldn\u2019t drop Del Toro,\u201d Carera said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, I think Del Toro has more chance than Seixas in the Tour.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>No Blasi deal signed yet<\/h2>\n<p>Carera also denied reports that Blasi has already agreed to join Movistar for 2027.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUntil now we have not signed anything,\u201d Carera told <em>Velo<\/em>. \u201cIt\u2019s another fake news story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carera confirmed the Spanish phenom \u2014 set to debut at the Tour de France Femmes this summer \u2014 has received interest from several top teams, including Movistar, Lidl-Trek, UAE, Canyon and Alpecin, but no agreement has been reached.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to see how she rides in the second part of the season before making any decision,\u201d Carera said. \u201cWe have only communicated to UAE that it\u2019s not sure she will stay in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe problem is that people love fake news more than true news,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><span hidden=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/news\/pogacar-agent-seixas-13m-blasi-transfer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alex Carera weighs in on Paul Seixas transfer rumors, says Paula Blasi remains unsigned for 2027, and backs Isaac del Toro ahead of the Tour de France. 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