Como defender navigates the transfer market as her own agent: ‘It’s not for everyone’

Katie Whyatt Tue, 3 February 2026 at 6:16 am UTC·9 min read At their apartment in Italy, FC Como defender Sophie Howard’s partner is reading the instructions for a dog bed they’ve bought for the Bernedoodle that will arrive at the end of this month. It is probably far less complex than some of the documents that Howard, a defender capped more than 50 times for Scotland, will have read over a career representing herself in transfers between professional clubs. One of the few elite women’s footballers without an agent, Howard negotiated her own transfer from Women’s Super League side Leicester City to top-flight Como last summer.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement “I’ve connected with...