Ex-Man Utd player lands golden contract thanks to... ChatGPT 😭

He found the loophole.

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Generally, football players are represented by agents to help them as much as possible during contract negotiations. However, Demetri Mitchell recently proved that you can also do without one.

Free of any contract after leaving Exeter City, the 28-year-old midfielder was offered a contract by Leyton Orient.

Alone in negotiating with the English third division club, the former Manchester United player armed himself with ChatGPT to secure a better deal.

"Leyton Orient sent me an offer, then I started using ChatGPT to ask how to negotiate the contract and what to include [...] I asked: ‘Here’s what I had last season. I’m moving to London, what’s the cost of living? My wife is moving in with me and my child’," he explained on the From My Left podcast.

– Thursday, 2 October 2025

A strategy that proved successful for the player, who ended up signing with Leyton Orient, even though he himself admitted that he thought he was "worth a little more."

Still, he’s not losing out, since the money goes directly into his pocket. "ChatGPT has been my best agent so far. Agent commissions are 5%. ChatGPT costs £15 a month for premium," he explained.

A few weeks ago, he had already promoted this method on his social media.

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