Base has an excellent track record of acting as a negotiator between clubs. Some of our more prestigious deals have been moving Patrick Vieira from Arsenal to Juventus; Robert Pires from Arsenal to Villarreal; Vincenzo Montella from Roma to Fulham on loan and Matteo Ferrari from Roma to Everton, as well as the first loan deal ever for Real Madrid when Julio Baptista swapped with Jose Antonio Reyes of Arsenal for the 2006/2007 season.