The 25-year-old also came to the defence of his agent, Marc Roger, who has been accused of orchestrating a transfer to claim a £3.5 million commission. "It is ridiculous to criticise Marc, he has been my best friend since I was a boy of 19 at Cannes," Vieira said. "One newspaper said Marc will get £3.5 million as commission from my transfer. That is not true. That will be my signing-on fee, not the commission. Marc will only get 10 per cent of my salary."