Cristiano Ronaldo is no longer represented by his longtime agent, Portuguese Jorge Mendes, after disagreements between the two over the future of the footballer’s career, as the Portuguese newspaper reported today.
The newspaper Public reported this Wednesday that Jorge Mendes stopped representing Cristiano in Novemberafter a controversy between the striker and his club at the time, Manchester United.
Mendes, considered the most influential agent in world football, is against Cristiano’s explosive interview with English journalist Piers Morgan and his departure from Old Trafford.
So, and also because of differing opinions on the future of the player’s career, both chose to cut off their relationship, which stems from Cristiano’s beginnings as a professional at Sporting de Portugal.
The differences between the two started with Cristiano’s departure from Juventus Turin in 2021because of the difficulties in finding a team to meet the demands of the Portuguese star, who wants a leading role and the Champions League.
Public He also reported that his return to Manchester was marked by “Cristiano’s bad behaviour, most of which he has never done in public”, and that they were “a reason for United’s complaint to Jorge Mendes”.
Due to Cristiano’s delicate situation at United, absent from the pre-season and with few minutes in the team, Mendes tried to find him a new club, and in November he received the initial offer from Saudi Al Nassr, his new team. However, Cristiano Ronaldo continues to focus on Europe and hopes to have a good World Cup in Qatar that will find him suitors.
With Portugal’s exit in the quarterfinals against Morocco (1-0), a game in which he left in tears, He chose to withdraw the offer from the Riyadh club, but without Mendes’ supervision.
Your representative is now your countryman Ricardo Regufe, who has been linked to American sportswear brand Nike for several years, and who accompanied the player on his trip to Saudi Arabia. His image rights continue to be managed by Polaris, a company linked to Gestifute de Mendes.
cristiano ronaldo, 37 years old, finally revealed on Tuesday as the new player of Al Nassr from Saudi Arabia in a grand ceremony attended by several 30,000 people.
Source: La Verdad
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