Al-Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo is no longer represented by Jorge Mendes, writes the Portuguese newspaper Público. It was previously announced that Mendes was not involved in Ronaldo’s transfer to Al-Nassr, but the band is said to have been broken permanently.
Mendes has acted as Ronaldo’s agent since the beginning of Ronaldo’s career. He was the architect of the transfers to Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus and again Manchester United, and negotiated several top contracts for his world-famous client. In recent months, however, their relationship has begun to crack.
According to The Athletic, Ronaldo became frustrated that Mendes was unable to place him with a Champions League club. Clubs could get Ronaldo for a weekly salary of just under 91,000 euros, which amounts to approximately 4.7 million euros per year. Manchester United would have shown themselves willing to pay the rest of Ronaldo’s salary, but a transfer did not materialize.
Ronaldo said during his presentation at Al-Nassr on Tuesday evening that he had “many opportunities in Europe, Brazil, Australia, America and Portugal.” If it is true that even at a significantly reduced salary he was not attractive to the European top, that is undoubtedly a painful realization: until now the image was that his high salary was the main obstacle for other European top clubs.
Mendes advised Ronaldo to stay at Manchester United. And accept his role under Erik ten Hag and show his qualities when called upon. The idea was that after a good season, Ronaldo could perhaps move to a Champions League club next summer, or that Manchester United would then raise the option to extend his contract for another year.
Ronaldo will be represented by Ricardo Regufe
Furthermore, Mendes was not happy with the interview that Ronaldo gave to Piers Morgan. The top agent would have advised his client not to blow the whistle and beat around. Ronaldo ignored the advice. And sealed his fate by putting Ten Hag and the club as a whole through the wringer. Not much later, Manchester United decided to terminate his contract and he could really look for a new club.
Ronaldo has since been represented by his good friend Ricardo Regufe. Who has been more emphatically present in the vicinity of the top football player in recent years. He was also involved in talks about Ronaldo’s departure from Manchester United. Regufe is not actually an agent, but has known Ronaldo since the beginning of this century. When he worked for Nike and did business with the Portugal national team.
