Already in mid-December, the Spanish sports daily

As

mentioned differences between Cristiano Ronaldo and Jorge Mendes, the historic agent of CR7 since his debut at Sporting in 2003. On Tuesday, the Portuguese newspaper

Publico

indicated that the second had stopped working. to be the representative of the new player of the Saudi club of Al-Nassr since November.

And that Polaris Sport, Jorge Mendes' company, no longer managed the striker's image rights since Monday.

The break is therefore definitively consummated between the two men.



Tensions had been building for months, as Ronaldo found himself struggling at Manchester United, but the five-time Ballon d'Or's interview with England journalist Piers Morgan was the last straw, according to

Publico

.

This corrosive interview had precipitated the end of the second passage, generally failed, of CR7 at the Red Devils.

The star's personal manager has taken over

At that time, Jorge Mendes already thought that Al-Nassr was the only club likely to welcome a declining player.

The 2016 European champion was counting on the World Cup to restore his image and attract big European teams.

After a competition ended in the quarter-finals against Morocco (0-1) in the costume of a substitute, CR7 ended up joining the Saudi club on December 30.

But according to

Publico

, it was Ricky Regufe, the star's personal manager, who negotiated the transfer.

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