Portuguese press reports said today, Wednesday, that Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo has effectively separated from his compatriot Jorge Mendes and his private agent, who has been associated with him for more than 20 years, due to deep differences between them that came to the public a few weeks ago.
This news comes one day after "Madeira Rocket" presented a new player in the ranks of the Saudi victory in a historic transfer deal.
Deep disagreements
And the Spanish newspaper "Marca", quoting the Portuguese "Publico", stated that Ronaldo and Mendes' relationship had effectively ended due to their differences over managing the file of his departure from Manchester United, as well as his famous media interview that ended everything with his English team and precipitated his departure from the "Red Devils". ".
According to the same source, Mendes strongly opposed Ronaldo's media exit with the well-known journalist Piers Morgan, through which the "Don" directed his artillery in all directions, starting with his Dutch coach Eric Ten Hag, and ending with the club's management, which he accused of "treason".
🚨 After 20 years in partnership, Cristiano Ronaldo and his agent Jorge Mendes no longer work together.
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Cristiano's explosive Piers Morgan interview was a turning point and signaled the end of their relationship.
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He also made it clear that the termination of the association came with an agreement between the two parties, thus putting an end to a strong relationship that arose more than two decades ago, that is, since Ronaldo was a rising star in Sporting Lisbon, Portugal.
And a few days ago, a group of reports had reported that Ronaldo's relationship with his agent was no longer what it was in the past, and it had weakened since Ronaldo expressed his desire to leave Juventus, and Mendes did not succeed at that time in finding him an offer worthy of his name and value in the European continent, Forcing him to return to his former team, Manchester United.
Because of Ronaldo's "bad behavior in Manchester United," according to the newspaper, Mendes received many complaints from the club's management, and almost caused him a crisis with the club with which he dealt in many deals.
He started the victory deal and did not finish it
In light of his crisis within Manchester United, and his failure to obtain an offer from one of the European clubs practicing in the Champions League that meets his ambitions, Jorge Mendes was the first to contact the Saudi club Al-Nasr several months ago, but Ronaldo did not want to move to the Gulf at that time, and insisted on stay in Europe.
Cristiano ha dejado de ser representado por Jorge Mendes, informa el Diario Publico
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However, his sad exit (left the stadium crying), accompanied by Portugal, from the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Qatar at the hands of Morocco, hastened the evaporation of his dream of winning the last World Cup that he will most likely play in his career, which made him retract his previous decision and decide to enter into serious negotiations with the Saudi club. .
The Portuguese newspaper reported that the negotiations had already taken place for several days, but without the presence of Jorge Mendes.
It is noteworthy that Ronaldo's representative and agent now is the other Portuguese Ricardo Rajoff, whose name was associated with the famous "Nike" clothing brand, who accompanied the "Don" on his trip to Saudi Arabia, and he also supervised the historic deal for the Saudi club with the Portuguese star.
Also, Ronaldo was presented yesterday, Tuesday, at the “Marsool Park” stadium in Riyadh, as a new player for the Saudi club Al-Nasr, after he signed a contract with him that will extend until 2025.