Cristiano Ronaldo, as you know, is presented and ready for victory in Saudi Arabia.
In connection with this, it was also said that he broke his collaboration of more than 20 years with his superstar agent Jorge Mendes.
According to the Portuguese newspaper Publico, the collaboration of Cristiano Ronaldo and Mendes, which has continued throughout the successful career of the Portuguese star, should have already reached the end of the road already in November last year.
This is in regards to the player’s high-profile encounter with Piers Morgan, which destroyed every conceivable bridge for his former club, Manchester United.
The interview resulted in United and Ronaldo mutually breaching the contract. It also reportedly created an irreparable rift between agent Mendes and client Ronaldo, as Mendes had previously advised Ronaldo not to do the interview.
Divided opinions
While Jorge Mendes has suggested Manchester United as Ronaldo’s only option in Europe, which has now ruled out any possibility of continuing to play, Ronaldo is said to have seen more opportunities in regards to the upcoming World Cup.
It all culminated in Ronaldo and Mendes, who already had a strained relationship, ending their partnership.
It also resulted in Ronaldo, after a World Cup that didn’t give him what he wanted, ending up in Saudi Arabia and becoming the world’s highest paid athlete.
Personal manager negotiation
– I can say now that there were many opportunities in Europe, many clubs in Brazil, Australia, the United States and also in Portugal, many clubs tried to sign me. But I gave my word for this club. In his press conference for his presentation on Tuesday, Ronaldo said that it is to have the opportunity to develop, not only football, but also other parts of this great country.
According to Pleiku, the transfer to Al Nasr was not supposed to be negotiated by Mendes, but rather by Ricardo Regoff. Cristiano Ronaldo’s personal manager and friend who was also with the Portuguese national team during the World Cup in Qatar.