Cristiano Ronaldo’s historic agent, Jorge Mendes spoke about his relationship with the Portuguese star.
After terminating his lease with Manchester United on the sidelines of the 2022 World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo decided, against all odds, to settle in Saudi Arabia this winter, where he signed up with the Al Nassr club with the biggest historic contract for an athlete at stake. A transfer led by his personal manager, Ricardo Regufe, and not by his historic agent, Jorge Mendes, who was sidelined by CR7.
Although they have not worked together since the start of the year – Ronaldo criticized his ex-adviser for not having succeeded in getting him to leave Manchester United last summer – the two men are still in contact, as the confided the Portuguese agent during an interview with the Madrid media AS.
“Cristiano will always be in my heart”
“Cristiano is where he is. That’s life. He is in Arabia and we should all be very grateful to Cristiano for everything he has done for football and for Portugal. He is Portugal’s greatest ambassador. Cristiano will always be in my heart. He is a special player and a special person for me. And all of us Portuguese should be proud to have had and continue to have a player like him. I will say it all my life: he was and he is the best player in the history of world football! »thus released Jorge Mendes, who assured to maintain “a great personal relationship” with the fivefold Ballon d’Or.
