Cristiano Ronaldo is the only Jorge Mendes client left at Real Madrid – after Angel Di Maria, James Rodriguez, Jose Mourinho, Pepe, Ricardo Carvalho and Fabio Coentrao all left
Could Florentino Perez's attempt to change Los Blancos' image on transfer market include fewer dealings with super-agent?
AND then there was one.
In 2011-12, Real Madrid had six clients of super-agent Jorge Mendes — before adding another in 2014.
Cristiano Ronaldo, Pepe, Angel Di Maria, Ricardo Carvalho and Fabio Coentrao all wore the white shirt seven seasons ago.
While Jose Mourinho sat in the dug-out and James Rodriguez arrived a couple of years later.
Mendes also brought youngsters Alipio, Pedro Mendes and Fabinho to the youth system in that time.
It was known as Universo Mendes.
But, one-by-one, they’ve all left. Except one.
This summer, the Portuguese super-agent has overseen the exit of three of his clients from the Bernabeu, with Pepe, Coentrao and Rodriguez moving onto Besiktas, Sporting Lisbon and Bayern Munich respectively.
While he desperately tried to negotiate the sale of the last remaining member of the Mendes clan — Cristiano Ronaldo — to Manchester United.
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In recent years, agents such as himself and the likes of Mino Raiola have had more and more of an influence on the game.
The Italian bigwig pulled the strings for last summer’s world record transfer which saw Paul Pogba leave Juventus for Manchester United for £89million
While the Red Devils have just completed a deal to sign Romelu Lukaku — their fourth Raiola signing in two seasons.
Real Madrid have been forced to deny talk of a rift with Ronaldo throughout the summer, with numerous reports the four-time Ballon d’Or-winner had taken the “irreversible decision” to leave the Bernabeu.
He has now gone back on that, and the rumours could very well have been fuelled by Mendes himself.
Since the signing of Rodriguez three years ago, Real Madrid haven’t signed a single player represented by the Portuguese super-agent.
Though, they famously came close to bringing in David De Gea in 2015.
Florentino Perez appears to changing the club’s image.
And, for that, they don’t need Mendes.
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