Cristiano Ronaldo’s historic agent, Jorge Mendes, is no longer working with the Portuguese star. He was replaced by Ricardo Regoff.
This is the end of a more than fruitful collaboration. According to information from the Portuguese newspaper PublicoJorge Mendes has not been Cristiano Ronaldo’s agent since November 2022.
Breaking Point: A Shocking Interview
And this divorce is the result of an interview that Cristiano Ronaldo gave to journalist Piers Morgan in mid-November 2022. An interview during which CR7 scratched several people from Manchester United at the time, including its coach Erik Ten Hag.
But Jorge Mendes asked Ronaldo not to give this interview, because he was afraid for the rest of his career, but the player did not listen to his agent.
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Sensing the wind has turned against Manchester United’s side, Jorge Mendes offered Cristiano Ronaldo a way out by telling him of victory interest.
But the two men were no longer on the same wavelength, Ronaldo stopped being represented by Jorge Mendes and his company Gestifute. Publico It specifies, however, that Polaris Sports, a subsidiary of Gestifute, still manages Ronaldo’s image rights at least, until the beginning of the year 2023.
Who is Ricardo Regoff, Cristiano Ronaldo’s new trusted man?
Ronaldo was then sacked by Manchester United during the 2022 World Cup and then turned to a new confidence man: Ricardo Regoff.
He worked for Nike Portugal from 2000 to 2018, and was in regular contact with Cristiano Ronaldo, the face of Nike, knowing that the American company is also the equipment supplier of the Portuguese selection. Over the past few years, Regufe has become increasingly close to Ronaldo to the point of becoming his personal manager.
And it was Cristiano Ronaldo who asked Ricardo Regoff to hook him up with the captains of victory, to see if the interest he showed a few weeks ago was still there.
Despite offers from all over Europe, including Portugal, Brazil, Australia and the United States, Cristiano Ronaldo gave preference to victory with a contract estimated at 200 million euros per year.
