Even though Jorge Mendes undoubtedly continues to be one of the most powerful football agents in the world, there are those who believe he’s not welcome at some big clubs anymore.
The claims come from Pippo Russo, an investigating journalist who has a column at Italian outlet Domani.
In his latest piece, he claims that European giants such as Chelsea and Manchester United no longer have a good relationship with Mendes and Gestifute, as the list of clubs he’s been doing business with is now getting restricted.
“The list is long: Chelsea, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint Germain no longer want to hear about him”, says Russo (via Area Napoli).
With the rejection from those clubs, Russo says Mendes now has a door open at a few other sides, and even with those he tried to create a new relationship, he couldn’t find an easy entrance, as he’s now “marginalised in Italy”.
“Only Barcelona and Manchester City continue. Few, by now, continue to give him room to manoeuvre, as long as it lasts. He aimed for the big target: Juventus. However, he soon realised how financially risky the investment in Cristiano Ronaldo was. Then Mendes tried to build special relationships with Napoli and Lazio but he found tough presidents like Aurelio De Laurentiis and Claudio Lotito.”
With Gestifute having so many clients around the world, it’s understandable that the likes of Chelsea and Manchester United continue to get linked to one or another client from the company, but since Mendes often uses good relationship with clubs to arrange several deals, perhaps that’s something we’ll see less and less of at both Stamford Bridge and Old Trafford in the future.
