Who Is The Agent Of Messi? Who Is Ronaldo’s Agent?

Portuguese soccer agent, Jorge Mendes, is Ronaldo and Messi’s agent.

Mendes’ first deal as a football agent came in 1996 when he brokered Nuno Espírito Santo’s move from Vitória de Guimarães to Deportivo de La Coruña. He had met the goalkeeper in a bar in Guimarães.

After that deal, Mendes gradually attracted more Portuguese players, including Jorge Andrade. Hugo Viana’s move from Sporting CP to Newcastle United in the Premier League for around €12 million in 2002 was his first major international transfer.

Part of Mendes’ success was ostensibly based on his frequent presence at football schools and youth teams throughout Portugal, spotting and signing young players, as he did with Cristiano Ronaldo and Ricardo Quaresma.

It has been reported that Mendes came to physical blows at the Portela Airport in Lisbon with Luís Figo’s agent, José Veiga, whose influence he was gradually supplanting at this time.

Mendes has also been accused by other agents of moving in on their players shortly before agreeing major deals.

In 2004, Mendes brokered José Mourinho’s move from Porto to manage Chelsea, despite Mourinho already having an agent, José Baidek, whom Mourinho had known since his time at União de Leiria and who had reportedly lined up a move to Liverpool.

Mourinho and Mendes negotiated with the agent Pini Zahavi, who acted as Chelsea’s representative.