According to Forbes he is the richest in the world, without a doubt he is one of the most powerful and respected prosecutors on the entire planet, second only to Scott Boras, long-time manager of the stars and stripes baseball.
Yet Mendes started from nothing. A mediocre footballer, he started running a video rental shop, worked as a DJ and opened a bar and a nightclub. And it is precisely in the Portuguese nights that Mendes would have come into contact with many players. Nuno Espirito Santo was his first transfer, Cristiano Ronaldo the most important, Josè Mourinho the most famous coach, the Portuguese teams his gold mine. In 1996, he founded the procurement firm GestiFute, which boasts $ 100.5 million in commissions and over $ 1 billion in contracts.
The real deal, which allowed him to become the most powerful manager in the world, was born with Cristiano Ronaldo. Mendes has taken charge of him since the days of Sporting Lisbon, taking him to Manchester United and then to Real Madrid. From this last transfer it seems that Mendes has earned 4 million pounds, not to mention the millions put in the safe for the passage of CR7 to Juventus for 100 million euros.
The bond between the two has become so strong that the Portuguese player witnessed the wedding of the powerful manager. Not only that, but on the occasion of Mendes’ wedding, it seems that Ronaldo gave him a Greek island worth around 50 million euros.
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