Cristiano Ronaldo is alleged to have given trusted agent Jorge Mendes a colossal ultimatum before the pair split up and ended their two-decade relationship.
The 37-year-old superstar signed for Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr in December following his acrimonious departure from Manchester United in a transfer engineered by Ricardo Regufe, Ronaldo's personal manager and long-time business partner. By the time the mega deal was completed - which will see Ronaldo earn an eye-watering £173million per year - it was widely understood than he and Mendes had ended their partnership, having first worked together in 2003 when Ronaldo left Sporting Lisbon to join United.
It soon emerged that the five-time Ballon d'Or winner had gone against Mendes' advice by leaving Manchester this winter, a desire which he'd had from July, having also ignored his agent's pleas not to burn his bridges at Old Trafford during a bombshell interview with Piers Morgan. Now it's claimed that Ronaldo demanded his agent get him a move to one of two clubs - or they were done.
