Cristiano Ronaldo signed for Al-Nassr against the advice of agent Jorge Mendes, it has emerged.
The 37-year-old superstar made the mega-money move to Saudi Arabia last week and left European football behind for the first time in his prestigious career. Putting pen to paper on a two-and-a-half-year deal which will see him earn an eye-watering £173million in the Middle East, the move wouldn't have come about had Ronaldo listened to his long-time and soon-to-be former representative.
In a report from The Athletic explaining the seismic transfer - which was tellingly orchestrated by Ronaldo's friend and personal manager, Ricardo Regufe - it's outlined that Mendes and his client of more than 20 years had differing views on the future beyond Manchester United.
