Transfer Summer: Jorge Mendes Big Wins Again

Experts - Who benefits from the transfer of Anthony Martial, Angel Di Maria, and Nicolas Otamendi? Not Manchester United, AS Monaco, Valencia or Manchester City. Winners in the transfer market this summer is Jorge Mendes.

Jorge Mendes, 49, was an agent from the names mentioned above. European media dubbed him 'Super Agent' because his Gestifute Agency has high profile clients such as Cristiano Ronaldo, James Rodriguez, Thiago Silva, Diego Costa, Falcao, David De Gea, Sergio Aguero, and also Jose Mourinho.

Sports daily based in Catalunya, Sport, mention that this summer Mendes are involved in transactions that amounted to 400 million euros.

Of the six most expensive transfer in the summer, three of which are facilitated Mendes. They are Di Maria (44.1 million pounds), Martial (35 million pounds) and Otamendi (31.22 million pounds).

The figure could be even greater if David De Gea move from Manchester United to Real Madrid.

Other Transfers in the summer of 2015 involving the man from Portugal is :

• Jackson Martinez (Porto to Atletico Madrid, 35 million euros)
•  Arda Turan (Atletico to Barcelona, 34 million euro) 
• and Abdennour (Monaco to Valencia, 25 million euro)

The list grew longer with names like :

• Joao Cancelo (Benfica to Valencia, 15 million euro) 
• Ivan Cavaleiro (Benfica to Monaco, 15 million euro) 
• Santi Mina (Celta Valencia, 10 million euros)
•  Raul Jimenez (Atletico to Benfica , 9 million euros) 
• Danilo Barbosa (Braga to Valencia, 7 million euro) 
• Bernard Mensah (Atletico Getafe, 6 million euros)
•  Aderlan Santos (Braga to Valencia, 4.75 million euros), and many more.

Since the handle first client, Nuno, at a nightclub in Portugal in 1995 ago, Mendes claimed to have negotiated a contract in which an unusually large amount. Sportingintelligence called the number reached 1.068 billion pounds.

Mendes is also known to have very good relationship with several clubs in Europe, which could eventually affect the club's transfer policy. Two of the club's most often involve transactions with clients Mendes is AS Monaco and Valencia. Also great influence he has ever had against Dinamo Moscow, where in 2004 he 'send' 10 Portugal players to the club. These include Costinha, Derlei and Maniche. 

In Portugal, Mendes very often do business with Benfica and Porto, while in Spain he often involved the buying and selling of players with Real Madrid, Atletico, Valencia and Deportivo La Coruna. While in the UK there are Chelsea and Manchester United. Other clubs are close to the Medes and often buy players under the agency is Monaco, Besiktas and Zenit.

Figure flamboyant and socially at the top of European football to make him many friends with big names. Currently married last month, Florentino Perez and Roman Abramovich including names were on the guest list.

Mendes biggest transfers

Players	Transfers	Transfer Amount
Cristiano Ronaldo	Manchester United To Real Madrid	80 juta poundsterling
James Rodriguez	AS Monaco To Real Madrid	71 juta poundsterling
Angel Di Maria	Real Madrid to Manchester United	59,7 juta poundsterling
Radamel Falcao	Atletico Madrid To AS Monaco	52,8 juta poundsterling
Sergio Aguero	Atletico Madrid To Manchester City	38 juta poundsterling

'Starting XI' Jorge Mendes