- Cristiano Ronaldo's agent Jorge Mendes says his client would cost £1bn
- Mendes: 'He’s the world's most expensive player because he’s the best'
The Real Madrid star is not only better than Lionel Messi, he is the best sportsman in history claimed Mendes, who has brokered some of the biggest transfers in European football.
‘He’s the most expensive player in the world because he’s the best footballer, the best sportsman ever in the world,’ Mendes told the BBC’s Dan Roan. ‘It’s impossible to say his worth. Cristano Ronaldo? One billion. His buyout clause one billion, so it is one billion.
Cristiano Ronaldo will never leave Real Madrid for another club, insists the forward's agent Jorge Mendes
Mendes rates Ronaldo as worth £1billion and believes he will never return to Manchester United
‘If for any reason they decided to sell him tomorrow for £300m, someone would pay. He loves the Manchester United supporters because he was there six years he but he will finish his career at Real Madrid, for sure.’
Portuguese Mendes has risen from a DJ bar owner in Porto, where he became friends with many footballers, to one of the most powerful men in the game who has reportedly taken charge of transfers worth more than £1bn in total.
He negotiated Angel di Maria’s £59.7m move to Manchester United and Diego Costa’s £32m purchase by Chelsea last summer. He also represents Jose Mourinho, Luiz Felipe Scolari, Radamel Falcao, James Rodriguez and David de Gea.
Mendes pictured with his most famous client Ronaldo earlier in the Real Madrid forward's career
Ronaldo's super agent Mendes has other players such as Radamel Falcao (right) on his books
But Ronaldo, who moved from Manchester United to Real Madrid for £80m in 2009 is his most important client.
That was a record-breaking transfer fee at the time but Mendes claimed it would not be long before a club paid £200m for a player.
‘Clubs like Manchester United or Real Madrid, if a player is worth £200m, of course they can do it,’ said Mendes, who also said players are worth even more than clubs are currently paying.
‘The most important part of the game is the players,’ he said. They deserve the maximum amount possible. Of course there is a limit but you can pay until this limit. I think the limit may be in three years or maybe after that.’
Ballon d'Or winner Ronaldo moved from Manchester United to Real Madrid for £80million in 2009
Ronaldo is congratulated by FIFA president Sepp Blatter after winning this year's Ballon d'Or
Mendes claims Ronaldo is the best sportsman in history that it would cost £1bn to lure him away from Madrid
