da bet sport： Wolverhampton Wanderers have one man to thank more than any for their recent successes, and that man is Jorge Mendes.
da brdice： The Portuguese super-agent has brokered some unbelievable deals for the Midlands club over the past few years due to his close links with the Fosun group.
He’s been responsible for the likes of Ruben Neves, Nuno Espirito Santo, Joao Moutinho and Rui Patricio turning up at Molineux, but as with any ‘quid pro quo’ agreement Wolves eventually have to give something back.
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Of course, Mendes has benefitted himself from these deals, with his players’ moves earning him a nice sum of money, but agents have a reputation for being untrustworthy for a reason, and now we’re starting to see the brutal trade-off Wolves have to make.
Matt Doherty became a Mendes client not too long ago, and he moved this summer for a cut-price deal to Tottenham, to work under another of Gestifute’s clients, Jose Mourinho.
Wolves then paid a club-record £35m for Fabio Silva, with Mendes personally pocketing over £6m upon the completion of that deal, while Diogo Jota is also set to depart for £45m.
Players moving is a part and parcel of football, and a club that aren’t challenging on the European stage will struggle to keep hold of these ambitious stars, but everything Mendes has brought to Wolves has been positive so far, but now we’re starting to see negatives as he works towards his clients’ gains rather than the club’s.
Nobody can really blame him, and he’s still done far more good than bad for the Fosun-owned entity, but now we’re learning that you have to take the rough with the smooth and that this recent rapid growth may not be exponential.