Football super-agent Jorge Mendes moves into cycling
Football super-agent Jorge Mendes has moved into the world of cycling.
His sports marketing company Polaris Sports have partnered with Joao Correia's Corso Sports which sees Portuguese riders Joao Almeida (Deceuninck-QuickStep) and Ruben Guerriero (EF Education-Nippo) promoted by the team.
"Polaris Sports and Corso have just established a partnership agreement which aims to optimise the commercial perspectives of Portuguese athletes that work with [Corso] in an association that is expected to be fruitful and successful," Polaris said in a statement.
Mendes is considered one of the most powerful football agents with Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo, Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho and Liverpool midfielder Fabinho just some of his clients.