Al Nassr midfielder recalls what happened in 2018, when he was at Benfica and before heading to China
Talisca accused Jorge Mendes of wanting to change his signature bonus “above acceptable” and forcing him to go to Manchester United in 2018, when he returned from loan to Besiktas and ended transferred from Benfica to Guangzhou for 19 million euros.
“People ask me why I didn’t go to Manchester. I had a serious problem with a former manager of Cristiano Ronaldo, who was Jorge Mendes. When I arrived at Benfica, I signed a partnership contract with my manager in Brazil and with Jorge Mendes. That is, he was the one who represented me outside Brazil. In that transaction from Besiktas to Manchester, except that I was on loan and belonged to Benfica, there were 45 million euros on the table, all together, with the businessmen each talking about their part… But something very annoying happened with the ‘guy’ wanting to change my salary [Jorge Mendes]. It was pretty crazy. That’s when I said I didn’t want to go. I actually wanted to touch my glove [n.d.r.: prémio de assinatura]. The procedures of the ball, things that don’t just happen in Bahia. It’s normal procedure, only this one was above acceptable and that’s why I said no. He had already signed a blank document with my name saying ‘I agree to join Manchester United’.”
In the opinion of the 29-year-old midfielder, the fact that he turned down Manchester United meant that he was not called up to the Brazilian national team and that someone took his place at the English club. “Since I didn’t sign with Manchester, I wasn’t called up for the next three weeks for the 2018 World Cup and Fred goes in my place. When Fred goes in my place, he leaves Shakhtar’s training camp and signs with Manchester. to understand? Before, in football, Jorge Mendes had a lot of influence, not anymore. Today there are many good businessmen.” By Record
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