Trusted mediator Jorge Mendes is the man behind Nicolas Gaitan's informal agreement to join Manchester United next summer.
Mendes has worked closely with United on a number of high-profile appointments at the club.
He was involved in the deals to bring Cristiano Ronaldo, Nani, Anderson, David de Gea and Bebe to Old Trafford in the past.
And now it has emerged Benfica and the Barclays Premier League champions have agreed an initial £29.3million deal to bring the Argentiian midfielder to Manchester.
The major stumbling block over the price arose after Gaitan had a £38m release clause written into his contract in October.
The Portuguese club are obliged to pay the 23-year-old's former club Boca Juniors 20 per cent of any sell-on fee and there is also a requirement to pay 15 per cent into the Benfica Star Fund.
Gaitan is effectively part-owned by his current club and this is a mandatory fee paid to raise money for the club.
Mendes has charted a course through these problems and looks set to have secured another high-profile signing for United boss Sir Alex Ferguson.
2 comments:
great signing here!!!
hope to have more great players coming through Jorge Mendes!
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