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Could Wenger's lack of relationship with Jorge Mendes stop Arsenal getting certain players?

He is the agent of Cristiano Ronaldo, Jose Mourinho, Diego Costa, Radamel Falcao, Angel Di Maria,...
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22.08 16 Sep 2015


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Could Wenger's lack of relationship with Jorge Mendes stop Arsenal getting certain players?

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22.08 16 Sep 2015


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He is the agent of Cristiano Ronaldo, Jose Mourinho, Diego Costa, Radamel Falcao, Angel Di Maria, James Rodriguez and David De Gea ... and that's just a few of Jorge Mendes clients.  

The "super agent" is one of the most powerful men in football and a significant influence in the transfer market - and not just as an agent - but in terms of having influence at certain clubs.

Tonight on Off The Ball, we looked at the Lisbon native in detail with football writer and Soccernomics author Simon Kuper and he touched on many areas including the relationship with Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.

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"He has a hand in a lot of the movements at the top of football and for example the fact that Arsenal's Wenger have never had any relationship with Jorge Mendes, that's stopped the club from getting a certain type of player," said Kuper.

Could Wenger's lack of relationship with Jorge Mendes stop Arsenal getting certain players?

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