In the wake of Cristiano Ronaldo’s transfer to Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia, his manager, Ricardo Regufe is making headlines after it was revealed that Regufe was the one who negotiated the footballer instead of his agent, know his age, height, net worth
As per a report by The Athletic, Regufe who has known Ronaldo since early 2000s has grown increasingly prominent to the point that he took a role in the seismic deal of the player.
Who is Ricardo Regufe who negotiated Cristiano Ronaldo deal to Al Nassr, his age, height, wife, net worth 2023
Cristiano Ronaldo and his agent, Jorge Mendes have parted ways after about 20 years!
Reports have it that his interview with Piers Morgan contributed to their split.
The Portuguese's contract with Al-Nassr was negotiated by Ricardo Regufe, his friend and manager.#MozzartBetNg pic.twitter.com/q4KXIeMu6r
— Mozzart Bet Nigeria (@mozzartbetng) January 4, 2023
As per the same outlet, Ronaldo has personally negotiated with AI Nassr, supported by his manager rather than his agent Jorge Mendes.
After the reports of Regufe dealing for Ronaldo went viral online, the fans of the 37-year-old professional footballer flooded the social media platform as they wanted to know more about Regufe.
So, here’s all the details about the close friend of Ronaldo, Ricardo Regufe, that you might need to know about.
Who’s Ricardo Regufe?
.Having first crossed paths in the early 2000s, as laid out in a detailed report by The Athletic, former Nike employee Regufe got to know Ronaldo through his work with the Portuguese national team and as they began to work together, aged 21 and 16 respectively, Regufe, who’s based in Porto, was tasked with streamlining Ronaldo’s commercial career.
Becoming good friends over the past two decades, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner eventually hired Regufe to be his personal manager in 2018, with Mendes still acting as his traditional agent and despite his involvement in the Al-Nassr transfer, Regufe isn’t classed an an agent but has dipped his toe into the sporting side of Ronaldo’s life in its most tumultuous period yet.
Regufe’s LinkedIn page – on which he’s endorsed by Liverpool sporting director Julian Ward – champions his relationship with ‘CR7’, as he proudly notes his “game-changing” signing of Ronaldo for Nike during the duo’s early days in the industry.
“There’s no finish line,” his profile says. There may well be one for Ronaldo, though, and that’s likely to be in Riyadh.
43 year old Ricardo who has a height of 5 feet 8 inches is married to a blogging personality, Cláudia Diniz. While his net worth isn’t known, he is said to have pocketed close to 30 million pounds as part of Ronaldo’s $75 million per year deal to Al Nassr.
As per reports, Regufe is Ronaldo’s man of confidence and he is usually always around him to give him support and morale.
As he was seen speaking out for the country’s star man more than his agent Jorge Mendes.
Coming back to Ronaldo’s transfer to AI Nassr, let us tell you, the star player has transferred to Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr on Friday, December 30, 2022.
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