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Cristiano Ronaldo's Agent Second On Forbes Rich List

Cristiano Ronaldo's Agent Second On Forbes Rich List

Mendes & Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo's agent Jorge Mendes is ranked in second place in Forbes Rich List among the highest-earning sports agents.

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Forbes Magazine has published a list of the world's leading agents based on their income generated in 2015.

Mendes represents some of the biggest names in football, not only Ronaldo, but also the likes of Radamel Falcao, James Rodriguez, Diego Costa, Angel Di Maria, David De Gea and Jose Mourinho.

His deals in 2015, have earned Mendes and his agency over $95 million in commission.

Only Baseball agent Scott Boras has made more money, pocketing a staggering $117 million, while American Football agent, Tom Condon follows with earnings of $60 million in third place.

The second football agent on the list is Gareth Bale's representative, Jonathan Barnett sits on fourth place after earning $44 million.

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The top five is completed by another football agent, Volker Struth, who secured $42 million. The German specializes in Bundesliga deals and has the likes of Marco Reus, Mario Gtze and Toni Kroos as clients.

Do you think agents make too much money in deals or their clients? Have your say in the comments section below.

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