The vicinity of Deco to the representative of footballers Jorge Mendes is something that began when the exjugador of the FC Barcelona still was active. After his retreat, like player of the Fluminense in Brazil, Deco opted for beginning to work in the world of the intermediation of players with the employer, and from there joined more than ever in his idea to follow finding big talents to represent.
It is thus that although later the now sportive director of the Barça separated of Mendes to work of form very individual, the players culés have very clear of his near relation with which surely is the most known agent of the world. The Portuguese, that besides is very near to Joan Laporta, has him 'cost' to Deco his current 'mote' inside the Barcelona changing room.
The players of the Barça do not forget of the friendship of Deco with Jorge Mendes
Like this it has explained it the podcast 'Barça Reservat' of Catalonia Ràdio, which revealed that the nickname that has Deco in the changing room of the Barça is based in his become friends with Jorge Mendes, by what directly the surname of the Portuguese employer is the form in which they are used to to direct to the director culé. The sportive director of the Barça is used to to receive some "Mendes" when it relates with the players, those who leave him clear of some way to his links with the supermanager.
However, the reality is that the representative luso already was very near to Deco from his stage of footballer, adding besides that it also kept bonds with Laporta from his first stage like president of the Barça. The luso has been key in the past with some operations, and now in the present also went it with the cessions of Cancel and Joao Félix, or the renewal of Lamine Yamal, for quoting some examples.