After agent switch: Contract talks with Karim Adeyemi start from scratch | OneFootball

Since Karim Adeyemi had clearly committed to staying at Borussia Dortmund in the previous weeks, it was more of a side note last week that the striker changed his agent for the third time in the past twelve months. However, the new partnership with star agent Jorge Mendes does have an impact, particularly on the ongoing talks about extending his current contract, which runs until 2027.

According to “Sport Bild”, discussions about an early extension of the contract had already taken place with the agency ROOF, which Adeyemi had only joined in February. Based on these talks, ROOF was confident that a new contract until 2029 could be finalized. However, Jorge Mendes then entered the scene and managed to convince Adeyemi to switch agencies once again.

BVB still wants to keep Adeyemi

The Portuguese agent, who manages, among others, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lamine Yamal, Vitinha, and Bernardo Silva with his Porto-based agency Gestifute, personally convinced Adeyemi of a collaboration, which has now been officially sealed.

The change to Mendes does not alter BVB’s plan to keep Adeyemi for the long term. However, the talks previously held with ROOF are now void, and negotiations will almost have to start from scratch. At the very least, a very quick agreement on an extension beyond 2027 is no longer to be expected.

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