{"id":867167,"date":"2025-08-22T23:12:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T04:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/22\/fufu-fuelled-karim-adeyemi-set-for-new-chapter-under-cristiano-ronaldos-agent\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T23:12:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T04:12:05","slug":"fufu-fuelled-karim-adeyemi-set-for-new-chapter-under-cristiano-ronaldos-agent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/22\/fufu-fuelled-karim-adeyemi-set-for-new-chapter-under-cristiano-ronaldos-agent\/","title":{"rendered":"Fufu-fuelled Karim Adeyemi set for new chapter under Cristiano Ronaldo\u2019s agent"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Karim Adeyemi partners with Jorge Mendes. Photos by IMAGO<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Borussia Dortmund<\/a> forward Karim Adeyemi<\/a> has taken a significant step by switching to the agency of Jorge Mendes and his renowned company Gestifute, Soccernet.ng reports.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Portuguese football agent is known to manage global superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, Lamine Yamal, David de Gea, Jos\u00e9 Mourinho, R\u00faben Dias, James Rodr\u00edguez, Jo\u00e3o F\u00e9lix, and a host of others.<\/p>\n

According to reports from Florian Plettenberg and Sky Sport Germany<\/a>, the 23-year-old winger will now be represented by Mendes\u2014one of the most influential agents in football.<\/p>\n

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Karim Adeyemi in action for Borussia Dortmund. Copyright: Imago Photo by Max Maiwald DeFodi Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Soccer Is Adeyemi Preparing for Dortmund Exit?<\/h2>\n

Adeyemi remains under contract with Borussia Dortmund until 2027, but his latest move is expected to shape his future at the club as he prepares for the next summer transfer window.<\/p>\n

This news also comes at a time when Adeyemi has been linked with several top European clubs. Napoli, Inter Milan, Chelsea, Newcastle United, and Juventus have all been credited with interest in recent months.<\/p>\n

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Karim Adeyemi visits Ibadan. Copyright: Soccernet.ng<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dortmund are said to value him at around \u20ac65 million. Napoli in particular are reportedly weighing up a \u20ac40 million bid for the German-Nigerian star.<\/p>\n

Soccer Adeyemi: The Fufu Man<\/h2>\n

The German-Nigerian, who famously attributed his pace to his diet of Nigerian fufu, has never hidden his pride in his African root.<\/p>\n

After his decisive Champions League goal against Chelsea in 2023, he joked that fufu is the secret behind his speed.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cI eat a lot of African food but I have good genetics from my day, so I think it\u2019s a little difficult for you to get,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s called fufu from Nigeria and also very good. The only thing was to get past a defender and at the end, I just had to run to try to get past him.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Dortmund s Karim Adeyemi gets around Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois during the UEFA Champions League final at Wembley Stadium in London. Copyright: xZacxGoodwinx 76422234. [Photo Credit\/ Imago].<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Despite the transfer rumours, per Onefootball<\/a>, Adeyemi has also expressed his desire to make history with Dortmund, openly dreaming of celebrating a Bundesliga title at Borsigplatz with the club\u2019s passionate supporters.<\/p>\n

His decision to join Mendes\u2019 Gestifute, however, hints at ambitions to boost his profile in football, much like Ronaldo and other stars under Mendes\u2019 management.<\/p>\n

Although, Dortmund hold the cards as Adeyemi’s contract expires in 2027, but Adeyemi’s partnership with Mendes shows that the next few transfer windows are ones to keep an eye on.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tAyomide Oguntimehin\t\t\t\t<\/a>
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\n\t\t\t\tAyomide Oguntimehin is a CAF-accredited sports journalist and Editor at Soccernet.ng, with a proven track record in conducting interviews with Super Eagles stars such as William Troost-Ekong, Taiwo Awoniyi, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Ademola Lookman, and many others. He has also made a significant impact in breaking transfer news stories.<\/p>\n

Grounded in video editing, video journalism, social media management, and content strategy, Ayomide brings a wealth of expertise to his work.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Soccer Karim Adeyemi partners with Jorge Mendes. Photos by IMAGO Borussia Dortmund forward Karim Adeyemi has taken a significant step by switching to the agency of Jorge Mendes and his renowned company Gestifute, Soccernet.ng reports.\u00a0 The Portuguese football agent is known to manage global superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, Lamine Yamal, David de Gea, Jos\u00e9 Mourinho, R\u00faben […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":867168,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[145741,115900,2005],"tags":[145740,115899],"class_list":["post-867167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fufu-fuelled","category-karim","category-soccer","tag-fufu-fuelled","tag-karim"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/867167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=867167"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/867167\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/867168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=867167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=867167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=867167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}