Western media: Barcelona executives and agent Mendes met, and the two sides mentioned Porto goalkeeper Costa(DANYU)

According to Spain media Jijantes, last night, the Barça hierarchy and super agent Mendes met, and the two sides mentioned Porto goalkeeper Diogo Costa.

It is reported that Barcelona president Joan Laporta and sporting director Deco met with Mendes in a restaurant in Barcelona. Laporta and Mendes have maintained a very friendly relationship over the years. Deco too, Mendes was his agent until he retired.

In fact, Deco received Mendes' assistants at noon yesterday when they arrived in Barcelona by private jet from Las Vegas. In the evening, Méndez and Laporta went to the restaurant to meet.

During the meeting, they first talked about Porto's main goalkeeper Diogo Costa, Mendes is the agent of the Portugal goalkeeper, and this is not the first time Barcelona have mentioned Costa. Not long ago, Deco flew to Portugal to watch the match between Porto and Manchester United, and he mainly looked at Costa's performance. Costa is 25 years old and worth around €45 million, and his contract with Porto does not end until the summer of 2027.

In addition, the two sides have also mentioned Yamal's contract extension, although it is not a matter of urgency, the player only renewed his contract until 2026 in the summer, but Barcelona have already added it to the calendar. The 17-year-old Barcelona winger is currently one of the most expensive players in football today, with a release fee of €250 million.

Mendes is considered to be the club's league agent and has helped the Catalan giants navigate a number of deals when Barcelona were in serious financial trouble, such as Barca's loan signings of Joao Cancelo and Felix from Manchester City and Atletico Madrid respectively last year.