Vietnam’s football fans could be in store for more visits by top international football teams and star players in the future, thanks to plans for a partnership between the local T&T group and FIFA agent Gestifute company.

The T&T Group, owners of V-League team T&T, last week held four days of talks with the Gestifute company’s football agent Jorge Mendes.

Mendes, said to be one of the top football agents licensed by FIFA, represents 75 football players, including stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Deco, Diego, Quaresma and coach Jose Mourinho.

Mendes was upbeat at the press conference following the talks, which included discussions on a long-term partnership between T&T and Gestifute.

He said the partnership would be aimed at developing football in Vietnam and could include the establishment of a special football investment fund.

“We’ve come here to find out exactly how we can work together in the future,” said Mendes. “The talks in Vietnam have covered many things, including player transfers as well as plans to bring world famous teams and star players such as Ronaldo to Vietnam for friendly matches.”

Mendes’ football delegation to Vietnam, which included former Chelsea and Manchester United chief executive Peter Kenyon and Atletico Madrid chief Miguel Angel Gil Marin, came here to get an insight into Vietnamese football following an invitation from T&T Hanoi team chairman Do Quang Hien.

On Nov. 22, the Portuguese agent was received by the Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, Le Hoang Quan.

At the reception, Chairman Quan said Mandes’s visit could bring a new opportunity for football in the country in general and in his city in particular to establish a regular exchange and cooperation in the sport that boast local fans’ special interest.

Mendes expressed his fine impression of the attention given by the HCM City leader to football. He said he has been thinking of plans for long-term cooperation and will try to find out the most effective form of cooperation between the two sides.

He said Vietnamese fans are enthusiastic fans so he wishes to bring top European football clubs such as Barcelona or star football players such as Cristiano to Vietnam for friendly matches./.