Rapper, Shawn Carter, popularly known as Jay Z, has acquired the Brazilian football agency managing Vinicius Jr, TFM Agency, as his US agency expands into South America.
Jay Z is the co-founder of Roc Nation Sports International (RNSI), which manages other football stars; Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne and Inter Milan’s Romelu Lukaku.
The acquisition of TFM Agency adds Arsenal forward Gabriel Martinelli and Real Madrid wunderkind prospect Endrick to Roc Nation’s roaster of football players under their management.
Following the acquisition reported on Friday, TFM Agency was renamed Roc Nation Sports Brazil, with headquarters in Sao Paulo, while the founder Frederico Pena, was retained as the head of Roc Nation Sports Brazil.