Andrews to Porto President Da. When the pen www.biquge.info Costa's house, Porto president Costa was chatting with a middle-aged man with a hooked nose who looked very energetic, and Andrews knew this middle-aged man with a hooked nose who was the famous Portuguese agent Mendes.

Da Costa is 69 years old, tall and burly, with a hairline almost reaching the horizon, revealing a huge and shiny head, and wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, he looks very intelligent.

In Portugal, Costa is a legend who can make Portuguese football shake with a stomping of his feet.

In 1982, when Costa became president of Porto, Porto could only compete under Sporting Lisbon and Benfica, and just two seasons later, Porto rose to prominence and went off the beaten track, winning 14 league titles, nine Portuguese cups, 15 Super Cups and two European Champions Cups.

To date, under Costa's leadership, Porto have won a total of 40 titles, while the Stade de la Dragons has an average attendance of more than 38,000 fans, making it the most popular team in Portugal.

Da Costa is not only the president of Porto, but also a successful businessman, who has served as the chairman of Porto's metro system, and he has managed the club in Porto, and he has built up Porto's vast scouting network, bringing in players from South America, Africa and other places at low prices, or digging into the corners of other clubs in his country, buying 50% ownership of the players in the first year, then training and growing in the team, and finally buying out and selling at a high price.

For others, having a good team of players may mean that the championship will be soft, but for Costa, it means that the black shop can be opened, and the money will be counted softly. In 04, after Mourinho led the team to win the Champions League, Paulo Ferreira, Carvalho, Valente, Maniche, Costinha, Deco and other cores in the main squad all transferred in the next two years, and then even the head coach Mourinho left, which returned at least 100 million euros for Porto. Reach. Costa can always buy talented players at a low price and sell them at a high price, so much so that among European giants such as Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Chelsea, there has always been such a metaphor that Da Costa is a difficult vampire, and Porto is a model in the industry for black stores, regardless of the quality of the goods, but the price guarantee is so black that people vomit blood.

But things don't always go easy, and now Costa is in trouble, under residential surveillance for allegedly bribing referees in the '04 Portuguese Super League, and could even go to jail if convicted.

However, Costa didn't care about his situation, and last week he published a book called "One Hundred Years of Leisure", and at this moment, he was leisurely smoking a limited edition cigar and said to Andrews: "My detective, are you here for business?"

Andrews greeted Mendes and said to Costa: "Chairman, how dare you disturb your rest if there is nothing to do, since I am also involved, I will not talk about this matter, so as not to affect your judgment, you can watch the video first." ”

"Oh. Costa, a little surprised, nodded, "You can let it go." ”

There was no shortage of video recorders in the living room, and Andrews played the tapes of Gao Xiaodong's games and training one by one.

At the beginning, when he saw that it was a Chinese, Costa didn't care, but now there are a lot of Chinese players? Playing football is just like that, he laughed with Mendes while watching, saying that if this Chinese fat man can also play in the Portuguese League, I can also play in the Portuguese Second Division, Mendes said that Costa wants to play in the Portuguese Super League, and there will be clubs to play.

But when they saw the second leg of the final of the Immigration Cup, Costa and Mendes showed shocked expressions, stopped talking, and stared at Gao Xiaodong without blinking, like a miser discovering a golden treasure.

After watching the video, Costa stared at Andrews seriously, "How old is this little fat man?"

Andrews said: "17 years old. ”

Costa had a look of surprise on his face and said, "You found him so early, did you sign the contract?"

Andrews shook his head.

Costa's face sank, and he said angrily, "What's the matter, you tell me word for word." ”

Andrews said from beginning to end that he first discovered that Gao Xiaodong selected him as a hopeful star, Porto's abandonment of cooperation with the hopeful star, as well as the evaluation of Pereira and other coaches, and the decision of the youth director Carlos just now, and finally said: "Now many clubs are eyeing Gao Xiaodong, but the director Carlos has to wait a little longer before I came to you. ”

Mendes shook his head as he listened, obviously disapproving of Carlos and the others' handling.

With a look of anger on his face, Costa slapped the table and said, "Stupid! Andrews, you call Carlos and Pereira to me." ”

"Okay chairman. ”

Andrews came to sue for the royal complaint, and he excitedly called Carlos and Pereira, and told them to rush to Chairman Costa's house immediately.

Andrews was in a hurry on the phone, and Carlos and Pereira didn't know what was going on and hurried to Costa's home.

"Chairman, are you looking for us?" Carlos and Pereira said hello to Costa.

"Hmm. Costa nodded and said coldly, "You guys watch a video before you speak." ”

Andrews played the video clip of Gao Xiaodong in the second leg of the Immigration Cup final again, Carlos and Pereira were disdainful at first, isn't it still like that?

Costa spoke at this time, saying, "Director Carlos, why don't you sign such a player immediately, but continue to investigate?"

After watching the video, Carlos knew that he had made a mistake, he explained: "At that time, he didn't perform so well, there was support for staying, some thought he should give up, I remember you said that when there is a dispute, don't be busy making decisions, so I put it on hold." ”

"Smack!" Costa slapped the table hard, "Pedantic! I'm talking about players who need to spend money, this Gao Xiaodong is free, free understand? He doesn't need to spend us even a euro point, he's only 17 years old, not 19 years old, and his U17 team doesn't need any quota restrictions, why don't you sign it? Even if he can't play in the professional league in the future, how much money can he cost us?"

Carlos and Pereira lowered their heads, they were aggrieved, but they had nothing to say, who would have thought that this dead fat man could grow by leaps and bounds in less than two months, Carlos even thought, even if you were present at the time, I am afraid you may not necessarily sign this fat man.

Andrews can finally vent his frustration now, he added fuel to the fire and said: "In the final of the Immigration Cup, there were dozens of scouts, Gao Xiaodong's performance shocked them, many people have begun to contact Gao Xiaodong and want to sign him, if we signed the contract at that time, with Porto's strength and reputation, no one can dig Gao Xiaodong, it is difficult to say now." ”

Costa waved his hand and said coldly: "Carlos, Pereira, the mistakes you have made, you two go to make amends, you immediately go to Gao Xiaodong, sign with him, and bring him to the Porto Academy." ”

Carlos finally raised his head and said: "Chairman, the most potential shown by this Gao Xiaodong is to play in the Portuguese Super League, we don't have to be so nervous, we have more talents in Porto." ”

Costa snorted and said: "According to Andrews Scout, this Gao Xiaodong has a strong understanding of football, this kind of epiphany progress has appeared twice, this person is a very different kind of talent, the future is unpredictable, he has tried out in our Porto, if we don't sign, in case he plays out in the future and becomes a star, then our Porto will become a joke, this is a huge blow to our reputation, our Porto has played the reputation of the star processing factory for so many years, do you want to destroy it?"

Mendes nodded secretly when he heard this, and said in his heart, this old guy has been able to rule Portuguese football for so many years, and he is really scheming, and he is not confused at all at such an age.

Carlos and Pereira only then understood why Costa had to sign Gao Xiaodong and why they asked them to go to Gao Xiaodong in person, not purely embarrassing them, but worried about the reputation of the Porto star processing factory.

Carlos and Pereira really don't want to go to Gao Xiaodong, when Gao Xiaodong was trying out at the Porto youth training base, the two of them didn't pick on his thorns, and they didn't sign a contract with him in the end, and now they want to beg him to sign a contract.

Carlos said to Andrews: "Andrews, you are more familiar with Gao Xiaodong, you can go with us, it is easy to talk when we meet like this." ”

Grass, when I begged you to stay Gao Xiaodong, what was your attitude, now begging me, I'm stupid, I'll go, Andrews said seriously: "I'm sorry, Director Carlos, there is a talented player in South America who I want to go and see in person, I don't have time, besides, the signing is not my responsibility." ”

This was naked revenge, but Andrews had a good reason, and the chairman Costa also pretended not to hear anything, and the youth director Carlos and the U17 head coach Pereira had nothing to say, so they could only leave Costa's house to find Gao Xiaodong.