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"Hey, Jorge, my friend, welcome to Morumbi!"

Paulo Amaral, president of São Paulo Football Club, excitedly walked out the door to greet Jorge Mendes, who had travelled all the way from Europe, and an assistant to Brazilian football tycoon Figer, who accompanied the Portuguese agent.

"Hello, nice to meet you, Paul!"

After shaking hands and saying a few polite words, they walked side by side into the club in São Paulo.

When I came to the conference room, after the host and guest sat down, someone immediately brought boiling water and coffee.

"Tell me, dear friend, what can we do to help you?" asked Paul Amaral courteously.

Jorge Mendes' heart sank, and he could see that this was not a good stubble.

There is a meme circulating in Spanish football about Real Betis.

It is said that many European teams were interested in Denilson, and everyone thought that this talented star with high hopes in Brazil would become another great superstar after Pele and Ronaldo.

But why did it end up with Real Betis?

It was because Paul Amaral asked for too high a price that scared off potential buyers.

In the end, it was Real Betis, who was eager to strengthen the team, who became the main culprit.

As it turned out, with a sky-high price, poaching a star who had never proven himself in European football, Real Betis became the saddest pick-up man in football history.

Paul Amaral, on the other hand, made a shrewd deal.

Now it seems that this vampire chairman is not at all easy to deal with.

But now that it's here, there's no need to dwell too much.

"Paul, I'll be honest, there is a team that has taken a fancy to your players and asked me to come and contact them. ”

Paul Amaral was not surprised, still smiling at his face.

"That's our pleasure, friend, you're here for it, and we're sure we'll be able to close a beautiful deal. ”

Jorge Mendes laughed.

"I don't know which team is entrusted to you?"

"A year ago they almost went bankrupt and were relegated to La Liga, but Atletico Madrid were promoted this season. ”

Mendez is also particular about what he said.

In European football, there are always a few teams that are not bad for money, and you always have to pay a little more money when you buy people.

For example, Real Madrid, or Barcelona, as well as several giants in Serie A, all of them.

As soon as he heard that it was Atletico Madrid, Paulo Amaral's face changed slightly, and a trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes.

But soon, the shrewd Brazilian was smiling again.

"Excuse me, which player does Atletico Madrid have their eye on?"

Mendes didn't hesitate and replied directly: "Kaka!"

"Kaka?" Amaral was surprised.

You know, this player is not the most conspicuous player in the Sao Paulo team, how can he be favored by European teams?

Especially Atletico Madrid in La Liga.

No matter how downtrodden this team is, it is also the third giants in Spain in the end.

But when I saw it, this guy slapped his thigh hard and praised with a smile: "You guys are so discerning." ”

Mendes was stunned, what's going on?

"I'll tell you, this is the most important rookie in our team right now, and almost all the coaches and scouts in our team are full of praise for him, and we even tailor physical strengthening exercises for him to help him go further. ”

When Mendes saw him say this, his face was not red and he was not panting, and he couldn't help but admire it in his heart.

I finally saw a guy who was even more shameless than Lao Tzu!

Are all coaches bullish?

Kaka hasn't even started a game so far, okay?

Mendes even learned through Figer's channels that Kaka has not been the most conspicuous player since the youth team, but belongs to the kind of marginal role that is not welcomed, and it has only changed in the last six months.

How did he get to the mouth of Amarar but become a talented rookie that the team focuses on cultivating?

It's shameless!

"Paul, let's not speak secrets, but let us be honest. ”

Mendes was unmoved, looking confident.

"As far as I know, from the children's team, to the junior team, to the youth team, Kaka has never played in Sao Paulo, he has always been a substitute, and he has even been almost eliminated many times, which is a little different from what you said, right?"

In fact, even now, Mendes still can't understand why Gao Han took a fancy to Kaka.

The resume of this white Brazilian player looks very ordinary, and it can even be said that except for the sudden popularity in the last six months, there is no bright spot at all for the rest of the time, can he play for Atletico Madrid?

But with Marcos Senna's experience, Mendes didn't dare to doubt Gao Han anymore this time.

After all, wasn't Marcos Senna the same as Kaka now?

After Amaral was exposed, his face remained unchanged, and he was still smiling.

"Jorge, what you say is true, but you don't know that in the last six months, Kaka has improved dramatically, and now he has become an important player in our team, and he was selected for the Brazilian national youth team and participated in the World Youth Championships, and he also performed very well. ”

"And for players like Kaka, we haven't met before, such as international Louis Muller and Denilson, who is currently playing for Real Betis, who were also very average in the youth team, but when they entered the first team, they made a leap and made a name for themselves. ”

Denilson?

He has become a world-famous parallel import!

Mendez smiled and didn't say anything.

What does it mean to perform well?

There's nothing bright about it at all, okay?

In that Brazilian national youth team, the biggest name is Adriano!

"We value Kaka, you may be a little skeptical, but you can find out that he was in the first team at the end of January, and at the beginning of February, we renewed his contract with him, and his salary increased eightfold to six thousand reais, but in less than a month, we renewed another one with Kaka, and the salary tripled to 18,000 reais. ”

"You say, if we didn't value Kaka, we would renew his contract so often?"

The real is Brazil's currency, about two to one than the US dollar.

18,000 reais is equivalent to 9,000 dollars.

This salary is not low for a young rookie in Brazil.

Mendes frowned when he heard this, and he had a hunch that it would not be easy to dig up Kaka.

It's not that Sao Paulo really values Kaka that much, it's the contract that matters.

Contracts in Brazilian football are confusing, and many times they are even short-term.

Sao Paulo renews Kaka's contract so often, and is willing to give such a high salary, the contract length and liquidated damages must be very high.

"When is the contract, and how much is the breakage?" Mendes asked.

"In February 2003, the breach fee was 200 times the annual salary, 30 million reais. ”

"What?" Mendes secretly frightened.

Thirty million reais?

That's fifteen million dollars!

There's no way, there's really no way!

Before the loss, Gao Han thought that Kaka had never played the main force, and he had not even played a starter, so it should be very cheap.

But now it seems that São Paulo has been on guard and has set a high threshold early!

Fifteen million dollars?

That's all the price Barcelona paid for Riquelme!

But can Kaka now compare to the famous talented midfielder Riquelme?

"And what do you mean?" Mendez asked faintly.

Amaral looked at the Portuguese, still smiling.

But in Mendez's eyes, this smile is not to mention how hypocritical and annoying it is.

"It's very simple, in a word, take away the card, you can, pay the contract breaking fee!"

"It can't be!" Mendez unceremoniously refused.

"Then there's no need to talk about it. 'Amaral is also very tough.

Mendez thought about it for a while, and didn't want the talks to break down, so he decided to ease the atmosphere.

"Or so, Paul, I'll get in touch with Atletico Madrid. ”

"Well, I'm waiting for your news. "Amaral is not in a hurry either.

Transfer negotiations can be described as a battle of wits, and whoever is in a hurry loses.

Mendes knew what was going on, and immediately changed the subject to talk about Baptista.

Sao Paulo also had a good attitude towards the first-team substitute, and the price was also quite high, asking for 7 million euros, but Mendes also rejected the asking price, saying that he would have to reconsider.

Neither transfer was negotiated, and the Portuguese couldn't help but be a little uneasy.

But Amaral seemed to be in high spirits and recommended other players from Sao Paulo.

For example, striker Fabiano and the team's leading scorer Franza, who is a player of great interest to AC Milan and has arranged for scouts to follow closely but has been slow to do so.

It is estimated that Galliani is also a little jealous of this vampire chairman.

Mendes was leaving, and Amaral politely sent him to the door, which was also considered to be the friendship of the landlord.

"Paul, my visa is not long. Before leaving, Mendes decided to put some pressure on him.

Amaral nodded.

"I'd like to be able to get more honest feedback in the short term, and I'm sure you don't want me to go back to Europe empty-handed, right?"

"Of course, of course. Amaral smiled and nodded, but didn't say much.

Mendes scolded the old fox in his heart, but he said what he should have said and did what he should have done.

If São Paulo really bites this price in the end, then Mendes will have no choice.

Watching Mendes and the others leave, Amaral's shrewd eyes narrowed slightly.

He really didn't expect that Atletico Madrid would have a crush on Kaka and Baptista.

Judging from Mendes' reaction, the Sheets Army is indeed not rich and should not be able to afford a lot of money, but the interest is very strong.

In other words, there is something to talk about!

Thinking of this, Amaral immediately took out his mobile phone and found the phone number of head coach Nercinho Baptista.

Since the Brazilian league adopts a single round-robin format and is concentrated in the second half of the year, the first half of the year is more about participating in some cups, state leagues and tournaments, the most important of which are the state leagues and the Champions Cup.

After the defeat in the state league, the Champions Cup became São Paulo's most important competition.

The Champions Cup was established in 2000 and is in its second edition this year, but it is heavy.

According to the allocation of the Brazilian Football Federation, among the four places in the Copa Libertadores, one is for the champion of the Brazilian Cup, two for the champion and runner-up of the Brazilian Liga League, and the fourth is for the champion of the Champions Cup.

The Copa Libertadores is undoubtedly as important as the Champions League for Brazilian teams.

Therefore, after the team's sluggish performance in the state league, Amaral immediately made a decision, sacked head coach Waddang, brought in Sao Paulo's famous man, and Nercinho Baptista, who has a good coaching record in Japan and Brazil, as coach.

Now, the team is joining all the participating teams in the northeastern Brazilian city of Maceio to compete for the Champions Cup.

Sao Paulo performed well, repeatedly beating strong opponents and reaching the final.

However, it has nothing to do with Kaka and Baptista as they have just returned from the World Junior Championships.

"Hey, Nercinho, it's me, how's the preparation for the final?"

"Well, good, if you can, let Kaka start!" (To be continued.) )