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After a hard-fought win over Feyenoord, everyone at Ajax breathed a sigh of relief.
The Dutch Cup semi-finals are just out, with the exception of Ajax, Breda beating PSV Eindhoven and Sparta Rotterdam beating Nijmegen on penalties, with Utrecht last to qualify for the semi-finals.
It should be said that Ajax still has an advantage in strength when facing these teams.
This has also made the whole club full of anticipation, hoping that the team can continue to work hard to win this season's Dutch Cup.
After the game, head coach Ronald Koeman was equally encouraging in the dressing room and at his press conference, but he also pointed out that it will be difficult to lift the trophy and that everyone in the team needs to come together and put in a performance like tonight.
After playing at the Amsterdam Arena and returning to Detokmmost, everyone is starting to go their separate ways and tomorrow morning for a post-match recovery session.
Heading into February, there are two weeks of international games and most of the rest of the week for Ajax and a double game a week, which is very stressful.
Before leaving, Yang Yang was called out by Van Gaal, who had come to Detokmmost, and chatted for a while, mainly about the renewal of the contract, and when he returned, his teammates had already left, leaving Ibrahimovic, Maxwell and Vermaelen, the three old partners waiting for him.
"What did the old man of Van Gaal call you out for? So long? On the way home, Ibrahimovic asked as he drove.
The grudge between Ibrahimovic and Van Gaal, Yang Yang knows in his heart that he has no intention of changing the Swedish center's impression of Van Gaal, after all, many things are not something he can change.
"It's nothing, it's just urging me to find an agent quickly, and the club wants to renew the contract."
"He knows he's in a hurry now?" Ibrahimovic laughed fearfully for fear of the world.
Yang Yang didn't speak, but he always knew very well in his heart that he wanted to stay at Ajax.
With his current situation, of course, the transfer is not afraid of nowhere to go, but where is there a better place for him to develop than Ajax?
You can play in the Champions League almost every year, see the best teams in European football, and the level of the Eredivisie is not as good as the big four, but it is not low, and what is even more rare is that it is very suitable for young players to develop, especially attacking players.
Ajax is a club that is very tolerant of young players, allowing you to make mistakes, and is very tolerant and trusting of attacking players, coupled with the club's unique mechanism and ability to develop players, Yang Yang feels that this is a very suitable place for him, and it is not as good as changing to other teams.
"You really should find a reliable agent, don't worry about these things all day." Maxwell persuaded.
Yang Yang nodded, he thought so too.
These things were somewhat distracting to him.
"Why don't I ask Raiola for you?" Ibrahimovic asked suddenly.
"Him?" Yang Yang was a little surprised.
"You don't like him?"
"No, how could it be? I'm afraid he won't look down on me. Yang Yang smiled bitterly.
Raiola is now a well-known agent in European football, Nedved and many other superstars are players under his command, when Ibrahimovic was about to transfer to him, but he kept his voice down for a while, and it is said that he was scolded in person.
Of course, according to Raiola, this was because he wanted to kill the Swedish center forward at that time, so that the Swedes could see his situation clearly, so that he would not be too arrogant, but Raiola has always had a high vision.
"Mino is a very good person, don't look at him talking outside as if he is very irresponsible, in fact, it is all targeted, work needs, and he is still very conscientious about our affairs, which is very reassuring." Maxwell also seems to approve of Raiola.
"Professional players eat the rice of youth, God knows what will happen in the future? Therefore, we should start from our own interests and find an agent who considers our interests, which is absolutely not wrong, but this kind of agent is often the most hated and even hated by the club. Ibrahimovic laughed.
Yang Yang also agrees with this point of view.
Raiola belongs to the kind of independent agent, from the mouths of Ibrahimovic and Maxwell, as well as Yang Yang's own daily observations, plus a few contacts, he also feels quite good and conscientious.
"Okay, you ask, if he doesn't want to, then don't force it." Yang Yang said briskly.
The twisted melon is not sweet, he prefers you and me.
"My brokerage contract is about to expire, and I will sign the same house with Yang Yang at that time." Vermaren laughed from the side.
The more he got in touch, the more he admired Yang Yang's roommate, and the more he wanted to make friends.
If nothing else, just the tacit understanding between the two in the corner kick is not something that anyone can chase.
"Okay, I'll call when I get back." Ibrahimovic laughed.
But soon, the Swedish center's expression changed again, "But I tell you, Yang Yang, don't thank Van der Vaart for the penalty tonight, that kid is probably exhausted and his legs are weak, and he is afraid that he won't be able to score, so he will punish you." ”
"Really?" Maxwell asked.
Everyone in Ajax knows that the Swedish centre-forward has a grudge against two people, one is Van Gaal, who forced him to defend, and the other is Van der Vaart, who is fighting with him for the captain's armband.
"Nonsense, I'm just watching over there, he usually only plays for seventy-five minutes, and he has already played for more than a hundred minutes at that time, do you think he can still play?" Ibrahimovic asked rhetorically.
"Besides, it was 2-1 at the time, and it was nothing if the penalty went in, it was just the icing on the cake, but if the penalty was lost, then he, the number one star, would have no face, right? Instead of taking this risk, it is better to simply be a favor and give the free throw to Yang Yang, you see, how good, everyone must have praised him again. ”
In the end, Ibrahimovic had a sour tone.
Yang Yang laughed when he heard this, and he didn't take it to heart, as if he would never remember how the Swedish center scolded Van Gaal.
Ibrahimovic doesn't like Van der Vaart, so it's understandable that he guesses, but Yang Yang doesn't.
However, Maxwell and Fermaelen were interested.
There was a squeaky chatter, and soon it was back in Odekerk.
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In the early morning of the next day, Yang Yang was still the same as usual, fighting hard all night with the Eredivisie defender in the super training ground, waking up early in good spirits, and went out to run around the town.
On the way back, I bought five breakfasts and three major Dutch newspapers at the newsstand on the corner, and then went all the way home.
The reason why it is five servings is that, in addition to Ibrahimovic and Maxwell, two guys who made an appointment to rub dinner last night, their agent Mino Raiola rushed to Amsterdam overnight after receiving a call from Ibrahimovic.
Yang Yang came back from the morning transport outside, and they were already waiting in the living room.
Today's breakfast was particularly lively.
The main thing is that Ibrahimovic is talking about it, complaining that the Dutch Telegraph comments did not endorse his first goal, and then angry at the accusations of the People's Daily that he made a mistake in stopping the ball......
The appearance of the Swedish center complaining about the air really indirectly promoted the appetite of Yang Yang and others, and the breakfast was very fragrant, and the laughter was constant.
After breakfast, Vermaren and Maxwell began to clean up, and Ibrahimovic also walked away under the pretext of reading the newspaper, so Yang Yang and Raiola sat in the living room to talk about things.
Before Yang Yang returned, Fermaelen had also negotiated with Raiola.
"In your current situation, my advice is to stay at Ajax." Raiola said frankly.
He doesn't seem to be as aggressive as Ibrahimovic describes.
Could it be that it really depends on character?
"That's what I think myself, I think it's too early to talk about leaving, I still have a lot of shortcomings, and I want to improve myself even better."
"That's right." Raiola nodded, "Ajax is a very suitable training platform, if you can't guarantee that you can play, then there is no point in going to the big four leagues. ”
Yang Yang nodded deeply, and he also agreed with this statement very much.
"Although you have decided to stay at Ajax, I want to remind you that there is no emotion at the negotiating table, and neither you nor Ajax are fighting for their own interests, even quarrels."
After a pause, Raiola added: "You must not think that there is no point in fighting for that little more salary, this is wrong, the salary package represents the importance of the club to you, and how high your status in this club is, I believe that Ajax will not give Van der Vaart a salary lower than Ibrahimovic, right?" ”
As soon as Raiola finished speaking, Ibrahimovic, who was reading the newspaper at the dining table not far away, poked his head out, "Hey, hey, dead fatty, you say, don't compare me with Van der Vaart, okay?" Do you know how to respect people? ”
"I'm sorry, I'm in a hurry, I didn't pay attention." Raiola laughed so hard that her fat belly trembled.
Yang Yang and Fermaren in the distance also burst into laughter.
But after thinking about it again, what kind of salary does Ajax give, doesn't it appropriately represent Yang Yang's status in their minds?
"My style of acting is very simple, I will give priority to the interests of my employer, you decide to stay at Ajax, I must be on the premise of this, to negotiate with Ajax, but in terms of personal treatment and salary, I will definitely do my best to fight, this is not only your interests, but also mine."
Yang Yang thought for a while, nodded and said, "Okay, I believe you, so what should I do now?" ”
"It's simple, you don't have to do anything." Raiola laughed.
"Nothing?"
"Yes, don't think about anything, don't do anything, you only have to do one thing from today, and that is to play as well as you can on the pitch, as well as you can play, and if you can help Ajax get the Champions League back, I promise you to sign a lucrative contract that you can't even imagine yourself, so that you can become the star that Ajax focuses on developing."
Yang Yang laughed when he heard it, how could it be possible to win the Champions League?
But it has to be said that Raiola's style is really to his appetite.