"Rinaldo, is the club in contract renewal talks with Gao's agent?" Sampdoria's sporting director, Sensibile, showed up in Sagramola's office and asked the question.

"yes, it's talking, it's going well." Sagramola replied with a smile, and he was also very happy about it.

"That's weird...... Sensibile mused.

"What's weird?" Sagramola asked curiously when she saw the look of the sports director.

"I just got a call from Braida." Sensibile said with a frown.

"AC Milan's sporting director? What did he call for? Did he want to send Cassano back? ”

"Nope." Sensibile shook his head, "He asked us if we could sell the high ......"

Hearing this, Sagramola immediately understood why Sensibile felt strange: "Do you think Gao's agent is using AC Milan to put pressure on us and fight for better conditions for Gao?" ”

"Yes, I have that guess."

This can be regarded as one of the means for agents to raise the salary of their players, and the most brilliant use of this method should be Raiola.

If Gao Zheng's agent is Raiola, then Sensibile probably won't come to Sagramola to confirm, and it can be determined that there must be Raiola's shadow behind Braida's call, after all, the fat man is now Galliani's guest.

"But it's unlikely, we've basically negotiated a salary and bonus with his agent, so coming to AC Milan at this time to put pressure on us, what effect can we do other than make us hate him?" Sagramola thought for a moment and shook her head, "I don't think Gao's agent is like that kind of idiot. He's been in talks with us to fight for his players' rights and not as insatiable as some agents have been, and he's always found a delicate balance between the two, and to be honest, I have a pretty good impression of him. ”

"That's why I'm weird." Sensibilemo rubbed his chin. "We can't just run to Gao or the agent ......"

Of course, even if they do, I'm afraid you won't believe them. If not, it will be considered an offense to them. "Sagramola made the final decision." Leave AC Milan alone, tell Braida that Gao is not for sale, don't try to beat his idea. Anyway, Gao and we are about to complete the contract renewal. ”

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"Gao Zheng Gao Zheng Gao Zheng!" There was a loud knock on the door of Gao Zheng's apartment, accompanied by the shouts of Andrea Viviano that resounded through the hallway.

In fact, even if Gao Zheng never revealed that he rented a house to live here, I am afraid that there are few people in this building who do not know that Gao Zheng is their neighbor......

In order to prevent Viviano from continuing to publicize like this, Gao Zheng almost flew from the sofa to the door, he opened the door and dragged Viviano in, and then closed the door again with a bang, and the whole process went smoothly, and it took almost less than two seconds.

"Andrey, I remember you had my phone number, right? Is there anything I can't call directly? Gao Zheng glared angrily at his agent.

Viviano didn't seem to care about Gao Zheng's complaints about him at all, but said to him with a smile: "Because I have to tell you in person about this matter, I want to see your expression face to face!" ”

"What's the matter?" Gao Zheng frowned.

"I got a call, guess who's calling?"

"How do I know!"

"It's Braida! AC Milan's sporting director, Braida! Viviano's excited smile was a little distorted.

Gao Zheng was stunned.

"Hahaha! Do you know why he called? He even asked me if you wanted to go to AC Milan, hahahaha! ”

Viviano leaned back and smiled so hard that he found a sofa to sit down on and continued to laugh so that he wouldn't fall.

Gao Zheng couldn't help laughing when he saw him like this: "AC Milan is actually interested in me?" ”

"Surprised, surprised?" Viviano pointed at Gao Zheng and smiled.

"This is really ......" Gao Zheng himself didn't know what to say.

"So AC Milan thought you really had a deep affection for them, and as soon as you heard the call from your old club, you couldn't wait to answer the call?" Viviano teased.

He knows why Gao Zheng disappeared from AC Milan's academy in Vismara.

I went up to sign a contract with Gao Zheng that day, why did I come down forty minutes later? It was because he had just signed the contract that Viviano made a request that surprised Gao Zheng - he wanted to know why Gao Zheng left AC Milan.

"You said you would tell me when I became your agent."

At that time, Gao Zheng was very surprised, he didn't expect that when he said it casually, Viviano would remember it, and he didn't expect Viviano to care so much about this matter.

So later, Gao Zheng told Viviano everything that happened after his injury in AC Milan.

Knowing the story behind this, how could Viviano not know Gao Zheng's attitude towards AC Milan?

Hearing Viviano say this, Gao Zheng hurriedly waved his hand: "Eh, don't talk nonsense, I have always had a special affection for Milan......"

"It's the kind of 'special' relationship that you want to kill them anyway, right?" Viviano hit the nail on the head and didn't give Gao Zheng a chance.

Gao Zheng diverted the topic: "So you came to me just to tell me about this?" ”

"Of course, how can such an interesting thing not be shared with you?"

"Why do I always think you're here to make jokes?"

Viviano smiled and said, "I'm a professional, how could I come to see your jokes?" ”

"That's not what you say."

Viviano hurriedly straightened his face: "I'm serious. ”

"Seriously come to see my jokes......" Gao Zheng muttered. Well, so how did you get back to him? ”

"I didn't give him an answer."

"Huh?" Gao Zheng was a little surprised.

"Let's say okay, you take the idea, and I'll give the advice." Viviano's expression this time was really serious.

When the contract was signed, this was a gentleman's agreement between him and Gao Zheng - it was not written into the contract, but this article was the basis of their cooperation.

"Oh yes...... So you're here to ask for my opinion? ”

Viviano nodded.

"But you know what my opinion is......"

"Then I'll listen to you tell me personally. What if you change your mind again? ”

Gao Zheng smiled.

That's why he chose Viviano as his agent.

It's okay to joke as much as you want, but when it comes to serious things, you have a professional attitude, keep your promises, and respect the opinions of the players themselves.

For Gao Zheng, this is the quality of the agent he values, and he doesn't care if he is famous or not. Whether the business ability is strong or not, he thinks that as long as he is a qualified broker, the basic business level is there, and he can use his performance on the field to make up for some deficiencies in the broker's business ability - to put it bluntly, as long as the strength is strong enough, any conditions are easy to discuss.

He wished that he could be friends with his agent, not just a businessman or an enemy to watch out for, and that would be no fun in that way.

Viviano's performance made him feel that his vision was not wrong.

"Well, Andre, tell AC Milan that thank you for their interest in me, but I'm very comfortable in Sampdoria and I don't want to go back to Milan."

"Okay." Viviano didn't persuade Gao Zheng to think about it again, nor did he remind Gao Zheng not to say goodbye, what if everyone will see each other again in the future? He just agreed, and there was no more nonsense.

Gao Zheng asked again: "How is the renewal negotiation?" ”

"It's going well, we've talked about it almost, I guess I should be able to get you to sign it the day after tomorrow."

"So fast?" Gao Zheng was surprised.

"As I said, Sampdoria has always wanted to renew your contract, but you don't have an agent, and you haven't offered to renew your contract, so they don't know what you mean...... I'm not fighting for a maximum salary for you, and with Sampdoria's current financial situation, it doesn't make sense to have a maximum salary. Your captain has such a high status in the hearts of the fans, with a maximum salary of 1.8 million, the club is now thinking about how to make him take a salary cut, if he is not willing to take a salary cut, then sell him......"

"He's our captain, he didn't leave when he was relegated, and now he's going to be sold?" Gao Zheng was a little incomprehensible.

"In the face of economic interests, loyalty and status are empty. And didn't you notice, now Palombo is slowly unable to start, Obiang is the main force that cannot be beaten, and Kostic has more and more opportunities to play. Viviano pouted.

Gao Zheng combined what he saw in the team and remained silent.

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Viviano was right, the next day, Gao Zheng received a phone call, saying that he could sign the renewal contract tomorrow.

Viviano is fighting for Gao Zheng for a four-year contract with an annual salary of 600,000 after tax, in addition to the salary, there are some very detailed bonus contents, such as how much is the bonus for 20 appearances, how much is the reward for 30 appearances, and there is also a goal award. and a signing fee of 300,000 euros, Viviano, as Gao Zheng's agent, will receive a 10% commission from this signing fee, and Gao Zheng's usual salary and bonuses, he will not take it.

Gao Zheng currently has an annual salary of only 60,000 euros in the club, which can be said to be very little. However, in the reserve team, it is almost this level of contract, such as Nunard Kostisic, who is now also in the first team, is this salary, he and Gao Zheng were teammates when they were in the reserve team.

In fact, when Gao Zheng helped the reserve team win the championship last season and was promoted to the first team, he could re-sign a contract with the club, but Gao Zheng had no agent at that time, and he himself had no experience in this area, so he didn't mention it at all.

At that time, Sampdoria had just been relegated, and the financial damage was so severe that it was too late to sell people and cut their salaries, let alone give a salary increase to a young player who had not yet proven himself in the first team.

Now with Gao Zheng's performance in the first team, it would be too much for him to get an annual salary of 60,000 yuan. Now the media doesn't know yet, if the media breaks the news, it is estimated that the fans will scold the club to death.

So Viviano is right, Sampdoria FC is actually happy to give Gao Zheng a new contract.

With Sampdoria's current situation, 600,000 euros is not a lot if it is not the maximum salary.

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"Gao rejected us?!" Galliani was surprised by the result.

"Yes...... His agent said he appreciated our favor for him, but he was now comfortable in Sampdoria and was reluctant to go back to Milan......" Braida repeated Viviano's words to Galliani.

"What about Sampdoria?"

"Sensibile says high is not for sale......"

"What about half ownership?"

"Half of the ownership is not for sale."

"You didn't tell them we could add other good young players to the deal......

"Uh...... Sensibile said they don't need vouchers. ”

Galliani was silent for a long time, his brows furrowed all the time, as if he was thinking of a countermeasure.

After a long time, he said to Braida: "Then let's wait until the end of the season." If Sampdoria can't be promoted smoothly, I believe that the Garrone family will not be so confident. ”

Braida nodded in agreement, "That's right. Their financial situation will continue to deteriorate and they will need to sell players in exchange for funding, as well as more new signings...... That would be a good opportunity. ”

"So be it." Galliani waved his hand.

After Braida left, he leaned back in his chair a little tiredly, and reached out and pinched the bridge of his nose.

He now wants to scold Ghalry, a small problem with the youth director, and now it has become a situation where he and Braida need to wipe his ass.

But if it weren't for Mr. Chairman bringing his daughter into the club's board of directors, how would he have rubbed his ass?

Galliani, who has worked hard for Milan and the Berlusconi family for 26 years, has a vague hunch that he has encountered many storms, and even the "phone gate" he has survived and is still standing in Milan.

Compared with the previous storms, the increasingly aggressive offensive from Berlusconi's second daughter may be the most difficult hurdle to overcome......