Chapter 128: Backstage
25 million euros? This is red. Bare. Naked robbery! What team would now shell out such a large sum of money for a 26-year-old Brazilian who has just landed in Europe for two years, has no accolades, no great performances and has not been selected for the national team, unless the club's hierarchy is crazy. At this time, Bernardo Silva has completely understood what the other party meant, that is, he will resolutely not let people go, and he will make trouble if there is a kind. Like the Serbian central defender, when caught by reporters, he scolded the club for being unfair to him, hid if he couldn't be caught, so that the team could not contact him, and gambled his playing career in the next three years to force Torino to release him.
But regardless of whether this method will work in the end, even if the transfer is successful, it can only make outsiders have a very negative perception of this player, and it will be difficult to take off the label of selfishness and greed on the body in the future. And it's not a big problem to make trouble alone, if Bruno Perez becomes the one who follows the trend, in order to prevent the players from following the trend on a large scale, if you don't figure out what iron-fisted action the chairman Urbano Cairo will take, if he is banned for a few years, there will be no drama at all. So this agent still quickly figured it out, and now he can't carry it to death, he still has to think about it in the long run. So he first squeezed out a little smile at the serious Li Mudi and replied, "I understand, but I still need to discuss it with my customer again, listen to his opinion, please wait for a while." After the other party nodded in agreement, he came to the Brazilian fullback who had been warming up on the other side with a fast pace and got up.
The Torino coach here is not too worried about the irrational behavior of the player, after all, the team just renewed his contract at the end of last year, and the new contract will not expire until the summer of 2020. So Li Mudi, who was very confident, didn't look over there at all, but picked up the training plan that Sumfield had just handed him and looked at it carefully, the monkey couldn't turn over his palm.
As expected, when Bernardo Silva came to him again, there seemed to be more smiles on his face than before, and his tone was softer: "Actually, I also feel very unreasonable about the proposal of the Roma team to want to go on loan for one year first, after all, Bruno has been in Italy for two years, and his strength has been fully proven. Since the club and Coach Li do not agree to this transaction, then I will go to Rome to communicate, but the possibility of a direct buyout is really unlikely, after all, the price you just gave is too ......" Speaking of this, he also glanced at the other party, and found that the Torino coach still had no expression on his face, and made it clear that he would not be accommodating on the issue of transfer fees, so he put down the original plan to bargain and changed his words: "In fact, my client still has a deep affection for Turin in his heart. After all, this is his first stop on the continent after leaving Brazil......"
At this point, two Celestial Empire Internet words suddenly popped up in Li Mudi's mind: green tea and white lotus. You said that this person still has the most basic discipline, and he is still talking to me about his feelings here, how much is that thing a pound? Our true feelings are not exchanged, yours? Hehe!
The other party is still expressionless when he sees the new coach, as if he is Cao Seungyou in the Korean drama "Secret Forest" (well, this drama is really good, the author dares to recommend it, please ignore those who hate Korea, thank you!). I couldn't help but scold angrily in my heart, and finally shook off a sentence weakly: "When you beg me in the future!" However, he still had to please him, and continued to say: "However, for his strength, is the current contract too unreasonable." Since Coach Lee wants to support Bruno as the core player of the team, should he also implement that identity in this regard? As far as I know, the highest-paid players in the team are Belotti's 2.8 million and the new Rajadzic 2.6 million, and we don't ask for more, 2 million is good, after all, we still have to save some expenses for the club! ”
"I've never seen anyone so brazen!" This classic image of Mr. Tang suddenly popped up in Li Mudi's mind. The new contract signed on November 20, 2015, with an annual salary of 700,000 euros, dared to open his mouth to ask for 2 million after less than eight months, the key is that the player did not make any special contributions in the previous half season, how did this agent train his face to this extent? Or is it just a gift from God?
This made Li Mudi finally break the work, and the facial paralysis god acting could not continue, and he directly said sarcastically: "The contract matter is not handled by me, you go to the director of Pantario Longo, but in my personal opinion, the club will not agree to start a new round of negotiations with the player who has just signed a new contract for less than eight months." Moreover, from 700,000 to 2 million, this range is too exaggerated, and there is no drama at all! ”
"But when it came time to renew last year, in order to get my client to agree to the low salary, Page and Ventura gave us a promise that we could leave this summer, otherwise how could we have signed that contract? This annual salary is not as high as Bruno's substitute Zappa Costagao, aren't you going back on your word? Is there any heavenly principle, is there any royal law? Seeing that the alternative proposal was rejected again, Bernardo Silva finally couldn't help it, and directly sold the two former club executives who had left their posts.
However, the so-called killing is not too much, and you can't be too desperate in life and work. Before finding a qualified stand-in on the right side, Li Mudi still has to rely on the Brazilian to fight for him, so after a moderate suppression, he will also try his best to give the other party a sweet date, thinking of this, he controlled his smile, raised his hand to signal Silva to calm down first, and then unhurriedly opened his mouth to suggest: "To be honest, this annual salary is indeed not high." He complained in his heart: "But it's still a lot higher than me, his grandmother's!" Then he continued: "I can suggest to Mr. President, that Bruno's performance in the first half of the new season be used as a benchmark if his performance is unanimously recognized around New Year's Day next year...... Of course, it is still up to me, then the club will offer you a new contract, and the annual salary will reach at least 1 million, maybe double. At the same time, you will be verbally allowed to switch to other teams next summer, but the transfer fee will be more than 25 million! After all, if a player performs well, his value will naturally rise. I can continue to do it again next year, and if Bruno stays in Turin, I think his annual salary will definitely be the first tier of the team, believe me, yes! ”
Waiting another five and a half months for a new contract to be signed after the player has performed well still seems acceptable, and as for next summer's departure, Bernardo Silva, who has already played once, will not believe it again. In fact, he really misunderstood Li Mudi, Bruno Perez is indeed an irreplaceable right-sided striker for the current Torino team, but in terms of potential alone, Zappacosta, who is two years younger than him, is not much worse than him, and the latter is entirely likely to replace the Brazilian in a year or two. And when the team achieves good results and its prestige increases in the days to come, there is no need to attract world-class stars, and there is no need to force anyone to stay, so it is really not a lie to allow him to leave. But it's still the same sentence, if you want to buy Li Mudi's players, you have to be prepared to be knocked out, the team is not a black shop, but he is a veritable black-hearted shop, and the guests will have some blood when they enter the door, otherwise don't want to leave.
After thinking for a while, the agent finally couldn't think of any other solution, so he cautiously agreed: "Okay, I still have to discuss it with Bruno first, but in principle, I still agree with Coach Li's suggestion just now." But I hope that one of our previous agreements or memoranda will have those terms on the record, so that when someone changes their minds, it will be very embarrassing for each other. ”
"It should be fine, but these things are not in my hands, you go to Valentino or Mr. Longo, and I will tell them what I just said, so there will be absolutely no problem on the club's side, and you can talk to them when you and Bruno make a decision." The new manager's tone was very confident, and Bernardo Silva naturally had the idea that it was a strange thing to have a very big say in this club. A newcomer with only one year of coaching experience can go to a top league abroad to take over a team with a glorious history, which is incredible in itself, but now it seems that his status is still so high, which is even more mysterious, is this guy the illegitimate son of the chairman outside? Or is there some untold story in this? I heard that his relationship with the crown prince is extremely close! This newly emerging agent, whose main force is in Brazil, which is not popular, is not very familiar with some new things on the European continent, so he has these messy ideas. This is Li Mudi doesn't know what the other party is thinking in his head, otherwise he has to be beaten out of the dog's brain, you old glass, your thoughts are dirty, be careful to get you to Great Britain, let you see what a rotten man is.
After getting rid of his ill-conceived agent, the Torino boss continued to look at the training plan for a few minutes before strolling back to the training ground, absentmindedly watching the players in action while mentally contemplating the new signings that might come in the coming days. In last season's barely passing lineup, its dross retains its essence, coupled with the support of those old subordinates in Madrid, which has to be honed in time, I believe that Torino's results this season will definitely surprise the outside world, and the rise of Red Bull is now.
On the first day of the training camp, it was still mainly about recovering physical functions, so after gradually finding a feeling, it disbanded early. After dinner, the club's official website released a message: Greek midfielder/central midfielder Panagiotis Tachtsidis (Panagiotis Tachtsidis) has been loaned to Cagliari for a year and the other side pays 100% of his salary. This is the seventh player removed from the team lineup in the new season since Li Mudi took over the team, and the group of fanatical fans who had just been appeased by the chairman in the morning and would have big-name players joining couldn't sit still. The new player didn't see it, so he took another one, is the new coach a loser? Or is it a stupid shortage? drove away those old players with good strength, what should I do with the team's results in the new season, no matter how I look at it now, it is the life of the deputy squad leader, it's crazy! No, tomorrow morning, we have to organize everyone to block the door, this time no one can talk well, just get out of here, we want Mihailovich, Zenga, Zov or something, if it doesn't work, let the old handsome Ventura concurrently serve, in short, we can't let that Celestial Empire mess around.
Early the next morning, it was the official website again, and there was news of the player's departure: the team's Argentine center Maxi Lopez (Maxi Lopez) joined the Belgian famous Anderlecht for a transfer fee of 850,000 euros and 150,000 additional terms. At this time, almost all the Turin fans went crazy, they used the Internet or phone to connect each other, and in just one and a half hours, 10,000 people gathered, ready to go to the office building of the Turin club to protest, vowing to let Li Mudi leave class, and if he didn't take action, Nima's team would be sold short, and the situation once reached a white-hot level. The Turin police, who had received the tip, were on the verge of an enemy, and the chief ordered all of them to assemble and prepare to distribute shields and tear gas to their destination to stop an impending clashes.
At this time, the time came to half past ten in the morning of July 14. The official websites of Real Madrid and Torino suddenly released a series of unbelievable news at the same time: Real Madrid winger/striker Jesse, Real Madrid central defender Jesus Vallejo (Jesus Vallejo) and Castile central midfielder Fabas will join the Torino club on loan for a period of one year, with all salaries covered by the Italian team, and no other additional costs; In addition, Real Madrid's academy and Spanish defender Arbeloa, who has played for him for 13 seasons, will join Red Bull as a free agent on a one-year contract with an annual salary of one million euros.
Seeing these latest transfer news, the Turin fans and police officers who were about to leave their respective homes, strongholds or units were stunned for a while, and many of them exclaimed in their hearts: "I'm rubbing! It's a surprise, one is the 'future king' of the game whose name is resounding in Europe, one is one of the most noteworthy young defenders of the next decade as voted by the newspaper last year, a former Spain international, an extremely experienced defender, a mentor to young players, and a ...... A young man who no one knows, this reinforcement is okay! Although most of them are on loan, as long as they play for the team at this level, it is not yet time for Torino to pick and choose. ”
Some people suddenly realized: "I said that how can a manager who can lead the team to break countless records be so mentally retarded and only sell players, it turns out that there is a backstage as tough as Real Madrid!" Awesome! Since Li Mudi took over the team, the Turin fans who have always been targeting him have also developed a certain degree of recognition for him at this time, and the leaders of radical groups such as Granata have issued notices to temporarily suspend opposition activities, and everyone's attitude has gradually turned to a more neutral one.