Chapter 34: It's a Humiliation
Ronaldo is probably the most technical player football has ever seen. - Vieri
Since Ronaldo mentioned it to him, the nonchalant Fabiano. Farah finally notices Ricardo, the previously inconspicuous little guy.
With so many players to worry about under Farah, he wouldn't have given Ricardo too much attention.
But Ronaldo is the biggest player under his command, and he finally became Ronaldo's agent, so he naturally wants to serve Ronaldo wholeheartedly, so he paid a little attention to Ricardo's recent situation.
This attention only to realize that, oh my God, I almost missed out on a gold mine.
Six substitute appearances, less than 220 minutes in total, three goals scored and four assists have been made, what a dazzling statistic! You know, this kid is only 16 years old! 16-year-old Ronnie didn't do that either!
And Licardo did not kill all sides in one game and slump in the rest of the games, but he had a good performance in every game and was in a stable state. For a 16-year-old, that's a real deal.
So Farah has been holding the shelf, not in a hurry to start negotiations. The better Ricardo behaves and the longer it lasts, the better the negotiations will be for his side. Anyway, with Ricardo's thigh-level performance, Osvaldo would definitely not be able to help but send him out.
Let's take it easy and talk slowly. Be sure to negotiate a big contract.
Now that the Sao Paulo club has finally been unable to sit still, Leco, the sporting director in charge of negotiating the player's contract extension, has called him continuously to ask for a meeting, and it seems that the time is almost over.
Farah smiled and hung up the phone and bought a plane ticket to Brazil.
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In the administration building of the Brafonta training base, Fabiano. Farah and Leko sat facing each other, both smiling hypocritically, as if they had been friends for years. Ricardo sat next to him with a blank face, bowing his head and surfing the Internet on the turtle-speed 2G network.
There are no social networking sites, no Weixin, no Weibo, no Facebook...... It's boring to be online. He looked up, "Mr. Farah, it's up to you to negotiate, I just want to play football in peace." Mr. Leco, I'm going to take my leave. ”
Both smiled kindly at Ricardo and nodded. In Farah's eyes, this is a beautiful cash cow that can bring rich returns to himself; In Leco's eyes, this is a rising star in São Paulo that deserves attention.
After Ricardo went out, the two continued to talk. Leko said: "Mr. Farah, you just talked a lot, but you didn't put forward the specific content of the contract, I think it will be difficult for us to make progress if this continues." Why don't you come up with the terms of the contract you want first? ”
"On the contrary," Fabiano. Farah confidently said, "The situation now is that my players are very popular in the transfer market. A well-rounded striker like him, and at such a young age, is something that no team wants to get. Corinthians, Flamengo and others have asked me. You know, Mr. Leco, Ricciardo Jr. is from Rio and in the face of an invitation from flamengo, it was difficult for him to refuse. So I hope that São Paulo will first provide some good faith clauses, and on that basis, we will talk about it. ”
This vampire! Leko suppressed his anger, he knew that Farah was not telling the truth, but this possibility did exist, he could not risk losing Ricardo, he took a deep breath and let his voice be as calm as possible: "Mr. Farah, Ricciardo Jr. is a player of São Paulo, São Paulo has cultivated him, and he has a deep affection for São Paulo. What's more, he has a contract in his body. ”
"We're talking business, not feelings, okay?" A hint of contempt flashed in Farah's eyes, "As for the contract, he is now on a youth contract, and he can transfer to any team freely, and the other party only needs to pay Sao Paulo hundreds of thousands of dollars, at most one or two million dollars in training fees." I think either Flamengo or Corinthians will be willing to shell out this money for Ricciardo Jr. ”
Leko realizes that what Farah says is true. Tens or millions of dollars, Corinthians, flamengo, will not be taken seriously, if Ricardo can maintain his current state, or even improve, in a few years it will be sold for more than 10 million dollars.
Especially Corinthians, who are São Paulo's sworn enemies in the same city, will not hesitate if they can poach São Paulo's star of hope.
Leko lowered his head and thought about it, and added two percent of the terms of the contract he had expected: "The weekly salary is 3,000 reais, an increase of 15% per year, a 6-year contract, and the contract break is $10 million." ”
The exchange rate between the real and the US dollar is now about 2.5 to 1, and 3,000 reais is equivalent to about 1,500 US dollars.
Farah stood up with a smile on her face and stretched out her hand to Leko, "I'm sorry to delay your precious time, so I'll take my leave first." ”
Leco was stunned. What does that mean? If you are not satisfied with the offer, you can talk about it again, why do you say just leave?
Farah laughed: "Mr. Leko, I think this offer shows that the Sao Paulo club does not fully appreciate the value of my players. For a 16-year-old who played 220 minutes, scored three goals, assisted four goals and scored key goals, the offer was a humiliation for him. I'll just pretend I didn't hear it, I don't want a rift between my players and the club, after all, Sao Paulo raised him, so let's get together. After Ricardo leaves, São Paulo will also be able to get millions of dollars in training fees, and it will not be a loss. ”
Not a loss? It's not a fart! In two years, he can sell for a thousand dollars, and you want me to let him go with a million dollars now? The president of the club will eat me raw! Leko shuddered, and immediately stood up, smiling kindly, "Mr. Farah, please be seated." I know that there are some terms that we disagree with, but these are all negotiable. ”
Farah said slowly, "It's not a disagreement, it's a humiliation for Chiguo. I'm not going to let my players accept this humiliation. Now, Mr. Leco, for the sake of how São Paulo has cultivated Ricardo for so many years, please consider it carefully and make another offer. But if the offer isn't reasonable, I think I'm going to close the talks and not restart them anytime soon. ”
This is the threat of the red fruit!
Leko realized this. But he had no choice but to accept the threat. Because, there are too many clubs in the outside world nowadays waving cheques to solicit Ricardo! Anyone can see the huge potential in Ricardo! "Ronaldo's successor", this is not a boast, but Ricardo's performance deserves such praise!
Leko lowered his head, and after some consideration, he raised his head, looked directly at Farah, and made a new offer.