Volume I, Chapter XVIII, Professional Contracts

June 18, 2006 was a very memorable day for Mackin because on his 15th birthday, the club signed his first professional contract.

Mackin had always used birthdays from his previous life, and when Peter and Emin were going to celebrate his birthday, Pete called Peter and gave him this big surprise.

Mackin originally thought that he would have to wait until he was 16 years old, although they signed a professional contract at the age of 15 like Owen before, but then UEFA changed the rules and could not sign a professional contract until the age of 16.

In order to avoid too many dreams at night, Lao Haiwei gave him a yin and yang contract, to put it bluntly, it is very simple, signing in advance, now it has no legal effect, and it will automatically take effect on his 16th birthday!

There are policies and countermeasures, and there are many prohibitions in UEFA regulations, but many clubs are doing it.

This contract can be said to be the one that Marco and the old Highway are trying to fight for with the club, with a salary of 1,000 pounds a week and a three-year contract. But you must know that Old Haiwei is taking out this contract now, and the club wants to pay the weekly salary according to this standard now!

And there is no binding force on Macklin, if it weren't for the fact that Mackin is a child of the Liverpool community and has a very "well-known" fan base, which club would be stupid to do this.

"Oh yes~~, in order to celebrate the signing of our little genius by signing the first professional contract, let's toast", the restaurant at home, Peter raised a glass to the initiative, talking about his tears, Lao Tzu has worked hard for more than ten years, and he has been caught up by this kid in two or three years, and his annual salary in this contract can reach almost 30,000 after tax.

Chen Zixuan is also very happy, Ai Ming's study is very good, there is no problem in applying for key high schools, and what is even more competitive is Mark Qin, not only did he not spend a penny when he came to the UK, but now he earns about the same as himself, so that he can concentrate on having a baby next year.

"Brother, one word, great! , come and cheer", fourteen-year-old Ai Ming completely stood out, the girl developed early, this child looks like she will have to run 1.7 meters in the future.

Ma Qin also wanted to rub Ai Ming's head habitually, but Ai Ming pushed it away with one hand, "Oh, brother, I've grown up, don't rub my head all the time, you'll be stupid"

"Haha", Mark Qin laughed and said: "You were originally my stupid sister~~"

"Brother, you're so annoying!"

"Cheers~"

"Mike, listen to Pete, Cocoby's side recommended you to the first team? You're only 15 years old, why are they in such a hurry? Peter asked, putting down his glass.

"Well, Marco discussed this with me and explained their ideas to me, and they thought it would be good for my progress", Makqin has a drink in his glass, and athletes can't drink casually.

"What? Are you going to play at such a young age? How can the body stand it? Chen Zixuan said in surprise.

"No, it's just training with the first team, it's like a reserve team," explains Mack.

"Oh, that's good, I'll wait until you're 18 years old to play games, just train hard now", what kind of species is the reserve team? Chen Zixuan disdainfully understood.

Ai Ming also asked with great interest: "Brother, when you go to the first team, are you going to Melwood to train?" That's close to my school."

"Well, yes, if you go to the first team, you go to Melwood"

"Cocoby's side is very good for you", Peter said with a frown, "if you do go to Melwood, don't do anything, just train well"

"Well, Uncle Peter, I know, besides, I'm probably a promiscuous person in Benitez's eyes, and it's not certain that he won't let me go."

"What's wrong? What's wrong with Mike going over there? Chen Zixuan and Ai Ming were confused.

"You don't understand, Benitez and Cocoby have a normal relationship", Peter explained briefly, and then said: "You have signed a professional contract now, the most urgent thing now is to find a formal agent, although you don't have much to do now, but there are some things that will allow you to have a buffer between you and the head coach's club"

After all, Peter is half a person in the circle, and he is very familiar with the size of the things in the circle, and he can give some timely and pertinent suggestions to Mack, and he has helped Mackin a lot in the past two years, otherwise the whole Cocoby is not opened by Mackin and his family, and the people in it will not have a good impression of Mackin, to put it bluntly, it is Peter's small gifts from time to time that play a role.

"Well, I know this, but I don't know where to find an agent, we have to believe it, I heard that there are many South American family members acting as agents, I don't think I have much to do now, Uncle Peter, if you can spare time, help me work part-time as an agent first, okay?" If you can't take care of it in the future, why don't you look for it then? Makqin said to Peter.

This matter has been thought about by Mark Qin a long time ago, one is that he doesn't know anyone who can be trusted, if the agent is not reliable, it is not enough to add to the chaos, the second is that Peter has knowledge and experience in this area, at least in Liverpool can help him deal with things, the third is the return, according to his annual salary, now Peter can only draw one or two thousand pounds, but he will raise his salary, which not only meets his current needs, but also can rest assured, after all, he is his uncle, even if Peter can't keep up with the needs in the future, he can only be an agent, Cooperate with other brokers and predators, killing multiple birds with one stone.

"Me?" , Peter pointed to his nose, surprised.

Chen Zixuan also looked at Peter in surprise, "He? ”

Only Ai Ming said as a matter of course: "Brother, hasn't Uncle Peter handled everything in the past two years, and won't it be the same in the future?" ”

"But...... I don't have a license, and I'll have to think about it," Peter said hesitantly.

Peter knows that if Mark Qin develops well in the future, he will be much better as an agent than he is now, and his annual salary will be more than ten times or even dozens of times that of his current own, it is false to say that he is not impressed, but he has never thought about it this way, it is a bit sudden, and besides, he has no certificate~

"It's easy to talk about licenses, many players are family members, I'm still underage, I can use the guardianship regulations, before I'm 16 years old, Uncle Peter, it's not easy for you to get an agent license, why are you family, so I can't trust outsiders," Makqin said.

Chen Zixuan thought about it for a while, she no longer understands football, and she also knows what an agent is, she thinks Peter can try, one is more promising than the current job, and the other is good for Mack, or her family is more at ease, so she said to Peter: "Peter, I think you can try it, it's good for you and Mike, if you can't do it in the future, you can also be like Mike said, just be an agent, so that with you, Mike can also play football with peace of mind."

"That'...... I'll just give it a try? Peter looked at the other three and said with some hesitation.

"You're all right, Peter," said Emin, patting Peter on the shoulder.

"Puff ......", Chen Zixuan laughed suddenly, "You naughty ghost", she is very happy that her niece can get along so well with her husband, the original worries are now gone, Makqin also has a good future, everything seems to be fine in the past two years.

"Come, toast to the big stars and big agents of the future," Emin said, holding up the juice to Mackin and Peter.

"Haha, here's a toast," the other three said, raising their glasses.

Warm dinner, warm time, Makqin has been integrated here in the past three years, and even he rarely remembers the past......

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In mid-July, after the World Cup in full swing, it was soon time for the 06-07 season to assemble the team.

This World Cup and its boring, a little interesting is Zidane's iron head work, Mackin didn't go to the scene to watch, what's the point of watching it again, there is no need to gamble, now Mackin is not short of that money, just enough to eat enough, too lazy to bother with that thought.

On the last day of reporting, Mackin received a call from Paco Yesterdam, the bald man with a big nose who was Benitez's assistant coach, whom he had seen several times when he was in Melwood, and who informed him that he would report from Melwood tomorrow.

Mackin put down the phone, a little unexpected and reasonable, according to Benitez's temperament, he is definitely not in his team plan, so he agreed to go over, it was just a signal to the board and Cocoby, but it was a good thing for himself, you fight yours, I practice mine.

When you get to the first team, you don't need a dormitory, you can go home every day, do you want to buy a second-hand car? Forget it, it can't be opened yet.

In the evening, Aslit and Marco came to Macqin's house, and they also got the news that Chen Zixuan and Ai Ming were watching TV, and the four men were sitting in the restaurant, drinking coffee and chatting.

Marco had just returned from the World Cup, looking tired, he took a sip of coffee and said to Mackqin: "The first team is different from Cocoby, not so humane, everything is business, you are still too young, don't talk too much when you get there, watch more, and try to improve your skills"

Astrait also said a little uneasy: "When you get over there, you won't have a full-time coach like us, you won't be so attentive to you, you have to accept the psychological gap, besides, you belong to the skipping level, you haven't played in the U18 league, you can only play those games in Cocoby, you have to be mentally prepared over there"

Marco nodded: "That's right, I and Old Haiwei don't want to push you up so quickly, but your style of play is very special, you can't learn anything in the younger group, and the British training is becoming more and more unsuitable for you, although I don't want to admit it, but Benitez's Spanish set is quite suitable for you~"

Ma Qin was very moved, these two old men really have nothing to say to themselves, they are their own enlightenment teachers, they have devoted a lot of effort to themselves in the past three years, because the quality of other players of the same age is not up to the requirements, they often go into battle to train for him personally, he did not make friends with some of Cokeby's children, one is the psychological age gap, and the other is a little jealous.

Ma Qin said to them a little emotionally: "Asley, old horse, don't worry, I know how to do it, thank you for taking special care of me in the past few years, I won't lose Cocoby's face if I go~"

Marco patted him on the shoulder, sighed and said: "Cocoby is in decline, you have to regain his fame, I, Astratt and Old Haiwei are all old, and they can't do it for a few years, but I can't bear to watch Cocoby, who has struggled all our lives, die in our hands, you are a genius, I know from the day I watched you play, my old eyes, although I have missed many times, but I believe that I am absolutely not wrong about you"

Aslit waved his hand and said, "Forget it, don't say this to the child, as long as you play well, you won't live up to our training, don't think too much about the rest, don't throw away the basic training over there, I have to come to check it regularly, your style, you must practice these basic things to eat and drink as naturally, you know?"

Mark nodded heavily and said, "Don't worry, coach, I won't relax for a moment."

Mackin is very glad that he came to this world, first met his grandfather and Aiming, then met his sister-in-law and Peter, and also met Marco, who appreciated him, and the old coach in charge, Aslit, he had nobles to help him every step of the way, and in order to live up to them, he had to work hard!