Chapter Twenty-Three: Mino Raiola
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The future Mino Raiola was a well-known football agent. Born on November 4, 1967 in Nocera, in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southern Italy, near Naples, the economy is backward and many people go out to work.
Mino Raiola went to Haarlem, the Netherlands, with his parents when he was a child. His father worked as a mechanic and then invested in the restaurant business, and their family's pizzeria was a success. Raiola grew up serving plates in a pizzeria.
Football is one of Mino Raiola's greatest passions, having also practiced at the local club's academy in Haarlem but gave it up due to injury.
At the age of 18, Mino Raiola began to develop relationships in football by joining Jensen, who was at the helm of the Dutch players' union.
At the age of 25, he brought Dutchman Roy to Zeman's Foggia and began his career as an agent. In Foggia, he built trust with Zeman, and it was there that he met his wife. Mino Raiola then brought Bergkamp to Inter Milan. With Zeman's help, he developed his own network in the Czech Republic, sending Nedved to Lazio in 1996.
Mino Raiola has no friends with his agents and does not try to build any intimacy with the president or manager of the club, but his strength is that he can find good players and gain the trust of them.
Every time a transfer is negotiated, if another agent intervenes to act as an intermediary, Mino Raiola prefers not to do business. The transfer market is underway, and Mino Raiola will not stay in the hotel where his agents gather, and he has no interest in his peers. Among Serie A clubs, Mino Raiola has been most associated with Udinese boss Pozzo, where he has launched players such as Geno, Valem and Amoruso.
But he really started to rise to the top after discovering the Swedish god Tazratan Ibrahimovic, saying that although Mino Raiola has a bad reputation, it is only relative, he is annoying to the club's high-ranking owners, but for the players below, he is still very good.
Compared to Jorge Mendes's efforts to maintain relations with the club and protect superstar players at the expense of players, Mino Raiola's good agent for his players is exactly what Momo needs, at least he will not sacrifice Momo in exchange for his own interests, which was what the hapless Zlatan Ibrahimovic had to do with his first agent.
"So, Mino Raiola, you don't know Zlatan Ibrahimovic, do you?"
At this point, Mino Raiola seemed to think for a moment, and it took a while before it dawned on him
"You mean, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who moved to Ajax last year?"
It was still the end of the 2001-2002 season, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic had just moved to Ajax for a record 7.8 million euros in Sweden.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic didn't get much of a chance when the original manager Adrian didn't take it seriously, and it was then that Koeman, who came in to take his place, really uncovered Zlatan Ibrahimovic's immense talent, and Ibrahimovic gradually began to establish himself in Ajax's first team.
"Ahh That's right! Do you have thoughts about him? β
Momo didn't know what he was saying this, but he was just curious, you know, he felt that he was changing history now, in fact, Momo had always been afraid of one thing, he used to watch a lot of crossing, that is, the protagonist would not be able to change history under the compulsion of the world, and now Momo wants to give it a try.
"Thoughts? Not for the time being, he now gets along well with his agent, well, an agent from a professional background. β
Well, ending this topic, Momo looked a little embarrassed, he was still showing off before, but it turned out that it was Mino Raiola in front of him, but luck seems to be good, Mino Raiola has not yet reached the ruffian-like style in the future.
"Well, what I want to say is that I hope to make a transfer and leave Hannover 96."
This way of talking made both of them a little embarrassed, and Mino Raiola just looked at Momo like this, and then hummed, and there was no more follow-up, Momo frowned when he saw this, and spoke
"Hey? Shouldn't you be doing something now? β
Mino Raiola glanced at Momo, then cleared his throat and spoke
"Boy. First of all, we haven't signed a contract yet!? Secondly, can you tell me which club you would like to go to? If you want to go to Bayern Munich or something, then I can only tell you that with your current performance, I can't help it. β
Surprised by the changes in Mino's before and after, Momo couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded.
"No, no! I didn't want to go to Bayern Munich! I know my own pounds! I just want to go to a team that can play for a long time. β
It's important to play for a long time, first of all, to get training points and improve yourself. Improving yourself in order to go to a better team and stand in a position, Momo is very clear about this.
Mino Raiola is pleased with Momo's performance, although he is not so comfortable with the agent's job, but after all, he has been working for a while, he can see players with potential, but he is also afraid of the kind of players who think very highly of themselves.
There is a saying in China that when you are sleepy, you send a pillow. That's the way it is now.
Frete, a veteran scout of Munich 1860, has been a little distressed recently, because Hannover 96 insisted on 3 million euros as a transfer fee, and he insisted that he had a good time in Hannover 96, which is really a lie!? Pleasant? Happy will also be listed?
At this moment, two figures caught his eye, one was Mino Raiola, an agent who had become famous in recent years, and the other was his main target this time, Momo from China.
Momo's life was simply terrible, he basically stayed in the damn Hannover 96 club, and didn't come out for a drink or anything, and at the behest of Hannover 96's coach Peter Neulule, the veteran scout of Munich 1860, Frete, couldn't see Momer at all.
"Excuse me, are you Momo? Players from China. β
Fret wouldn't miss this opportunity, he leaned forward and asked.
"Hey! I say! What do you want! Now I'm this kid's agent. Don't have any bad ideas, or I'll not be polite. β
It was Mino Raio who spoke, and he rolled up his sleeves in front of Momo, who was too small to look like a fighter.
"I know you, Mino Raio, and I think you've probably heard of me, I'm Frete, a scout for Munich 1860."
Mino Raio turned his head and winked at Momo, as if to say, look, someone has come to the door.
"Ahh I haven't heard of you, but Munich 1860 I know, what, do you want Momer? β
For a moment, Momo swore that for a moment, he suddenly felt that Mino Raio seemed to be a very professional person, but his next sentence in the next second made Momo feel that he was very vulgar, as if he was haggling for a vegetable market, and Momo was the dish.
"I have to say, your vision is really good, look at this great guy, I think he has at least a million euros of annual salary!"
Mino's tone gave Fret the urge to strangle him, come on, what was he thinking? Even Yang Chen only has an annual salary of two or three hundred thousand euros, and this kid actually wants one million euros? And, come on, he's just a veteran scout, okay?
"Sir, sir! You may be mistaken, I can't talk to you about it, it's not my business. β
Hearing Fret say this, Mino Raio didn't say a word, pulled Momo to lift his leg and was about to leave, seeing this situation, Fret was obviously a little surprised, and he hurriedly stepped forward.
"Sir? Mr? β
Mino Raio turned his head, glanced at Frete, and pouted
"What? You can't even call the shots, and what else to talk about! β
Fret took a breath when he saw Mino Raio stop, it was not easy to see Momo once, and it would be a big trouble to let them slip away like that.
"I don't think there's a rush in this matter, our Munich 1860 is still very sincere to Momo, but the 300 euro transfer fee set by Hannover 96 is too expensive, so we want to know ......"
Mino Raio interrupted Frete, although he was also surprised in his heart, three million euros? Momo? But he still mumbled like that
"What, do you think Momo isn't worth three million euros? Kindness? In my eyes, Momo is priceless, but the transfer fee of three million euros is really boring, and I think if Momo's signing fee can be increased appropriately, as well as my fees, and of course, Momo's salary, everything is easy to say. β
Fret looked a little speechless. Didn't I say I couldn't call the shots? But is it really okay for you to take advantage of yourself in front of Momo? Turning his head to look at Momo with an indifferent and impatient look, Fret understood. Momo didn't care.
"Ahem, sir, this matter is not for me to manage, I just want to ask Momo about his attitude towards the transfer to Munich 1860."
Mino Raio coughed lightly, and turned his head to look at Momo as if he was asking, and Momo nodded lightly before he cracked his mouth and smiled
"Of course Momo wants to go to Munich 1860, but in terms of salary, I hope it doesn't disappoint us."
Fret didn't want to stay for a minute, the fat man wanted to make more money every minute, Fret said with a slight bend
"I see, I'll go back and report back to the supervisors."
Seeing the back of Fret turning away, Mino Raio couldn't help but turn around and looked at Momo with excitement
"Hey, I knew I was right about you, go! Let's go sign the contract! I'm your agent! β
If Fret is still there at this time, he will probably be! You're not an agent yet, what are you doing so hard? Momo looked at Mino Raio with some satisfaction, this guy is still quite shrewd, and most importantly, he knows that he needs such a person to protect the interests of the players.
"Of course, who else but you!"
Mino Raio seemed pleased with Momo's words, and he grinned
"Of course, of course, I'll invite you to dinner, eat something delicious."
Momo's eyes widened as he looked at Mino Raio
"Hey! Mino! You say that professional athletes should not have taboos? β
Mino Raio doesn't care about that! Momo looked at Mino Raio and felt the fat on his entire face tremble.
"Whatever! Have a good meal, and tomorrow we'll go and meet the steward of Hannover 96! Three million euros! Are they crazy? β
Momo clasped his hands to his chest, looked at Mino Raio, and pouted
"Didn't you say I was worth the price?"
Mino Raio patted Momo on the shoulder and laughed
"We can't collect a single point for the transfer fee, why do you care about this!"
In a little while there is the final round of the Bundesliga, then a period of leave, then a summer transfer and, of course, the World Cup. But these still have to depend on tomorrow's negotiations, if he can become the main force, maybe Momo will choose to stay in Hanover 96, but, is it possible?
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