Chapter 56: The Broker

Lin Sen doesn't deal with agents very often.

When he was at Atletico Madrid, he was just a temporary coach, and when he was in Malaga he was in charge of transfers, but dealing with agents has always been Livermore's job, and at Manchester City, the work is still not entirely in his hands, but, just incomplete, that is, the player's agent can also find Horsewood, and he can also find him.

For the agent, Lin Sen's initial impression is the same as many people, it is not good, thinking that this is just a parasitic profession attached to the player, for this kind of profession similar to the empty glove white wolf, people always have a natural aversion, always feel that believing is to be deceived, but then, Lin Sen gradually changed his view of this profession, one is because he also has a need, knowing that the profession of agent is not as simple as he imagined, and the other is that some of the agents he met gave him a good impression, People like Mendes, Rinaldi, etc., basically put the interests of the players first.

However, this does not mean that Lin Sen naively thinks that agents are very good people, at least, for Mr. Ribeiro, who has just finished talking to him on the phone, Lin Sen does not think that he is a good person.

Having said that, the reason why Manchester City was able to open the road to big Manchester City is that this Mr. Ribeiro actually made the first contribution.

Because before Robinho, Manchester City, who could be called an overnight rich, was waving money everywhere, but in fact, with their status at the time, the stars they could buy were all powerful at best, and second-rate stars at worst, many of them were like this summer to send a summer until the final stage of the "parallel goods" Ruo, with the introduction price at that time, if you change to a giant, you can completely introduce a famous star, But Manchester City still has to throw money at a so-called "future star" who has only proven himself in the second division of Europe, and the reason for this is far from what he says, if the future is so high-sounding that Manchester City expects. Because everyone knows that whether it is Thaksin or Mansour, what they want is sensationalism, and it is right to invest in the future, but superstars are their dishes.

It's just that if you want to buy, you have to be sold by others, and even more so by people who want to go. Love is not what you want to buy, you can buy it, and this lyric is used to describe what Manchester City is experiencing in the transfer market at this time. Manchester City, who were waving cheques and hooking up everywhere, soon found that money really couldn't solve a problem, not only did the parents not like themselves as a spoiler, but also the girls with a little ambition looked down on themselves as nouveau riche.

Of course, there is no shortage of people in this world who like money. At this time, a farce appeared at the right time, that is, the transfer farce between Real Madrid and Ronaldo. Real Madrid wanted to buy Cristiano Ronaldo, but Calderon, the president of Real Madrid at the time, did not have the courage of Florentino, and Ferguson had a tough attitude. The players themselves were not clear, so the farce became the biggest soap opera in Europe last summer.

That's when Mr. Ribeiro came in. He was previously rejected by Real Madrid when he sought a salary increase for Robinho, and used Real Madrid's excellent excuse to use Robinho as a bargaining chip to buy Ronaldo, and forcibly portrayed Robinho, who failed to get a salary increase, into a good man who was forced to go to Liangshan. While forcing Real Madrid to raise wages, they began to make eye contact with Chelsea, if the story goes on like this. That's nothing more than Robinho's either a raise or a Chelsea salary, at least, these two clubs are considered top giants in Europe, and Robinho will not lose his identity wherever he goes.

But in the end, Robinho came to Manchester City, why? Because Manchester City's bid may not be higher than Chelsea's, but the personal conditions are definitely better than Chelsea's, although Chelsea is also wealthy, but also need to measure the mentality of several stars in the team, there is a salary structure there, it is impossible to meet Ribeiro's requirements without restrictions, but Manchester City is different, they almost gave Ribeiro a blank check to fill in the numbers.

So, half-pushed, half-done, not a good match, but it can also be regarded as a transfer that you and I are willing to make.

For Manchester City, Robinho is the first real European first-line star introduced by Manchester City, because the "bicycle boy" was under Schuster at that time, and he was the absolute main force, and being able to introduce Robinho meant that Manchester City opened a breakthrough, because what they lacked was the first person to eat crabs.

So, Ribeiro has done a lot for Manchester City. It's just that for Chelsea's Arneson, Ribeiro made him grit his teeth with hatred, because he finally saw what it means to be forgetful and untrustworthy.

Linson is not Arneson, and he naturally can't afford to fight for Chelsea, but the truth is that for such an agent, when he tells himself that he will come to the training base tomorrow to meet with you, no one will think it is a good thing, especially for Linsen, because just yesterday, Linsen had an unpleasant conversation with Robinho.

Lin Sen suspects that one of the people who went out with Adriano was Robinho.

The nightclub plot of the Brazilian star is also famous in world football, and the two major footballers, Da Luo and Xiao Luo, were once "spokespersons", and the women who were rumored to be around them have changed one after another. In Linson's memory, after Robinho left for AC Milan, there were even rumors that he and two other Brazilian stars from Milan, Ronaldo and Pato, formed a nightclub trio. Rumors are rumors, but except for Xiao Luo, who is considered to be famous, it is a fact that the career trajectories of the other two stars are unsatisfactory, and off-the-field factors are considered to be the biggest reason.

Of course, memories are memories, and Lin Sen can't just rely on a memory and impression to point the finger at Robinho, what makes him suspicious about things is a more definite suspicion, that is, Robinho's love. On the day Adriano was late, Robinho's feelings in training were a little wrong, and after Adriano was sent to the reserve team by Linson, Robinho's feelings became even more unstable.

Fighting for Adriano? Lin Sen doesn't think so.

Robinho and Adriano, the two of them are abnormal, and it is difficult for Lin Sen not to wonder if there is something wrong with it. And soon, Rinaldi's reply also confirmed his suspicions. The night before Ade's tardiness, the two stayed at a nightclub called "KD", Robinho originally wanted to call another Brazilian, David Luiz, but the latter politely refused, and finally the two played until the morning and did not return, Robinho came directly to the training base so he was not late, and Adriano went back to his accommodation, and the result was ......

Linson called Robinho to his office, he didn't actually mean to settle accounts, after all, the matter has passed, as Ariel said, whether the players go to the nightclub or not, in fact, as the head coach, he can't care. In this kind of thing, the kind of control that Ferguson has over the players next door, Lin Sen will never learn, and even if he is as powerful as Ferguson, he has also made such an uncontrollable accident as the flying boot goal.

Therefore, Lin Sen's purpose in looking for Robinho was more of an exhortation. It's just that things didn't go as he wanted, and he didn't want to dig into it, but Robinho didn't even want to let him touch it, and Lin Sen just mentioned it, and Robinho immediately blew up. Then, and then Ribeiro made a grand appearance.

The next day, when Ribeiro appeared in front of him with a stern face but unusually casual, Lin Sen smiled in his heart.

It was the first time Lin Sen had met Ribeiro, but he could still guess what Ribeiro was thinking at this time, first of all, he still considered himself the agent of the team's number one star, so he didn't need to be too polite to himself. Secondly, he apparently thought that Linson's conversation with Robinho yesterday had offended his client, so he wanted an explanation. Perhaps, there is a third point......

Sure enough, Ribeiro's first sentence showed his toughness: "Mr. coach, I think, you owe me an explanation." ”

"Really?" Lin Sen frowned, but his voice remained calm, "What explanation?" ”

"I thought we didn't need to beat around the bush." Ribeiro glanced at Lin Sen, his tone still very cold.

"I'm not beating around the bush. But I really don't understand what I need to explain to you. Like Ribeiro, Linson's tone remained the same.

"That's good. Since you don't want to admit it. Ribeiro, who seemed to have noticed Lin Sen's expression at this time, sneered, "Then please tell me, what did you talk about with my client Robinho the day before yesterday, that is, on October 22nd?" You won't deny that, Mr. Coach. ”

"Of course not." Lin Sen smiled and said, "That day, I cared about Robinho's off-field life. ”

"Concern?" The corners of Ribeiro's mouth twitched, "Then unfortunately, my client doesn't think so, he thinks you're interfering in his private life, so you still need to give me an explanation, Mr. Coach." ”

"yes, that's a shame. But, as I said, I'm just concerned about his off-field life, and if he thinks it's meddling, it's very simple, I don't interfere. I wonder if this counts as an explanation? Mr. Broker? Lin Sen said lightly.

Lin Sen's unexpected "cooperation" made Ribeiro a little surprised, you must know that before coming, he had prepared N kinds of rhetoric to deal with Lin Sen, but he didn't think that Lin Sen's "non-interference" made him have nothing to say.

But is it really that easy to talk to?

Ribeiro was still a little suspicious in his heart, but since Lin Sen said so, he didn't have any reason to continue to entangle, so he nodded, and then threw out the second question.

"In addition to this, I have another request, Mr. coach, I think Robinho has too little playing time, which is not in line with his position at Manchester City, and I hope you will think carefully about Robinho's playing time." (To be continued......)

PS: What is KD, of course it's KengDie~