Every time he walks into the Stadium of the Dragons, Jose Mourinho has a very special feeling.

As the head coach of Porto, he has won the love of the fans, and also won the support and trust of the board management, but every time he walks into the Dragon Stadium, he will have a very inexplicable feeling, a little fear, a little hate, a little envy, very complicated.

He believes that he will never forget that on the night of March P, 0l, at the Stade de la Dwon, he sat in the stands, full of hesitation and apprehension, waiting for the appearance of a powerful figure who could cause a major earthquake in Portuguese football.

At that time, he stepped down from the position of head coach of Benfica, very miserable, he no longer had the vigor when he left Barcelona, because he found that it was not easy to coach a team, especially the Portuguese giants, but it was very difficult, and he completely lost his trust

But that night, it was at the Dragon Stadium that he noticed a person, Ajax's head coach Ye Qiu

At that time, Ye Qiu also suffered a crisis of confidence, but it was obvious that many Dutch fans supported him, and the live TV cameras were frequently given to him, so that he often appeared on the big screen of the stadium, he just led Ajax to slaughter the opponent 0, known as playing the most beautiful offensive football, leading Ajax in the Eredivisie, Dutch Cup and League Cup.

Although there were rumors that he would be sacked by Ajax, many more believed that he would not leave because he was good enough.

That year, Mourinho was 38 years old and Ye Qiu was old, but the former looked at this so-called genius magician who was loved by the Dutch fans in the stands and respected by the Dutch internationals in the stadium with a very envious and even jealous look.

After that match, he finally met the person he wanted to meet.

The president of Porto, Nuno Pinto da Costa, is a pivotal figure in Portuguese football.

Because he used to be Robson's translator and was in Porto for a few years, Mourinho knew him, and this time he deliberately waited for him here, because he knew that Porto was also changing coaches.

No one knows how influential Nuno Pinto da Costa is in Portuguese football, because no one who knows will say it, but it can be seen from one point that Jorge Mendes, a little-known man a few years ago, has achieved the point where he can compete with Vega, Portugal's No. 1 agent, in the blink of an eye.

Those who know the inside story know that Vega, the agent who once owned many famous Portuguese players such as Figo and Rui Costa, was not liked by Da Costa, so Mendes replaced him, and through Da Costa's relationship, Mendes got the agency of Brazilian football agent Figer in Portugal and Spain.

This is a figure who can make a shock in Portuguese football with a single stomp.

However, at that meeting, da Costa was obviously not ready to give the young man a chance, but he did not dampen Mourinho's confidence and fighting spirit, "One day, you will definitely become the head coach of Porto, but for the time being it will not be the next one, Alvica, Leiria, two clubs, you choose one"

"Don't be disappointed, Jose, as long as you work hard over there, the day of Porto will definitely come"

So, in this way, Mourinho took the helm of Leiria and did well there, and then he heard the call of Da Costa and came to Porto to lead the team to last season's treble, which made him very proud.

You must know that the year Ye Qiu led Ajax to win the League Cup, he missed in the league, but Mourinho did it, the treble, he felt that he surpassed Ye Qiu that year, he could be better than Ye Qiu.

But at this time, Ye Qiu led Ajax to win the treble, which was the Champions League, the Eredivisie and the Dutch Cup, which made Mourinho's treble not taken seriously at all, and the whole Europe was praising and singing about the miracle created by Ye Qiu, but the peak year of Mourinho's life was not valued by anyone.

Da Costa said to him a very simple sentence, "Be like that Chinese, keep your ambitions"

Maybe it's because of the past, so every time he walks into the Dragon Stadium, he will feel a kind of pressure, an uncomfortable feeling, and in his heart, he also knows very well that sooner or later, he must escape from here and escape from the shadow of da Costa.

But now, his wings are not hard enough, and he still needs to wait and endure

Jorge Mendes was waiting for him downstairs in his office and immediately beckoned to Mourinho as soon as he saw him.

For the agent who replaced his old friend Vega, Mourinho didn't like it very much at first, but after taking charge of Porto, Vega couldn't help him, so he could only be forced to choose Mendes, fortunately, this Portuguese is very good at doing things, and slowly, Mourinho is a little inseparable from him, but forgets about the gradually declining Vega.

"What is the old man looking for me?" Jose Mourinho was a bit reluctant to see da Costa.

Not only him, but also Jorge Mendes, the rise of this Portuguese agent upstart is also inseparable from the support and help of Da Costa, no one wants to always be in contact with such a person, especially when this person is still strong.

Mendes shook his head helplessly, "He wants to know about the team. ”

"Questions?" Mourinho frowned, and while he was talking, the two did not forget to walk upstairs.

Mendes shook his head and sighed, "No problem, Postiga went to Tottenham Hotspur for 7.5 million euros, and the old man intends to keep the money, so I want to hear your opinion." ”

"How does this work?" Mourinho didn't dare to speak up, but he was resolute, "Okay, let go of Postiga, brought in McCarthy from Celta in La Liga, he forgot?" ”

Benny McCarthy, an excellent product after Ajax developed South Africa and formed Cape Town Ajax, after playing at Ajax for two years, he switched to Celta de Vigo in La Liga in 99 with UU0000 euros, but he did not perform well in La Liga, when Mourinho just took over Porto, he was loaned from Celta and scored goals in the game, and he was one of Mourinho's biggest contributors to saving the team, and he was also a center forward that Mourinho admired.

In the previous agreement, Mourinho agreed to sell Postiga in exchange for the introduction of Benny McCarthy, who was not reused in Celta and was cheaper, but he didn't expect that now DaCosta will regret it?

"You know, the new Dragon Stadium is about to be completed, and the team's capital turnover is not very flexible, so the old man wants to ask your opinion, you know, he has agreed to bring in Bosingwa from Boavista."

Mourinho listened and didn't speak for a long time, Mendes certainly knew that the rift between the young manager, who had managed to regain his confidence and gradually became more and more arrogant, and Da Costa was getting bigger and bigger, and he knew very well that this was not a good thing, at least for him.

Walking into Da Costa's office, what can be felt is a kind of stubbornness unique to the elderly, the furnishings are very quaint, but they reveal stiffness, as long as he likes it, everything has to be placed, even if the style is completely different, even if it looks a little crowded, he feels that it doesn't matter, who dares to say that it is not good-looking?

"José, Jorge, come on, sit" da Costa looked up behind his desk.

Mendes put on a smiling face, secretly gently pushed Mourinho, walked to Da Costa, and the two sat down together, only to find that there was a fax paper in front of Da Costa, which made Mourinho instinctively feel a bad feeling, because he had an ominous premonition.

Seeing Mourinho looking at this fax paper, Da Costa smiled and handed it to him, "Chelsea, an upstart from the Premier League, that young Chinese has a lot of appetite, and he wants to swallow the two of me at once"

As soon as he said this, Mourinho and Mendes both had their hearts jumping, and the two big heads suddenly came together to read the fax paper.

I have to say that Chelsea's offer is good, UU million euros to pack Deco and Carvalho.

"No, absolutely not" Mourinho shook his head vigorously, and then he felt that if he didn't stop it, the Porto he had built up with great difficulty would fall apart.

At this moment, he has forgotten to fight for McCarthy, to fight for Bosingwa, he remembers that Deco and Carvalho must not give, give, Porto is finished, completely finished.

It was also at this moment that he really had the urge to pick up a knife and directly stab Ye Qiu to death.

"Don't rush, Jose, speak slowly, negotiate slowly" da Costa smiled to reassure the manager.

Mourinho shook his head vigorously, "No, Mr. President, I know very well how important they are to the team, and they must not be sold, my team cannot do without these two core players."

As soon as he said this, Da Costa's face suddenly stiffened, especially to Mourinho's sentence [my team], he felt harsh and uncomfortable when he listened, when did Porto become Mourinho's team?

Mendes is good at reading words, he quickly secretly pulled La Mourinho's trousers, and the latter immediately realized that he was wrong, in front of the possessive da Costa, saying that Porto is his team, isn't that a ban?

"Mr. Coach, I want you to understand that the team is now raising money for the construction of a new stadium, and we still have a gap in funding for the new stadium, so let's sell these two players and I will bring in McCarthy," da Costa said with a calm face.

Mourinho was also a little angry and wanted to refute, but at this time, Mendes took the lead, "Mr. President, it's not easy to find a good central defender now, and I paid attention to it, Real Madrid, Barcelona, AC Milan, Manchester United, Arsenal and other teams are short of good central defenders, and in a year or two, Juventus's group of veterans will also retire, and the central defenders will be very lacking, and they are in demand."

As soon as Mendes said this, Da Costa suddenly thought about it carefully and seriously, and then thought about the current lineup of this group of giants in Europe, and had to admit that there are indeed very few good central defenders, and I heard that Ajax shouted a price of 30UU million euros to Lucio, so you can imagine how tight the central defenders are.

Of course, a team like them must also pay attention to strange goods, they have to study the market, and they must have enough foresight, what players are easy to depreciate in their hands, and what players have great appreciation potential, these are all things they should consider, otherwise how to maximize benefits?

Over the past year, Porto has also introduced a lot of central defenders, Da Costa has had this aspect of the foresight before, and now he has been reminded by Mendes, he is a little sober, UU Wan packed these two players, it is indeed low, especially in the position of central defender, it should be mentioned again.

It's your business to buy it or not, but my price is out, and the value of the player will naturally rise, and if anyone is interested in the player in the future, I'm embarrassed to ask if I offer a lower price than this.

"That's it, I'll give Chelsea a price back, Carvalho's value is UU million, as for Deco...... "Deco is the core player in Porto's midfield today, and he has performed very well, but he has not won the results and honors, but the strength is very good.

"It can't be any lower than Kaval," Mendes added.

Da Costa smiled after hearing this, and as soon as he changed hands, the value of these two players doubled, this Mendes is eye-catching enough and quick enough to react, "Then this matter will be left to you to operate, remember, Carvalho's price is relatively tight, as for Deco, you can do it yourself"

"Understood," Mendez nodded in agreement.

Da Costa looked at Mourinho again, who looked uncertain, and asked Mendes, "How are the transfers of Benny McCarthy and Bosingwa going?"

"Almost, Bosingwa has agreed to join, Benny McCarthy's words, as long as you agree, you can make a deal at any time"

Da Costa listened, nodded and said: "Then take the money from Chelsea and buy it"

In this way, the matter is finalized, and the two people that Chelsea have their eye on, at least one has to be sold.

Walking out of Da Costa's office, Mourinho's face was still very depressed, and he had an urge to bite.

"Who made us have no status and no influence?" Mendes smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Look at Ye Qiu, who is young, went to the Premier League, and fell in love with a financier, 300 million euros, my God, you can buy whoever you want, you can do whatever you want, and you don't have to suffer from this kind of bird spirit."

Mourinho gritted his teeth and clenched his fists and said: "Sooner or later, one day, I will take revenge for today"

Mendes didn't know if Mourinho was talking about Da Costa's revenge or Ye Qiu's poaching revenge, but he didn't care and smiled, "Then you have to wait until you become famous, now, choose one of the two, you can say it."

Mourinho looked at Mendes, and suddenly a sense of weakness swelled up, really to let him choose, "Deco"

"Are you sure?" Deco is a core player for Porto, so he was sold?

Mourinho nodded, "I have a way to save the midfield, but the backline, I can't do without Carvalho." ”

Mendes nodded, "Then I'll try my best, Carvalho's price will go up a little more, if Chelsea really want someone, I'm sorry, I can't help you." After saying that, Mendes patted Mourinho on the shoulder and turned to leave.

Mourinho, after seeing Mendes off, gave him another vicious glance at Da Costa's office and left.

"What did you say?"

Not long after, in London, Ye Qiu received a message from Porto.

"35UU million euros?" He wanted to laugh when he heard the news, "They Porto want money crazy, right?" ”

A Carvalho sells for 35UU million?

I don't know if Ye Qiu is stupid or the other party is stupid

Whoever takes this money to buy Carvalho is a fool

Carvalho's performance in the League Cup and the Portuguese League last season was decent, and even after he joined Chelsea, his performance in the first two years was not satisfactory, but it was only later that he gradually matured and accumulated experience before he showed his strength, as for the current Carvalho is worth 35UU million euros, Ye Qiu has no problem.

"They don't have any idea of negotiating on Carvalho's issue," Eliza, as the operator entrusted by Ye Qiu, shook her head and smiled bitterly, "And now the news is being put everywhere, praising Carvalho like a flower, this is to make a price to be made." ”

This is also the usual practice of European clubs, most of the player transfers are operated through agents, such as making some contacts, or negotiating with the other club, in this kind of matter, Eliza does not need to appear in person, she is in charge of the company's people.

Now Eliza's company has a good reputation in Europe, and many clubs know about them, thinking that they are different from those agents who sell players and leave them after the transfer, they are more humane, more work ethic, and the most important thing is not short-term commission income, and they can often achieve a four-party balance between players, agents and two clubs.

This is undoubtedly a strange thing in the broker world, but the business is also rising.

Ye Qiu thought for a moment, "What about Deco?" ”

"The price of Deco is easier to negotiate, they made an offer of UU million euros, but I refused, and then continued to negotiate, the price is deadlocked at about 15 million, but I have a hunch that UU million or so can be taken down"

Ye Qiu suddenly felt that this world was very crazy, Deco was worth UU million, but Carvalho was as high as 35 UU million, what was going on?

"There is news that now the European giants are preparing to strengthen the backline, so the central defenders are in short supply, there are only a few good central defenders, Lucio and Kifu are the most concerned about the giants at present, the other is Woodgate, Porto obviously want to focus on keeping Carvalho."

Ye Qiu thought for a while, "Then let's talk about Deco first, and then think about it here, it's really not good, I don't want Carvalho"

It's not that he can't afford the money, but Ye Qiu feels that he is a wretch, knowing that Lu Dao is not worth the price, but he still has to take the initiative to go up and be slaughtered by others, this breath he Ye Qiu can't swallow.

Besides, Carvalho is good, but it doesn't mean that Ye Qiu can't do without him, using 35UU million euros to introduce such a little-known central defender, Ye Qiu can imagine that he will definitely be drowned by the fans' saliva, just like Real Madrid's introduction of Pepe with 30UU million euros.

And it should be noted that at that time, Porto was Pepe, who was sold after selling a number of high-priced stars in a row, and now Porto has no big reason at all, even the main center forward Postiga, who has just switched to Tottenham Hotspur, has only sold 7.5 million euros, and if Ye Qiu introduces Carvalho for 35UU million, Ye Qiu himself feels crazy

Thinking of this, Ye Qiu couldn't help but move the introduction of the central defender away from Carvalho and fell on another person.