253 Growing fame (Part I)

"Augusto, that's not kind."

Rist was in a good mood as Valencia beat Barcelona 4-0 at home. The second round is useless. After 4-0 in the first leg of the Champions League knockout round, there has been no comeback game. Valencia have no problem reaching the Champions League final. Benitez led the team to the Champions League final in his first Champions League appearance.

Now all the media is touting Benitez, after all, Benitez is only forty years old. When Cooper led Valencia to the Champions League final, the sensation was definitely not as great as it is now. Because Cooper was already doing well before coming to Valencia, he was the number one manager in La Liga.

But Benitez is different. Benitez was nothing more than a dark coach before coming to Valencia, and only a young coach at the age of forty. Forty years old is really a very young coach in the coaching industry, and coaches around fifty years old are the mainstream. But such a manager who wants to be famous and inexperienced, and now he has entered the Champions League final, and he is immediately touted by many media as the best young coach in Shijie football.

Of course, this is indispensable to Lister's relationship, and it can even be said that 60% of the articles touting Benitez in European football are concocted by Lister. In order to praise Benitez this time, Rist threw millions of euros in just a few days. It can be said that many well-known journalists in several important European countries have received Rist's red envelopes. Their task is simple: to keep building momentum for Benitez in the media.

It is the most numerous in Spain. Rist sent a lot of red envelopes directly to many of the famous newspapers in Spain. Some ordinary journalists only get 10,000 or 20,000 euros, while some well-known journalists get 50,000 or 80,000 euros. Like a lot of journalists and celebrities who have their own columns, they get money from Rist.

As the saying goes, money makes the devil grind. It turned out that Benitez's entry into the Champions League final was already a surprise, and now with Rister's money, the European football media's vigorous god-making campaign has begun. Anything can be done with money. Rister has even considered that if Benitez can win the Champions League, even if he spills three or four million euros, he will completely send Benitez to the throne of the first coach of the young generation.

Now this is the beginning. In fact, a club is an industrial chain, not to mention other aspects, only the media, agents, and sponsors who have a relationship with the players are all connected. When a player is strong, the journalists who want to interview the player have to give money to the player's agent. But now Rist wants to make Benitez the youngest coach in Europe, so Rist would rather spend money than make a big splash.

Money? Rist is not at all a pity. What is it to spend this money yourself. It's nothing at all. Now Lister is really becoming more and more a local tyrant. Millions of euros are not in sight. Because Rist knew that after Benitez became famous, he would be able to give Rist enough in return.

In fact, Benitez has indeed given Lister a lot in return. Because Rafael Benitez became Valencia's manager, Rist has already earned a lot of money from Valencia. And Rist believes in the money he earns in Valencia. Now is the beginning.

However, in addition to helping Benitez build momentum. Rist has other things to do. Especially the thing about Belleron. Belleron consulted with his family and then spoke to Atletico's hierarchy. The meaning of the Atletico hierarchy is very simple, and they do not want to keep Belleron. So Belleron called Rist.

Belleron himself did not come. After all, La Liga isn't over yet. Although for Atletico, the rest of the games will be the same whether they are played or not. However, Belleron still did not leave Atletico Madrid, but put his brother in charge of negotiations. However, after actually meeting Rondoiro, Rist directly put Belleron's brother aside and went into negotiation by himself.

Rist put down the contract in his hand, shook his head and said, "Augusto, your contract is ridiculous. Although Atletico were relegated, it was not the player's fault, and I am sure everyone knows that. What is Juan's strength, Augusto, I don't believe you don't know. I can say that Juan is definitely the most homegrown striker in Spanish football at the moment. Don't you think it's too much for you to give him such a salary now? ”

Rondoiro was indeed a profiteer. actually gave Belleron an annual salary of 600,000 euros, so that Rist didn't know whether to cry or laugh. Although it is not the legendary 350,000 euros, the money that can go to Belleron according to the Spanish tax rate is more than 300,000 euros. This amount of money does not match Belleron's strength at all. 600,000 euros, even the salary of a young player is not so small. Vicente, a rising star, has been able to earn more than two million euros in Valencia. Belleron's salary is only 600,000 euros, which is unreasonable.

"Lister, you have to know that we are a small team. 600,000 euros is already the average salary of the team. ”

Rondoiro was also angry. He was originally going to negotiate with Belleron, and he still knew Belleron very well. After all, a player as unique as Belleron is still in the minority in Spanish football. The Atletico boss personally wanted to give Belleron a raise, and Belleron was able to refuse. In shijie football, it is estimated that there are no such stupid players. Unexpectedly, Rist actually inserted a kick in the middle. Rondoiro and Rist have known each other for almost four years and have fought countless secret battles with Rist.

But in the case of Pobosky, Rondoiro has been led by the nose by Lister. Poborski changed his contract four times during his four years at Deportivo La Coruna, and in the process, Rist received more than 3 million euros in commissions alone. All this money is just money to appease Rist every time he changes his contract, which makes Rondoiro heartbroken. And Poboski's salary has risen every year, and now it has reached the point of three million euros.

Therefore, Rondoiro is really reluctant to negotiate with Lister. Rist's relationship with A Coruña is not very deep, but he can't say anything about the internal affairs of A Coruña. But it's probably all clear. Negotiating with such people is the most tiring.

"Augusto, with an average salary of 600,000 euros, you count all the youth team players. I don't say anything else, Rivaldo's salary is not more than three million euros. I admit that Juan is not as good as Rivaldo in any way at the moment, but as Rivaldo's replacement, can't he even get half or even a third of Rivaldo's salary? ”

If Belleron moves to other clubs, he can easily get 15.6 million euros, and as long as he works hard, he may be able to get a salary of 2 million euros. 600,000 euros is too low.

Rondoiro knew that today's negotiations were unlikely to go as planned. Seeing Rondoiro's expression, Rist smiled and said, "Augusto, do you know what is the biggest benefit of signing Juan?" ”

Rist pointed to Pedro, who was already stunned next to him, and said to Rondoiro: "It's that Juan and his family are very contented people. They don't have an agent like me at home. So there's one thing you can rest assured of. Today's contract is negotiated. They won't mess with you like I do during the contract period. That is, their family is a very respectful person of the contract. As long as you sign the contract, you can be very relieved. ”

Rist was absolutely sure of that. Belleron and his family are the kind of people who will never make trouble for their salary and the club. I will definitely complete my own contract safely.

Rondoiro nodded. Knowing that today's things could not be completed as he thought, he immediately changed his mood. Since it is impossible to change. Then he will have to discuss Belleron's salary with Rist in a dignified manner. The length of the contract is also discussed. As Rist said. Today's contract once signed. Then there will be no other problems during the contract period. Of course, as long as Rist doesn't interfere.

Only then did the two sides begin to enter into real negotiations. Pedro looked at Rondoiro and Rist in surprise. Although Rondoiro is obese, he still looks very kind from the outside. The first few times he contacted Bellerón, Pedro had met Rondoiro. In Pedro's heart, Rondoldiro is a very good-tempered elder.

And Rist. Because Fernando. Silva's reasons are well known. Usually Rist likes to talk, and occasionally tells jokes. He is also a person who seems to be kind. But look at the two of them now. At the negotiating table, they are constantly negotiating back and forth. Pedro had never seen them at such a time.

In the end, Lister helped Belleron negotiate a five-year contract with an annual salary of 1.4 million euros. Rist was relatively satisfied. However, if Rist is allowed to act as Belleron's agent, Rist can negotiate an annual salary of more than 3 million euros for Belleron within two or three years.

However, Rist knows that this annual salary is estimated to be the highest annual salary in Belleron's life. Looking at the aching Rondoiro, Rist felt contempt in his heart. Your grandmother picked up a big bargain, and you put such a dead grandmother's face there.

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The second leg of the Champions League final was soon played. In the second leg, Barcelona were even more frenzied. After all, it was an away game, and Benitez still adopted a defensive counterattack. But this time it was unable to stop Barcelona's attack, and with goals from Kluivert, Cocu and Litmanen, Barcelona beat Valencia 3-1 at home.

It was Lopes who scored on Valencia's side. López, the Barsac star, scored another goal for Barcelona before leaving Valencia. In 14 games against Barcelona, a total of 18 goals were scored. A veritable star of Barsac. However, Barcelona can be happy, because as a Barcelona star Lopes will go to Serie A next season.

Although they defeated Valencia 3-1, Barcelona were eliminated by Valencia 3-5 on aggregate. Rafael Benitez's Valencia reached the Champions League final with their heads held high.

Valencia's performance has caught the eye of everyone in European football. Of course, the biggest ones are the big clubs, and the big European ones are watching the Valencia game. Valencia don't look like they're doing well, but after all, they're just a Spanish powerhouse. Those giants are really determined to poach, and Valencia may not be able to stop them. Valencia's players have become sweets one by one.

But the European giants have not yet made a move, and Valencia has begun to make the first move. The day after Valencia reached the Champions League final, a transfer was announced on Valencia's official website. In this season's La Liga, Vicente, who is widely regarded as the best rookie of the year, has officially signed a contract and is about to move to Valencia. As for the specific transfer, Fevalencia has not been announced, and likewise the club of Extremadura has not been announced. Mainly because this transfer involves several aspects of Rister and Extremadura.

However, insiders have a certain estimate of the transfer fee. After this transfer came out, Valencia fans were very happy. After all, a supernova like Vicente is not a cat or a dog, and his status in Spanish football is still very high. Now seeing a supernova like Vicente choose Valencia proves that Valencia still has enough ambitions. The success of this season does not stop me from chasing the dream of results. So many Valencia fans praise the ambitions of Valencia's hierarchy.

Valencia's action isn't over yet, though. Just a day after announcing Vicente's transfer, Valencia made another transfer announcement. Valencia brought in Brazilian talent Ronaldinho from PSV Eindhoven for a staggering €18 million. There is also an introduction to Ronaldinho later.

Including his performance at the World Junior Championships, his performance at PSV Eindhoven. Anyway, Ronaldinho is praised as having nothing in the sky and on the ground. For Spanish fans, Ronaldinho is much stranger than Vicente. But the transfer fee of 18 million euros can be described as a shock to the entire Spanish football world. Eighteen million euros is not a small amount.

Valencia, a local tyrant, is too good at spending money. Some smart people quickly learned that Valencia didn't spend much money on it. Because Valencia are about to sell their top scorer López. It is clear that Valencia used López's money to buy Ronaldinho and Vicente.

Regardless, Valencia's announcement ahead of the Champions League final shocked the entire Spanish football world. Real Madrid and Barcelona, which are in the midst of the general election, have been suppressed by Valencia's momentum. Valencia, a pseudo-giant, also dares to spend money like this. What exactly does Valencia want to do? If it weren't for the fact that Real Madrid and Barcelona were in an election year, they would certainly have to make a bigger move to suppress Valencia. It's a pity that they are still busy with the election in the election year, so there are no concrete actions. (To be continued......)