384 Nouveau riche brokers
"Hello, Mr. Cairny."
Hidalgo is not very old and looks a little skinny. Speak more softly, with some feminine feelings. Hidalgo can only be regarded as a rising star in the circle of agents, but the rise is too fierce.
After all, players like Veron, Crespo, and Lopes are all well-known players in Shijie football, and they switched to Hidalgo, which made Hidalgo's strength swell instantly. Of course, also because of his sudden rise, Hidalgo also lacks some roots. There is no comparison with an agent like Rist who has been solidly developed for many years.
If it took nearly ten years for Rist to develop to the point where he is now. In European football, whether it is the number and quality of players he has, or the contacts in various clubs, it has been slowly managed by Rist in ten years. But Hidalgo is different, not only has he been in the industry for a short time, but he also hasn't run as many contacts. To put it mildly, Hidalgo is the so-called upstart, taking advantage of the conflict between Mascadi and the players, and picked up a big bargain. But Hidalgo has not had any nouveau riche triumph, on the contrary, he has always kept a low profile.
"Hello, Mr. Hidalgo."
Rist doesn't want Mascadi to intervene in Barcelona's affairs, because there is only one Barca with an agent like Rist, and there are too many two, and it is very likely that there will be a fight. Not only Barcelona, but any giant in European football will fall out sooner or later if it relies on two or more agents and predators at the same time, and it is inevitable to fight in the nest. But rejecting Mascaldi, Rist was afraid that the Argentine national team would ostracize Messi in the future. Therefore, Rist has to find some Argentine domestic agent predators to fight against Mascati.
Riquelme and Fran's agent, Franzi, is one. And then there's Hidalgo. As long as Rist deals well with these agents, then even if he really offends Mascady, Rist is not afraid. It is even possible that with Messi, he can squeeze Mascali out.
"Mr. Hidalgo, I heard about the competition in Ahuianeda. Milito is your player. ”
"Yes."
At the mention of Milito Hidalgo, his expression was gloomy. Hidalgo is the upstart who has exploded in the past two years, and it can be said that he is the agent whose strength has expanded the fastest in the past two years. Many of Mascaldi's stars have defected to him. He also knew Veron, Crespo and López for a long time, and even helped Mascaldi with their transfers. But Hidalgo and them used to be only a cooperative relationship, and the relationship was not necessarily very deep.
They didn't just choose Hidalgo because of feelings. It's more because Mascali is so greedy that he even takes advantage of the players. That's why they left Maskadi after they became famous, and then found someone familiar. That man was Hidalgo.
They are completely different from Milito. Milito was raised by Hidalgo. He was already his agent at a very young age. Before Veron they defected to Hidalgo. His most important star is Milito. Milito has performed well in the Argentine league and has also attracted the attention of some European clubs.
Especially in the summer of '02, Rome also inspected him. Hidalgo and Milito were very happy at the time, but unfortunately there was no follow-up after the Roman expedition. This disappointed Milito and made Hidalgo angry. At this time, Hidalgo's background is insufficient. Agents like Mascady. Does Rome dare to offend?
It is clear that Rome does not take Hidalgo seriously at all. And what makes Hidalgo even more humiliating. Roma had just ignored Hidalgo and wanted to bring in Burdisso. Burdisso has done well at PSV Eindhoven and Roma want to bring him in. Burdisso is Hidalgo's player. It's a naked slap in Hidalgo's face. Hidalgo couldn't bear it. Rome rejected Milito's idea and dared to fight Burdisso. It's really tolerable, it's unbearable. It is a very big leap for Burdisso to go from the Eredivisie to Serie A and to a Serie A powerhouse like Roma. But the angry Hidalgo directly rejected Rome.
If there were a different agent including Figer, Mascalti, and Rist, Roma would not dare to do so. This incident has always kept Hidalgo in his heart, and his psychology is haunted.
"Do you want him to play in Europe?"
What was going on with Milito, Rist had already inquired about it. At that time, Lister thought that Rome had done things a little too much, and he investigated Milito with great fanfare, and then disliked Milito's strength. This does not give Hidalgo face at all. And rejected Milito, and dared to bring in Burdisso, Rome did things too unauthentically. So Rist took care of Hidalgo's mood and changed his tone and method of talking to him.
"Who's interested in him?"
Hidalgo was able to snatch players away from Mascaladi, and naturally he had what he could do. Rister changed his tone and method of speaking, but Hidalgo also heard what Rister meant. This is how Lister took care of his face, and he is very grateful.
"Extremadura Club. I spoke to coach Ramos some time ago and Milito is a good fit for their style of play. I don't know what you think. ”
'Lister, of course I want Diego to play in Europe. La Liga club, I'm satisfied, xiexie. ”
Rist gives himself face, and Hidalgo is not pretentious. The current Milito is not the Milito of Inter's treble, the current Milito is just a player who is disliked by Roma, and it is already good to have a European club want him. Historically, Milito did not go to Europe until '04, and he went to clubs in the Italian second division. So Hidalgo didn't hold it either, and expressed his gratitude directly.
Hidalgo knows that although he is not weak at present, he has many disadvantages compared to European agent predators like Rist, who have been in European football for ten years. The biggest disadvantage is the lack of connections, and Roma's brushing of Milito is the biggest performance. Therefore, Hidalgo is also very eager to establish a friendly relationship with an agent predator like Rist.
"You don't have to thank me, you should have a good player like Milito. I've actually read Milito's material as well. It's a killer, an absolute killer. You will definitely become your flag player in the future. ”
"Perhaps."
Hidalgo, despite his deep affection for Milito, did not think he would be able to reach the heights that Rist had suggested. Hidalgo, he has the potential to be another Mascati. Of course, it is not ten years ago now, and it takes a lot of things to become a predator in this era.
"Mr. Hidalgo, I'm actually very interested in Argentine players. Actually, I have an Argentine player under my banner, but he's still young, only fifteen and a half years old. ”
"yes, that must be a genius."
"Well, he's not an ordinary genius. is the top talent. You should know that there is no shortage of geniuses under my banner. What kind of talented players are there. But he's definitely the most talented, and he's the ultimate talent who has a chance to become a king in the future. ”
Hidalgo looked at Rist suspiciously. He only said that it was genius for the sake of Lister's face, which should be regarded as a polite compliment. But I didn't expect Rist to speak so highly of his players. Hidalgo and Rist are unfamiliar and unclear about Rist's character. Although Hidalgo operated López's transfer from Valencia to Lazio back then. Burdisso to PSV Eindhoven transfer. But Rist had no personal contact with Hidalgo. There is no relationship between the two people. So Hidalgo doesn't know if Rist is telling the truth or a lie. So I was a little overwhelmed for a while.
"Mr. Hidalgo, I actually came to you for this purpose."
"For this?"
"His name is Leo. Messi has been selected for the Argentina U16 national team. I'm interested in having him at the World Junior Championships in the summer. His career in professional football will also begin in earnest. But some time ago I offended Maskady. ”
Then Rist briefly talked about the feud between Mascady and Rist. Hidalgo and Mascadei were partners back then, but now the two have also broken up. Therefore, I was very happy to hear that Rist and Mascaldy had a grudge. He was smart and quickly understood what Rist meant.
But after understanding, he was even more shocked. Because he can feel that Rist values Messi. According to Lister, Messi is just a child who is not yet sixteen years old, and he deserves so much attention from Lister. Because of the grudge with Mascaladi, I am afraid that it will affect Messi's status in the national team.
"Mr. Cirny, can I have a chance to meet this Messi."
Hidalgo was quite curious. It's rare to be able to send an agent like Rist to think so about his future at the age of fifteen and a half.
"It's simple. He currently plays in PSV Eindhoven's academy and we'll see how he does if you have time. ”
Rist didn't even think about preventing outsiders from knowing Messi. On the contrary, Rist wants everyone to know Messi, so he does not reject outsiders at all. If Messi is really snatched away by other agents, it can only show that Lister himself is not enough.
"Mr. Hidalgo, you don't know how much heart I have for him. I know that Mascadei is very shili in Argentina and I am afraid that those little kids in the national team will ostracize Leo. Mr. Hidalgo is needed to help with this. ”
The more Rist said Hidalgo, the more interested he became in Messi.
"Mr. Hidalgo, there are a lot of good players in Argentina and I'm sure you have a lot of players under your belt. As long as they have enough strength, I can help them land in European football. ”
What an upstart like Hidalgo lacks most is accumulation, not only in terms of the number of players, but also in terms of connections. Hidalgo takes time, it takes time to digest the benefits of swallowing. If there is Rist's help, it will be very useful for Hidalgo to digest the current benefits.
"Mr. Chelny, I am convinced that you can stand anywhere you have the strength."
Rist had already thrown out his bait, and Hidalgo had taken it. Hidalgo is willing to work with an agent predator like Lister. And in Argentine football, Mascadi is also lacking, Hidalgo does not want Mascadi to become a real predator like Figer, because that would harm the interests of them, the Argentine agents. He's already started to contend with Mascady, and it would have been better if Rist had helped.
"I'm convinced of that, too."
Compared with Figer's domination of Brazilian football, Argentine football is much more chaotic, and there are not a few powerful agents and predators. Rist believed that with just a little fire or two, Maskadi would not have the strength to deal with Rist.
With the increasing importance of European football, South American football is already at a natural disadvantage in the face of European football. No matter how powerful Mascadi is, he is already at a disadvantage in the face of European football agent predators like Riester. Because Rist has mastered the upstream, although there are many good players in South America, it is only the origin of players, and it also depends on the faces of European football buyers.
For Messi's future status in Argentina, Rist must not allow Argentina to have agents like Figel and Mascaladi. (To be continued......)