50 Loyalty Awards
Rist is coming to Rome for the first time today.
For the first time.
Not alone.
There was also a man with him by his side.
He is one of the temporary staff members of the club.
Rist chose one of his staff members and, if the results of the expedition were good, made him temporarily serve as Nedved's life in Rome. Because he is the only one of the people currently in the company who can speak Italian.
It was a member of the Lazio staff who came to pick up Rist.
And when Riester arrived at the Lazio club, he was greeted not by anyone else, but by the president of Lazio, Craniotti.
Craniotti is not very old.
He is fifty-six years old.
He was average-looking, with small eyes, gray hair, and rough skin on his face, and when he smiled, he felt like a petty trader.
There is no momentum as expected.
Domineering.
There is no domineering in sight on the first side.
It's like an ordinary old man.
Compared to the age of fifty-six, people look much older.
"Mr. Cherny, young and promising."
In addition to Craniotti, there is also his son Cragnotti Jr., and next to Lazio coach Zeman.
"Don't dare to be. Lazio can have the results they have now, and Mr. Cragnotti is full of courage. β
The current Cragnotti family is very beautiful.
The scenery is endless.
The family business is thriving, and he is currently one of the richest people in Italy. Before Cragnotti took over Lazio, Lazio were nothing more than a humble club in the Serie A.
But in just four years since the beginning of '92, Lazio has gradually become a strong team in Serie A under Cragnotti's big money.
Craniotti shook his head.
"Courage? Lazio is my child. β
As he spoke, Craniotti was lost in thought.
Rist smiled and didn't speak.
The first time I met Craniotti today, I knew about Craniotti from the newspaper. Rist also doesn't know the character of Craniotti.
However, Craniotti Jr. and Zeman are both accustomed to it.
Craniotti was stunned for nearly three minutes before slowly coming back to his senses. Rist looked at Craniotti, could it be that this person who looked down on himself and had begun to have Alzheimer's.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Cyrny. My brother was a Lazio fan when he was alive and his biggest wish was to see Lazio win the championship one day. β
Craniotti really doesn't look like it's what it seems.
Gave Rist a big surprise.
A fifty-six-year-old tycoon who is becoming more and more influential in the Italian economy.
Instead, it's like an old man who likes to reminisce.
And he continued: "I hope he can see Lazio win the championship in heaven, so that he will be truly happy." β
Rist has never been able to figure it out.
So just sit there quietly. Massimo Craniotti next to him smiled apologetically at Rist.
Rister also gave little Cragnoti a smile in return.
It took nearly five minutes for Craniotti to remember that there was another person in front of him. So he turned around and smiled, "I've made you laugh." Every time a player moves, I wonder if we're going to win the title this time. I heard about Nedved and Zdenek said that Nedved is a good player and I believe him. β
"Nedved's contract, you can talk to Massimo."
Rist was completely stunned.
Neither he nor Cragnotti had said anything, and the rich man talked to himself for twenty minutes before telling Lister that he could negotiate a contract with his son.
Rist didn't react.
And little Craniotti and Zeman over there were already standing up.
"Mr. Czerny, in the future there are good players who will bring us Lazio. As long as it's a player that our club needs, I'm not going to skimp on money. β
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And so the first meeting with Craniotti ended.
Rist didn't even know what to say?
Could it be that this is the legendary Lazio boss Cragnoti?
Rist could only smile wryly.
It's really rumors, and it's not credible.
Who would have thought that Craniotti would be like this.
Massimo Craniotti, son of Craniotti.
It's also very young.
Having gradually become the top of Lazio, Cragnoti's meaning should be obvious. He hopes that his son will gradually become the master of Lazio.
"Mr. Cerny, my father rarely asks questions about contracts. I'm in charge of that. β
From the initial contact, little Cragnoti was more of a businessman than his father.
"This is Lazio's initial contract for Nedved. Mr. Czerny, you can take a look. We can continue to talk about what is requested. β
Rist took it and looked at it carefully.
Rist himself was a law school graduate, though not as good as the veteran lawyers. But a player contract like this can be easily understood.
Lazio's contracts are regular.
There are no serious vulnerabilities.
Nedved was offered a six-year contract with an annual salary of $600,000 after taxes.
The signing fee is not much.
Two hundred thousand dollars.
For a player like Nedved who has just made a name for himself, that salary is already impressive.
Like the annual salary, it can be said that it has increased more than thirty times more than Nedved in Sparta Prague.
But now this is a condition on the part of Lazio, and it is impossible for Lister to agree to it all. So Rist slowly put down his contract and said to Craniotti Jr.: "There aren't too many problems overall. I only have two questions. β
Craniotti gestured for Rist to continue.
"The first issue is the length of the contract. Six years is a long time, even though I know the club is now on guard against the Boseman Act. But six years I couldn't take it. Four years is the most haode. β
Six years.
Rist is definitely not going to let Nedved sign a six-year contract.
It's too long.
Then the initiative will be on Lazio.
Whether it is a transfer in the future or a new contract in the future, it is very unfavorable.
Rist objected, and little Craniotti didn't feel any different.
After all, this is all about negotiations.
"Mr. Chelny, to be honest, we can't trust the players after the Boseman Act. I think that only the contract is the most haode binding, and it is also a last resort. β
Little Craniotti looks very stable, but his personality is straightforward.
And because there are some young people, they are not as calm as they are in the performance.
As soon as little Craniotti said this, Rister knew what to expect. The old Craniotti, though he said a lot of inexplicable things, looked like he was demented.
But Rist doesn't have much confidence in the face of him.
After all, he was a man who started from scratch and became a wealthy Italian man.
Definitely not that simple people.
And the young little Craniotti in front of him is a rich second generation at a glance, although he is not a gentleman, but it will take a while to catch up with his father.
"I don't think that's a problem. Isn't the so-called contract a fear of a player leaving the club during the contract period? I'm also not happy with Pavel's $600,000 salary. I think it's totally possible to work it out together. β
Rist is confident.
"The club can have a loyalty award."
"Loyalty awards?"
Little Cranioti didn't understand what Rister meant.
I haven't heard of any loyalty awards in player contracts.
"It's me and Pavel who promised Lazio that we would never submit a transfer request to the club during the contract period. The club gives me a player loyalty award every year. Of course, if the club voluntarily sells my players during the contract period, then the remaining loyalty bonus needs to be paid to my players in a lump sum. β
Little Craniotti was silent for a moment.
Because it was the first time I had heard of such a contract clause.
However, he immediately said: "If Pavel's performance does not meet expectations, we will sell him next summer." Then our club is not losing a lot of money. β
Little Craniotti really had whatever he had to say.
But Rist liked it.
So he replied: "We can ask for the loyalty award from next season." If the club wants to sell my players next summer, it's because I don't have enough players. I'll give Lazio a season to see if Pavel is good enough to establish himself in Lazio. β
Little Craniotti was intrigued by Rister's fresh formulation.
But too unexpected.
Therefore, it is not possible to decide immediately.
So he said, "Mr. Chelny, I'm interested in your proposal, but I also need to think about it. How about we continue our conversation in the afternoon? β
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