When Sun Xiang played for Wolfsburg last year, Mendes was already eyeing the player. When a player already has an agent, he basically doesn't attract the attention of anyone else, but Mendes is an exception to this.

Through his observations, he found that Sun Xiang's personality was very inconsistent with Raiola, and it was also completely different from Raiola's other players. So he immediately decided that the story of Sun Xiang and Raiola would not last long.

Sure enough, at the end of last month, Raiola and Sun Xiang jointly announced their breakup, and Mendes also ushered in a good opportunity.

The Premier League in December has a very busy schedule, with few days off, and in order to improve the mental fitness of the players, Mendes postponed the meeting to today, taking place among the few days off.

As for whether he can successfully recruit Sun Xiang, Mendes is still quite confident. Because he had a reason that Sun Xiang couldn't refuse.

"Let me ask you a question, why do you want to sign me, as far as I know, your players and coaches are very famous." Sun Xiang asked.

And Mendes' answer is simple, just two words, young.

'If you come here, you'll be the youngest player I've ever had, and none of them can compare to you. Just because you are young, you have a lot of potential. ”

"He was 18 when I took Cristiano in 2003, but he really made a name for himself at Manchester United. To this day, he's still the best of my players. ”

"But if you come, it's different. You've made a name for yourself in the top flight at the age of 17 and you've been able to do better than him, that's why I'm looking for you, and it won't be long before you're the next Cristiano Ronaldo. And now, between you and him, there is only one me. ”

Sun Xiang is full of enthusiasm when he said this, which child didn't have a dream of being a star when he was a child, Sun Xiang basically started to like football based on Ronaldo Messi at this age, and the first player idols were nothing more than these people.

"What if I can't live up to that expectation?" Sun Xiang asked.

"No, you're not such a short-lived player, and I have the same vision as your 'ex' on this point." Mendes inadvertently brought up Raiola.

"In that case, then why did Raiola break the contract with me?"

"Because of the money." Mendes was very transparent in his answer, which is the most important fact.

"Raiola's main thing is the benefits, your goals, your assists, and the game time I believe should be close to each other. If you don't have a lot of chances, then Raiola's income will be a lot less, and he doesn't like it. "Also, he doesn't like his players not having self-confidence, and he always insists that his players can be the best in the world just like him, and that is clear in the type of stars he earns." ”

Sun Xiang thought about it himself, indeed, all the players under Raiola have distinct personalities.

"But this kind of personality also makes him lack a lot of good players, such as you."

"You'd make me proud to say that." Sun Xiang listened to Mendes's words and said with a smile.

"It's okay, I'm not afraid of your pride, besides, there will be enough things to make you proud in the future."

Mendes' words were meaningful, and he pulled out a copy of yellow paper from his purse.

Sun Xiang is familiar with this thing, if it is not something important, it will definitely not be bound with a seal.

Is it a broker contract?

"Mr. Jorge, what is this?"

"A contract, Sun, you can open it and take a look." Mendez made a gesture of please.

Sun Xiang carefully opened the seal, and what was inside was indeed a contract, but it was not a broker contract.

Four sheets of paper densely filled with words. Sun Xiang, who had just left Germany, naturally did not feel unfamiliar, and the font on the document was German.

It begins with the four familiar letters "puma".

"Mr. Jorge, this is..."

Sun Xiang took a cursory glance, and it was difficult to understand what was being said with his limited German level.

During his time in Germany, his German language skills were limited to being able to communicate, and his grammar and combinations limited his writing skills.

"Sun, this is a contract from Puma in Germany, and they want to be able to partner with you."

That's what Mendes prepared for "reasons he couldn't refuse", an endorsement contract for the brand.

And then Mendes added that if this contract is signed, he will not ask Sun Xiang for a penny in terms of signing fees and copyright fees, and it completely belongs to Sun Xiang and the club, and what he needs is only 10% of Puma's dividends in the future.

This is something that cannot be refused from all angles, and the signing fee and copyright fee alone are enough for Sun Xiang to let Sun Xiang buy a few luxury cars, although he will not do it.

"Mr. Jorge......"

"Just call me Jorge."

"Okay. Jorge, I wonder how this contract came about. Because as far as I know, if I don't have an agent, a communication like this would have been done by the club, and the money on it would be all in your name. IMHO, I'm a little skeptical. ”

After a season and a half, Sun Xiang is slowly maturing, and in order to survive independently, he must learn to protect himself at all times. Communicate with people, face the media, treat the fans, including yourself.

He had to make sure that these things were correct and legal and foolproof, and he didn't want to have any more rumors about himself, it was a really hard time.

Regarding Sun Xiang's question, Mendes said that he understood it very well, and he was able to do it at such an age, which had to impress him.

"I hope you don't get angry when you say it, I told them you're my player, and then they believed it."

For this reason, Sun Xiang was a little speechless. Is the brains of Puma's top brass short-circuited?

"If you don't believe me, you can call them. Because my players also work with Puma, they trust me very easily. ”

It was later confirmed that the agreement was indeed genuine, but it was only drafted without meeting with the players.

In other words, Mendes had already provided Sun Xiang with a long-term contract to represent Puma in Sun Xiang's name before he signed a contract, and it was close to gratuitous.

Sun Xiang, who was smashed with such a pie, was a little confused.

Not only brand endorsement, Puma even handed over the endorsement in China and even Asia to Sun Xiang in the future, which can make Sun Xiang popular for a while.

As Mendes thought, it was a motion that he couldn't refuse.