Volume 1: Heroes Come and Go, People Pay Attention. Chapter 9 This Roundabout Relationship... (First Update, Please Vote for Me)

Chapter 9 This roundabout relationship... (First update, please vote for me)

Niang offered Mendes a commission of two million pounds and asked Mendes to help Pepe move to Liverpool. This commission will be paid to Mendes while the two parties enter into personal contract negotiations. And this commission is not included in the normal transfer fee commission, so it will not affect Mendes getting another amount of money.

But Mendes disagrees. He believes that given his status, Pepe's status, and the difficulty of transfer, the commission is too small.

"Jose likes Pepe very much. Pepe is Jose's main center back, and he is not only useful in the center back position, he can also play as a defensive midfielder to contain Messi... So if Pepe is to be If Pei leaves Real Madrid, Jose cannot get around it, and you know the way. Jose is a very stubborn person..."

The title changed from "Mr. Lu" to "Lu". It can be seen that Mendes' attitude changed when the key issue was mentioned.

However, his cunning businessman characteristics still allowed him to continue bargaining.

Niang sneered in his heart, if Mourinho can't get around it, will you talk to me about this? It's obvious that they want to raise the price.

The commission of two million pounds is indeed not low. The agent of Chamark was able to get a commission of two million pounds, mainly because the transfer of Chamark was for free. Arsenal saved the transfer fee, so they naturally have to compensate more elsewhere. .

However, he also knows Mendes' status, and it is not easy to send him away with just two million pounds.

"But I know that you have a close personal relationship with Mourinho, Mr. Mendes. Your good personal relationship may help solve this problem..."

He didn't mention the price and just kept talking nonsense with Mendes.

An old fox and a young fox, the two of them were just talking about this. If an outsider listened to the conversation between two people, they would think that a lot of it was nonsense and had nothing to do with the topic.

But these two people really didn't dare to neglect. Even if they were talking nonsense, they were all focused on it, for fear that they would be led into trouble by the other party if they didn't pay attention.

In this way, the two people finally reached an agreement.

Liverpool will pay Mendes a commission of three million pounds, and Mendes promises to bring their favorite Pepe to Anfield for Liverpool.

There was no agreement signed between the two parties, not even a memorandum written in pen, and no evidence was left. It was a verbal promise and no one else knew the content of the conversation except the two of them.

Neither party worries about the other party going back on the contract. Mendes has to bring Pepe from Real Madrid. At the very least, Mendes' commission will only be paid when both parties can sign a personal contract. At this time, Pepe's joining Liverpool is just a certainty.

And Mendes is not worried about Liverpool's breach of contract. If Liverpool doesn't pay, Mendes doesn't mind losing three million pounds, but Liverpool will have to wait to bear greater losses. For example, Pepe, who has finally been transferred, is not good. Training, not playing well, always clamoring for transfers, and the chaos in the locker room... these are not the most terrifying things. The most terrifying thing is that Liverpool may hit a wall in the transfer market in the future and be blocked by others. They will It is difficult to move even an inch.

Because of this, neither party is worried about the other party breaking the promise.

At the end, Mendes held Niang's hand and said to him: "For your age, Lu, you are the one who gives me a headache."

Niang smiled: "You are even more amazing, Mr. Mendez."

Mendes nodded: "I hope this is the beginning of our good cooperation."

"That's also my hope."

The two men looked at each other and smiled.

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After talking to Mendes about what needed to be discussed, Niang did not stay in Brazil. He had no interest in the World Cup. Naturally, Liverpool's dedicated scouts collected and summarized the player information in the World Cup for him. He only needed to log in. By email, you can see the player reports sent by scouts every day.

He didn't stay in the charming Rio de Janeiro for a few more days to feel the enthusiasm of the beauties here.

He had to fly back to England, this time for a key signing in another position.

On Liverpool's left wing, guarding the left gate is Spanish full-back Jose Enrique.

This is an excellent full-back, but he is not well-known because he is too low-key and has not been selected for the Spanish national team so far. This may be related to the fact that he always plays in the Premier League and his skills are rough and not delicate enough. The Spanish national team requires full-backs to have the delicate skills of wingers. This is their football style.

But Enrique is a tough full-back with strong body and fast speed, but his skills are not delicate enough.

Enrique is very good, but he is the only real left-back in Liverpool. On the right, there are Glen Johnson and Vandeveer. If something happens, there will be a substitute.

But on the left, Enrique is alone. Enrique cannot be injured, cannot be in a slump, or even be tired.

Last season, the only people who played almost full duty with Chen Yingxiong were goalkeeper Reina and left back Enrique.

Reina is because of his special position, Chen Yingxiong is because he wants to score goals, and Enrique is really because he is irreplaceable in the team.

Fortunately, Enrique was not injured last season, otherwise Martin O'Neill would really have to ask Gareth Bell to play his left back again, but Bell does not like and is not good at playing this position.

At first, Niang and O'Neill planned to find a first-class left back, or even better, a world-class left back.

But then the two of them discovered very distressedly that there is a shortage of outstanding left backs all over the world, let alone world-class ones.

The two of them could only settle for the next best thing, hoping to find a left back of similar caliber to Enrique.

It's impossible to even think of this.

Enrique is now a world-class left back, but he is too low-key, his skills are not refined enough, and his assists are not as good as his defense, so he is not famous. Despite his low reputation, he is still very capable. Therefore, in the eyes of two people who are familiar with Enrique, even if they just want to find a left back who is similar to him, it is difficult.

In the end, they had to completely surrender and find a left back who was of reasonable quality and could be a rotation player.

There are not many candidates to choose from.

Two of the best ones were in the UK, so he flew back.

There are two people in the left back position in the list that Martin O'Neill gave Niang, but this does not mean that Niang will bring back both of them. Even if he has such ability, Martin O'Neill will not want it. He will hoard three left backs against Liverpool. It's no good, but it will affect the stability of the locker room.

The two left-backs on the candidate list are Taiwo, who currently plays for Queens Park Rangers, and Thornton, who plays for Newcastle United.

Taiwo has excellent body, fast speed, good endurance and stronger assist ability. His weakness is that his defense is terrible and his tactical discipline is very poor. As for African players... everyone knows this.

Thornton is characterized by a balance of offense and defense, and Thornton, who was born in Italy, is technically better than the English players and has a higher defensive awareness and tactical level. The weakness is that he is prone to injuries. He has never met people's previous expectations for him in Newcastle. The main reason is frequent injuries.

Niang hesitated for a long time and decided to go to Thornton first.

Thornton's personal ability is not as outstanding as Taiwo, but his awareness is stronger than Taiwo.

Niang himself is an Italian-Chinese, and he is more familiar with Italian football. He had observed Thornton when he was at Inter Milan and felt that Thornton was a good prospect. However, due to various reasons, he did not type it out.

Later, he moved to Newcastle United and suffered frequent injuries. He himself moved with injuries. But then he gradually seized the opportunity and slowly started playing games for Newcastle United. He also began to get assists and his performance got better and better. Now, if he is not injured, he is basically Newcastle United's main full-back.

Out of his familiarity with Thornton and his trust in Italian football, Niang chose Thornton.

However, Thornton is now Newcastle United's main full-back, and it is not easy for him to transfer to Liverpool.

We have to find another way...

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As soon as Niang returned to Liverpool, he called Chen Yingxiong, who was busy with various business activities.

"How is your relationship with Balotelli?" he asked pointedly.

"It's good." Chen Yingxiong didn't understand why Niang asked this, but he still answered honestly.

"How good is it? Casual acquaintance, or friend? Is it an ordinary friend or a close friend, or a best friend?" Niang continued to ask, asking very carefully. Because this is related to whether his next strategy will work.

"Well... we're not exactly besties, but they're better than ordinary friends."

Niang nodded: "Very good, do you have Balotelli's contact information?"

"This does exist."

"Call him for me..."

"Wait a minute, Lu Niang, are you going to buy Balotelli? It's not me... Although my relationship with him is okay, that's because we are not in the same team. If we were in the same team, I But there’s no guarantee that I can still tolerate him..."

Niang smiled: "Don't worry, hero, I'm not interested in gods that mortals can't understand. I just want him to help tell Thornton that we are interested in Thornton and see if he can help pull the strings." .”

Chen Yingxiong was relieved when he understood, but then he was confused: "Balotelli and Thornton have a good relationship?"

"Of course, don't you know? They used to play '**'!"

"What?!" Chen Yingxiong's voice was an octave higher. He didn't expect these two people to be so good at playing... He felt like he was at a disadvantage for a moment - what does a skittle band mean in front of others? At least we have never played **!

"Well, this is an exaggeration... In fact, Balotelli's girlfriend was later introduced to Thornton by himself. Thornton didn't mind that he was a leftover, so he and Balotelli's ex-girlfriend It's like this..." After Niang explained, Chen Yingxiong realized that it was not the kind of "**" he understood. It seems that these two people still have some moral integrity...

"But you can tell from this incident how good the relationship between the two of them is, right? When they were at Inter Milan, the two of them were good friends, and they were both the kind of people who gave Mourinho a headache. Even the women Friends are all the same, so I think Thornton will listen to what Balotelli says."

After hearing Niang's explanation, Chen Yingxiong agreed: "Okay, I'll give him a call, but I don't know if it will have any effect..."

"As long as you are willing to help, hero!"

Niang was very happy to receive Chen Yingxiong's agreement.

Although Chen Yingxiong always said that his words may not be effective, facts have proved that his words are quite effective.

He called Sanchez, and Sanchez rushed over to work. Niang felt that if Chen Yingxiong was willing to take action regarding Thornton, he would get twice the result with half the effort.

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