Portuguese agent Jorge Mendez opened the back door of the Bentley in the parking lot of a high-end restaurant. After getting in, he did not forget to lower the window and waved goodbye to Lucas who came to see him off.
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After his assistant Hugo Badier urged the driver to drive away, he slowly raised the window and let out a long breath.
Assistant Badir was sitting in the passenger seat. Through the rearview mirror, he saw his boss slumped in the back seat with a tired look on his face, giving people the impression that he had just experienced a hard-working torment, and that he was tired.
It seems that there is a lingering fear of surviving a disaster.
This made him feel very puzzled.
When had he ever seen his boss look like this?
Even when Ronaldo left Real Madrid in 2018, he had never been so lost.
"This sophistication is a bit pretentious!" Hugo Badier said angrily, with a tone that felt very unworthy of his boss.
When he didn't hear any feedback from the boss, he continued: "We have already come to the door in person. It would be nice for him to treat us to a meal. He doesn't even send us off when we leave. He lets Fernando Lucas do it. He really thinks he is a boss.
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"Fortunately, he has retreated now. If he were still here, I don't know what he would be like!"
Mendes closed his eyes and listened to his assistant's words. As shrewd as he was, how could he not guess what the assistant was thinking?
Isn't it just because you are in a bad mood and you deliberately say a few nice words?
Yesterday, when he received a call from Gao Shen, he was really shocked. Only then did he realize that he had made a big mistake in his haste. He immediately apologized to Gao Shen on the phone, but later felt that it was inappropriate.
No, today I specially prepared a generous gift and went to Gao Shen's house.
It was helpless to say that Gao Shen entertained him outside and greeted him with a smile from the beginning to the end. It was really hard for people to find any fault. He was so polite that it was abnormal, making Mendes' punch feel like he had hit cotton.
, but felt restless.
However, in the end, when Mendes was about to leave, Gao Shen just asked Lucas to send him off.
From the beginning to the end, from yesterday to now, Gao Shen never said a harsh word. Every word he said was very polite. Mendes was so polite that his heart skipped a beat, because he knew very well that he had really offended Gao Shen.
It's strange to say that Gao Shen didn't send him off in the end. Instead of being angry, Mendes was secretly happy.
This is of course not that he has any masochistic tendencies, but that he feels that this is the reaction that an angry person should have, isn't it?
Staged?
What happened to the staged music?
He is so profound!
When Gao Shen got angry, let alone Mendes, who in European football wouldn't be able to get angry?
"Let the matter of Ruben Dias go, and Bruno Fernandez, don't move these two players. Bernardo Silva and Felix can transfer to Real Madrid, but the transfer fee cannot be low."
Des ordered.
Badir, who was driving in front, frowned when he heard this, "Boss, this is..."
"The meaning of profound is also the meaning of Leeds United and Real Madrid."
"I don't understand." Hugo Badier shook his head.
"He is not only the boss of Leeds United, not only Gao Shen, but also the technical director of Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain."
"Don't you mean that he, the director, is a consultant?"
After hearing this, Mendes opened his eyes, looked directly at the right-hand man in front of him, and his tone became stiff, "Have you ever seen a consultant like him? Just a few days after going to Paris, he fired four or five departments.
The top leader, and then all replaced by his own people, which consultant is so awesome?"
Badil was immediately speechless.
In fact, this matter did not attract the attention of the outside world. Even the media rarely reported it. Even if it did, it was brushed off because fans had no interest in it at all.
Who cares who is PSG's team doctor?
Who cares that Paris hired a nutrition expert from nowhere?
No one will care, because the fans' requirements are very simple, that is, to win on the court and nothing else.
But as professional football practitioners, the world they see is completely different from the world that fans see.
What fans see is the 90-minute show in the football stadium, but what they see is the world beyond the 90 minutes, including how the entire club operates and is run.
The game is just a result, the world outside the game is the real professional football.
Gao Shen's approach at Paris Saint-Germain has indeed caused a lot of commotion in the industry. Now everyone is watching to see what results his reforms will bring to Paris Saint-Germain?
"Don't you mean that many people don't think highly of him?" Badil asked again.
Mendes glanced at him, with a somewhat dissatisfied look in his eyes, but then he thought about it. If the assistant was too shrewd, it would not be a good thing. Instead, he needed to worry.
In this line of work, it’s not uncommon for assistants to kick their bosses while they’re doing their jobs.
"When everyone looks at new things, their first reaction is to resist, just like when fans look at stars, each generation is always inferior to the previous generation."
After a pause, Mendes sighed and said: "Don't gossip with those idle people in the future. They know nothing. People who really know the inside story are all waiting and watching, including Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, and Juventus." Clubs like Tuscany, Napoli and Bayern are all waiting and watching."
"They all want Gao Shen to be the technical director. Is this impossible?"
Mendes looked at his assistants like fools, "They want to see if everything Gao Shen has done at Leeds United, especially the emerging technologies and data analysis systems, can be replicated in other football clubs." Let’s go.”
"In the high-tech field, there is something called Moore's Law. It roughly means that it will be updated and iterated every six months. If this is true, the development speed will be very fast. Maybe in a few years, we will see that advanced The title will become very long."
"And it will definitely start with the wealthy teams."
After saying that, Mendes simply stopped explaining.
There are some things that he doesn't need to explain too much to his assistant, otherwise it wouldn't be a good thing.
Others don't know it, but he sees clearly that professional football is constantly moving towards the top of the pyramid.
This is true regardless of technological level, wealth and strength, or talent advantages.
There is a data that can actually see this trend very intuitively, and that is the European War points rankings on the official website of UEFA.
As the name suggests, this ranking is mainly used as the basis for the allocation of places in the Champions League and Europa League, based on the European war points of the major leagues in the past five seasons.
Based on the past ten years, by 2009, that is, from the 04/05 season to the 08/09 season, the Premier League ranked first with 79.499 points, the second was Spain with 74.266 points, and the third was Serie A has 62.910 points, the fourth place is Bundesliga with 56.695 points, and the fifth place is Ligue 1 with 50.168 points.
So ten years have passed, and now in 2019, what is the situation in the European Cup points rankings in the past five seasons, that is, from the summer of 2014 to the present?
Ranking first is La Liga, with 103.569 points. This is thanks to Gao Shen, because Real Madrid has won six consecutive championships.
Leaving aside La Liga, the second place is the Premier League with 85.462 points; the third place is Serie A with 74.725 points; the fourth place is the Bundesliga with 71.927 points; the fifth place is Ligue 1 with 58.498 points.
Everyone can see that the five major leagues are growing rapidly.
The rules have not changed, the points have not changed, and the competition has not changed. The points of the five major leagues are increasing, which means that the points of other leagues must be shrinking, and you don’t need to guess, they are the Portuguese Super League, Belgium, Eredivisie, etc.
Turkish Super League, Austrian Super League and Russian Super League.
Among the five major leagues, the growth rate of the four major leagues is obviously faster than that of the fifth league, Ligue 1.
It should be noted that this is still in the case where Paris Saint-Germain has invested heavily in Ligue 1 for many years.
Judging from the current trend, especially with the amazing purchasing power brought by the Premier League's huge broadcast fees, it will definitely further weaken other leagues, and Ligue 1 will definitely bear the brunt.
This data considers the league as a whole, not individual teams, so it is useless even if Ligue 1 has the support of Paris Saint-Germain.
Even if Ligue 1 is repeatedly weakened, it is still unknown whether the Qatari consortium will be willing to continue to stick to Ligue 1 after the 2022 World Cup.
Will they consider divestment? Or invest in the Premier League instead?
It can be said that this is an obvious trend.
Talent, capital, and technology are all gathering towards the top.
What Gao Shen has in his hands now is exactly what these top teams need.
As an agent, Mendes has business all over European football, but some businesses are just momentum, but some businesses can not only bring huge reputation, but also bring amazing profits.
Therefore, Italy's Raiola specializes in high-quality products, which are more expensive than expensive.
Mendes knew very well that once Gao Shen opened up the situation, he would have to have a good relationship with Gao Shen if he wanted to cooperate with a wealthy team in the future. Otherwise, his industry ceiling would be stuck there.
This is the reason why Mendes took the initiative to seek peace.
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"Hugo." Mendes opened his eyes again and looked towards the front row.
"Boss." Badil quickly turned around.
"That Nuno Mendes from Sporting Lisbon hasn't signed a professional contract yet, has he?"
"Not yet, several teams are interested in him now, and Sporting Lisbon wants to keep him."
"Leeds United are also interested?"
"Yes, but it was not negotiated before. Sporting Lisbon's attitude is very firm."
With FIFA and UEFA explicitly prohibiting it, today's youth training recruiters are very careful.
"Talk to Sporting Lisbon and let Nuno Mendes go to Leeds United."
Badil took a breath of cold air when he heard this, "Boss, that's what we all like, he..."
"I know." Mendes waved his hand to signal him to stop talking, "Let him go to Leeds United. I heard that Cucurella's performance was not very ideal. Nuno Mendes went over and let Leeds United train him.
It will be useful for a few years."
"Also, please tell me that all future business involving Gao Shen and Leeds United must notify me as soon as possible."
Badil was very surprised. How could his boss, who is known as a vampire in football, care about Leeds United so much?
This is very unreasonable, isn't it?
Mendes controls nearly 70% of the external transfers in the Portuguese Super League every year. He also has very close cooperation with teams such as Sporting Lisbon, Benfica and Porto. If he opens his mouth, the transfer will definitely be successful, and even the transfer fee will be small.
Not high.
The most Sporting Lisbon can receive is youth training compensation.
But why?
Is it because of its profoundness?
Badir was sitting in the front passenger seat. The more he thought about it, the less he understood it. But the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was more mysterious and unpredictable.
