Villa is not cheap, it is very cheap, even surprisingly cheap. When Lendoiro followed Lister's recommendation and negotiated with Sporting Gijon, Lendoiro discovered what Villa Lister said.
Still cheap.
Spanish clubs are now poorer than the other. In addition to Real Madrid and Barcelona, of course Atletico Madrid is also doing well now. After all, they have the support of the old Hill. The other clubs are really poor, so poor. Now even Deportivo La Coruña,
Strong Spanish teams like Valencia are in a huge financial crisis, and other small clubs cannot even afford to pay salaries.
This is the case for Sporting Gijon. The Spanish second division league has no income to begin with. Since the Spanish economy has been in some difficulties, these clubs have become even poorer day by day. When Lendoiro told Sporting Gijon, Deportivo La Coruña
When David Villa was interested, Sporting Gijon didn't have much to say.
For 1.2 million euros, Sporting Gijon had nothing to say. Even Liester's estimate was wrong. Although Villa is a player in the Spanish second division, he scored a lot of goals in the Spanish second division. Last season he scored
Eighteen goals. So far, eight goals have been scored before half a season is over. In Rist’s opinion, it should be between two million euros and three million euros. This is still relatively underestimated, because
This is Spain.
If this were England, then Villa would be worth more than 5 million pounds at least. After all, he is still a young player at the age of 20. He scored 18 goals in a second-level league, which is still a very good result.
But this is Spain. There are many players from wealthy B teams in the Spanish second division. Therefore, the players in the Spanish second division are generally not worth high. Riester estimates that Villa's worth should be between two million and three million.
.But unexpectedly, Sporting Gijon let go for 1.2 million euros.
Of course, the so-called letting go means letting go in the winter. After discussions between Lendoiro and Irueta, they wanted to introduce Villa in the winter transfer.
"Liester, this is too low."
Lendoiro and Riester discussed Villa's contract issue. As long as the contract issue is resolved, Villa will be able to join Deportivo La Coruna in the winter.
Lendoiro is becoming more and more stingy now, and of course Deportivo is really stretched. Lendoiro actually only gave Villa an annual salary of 400,000 euros. Villa can get 300,000 euros in the second division.
His annual salary was only increased by 100,000 euros, which Rist couldn't accept. So Rist also set a liquidated damages setting of 4 million euros. This was also unacceptable to Lendoiro. The same goes for 4 million euros.
Money?
"Augusto, you have worked with me for many years and you should understand my rules. The contracts signed by my players are all the same. I did not deliberately make things difficult for you."
Lendoiro's mouth twitched. Of course he understands List's rules. Ever since Lister stabilized his position in Spanish football, the contracts he signed have the same features. The liquidated damages are ten times the annual salary. For any player,
It's all the same. Just like Yankler and Vicente, the reason why their liquidated damages are low is because of this reason. Riester directly linked the liquidated damages and salary with a certain multiple. He is definitely the first.
However, it was only at the level of Riester that he was able to obtain such liquidated damages for his players. If it were any other agent, he would not have the confidence or qualifications to bargain with the club like this. Lendoiro looked at Ris
Especially, with the decline of La Coruna, Lendoiro and Riester are no longer qualified to bargain in this regard.
But Lendoiro was unwilling to give in. Four million euros in liquidated damages. What kind of liquidated damages is this? Four million euros is money? Spanish clubs are poor, and Serie A is beginning to decline, but any mid- to lower-tier club in England can afford four million euros.
One million euros easily. Let’s not talk about those clubs, let’s talk about List in front of us. As a powerful agent, Lendoiro knows that List can easily come up with four million euros. If we cooperate at that time
If things don't go well, Riester can take Villa away at any time.
Lendoiro is not willing to let the player he just bought leave the club at will, and he is even less willing to use such liquidated damages to suppress the club in the future. As long as Villa performs slightly better in Deportivo, then the value will be more than
This is true. This is especially true for forward players. The value of forward players is the easiest to increase.
"Rister, but this is really too low."
Lendoiro wanted to show some pity. But Riester had been dealing with Lendoiro for so many years and was too familiar with Lendoiro. So he smiled and said: "Augusto, I won't tell you.
Others. Let me analyze David's income for you. The annual salary is 400,000 euros. After deducting my share and adding some taxes, how much money can David actually get? I can say that David's salary must be the highest among the entire La Liga.
The level is at the bottom. Of course, the liquidated damages for such a salary cannot be high."
Lendoiro knew from Riester's smile that there was no point in pretending to be pitiful. Of course, he also knew in his heart that Villa's annual salary of 400,000 yuan was indeed the lowest salary in La Liga.
"Augusto, actually do you know? I am currently planning to promote another liquidated damages situation in La Liga. In the future, my players' liquidated damages will no longer be linked to the annual salary, but to the after-tax annual salary. I will
Set up liquidated damages at ten times the annual salary after tax."
Lendoiro's fat face kept shaking. Because Spain's taxes are currently not low, especially those for high-paid players, which are around 45%. In other words, some top players can currently get
Salaries can reach four million, five million, or six million euros, but what players can actually receive is only about two million or three million.
If Lister's previous standards were followed, the liquidated damages of those players could reach 40 million, 50 million, or 60 million euros. But once Lister's new standards are implemented, the liquidated damages will become 20 million, 30 million euros, or 30 million euros.
Just tens of millions of euros.
Lendoiro took a deep breath. In the current La Liga football world, the players who can earn more than 4 million euros per year are the top players. Their worth is at least 30 million euros, or even 4,000 euros.
Ten thousand euros or fifty million euros is not impossible. But Riester dared to set up liquidated damages like this.
Lendoiro didn't think List was bragging, because when List set up liquidated damages based on ten times his annual salary, many people thought it was impossible. But List promoted it according to his own methods, so much so that many Spanish agents
Also started learning Riester.
"Augusto, we have a good relationship, let me tell you the truth. In my heart, Atletico Madrid's Fernando Torres and David Villa have the same status. I have already started talking with Atletico Madrid about Fernando's new job.
Regarding the contract, I will not sign a contract with an annual salary of less than four million euros. Do you understand what I mean?"
Lendoiro closed his eyes and thought for a moment. Lendoiro did not think it was impossible for Rist to help Torres get a salary of more than 4 million euros. Although there were some difficulties, Lendoiro believed that Rist was really capable.
What helped Torres get a high salary was not only Riester's ability and strength, but also Torres, who is the treasure of Atletico Madrid. Now Riester bluntly said that in his heart, Villa has the same status as Torres, and he is the best to Lendoy.
Luo said that he is very optimistic about Villa.
Lendoiro believed in Lister's vision, but after thinking about La Coruna's current economic situation, he sighed and shook his head. In the end, he could only grit his teeth and look at Lister and said: "Lister, I will give you the liquidated damages."
It's unacceptable. I can't raise my salary again. Villa is just a player from the second division, and it's impossible to give him a higher salary at Deportivo's current level. Riester, how about you give in?"
"Give in?"
Riester kept tapping the negotiating table with his fingers and thinking in his mind. Riester understood Lendoiro. After all, Deportivo does not need to go bankrupt now, but the financial situation is indeed very difficult. Let him improve Villa.
It is unlikely that his salary will be high. But Riester also cannot let Villa suffer. After becoming Villa's agent, he cannot benefit him. It is really a waste of time to become an agent.
If the salary cannot be increased, then we can only consider it in terms of bonuses. Villa is a prolific shooter and has a lot of assists. In Valencia, he can also get five or six assists every season.
So Riester said: "Augusto, how about I take a step back in terms of liquidated damages and set it to tens of millions of euros?"
Lendoiro did not answer, but looked straight at Riester. Lendoiro knew Riester very well. Although Riester is not the master who plucks the feathers of wild geese, he is definitely not the master who gives up his own interests at will. Since
If Riester is willing to make a concession, he must have the same request.
"Since Deportivo cannot increase David's salary, how about increasing the bonuses for goals and assists? I will calculate it based on David's annual salary of 1 million. The annual salary is 400,000 euros, and the annual salary is 600,000 euros.
Calculate the bonus. Let’s assume that David scores goals and assists every season and the total number of assists reaches 20. The bonus for goals and assists is set to 3,000 euros. What do you think?”
Increasing bonuses is indeed one way. But what Lendoiro heard from List was Rist's strong self-confidence. Lendoiro could tell that Lister had high expectations for Villa. Listen.
With Riester's words, Lendoiro's self-confidence that he had suppressed over the years also came out. He said boldly: "Okay, Riester. Since you are so confident in your players, then we will increase the bonus amount."
Therefore, the two people quickly reached an agreement. Villa signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Deportivo La Coruna. The annual salary was only 400,000 euros, but the goal bonus and assist bonus were both 3,000 euros. The liquidated damages
