He is one of the temporary staff members hired by the club.
Riester selects one person among the many staff members, and if the results of the inspection are good, let him temporarily take charge of Nedved's life in Rome. Because he is the only person currently summoned by the company who can speak Italian.
It was a Lazio staff member who came to pick up Riester.
And when Lister came to the Lazio club, it was not anyone else who greeted Lister, but Lazio president Cragnotti.
Cragnotti is not very old.
He is fifty-six years old this year.
He has an average appearance, with small eyes, gray hair, and rough skin on his face. When he smiles, he looks like a fussy shopkeeper.
It didn't have the momentum that I imagined.
Domineering.
There is no domineering character at all on the first side.
Just like an ordinary old man.
Compared to the age of fifty-six, the person looks much older.
"Mr. Cherny, you are young and promising."
In addition to Cragnotti, there was also his son Cragnotti Jr. in the office, and sitting next to him was Lazio head coach Zeman.
"I can't believe it. For Lazio to achieve its current results, Mr. Cragnotti is full of courage."
The Cragnotti family is now very prosperous.
The scenery is endless.
The family business is booming and they are currently one of the richest people in Italy. Before Cragnotti took over Lazio, Lazio was just an inconspicuous club in the Italian Serie A.
But in just four years from 1992 to now, Lazio has gradually become a strong team in Serie A under Cragnotti's generous efforts.
Craniotti shook his head.
"Courage? Lazio are my children."
As he spoke, Cragnotti actually fell into deep thought.
Riester smiled and said nothing.
I met Cragnotti for the first time today. Before that, I only knew about Cragnotti from newspapers. Riester didn’t know Cragnotti’s character either.
But both Craniotti and Zeman are used to it.
Cragnotti was stunned for nearly three minutes, and then he slowly came back to his senses. Lister looked at Cragnotti, could it be that this man looked down on him, or had already begun to suffer from Alzheimer's disease.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Cerny. My brother was a Lazio fan when he was alive. His biggest wish was to see Lazio win the championship one day."
Cragnotti really doesn't look like what he was rumored to be.
This gave Liszt a great surprise.
Fifty-six years old, a wealthy man with increasing influence in the Italian economic circle.
Instead, he is like an old man who likes to reminisce.
And he continued long-windedly: "I hope he can see Lazio win the championship in heaven, so that he will be truly happy."
Lister has never been able to figure it out.
So he just sat there quietly. Massimo Cragnotti next to him smiled apologetically at Riester.
Riester also smiled back at little Cragnotti.
After talking to himself for nearly five minutes, Cragnotti remembered that there was another person in front of him. So he turned around and said with a smile: "I made you laugh. Every time a player transfers, I will think about whether we will succeed this time."
Winning the championship. I heard about Nedved. Zdenek said that Nedved is a good player and I believe him."
"You can discuss Nedvěd's contract with Massimo."
Riester was completely stunned.
Neither he nor Cragnotti said anything. The rich man talked to himself for twenty minutes, and then told Riester that he could negotiate a contract with his son.
Riester didn't even react.
And over there, Craniotti and Zeman were already standing up.
"Mr. Cerny, if there are good players in the future, just bring them to Lazio. As long as they are the players our club needs, I will not be stingy with money."
…………
This is how the first meeting with Cragnotti ended.
Liszt doesn’t even know what to say?
Could this be the legendary Lazio boss Cragnotti?
Lister could only smile bitterly.
The rumors are really unbelievable.
Who could have imagined that Cragnotti would be like this.
Massimo Cragnotti, Cragnotti's son.
Also very young.
Having gradually become a senior member of Lazio, Cragnotti's meaning should be obvious. He hopes that his son will gradually become the master of Lazio.
"Mr. Cherny, my father rarely asks about contract issues. I am responsible for this matter."
From the initial contact, it seemed that Cragnotti was more of a businessman than his father.
"This is our Lazio preliminary contract for Nedvěd. Mr. Cerny, you can take a look. We can continue to discuss if there are any requirements."
Riester took it over and looked at it carefully.
Lister himself graduated from law school. Although he is not as experienced as those experienced lawyers, he can still easily understand player contracts like this.
Lazio's contract is very standardized.
There are no serious vulnerabilities.
Nedved was given a six-year contract with an annual salary of $600,000 after tax.
The signing fee is not much.
Two hundred thousand dollars.
For a player like Nedved who has just made a name for himself, this kind of salary is already outstanding.
For example, the annual salary can be said to be more than thirty times higher than that of Nedved in Sparta Prague.
But now these are Lazio's conditions, and it is impossible for Riester to agree to them all. Therefore, Riester slowly put down the contract and said to Craniotti: "On the whole, there are not too many problems. I only have two questions."
Cragnotti made a gesture for Lister to continue.
"The first problem is the length of the contract. Six years is too long, although I know that clubs are now preparing for the Bosman Act. But six years is unacceptable to me. Four years is the best."
Six years.
List will never let Nedved sign a six-year contract.
Too long.
At that point the initiative will lie with Lazio.
Whether it is a transfer in the future or negotiating a new contract in the future, it will be very disadvantageous.
Riester objected, but Cragnotti didn't feel any difference.
After all, this is negotiation.
"Mr. Cherney, to be honest, we really can't trust the players after the Bosman Act. I think only the contract is the best constraint, and this is also a last resort."
Little Cragnotti looks very stable, but his personality is straightforward.
And because some of them are young, they are not as calm as they appear.
As soon as little Cragnotti said these words, Lister's mentality started to change. Although the old Cragnotti said a lot of incomprehensible words, he seemed to be suffering from senile dementia.
But Riester didn't have much confidence in facing him.
After all, he was a man who started from scratch and became a rich man in Italy.
Definitely not that simple person.
The young Craniotti in front of him looked like the second generation of rich people. Although he was not considered a playboy, it would take some time before he could catch up with his father.
"I don't think this is a problem. Isn't the so-called contract just about fearing that players will leave the club during the contract period? I am not very satisfied with Pavel's salary of 600,000 US dollars. I think it can be solved together."
Riester is very confident.
"The club could have a loyalty award."
"Loyalty Award?"
Little Cragnotti didn't understand what Lister meant.
I've never heard of any loyalty awards in player contracts.
"Pavel and I promised Lazio that we would never submit a transfer request to the club during the contract period. The club will give me a player loyalty award every year. Of course, if the club takes the initiative to sell my players during the contract period,
Then the remaining loyalty awards need to be distributed to my players in one go."
Little Cragnotti was silent for a moment.
Because this is the first time I heard such contract terms.
However, he immediately said: "If Pavel's performance does not meet expectations, we will sell him next summer. Then our club will not lose a lot of money."
Little Cragnotti really said whatever he wanted.
But Rist likes it.
Therefore he replied: "We can ask for the loyalty award from next season. If the club wants to sell my players next summer, then my players are not strong enough. I will give Lazio a season to see if Pavel has enough
The strength is established in Lazio."
Craniotti was very interested in Lister's fresh idea.
But it was so unexpected.
Therefore, an immediate decision cannot be made.
So he said: "Mr. Cherny, I am very interested in your proposal, but I also need to think about it. How about we continue talking in the afternoon?"
