The Dutch star who performed well in Sampdoria, the 20-year-old Seedorf, transferred to Real Madrid for US$8.5 million, and the young player Ronaldo who shocked European football in Eindhoven in 1950
Transferred to Barcelona for $10,000.
Of course these are good.
But they are not the champions of European football.
Rather, Shearer, the Premier League's best superstar, performed extremely well in this European Cup.
Shearer is the best center forward in the Premier League.
Ferguson warmly invited me several times.
But Shearer refused. He chose his hometown team Newcastle, and the transfer fee was as high as 15 million pounds, which converted into US dollars reached 24 million US dollars.
The crown of European football has always been achieved by Serie A.
But this summer was completed by the Premier League.
Such a generous move also heralds the slow rise of the English league.
Of course this has nothing to do with Lister.
List focused on only two transfers.
Nedved and Bobosky.
On July 7, 1996, Sparta Prague Club and Lazio Club officially signed a contract. Lazio introduced Pavel Nedved from Sparta Prague for US$6 million.
Six million dollars.
Breaking the transfer value of Czech players.
It was during this period that Lister earned his first real commission as an agent.
The initial accumulation of funds was also completed.
He received US$700,000 from Lazio and US$600,000 from Sparta Prague. From Nedvěd's transfer, the income of List's LST agency reached US$1.3 million.
It's not just that.
Nedved's signing fee is US$200,000, and his annual salary is US$680,000.
List also received more than $40,000 from this money.
The agent gets money from the player's salary. According to the contract, the player should pay the agent at the end of each season. However, this approach will cause some embarrassment to the agent and the player.
Therefore, some clubs directly bear the fees of player agents.
That is to say, before each season, the agent should be given the share he should get.
Players don't have to think about this.
That's the case with Lazio.
After the contract was officially signed, Lazio not only paid List a one-time commission of US$700,000, but also directly contributed to the player salary share List should receive next season.
It immediately attracted the attention of Czech football.
Many agents admired List.
Look at this handiwork.
The Czech national team performed amazingly, but Nedved's performance was actually not the most outstanding.
But List completed a $6 million transfer.
No one knows how much money Lister took from it.
But it's certainly not a small number.
Everyone knows this.
envious.
I'm really envious.
After becoming an agent, Lister has actually kept a low profile. Important transfers in Czech football were all completed by Pascal, and Lister has always been quiet.
If you don't make a sound, that's enough. If you make a blockbuster, it will make a big difference.
That is to say, Lister.
After keeping a low profile for two years, List made a qualitative leap this summer.
But it's not over.
Soon, Deportivo La Coruna and Sparta Prague in La Liga announced at the same time that Boboski, the most outstanding star of the Czech national team in this European Cup, would be transferred for US$6.3 million.
Once again, he broke the transfer fee record for Czech players set by Nedvěd.
The entire Czech football world was shocked by these two transfers.
There is no time to think about anything else.
Only Riester and Hanush were there, counting the money and feeling secretly excited.
In fact, Riester gave up a lot of his own interests in this transfer.
It's like Boboski moving to Deportivo.
When facing many opponents, some less attractive teams must spend more money if they want to win players. Such teams are the favorites of agents.
The upstarts of later generations were able to defeat traditional giants and acquire players.
In addition to their generous offers, which are irresistible to the players' original clubs, they are also very generous in their agents' commissions. What those agents love most is to deal with them.
Because the income is very high.
If Deportivo wanted to defeat a giant like Manchester United and win Boboski through normal channels, they should at least give Lister a million-dollar commission.
But it's because of Lister himself.
Lister searched everywhere for a club that would be the best fit for Boboski, so he gave up his share of the commission.
Only $300,000 was taken from Deportivo.
If he had agreed to Manchester United, half a million pounds and nearly $800,000 in commissions would have been safely in his pocket. But Lister has no regrets, $300,000 is still $300,000.
Losing hundreds of thousands of dollars would allow Boboski to have a good career, which Rister thought was a good deal.
Plus the $600,000 from Sparta Prague.
The income is still very generous.
After the transfer of the two people, List's agency's income exceeded 2 million US dollars.
Huge profits.
That's all I can say.
With this money, the company can really get on the right track.
Hanush has been busy with this since the European Cup, in addition to handling the transfer of Petr Kuba.
…………
"Rister, there is someone who you may need to receive in person."
The company's expansion this time actually did not blossom in all directions.
There are restrictions.
Acquire four small Czech brokers, recruit three staff with broker qualifications, and then some ordinary staff.
It should be said that it is very easy.
There's nothing very important.
As the second shareholder of the club, Hanush is the highest shareholder besides List.
Is there anything else that is troubling him?
"What's the matter, David?"
"Zdenek Nehoda, do you know him?"
"Of course. Is there anyone in Czech football who doesn't know Nehoda? I'm very familiar with him."
Zdenek Nehoda is a little-known player in European football and world football. Facing so many superstars in European football, Nehoda is simply not ranked.
But it's different in Czech football. Nehoda is a famous figure in Czech football.
This is the legendary striker of the Czech national team.
He has played 90 games on behalf of the national team and is the current appearance record holder for the Czech national team.
Nehoda's peak moment was when he was the main force in Czechoslovakia's 1976 European Cup championship and won the honor of Czech Footballer of the Year in 1978 and 1979.
This is Nehoda.
When he was playing football, he was a national idol in the Czech Republic.
It should be said that he is the national idol of Czechoslovakia. Although Czechoslovakia is now disintegrated, Nehoda is not only famous in the Czech Republic, but also a famous idol in Slovakia.
As long as they are fans, there is no one in the Czech Republic and Slovakia who dislikes him.
Worship.
Czech fans and Slovak fans completely worship him.
He played an important role in Czech football at that time.
After he retired, he seemed to have joined the Football Association. Anyway, he didn't appear in front of people for a long time.
But his influence has not diminished at all.
What does he mean?
"He came to our company. He also wanted to be an agent."
"What?"
Lister was stunned.
No wonder Hanusz called Riester. Nehoda is a legendary shooter in Czech football, not many years older than Hanusz. But Hanusz had nothing as a player, and he was completely different from Nehoda.
Don't underestimate such a famous player. Many of his teammates who played with Nehoda have now become coaches.
Or work in the Football Association.
Such a person's connections in Czech football are completely unmatched by List's.
The relationship with the top management of the Football Association is also very difficult.
"Isn't he here to entertain us?"
Riester asked Hanush with some doubts.
"No. I think he really wants to think about our company. But this is a great man, so I think you should personally come forward to talk about it. I guess the weight is not enough."
Riester fell into deep thought.
Nehoda?
Such a big shot, List, would not dare to make arbitrary arrangements. If he were to be an ordinary agent under him, List would not be so grand. Many people in Czech football might hate List to death.
And it is really a waste to let him be a small agent.
This is a legendary Czech star.
Proper use of such characters will have a huge impact on the development of the company.
"Well, David, help me make an appointment with Nehoda. I want to talk to him in person."
