"Liester, Gines, you still remember your old friends."
Lendoiro received a call from Riester and Carvajal and went to make an appointment. When he saw the two people, he could only smile bitterly. Lendoiro was fatter than before, but the fatigue on his face could not be concealed.
Lendoiro, who single-handedly brought Deportivo from bankruptcy to its peak, and then plunged Deportivo into crisis again, is really tired now. Deportivo's current debt is more than one
100 million, a small club like Deportivo simply cannot afford such debt.
Deportivo's current debts include taxes owed to the government, players' salaries, transfer fees owed to some clubs, and many other miscellaneous items. Among them, the taxes owed to the government are huge, exceeding 40 million.
EUR.
Lendoiro has been going to the government departments recently, hoping that they can give Deportivo La Coruna some time. Unfortunately, the Spanish economy is in a slump now, and the Spanish government has no money. There are more than one or two clubs that owe the government taxes, so they simply
There is no tolerance. After a period of time, the Spanish tax department will continue to strictly investigate tax evasion. How can it give La Coruña this face? Now La Coruña has less than 10 million euros in its account, and there is no way to get it.
He had to pay these taxes. So he was really worried.
"Augusto, you are not a friend enough if you say that. I have been very selfless in sending players to Deportivo La Coruña in the past two years."
Lister will never burn bridges. Lister entered Spanish football through Deportivo La Coruna. Therefore, Deportivo has been short of money in recent years, and many clubs are unwilling to do business with him. Because Deportivo
No money, no cash when players transfer.
If it weren't for Riester's help in recent years, Deportivo would have been relegated long ago. Riester has made no money from Deportivo in recent years, but only gained reputation. He kept giving Deportivo at low prices.
Players. Allow Deportivo to maintain results.
"Oh, Riester. You should know the current situation in La Coruna. I am ready to resign."
Lendoiro shook his head. He is getting older and more and more unable to do what he wants. And he cannot see the future of Deportivo at all. It seems that Deportivo has only one way out now. That is to file for bankruptcy and then wait for trusteeship.
.
"Resign?"
Although Deportivo has not performed well in recent years, Deportivo fans still trust Lendoiro. After all, Lendoiro single-handedly created the "Super Deportivo" that year.
He stayed in that position for more than twenty years.
More importantly, Deportivo is not the only club that is in decline now. After entering the 21st century, there are dozens of La Liga clubs that have filed for bankruptcy. And the number of La Liga clubs that have entered administration has reached
Ten. Therefore, Deportivo fans do not blame Lendoiro alone for Deportivo's current problems.
"kindness."
Riester and Carvajal looked at each other. Unexpectedly, they found that Lendoiro actually said that he wanted to resign. However, both of them smiled. After all, this was just Lendoiro's statement. It was not that he wanted to resign.
easy.
"Augusto, how can you resign?"
Carvajal took the words and said with a smile: "Deportivo is in a difficult time now and needs you to lead Deportivo to rise again. How can you choose to resign at this time? It's too irresponsible."
"Rise?"
Lendoiro smiled bitterly and said: "Ginez, we have been friends for many years, why bother teasing us Deportivo. You should know that the Spanish football today is no longer the Spanish football 20 years ago.
"
Basically since 2004, there has never been a club in Spanish football that can truly compete with Real Madrid and Barcelona. Atletico Madrid was able to win the La Liga championship for two consecutive years because they took advantage of the chaos between Real Madrid and Barcelona. When they came back
After God, Atletico Madrid is no longer their opponent.
It is really difficult for La Liga clubs now. The first is the lack of money and the inability to attract good players in European football. What makes it even worse is that as communications become more and more developed, the choices for South American players are very wide. In the past, South American players mainly
The choice is Spain, Portugal, and Italy. Among them, there are many South American players who choose Spanish football. Unfortunately, there are too many choices for South American players now, and La Liga clubs cannot obtain South American players as easily as before.
There is no money, and there are no more cheap South American players in the past. The rise of La Liga clubs? Lendoiro is not optimistic at all. Everyone’s eyes are on the two giants of the Spanish Super League, and what they see is the performance of these two giants.
They spend a lot of money, but they can't see that all the clubs in the middle and lower reaches of La Liga are struggling to survive.
"There is still a chance."
Lister looked at the frustrated Lendoiro and said softly: "Think about it, the current La Liga is no match for the Premier League in terms of financial resources, but La Liga clubs have performed very well in the Europa League. Especially Sevilla.
.They don’t have any money, so why do they have outstanding results?”
"Seville?"
Lendoiro shook his head again and said: "It is no longer possible for Deportivo to follow the path of Seville. We have no way to solve the current economic problems."
"Augusto, I am willing to lend you a sum of money to help A Coruña survive the crisis."
For these football clubs, apart from clubs that are completely impossible to save. Like Dortmund and Leeds United in the past, it is because the player salaries are too high and the players imported at high prices have too much debt, generally speaking,
The club's crisis is only a phase. As long as this phase is passed, it can still survive.
"Lister, tell me, why did you come to me today?"
Lendoiro is a top-notch smart person. Lendoiro has a lot of responsibility for the reason why Deportivo has gotten to this point, but it is mainly because he was too successful at the beginning, which made Lendoiro too inflated, so he appeared
Misjudgment. Moreover, the overall environment of Spanish football is too poor. It is not entirely Lendoiro's problem.
Everything is illusion now, and Lendoiro is becoming more and more realistic. It is not normal for two top agents, Riester and Carvajal, to find him today. Both of them are now very proud and can take care of Deportivo La Coruni
Aaron Doiro was satisfied. There must be something going on when two people came to invite him in person.
"Augusto, let's cooperate."
Riester and Lendoiro have been friends for many years and have known each other for more than fifteen years. Moreover, Riester is the stronger one now, because Riester got straight to the point: "Augusto, Ginez and I are going to fight with La Liga."
Cooperate with Coruña to create the best youth training camp in Spain under the name of Deportivo La Coruña."
"You are ready to invest in our club's youth academy."
"Yes and no."
Carvajal explained: "The two of us not only hope to invest in Deportivo's youth training camp, but also hope to cooperate with Deportivo to build a new youth training camp. Of course, the players in this youth training camp
Deportivo has priority, and the two of us just hope to get a little bit of ownership."
The meaning of List and Carvajal is very simple. As the Spanish economy becomes worse and worse, fewer and fewer Spanish clubs pay attention to youth training. Except for clubs such as Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Atletico Madrid who are not short of money.
In addition, only alternative clubs like Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao can do it. In some other clubs, the second team's salary cannot be paid, and the youth training camp has begun to be a little neglected.
Now is the time to buy at the bottom, and you can use money to attract more talented players. Riester and Carvajal are willing to help Deportivo to expand the scale of Deportivo's youth training camp in order to attract Spain
Talented players join Deportivo's youth academy.
If it were some other countries, Lister could invest in building a youth training camp by himself. But this is Spain. If Lister really dared to do this, it would be too public. For Lister, who is already at the forefront of the brokerage industry
Said, this kind of limelight is not a good thing.
After all, this is Spanish football, and it is currently the number one league in Europe. As I say here, keep a low profile. The best way is to cooperate with a La Liga club, and Riester and Carvajal chose Deportivo La Coruña.
“Why us A Coruña?”
"We are old friends. Deportivo has been a strong team in La Liga for the past 20 years and has a certain influence."
Lister explained to Lendoiro very simply. Even if Lister and Carvajal are looking for a partner, they cannot find an unknown person. Looking for some unknown clubs will not be of any use to Lister and Carvajal.
.
Deportivo is actually the best. In the past two decades, Deportivo has been a strong team in La Liga and was famous in European football. It is quite famous and attractive. Plus Riester
Both Carvajal and Deportivo have cooperated with Deportivo for many years, and Lendoiro has been a collaborator for many years. That's why he chose Deportivo.
"I want to see your specific plans."
Lendoiro was a little moved. He understood what Riester and Carvajal meant. But this matter can only be good for Deportivo. After all, Deportivo is not famous for its youth training. If they really cooperate
With good youth training, Lendoiro knows that Deportivo will be able to survive the current crisis and will have the opportunity to rise again in the future.
Now Deportivo doesn't have much room for bargaining with Riester and Carvajal. As long as the two of them are willing to help Deportivo, then nothing is a problem.
"Augusto, we have been working together for many years. What I like most is a win-win situation, and what I like most is when we all make money together. You should know my temper."
"kindness."
Lendoiro nodded. Deportivo has been in difficulty in the past few years, and it is good that he is willing to help Deportivo. Riester is an old friend who has helped Deportivo the most.
