Su Dong didn't know much about the club's management, so he couldn't understand why Valencia would be so anxious to renew his contract after joining for less than half a year and with a good annual salary?
Of course, it's not that he has trouble with money, but he always maintains a vigilance in his heart.
No one in this world would be stupid enough to give money to others for no reason, right?
But after Mendes explained it clearly, Su Dong understood.
To put it bluntly, it was because of Mijatovic back then.
A long time ago, Valencia and Real Madrid were good buddies. The relationship between the two clubs was very friendly. Even half of the fans in Valencia were also Real Madrid supporters.
In 1993, Mijatovic moved to Valencia. The club president at the time was Roig, and Mijatovic was also very ambitious and has always been the top scorer in the Valencia team. In the third season, he scored 28 league goals and helped Valencia win the league runner-up.
But just before the end of that season, Real Madrid president Sens sent his deputy to Valencia to secretly contact Mijatovic and reach a transfer agreement, because Mijatovic's liquidated damages at the time were only nine million. EUR.
This has a lot to do with the fact that many professional teams generally did not pay attention to liquidated damages. After all, the Boseman Act was not officially introduced until December 1995. Therefore, in the first half of 1996, all professional teams paid no attention to this act. The bill is unfamiliar to everyone, and no one expected that this bill would completely subvert the European football transfer market.
Needless to say, even though Valencia fans protested in front of Mijatovic's residence and asked him not to betray the club, in the end, Mijatovic still accepted Real Madrid's high salary and left with liquidated damages. Valencia, switched to Real Madrid.
Chairman Roeg was extremely angry about the poaching behavior behind Real Madrid chairman Sanz. Not only did he attack Real Madrid in public many times, he even had a conflict with Real Madrid fans when he went to the Bernabeu with the team and was beaten until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen.
Since then, the relationship between Valencia and Real Madrid has completely fallen apart.
At the beginning of the century, under Cooper's leadership, Valencia reached the Champions League finals twice. The top star in the team at that time was local midfielder Mendieta. Like Mijatovic, he was also favored by Real Madrid. .
But this time, Valencia learned from previous experiences and lessons and did not give Real Madrid any chance.
Although the chairman changed from Roig to Otti, Valencia still rejected Real Madrid's poaching. At that time, chairman Otti made harsh words. If Real Madrid wanted to get Mendieta, they could pay Mendieta up to 7,000. million euros in liquidated damages.
But Lazio, who was also interested in Mendieta, only needed to pay 48 million euros to poach the Spanish international.
Not only that, in order to further prevent Real Madrid from poaching, Valencia even added a clause in Mendieta's transfer contract to Lazio. If Mendieta returns to La Liga within two years, Lazio will need to pay another 1,200. million euros in liquidated damages.
This is the famous [Anti-Real Madrid Clause].
It can be said that the original friendly relationship between Real Madrid and Valencia has completely turned into a mortal enemy due to the transfer of Mijatovic.
After taking over Valencia again, Roig is also learning from the experience and lessons of Mijatovic.
Especially when he saw that Su Dong was not only scoring a lot of goals on the court, but his commercial value off the court was also increasing by leaps and bounds. This was very consistent with Florentino's business strategy for Real Madrid, so he was secretly worried.
What if Su Dong transfers to Real Madrid again?
The emergence of Mijatovic in the first term made him lose the support of Valencia fans. If there is a second Mijatovic in the second term, then he will really have no choice but to apologize in pieces.
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"So, both Roig and Subilac told me very, very clearly that it is impossible for them to accept your transfer to Real Madrid, nor to accept any offer from Real Madrid!"
When Mendes said this, his eyes were paying attention to Su Dong's expression.
Su Dong's idol is Ronaldo. It would not be surprising at all if Su Dong says he wants to go to Real Madrid.
But Su Dong didn't.
Not only did he not, but he looked at Mendes calmly and asked: "Has Real Madrid ever contacted you?"
"No." Mendes shook his head, indeed no.
"As far as I know, Real Madrid is in a mess now, Queiroz's situation is not good, and there are so many superstars, there is no need for us to get involved at this time."
Mendes nodded, it would definitely not be appropriate to go to Real Madrid at this time.
"Besides, my current situation in Valencia is quite good. If I go to Real Madrid, what else can they give me besides money? How can I be persuasive in front of superstars with my level? Why should I fight with Ronaldo and Roberto
Are you going to compete for the main position?"
Su Dong himself saw this very clearly.
Thanks to his years of education in China, he has become a very pragmatic person. He has no so-called idol complex. He just wants to make choices that are beneficial to him.
Mendes was a little surprised by this. Originally, he had planned to persuade Su Dong.
"This time, the contract proposed by Subilac is good. The length of time has basically not changed, and the liquidated damages have not changed, but an anti-Real Madrid clause has been added, and the annual salary has been increased by half." Mendes laughed.
It can be seen that he is very satisfied with this contract extension.
According to convention, if the contract renewal is successful, Su Dong can also receive a signing fee of several hundred thousand euros. As an agent, he will also receive a lot of commission from this contract.
"What do you think?" Su Dong asked.
Mendes raised his eyebrows and said, "It's better to sign it at this time. If you don't sign it, they won't worry."
Su Dong had the feeling that he couldn't laugh or cry. When did people rush to send money, but he didn't accept it and offended others?
"Okay, just think of it as supporting my parents in buying a house in China!" Su Dong was not hypocritical.
In fact, most of the money he earned was sent back to the country, which can be regarded as contributing to the motherland's increase in foreign exchange reserves.
But my parents in China are continuing their house-buying business as always.
Sometimes Su Dong really can't understand, is their obsession with buying a house really so strong?
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In addition to Valencia's contract extension, Mendes also mentioned another thing.
He wanted to form a team for Su Dong and package it specifically for him.
"Beckham, Irving, Ronaldo, and even Zidane and Raul all have such a team behind them to provide services for them. For example, Atletico Madrid's Torres is also preparing to change his agent. He just wants to
Form such a team.”
"You know, [GQ] has the sharpest sense of smell. Even before the magazine came out, many companies had already contacted me. They were all very interested in you, but I kept them safe for the time being and did not go deeper.
Negotiate.”
"Why?" Su Dong was curious.
This is not like Mendes's style.
Portuguese brokers are still very keen on making money.
Mendes noticed Su Dong's teasing eyes, but he didn't care, instead he felt a little complacent.
Making money for his employer, isn't this what he is most proud of as an agent?
"The several sponsorship contracts we have signed so far are all good, but gradually, I began to notice problems. For example, if you are also a clothing brand, Armani and Hugo Boss are interested in you, then the problem arises.
If we choose one of the two, we will suffer a loss."
"you mean……"
Mendes nodded and smiled shrewdly, "Segmentation, just like Manchester United. They not only divide sponsors into levels, but also into industries, and even into regions. Some sponsors are only sponsors in Africa or the Middle East."
"The benefits of this are obvious, but it is impossible to set up such a system with our current manpower alone, so we need more mature and experienced traders to plan it."
Su Dong understood what Mendes meant. It was like when he was playing for Sporting Lisbon, he was wearing a Reebok jersey, but he was wearing Nike shoes.
When Nike supported Valencia to sign him, a very important reason was because they wanted Su Dong to wear their jersey.
"You go ahead and handle this matter, I believe you!" Su Dong nodded.
Mendes immediately promised that he would find the best packaging master to operate Su Dong’s golden brand.
In fact, if Su Dong is really put into operation, then other players under Mendes will follow suit. After all, resources will overflow. If Su Dong rushes to eat meat in front, others will naturally follow behind.
Bones, then someone will drink the soup.
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The day after Valencia arrived in Milan, the team went to the Meazza Stadium to challenge Inter Milan.
The Nerazzurri have gone through a coaching change. After Cooper was dismissed from get out of class, Zaccheroni took over.
As the saying goes, changing coaches is like changing swords. After Zaccheroni took office, he made significant adjustments to Inter Milan's tactics. He changed the conservative playing style of Cooper's period in the past and resolutely adopted a three-back tactic and vigorously promoted the banner of offensive football.
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The most famous one is that in the just-concluded Serie A, Inter Milan beat Reggina 6-0 at home. In addition to the 3-0 victory over Ancona at home in the previous round, Inter Milan scored nine goals in the last two rounds.
Clean sheet.
For a time, the entire Italian media was shocked by Zaccheroni's coaching change, especially the media that had previously been anti-Cooper. They were extremely high-profile and acted like an afterthought.
"We have long said that Inter Milan wants to play offensive football!"
"Look at Zaccheroni's Inter Milan. Not only the defense is solid, but the offensive firepower has increased countless times compared to Cooper's period!"
Affected by this wave, before this Champions League game, all the media and fans were looking forward to a big victory, hoping that Inter Milan could beat Valencia at home and avoid the shame of being defeated away in the first round of the group stage.
Even Inter Milan head coach Zaccheroni said that he has full confidence in the home game and firmly believes that he can win Valencia.
"We believe we can win and win the game beautifully!"
