"Tell me, Jorge, what will it take for him to drop the lawsuit?"
"Su said he wanted to leave Barcelona."
"Yes, as long as you don't go to Real Madrid and you find a team willing to pay the transfer fee, you can leave during the winter break. We can sign a secret agreement so that the lawsuit can be withdrawn first."
"We haven't found a suitable team yet, and it is estimated that it will be difficult for any team to be willing to pay the sky-high transfer fee you require."
"Then stay. I promise to appease the fans as soon as possible and at the same time personally coordinate the locker room."
"I'm sorry, Sandro, I reiterate, he must leave Barcelona."
"I told you, you can leave. You should contact the team as soon as possible. There is no problem with me."
"We are looking for you. It was you who called me back in a hurry."
"Well, Jorge, can you withdraw the lawsuit first?"
"Su said that he wants to leave Barcelona. Only in this case will he withdraw the lawsuit."
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When Russell returned to the chairman's office, his mind was still haunted by the conversation he had with Mendes for more than two hours.
Yes, it's entangled.
He felt like Mendes was just going in circles.
On the one hand, in order for Su Dong to withdraw the lawsuit, he would have to leave Barcelona. Rosell agreed and even said that he could make appropriate concessions on the transfer fee. But on the other hand, Su Dong has not yet found anyone willing to pay the transfer fee for him.
's team.
In other words, this is a dead end.
How could he leave Barcelona if he didn't find a team to pay the transfer fee?
How could he be willing to withdraw the lawsuit without leaving Barcelona?
If the lawsuit is not withdrawn, then Russell and Bartomeu will go to court and be clean?
It is estimated that he will become the shortest-term president in Barcelona’s century-old history!
More importantly, his future will be completely ruined because of this lawsuit.
He is only in his early forties and has a bright future.
"I regret it now. How the hell did I even think of doing this in the first place?" Bartomeu felt that he must have lost his mind and actually did such illegal things. Now that someone has caught him, why?
untie?
He is only in his early forties and is the vice-president of Barcelona. His future is limitless!
"We didn't know at the beginning that that damn Su Dong would be so troublesome. If we had known, we wouldn't have touched him even to death!" Russell was a little furious, and there was not much time left for him to solve the problem.
Once it goes to court, it will often be impossible to cover it up. When the time comes, Laporta's people will definitely make trouble in the board of directors, so we can only continue to investigate thoroughly. No one knows what the consequences will be if the investigation continues.
Russell has always prided himself on being calm and rational, but he feels like a desperate gambler now. He has no choice. He can't even think about the long-term future. He can only find a way to solve the immediate trouble first.
Lose.
We will talk about the future later. If the immediate trouble is not solved, there will be no future.
"I think Mendes, a cunning guy, has always been unwilling to say anything, so he hid it. There is actually another way." Bartomeu suddenly felt better, mainly because he remembered his previous relationship with Mendes.
Some of the conversations seemed to contain hints.
"What do you mean?" Russell asked anxiously.
"We negotiated with him to let him buy out his contract," Bartomeu said.
"Where did he get so much money?" Russell just finished asking, and when he saw Bartomeu's eyes, he suddenly understood.
The point is not that Sudong buys out his contract, but that Barcelona and Sudong negotiate privately.
The reason why those players were required to pay liquidated damages was mainly because the club refused to release them. However, if the club is willing to release them, the amount to buy out their contracts can be negotiated.
For example, when some teams let go of a veteran veteran, they often directly terminate his contract and let him move on a free transfer.
But that is compared to veterans or substitutes who have little value. Su Dong is only 22 years old and in his prime. If it is put on the transfer market, no one may be able to afford 200 million euros, but 150 million euros is considered a normal price.
Even if Sudong makes trouble again, no matter how serious the trouble is, a transfer fee of 100 million euros will always be needed, right?
I don't know how many people are rushing to get it.
"This is impossible, Josep, this is an astronomical sum of money." Russell was shaking a little and could only sit back on the sofa.
Bartomeu looked at Russell deeply and reminded: "No matter how much money you have, it is not yours or mine, but if it really goes to court..."
Russell understood what Bartomeu meant.
As a membership club, the chairman and management are effectively asset managers.
Even though they are in charge of Barcelona's annual revenue of hundreds of millions of euros, in fact, none of this money belongs to them.
The membership system also requires that the club cannot make a profit, so every year teams like Barcelona and Real Madrid must do everything possible to avoid taxes reasonably.
More importantly, as a membership system, Barcelona is like a big cake. After Russell's successful election, there are a lot of people around him climbing on it, wanting to take a bite of this big cake.
Some people hold false titles and receive high salaries; some line their pockets through player transfers; some use high-priced and low-quality things to make profits from Barcelona; some people obtain agency fees through the entry and exit of players...
These are all very low-end. The real mid-to-high-end approach is to use Barcelona’s name to license and invest outside.
In recent years, everyone knows the importance of portrait rights, and the value of brand is extraordinary. In the end, this method of playing is the most profitable, and can even be said to be a hugely profitable business.
Why did Rosell and Bartomeu come out for selection?
Isn’t that what you value?
Not only them, but also the people around them.
To a certain extent, Bartomeu is absolutely right.
Barcelona's money is not theirs, but they have the final say on how to spend it. As long as the books are balanced and they can pass the financial audit of the board of directors, what's the problem?
Russell was once the leader of a leading sports brand in South America, and he could play this trick better than anyone else.
After ten minutes of silence, Russell sighed deeply.
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "You go and get Ferran now... No, no, Soriano is not one of ours. He is unreliable. Go to the Finance Department to find a reliable person."
, let him come over, let’s discuss it, and work out a plan as soon as possible.”
Russell sighed again with mixed emotions, "Let Su Dong pay a sum of money to buy out his contract, and we will try to smooth it out in the internal accounts, and then tell the outside world that Su Dong has found someone to pay for it."
I bought out my contract and the amount will not be disclosed.”
"What if Su Dong's side..." Bartomeu asked.
"Sign a confidentiality agreement!" But when he said this, even Russell himself found it funny.
Didn't he just violate the confidentiality agreement, so Su Dong grabbed his tail and chased him fiercely?
But in the end, it still depends on the confidentiality agreement.
It’s funny just thinking about it!
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Stimulated by the outside world, Su Dong's condition has been extremely good recently.
In the eighth round of La Liga, Barcelona played against newly promoted team Huelva at home. In the 22nd minute of the game, Sudong received a cross from Messi on the right and shot from the center, opening the scoring for Barcelona.
Ronaldinho then scored a penalty kick, giving Barcelona another victory, 2-0.
After the start of the second half, Barcelona launched a wave of fierce attacks. Sudong first received a cross from Sylvinho on the left and hit the goal with a header. Then Belletti on the right added the icing on the cake and sent a cross.
Su Dong hit another header.
Another hat trick!
The entire Camp Nou stadium once again presented an extremely embarrassing and weird atmosphere.
Is Su Dong's performance bad?
No, good, very good.
He scored 17 goals in eight league rounds, which was his best start since joining Barcelona.
But unfortunately, when he scored a lot of goals, Camp Nou did not give him even a little applause.
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After the game, Mendes and Ma Dawei, who had just taken the opportunity to meet with Rosell and Bartomeu, appeared at Su Dong's villa again to discuss the latest progress.
"They made a compromise and agreed to negotiate with us and we would fund the buyout of the contract," Mendez said with a smile.
He felt that this was what Su Dong wanted.
"How much?" Su Dong and Wang Chuqing looked at each other and asked with a smile.
"Fifty million euros, they announced internally that it is 100 million euros, and they will figure out the rest by themselves."
Su Dong immediately laughed, "That's a price difference of 50 million euros, can they handle it?"
"There must be a way, otherwise they wouldn't dare to say that." Mendes smiled.
The specific method and operation are the secrets of Rosell and Bartomeu themselves. There is no need for Mendes to ask more.
"If they play like this, Soriano will notice it sooner or later, and something will happen sooner or later. We must do enough work in advance and not get ourselves into it," Su Dong reminded.
He is actually a very conservative person who thinks about defeat before winning.
It is impossible to leave now and be happy for a while. If something happens to them later and they get themselves into trouble, what if the next Barcelona chairman sues and claims that he, Rosell and Bartomeu illegally embezzled Barcelona assets, or even sues himself for extortion.
Blackmail, even if you jump into the Yellow River, you can't get rid of it.
Wang Chuqing also realized the importance of this issue, and immediately nodded solemnly and said: "I will contact the two lawyers immediately to study the plan as soon as possible to avoid this trouble."
Su Dong nodded towards her. He was still very confident in the abilities of Wang Chuqing and Lian Ge.
"What do they want?" Su Dong looked at Mendes and asked again.
"You can never go to Real Madrid, and there is a confidentiality agreement."
"Do they believe this?" Su Dong asked with a smile.
Isn't this too funny?
Wang Chuqing and others couldn't help but smile, it was indeed quite funny.
"Tell them, just say, all my money was used by my parents to buy a house. I can't come up with 50 million euros. Ask them, what should I do if I have no money?" After Su Dong finished speaking, he said coldly.
Smile coldly.
Mendes suddenly realized that Su Dong was so ruthless!
With his current worth, he can definitely afford 50 million euros, and if he buys out his contract with 50 million euros, Su Dong will definitely make a fortune, but he doesn't even want to spend the money.
.
However, I like being kind to friends and cruel to enemies!
Mendes laughed immediately, "This is really cruel to them!"
"They are not kind to me either. It's just courtesy." Su Dongman said nonchalantly.
Besides, how much has he earned for Barcelona in the past two or three years?
