Chapter 131 Mr. Vampire

A phone call by Mendes made Pakinwa sleep all night. The club and the agent were fields. This sentence is not exaggerated at all. Even when Mendes's gentle tone conveyed Pakinwa's ears, it became Satan's magic voice.

If possible, Pakinwa really wants to put every player of Florence in a bottle and never let those greedy vampires touch him, but this is impossible.

Just like a team needs several close agents, today's football stars are also inseparable from agents. Especially after the Bosman Act came into effect at the end of 1995, their value has doubled and they have more say in bargaining with the club.

Because they receive little cultural education and know little about economics, contract law, etc., they need brokers to help them develop their maximum value. Brokers are mainly created in response to this need.

In fact, although the club and the head coach hate the agent, they also need them. Old England coach Red Konap called the agent a "necessary sin".

He said: "They are now an indispensable part of the football transfer. For example, if I call the coach of another club directly and say that I want to sell a player, the price of this player will definitely fall, and if I find an agent to go out and say that I have a player who wants to transfer, but I If we don't want to let him go, then he can sell us at the price we expect.

For example, the English Football Association only allowed the club to use the agent in the player's transfer in 1995, but the club was unusual and had secretly contacted the agent in private.

For example, in 1993, Aston Villa was found to have hired a broker when introducing Bosnich and was fined 20,000 pounds. Ironically, Ellis, the chairman of Aston Villa, was on the financial committee of the football director in charge of broker-related business. After the incident, the old man said shyly, "I just slightly violated the rules."

The usual method of many brokers is to make trouble and raise "prices". They always have to intice their players to make transfers, so that they can play their role. Whether the player's transfer is successful or not, the agent will come forward to negotiate with the club, so that they can collect commissions.

Take the example of Anelka, a French player who made a super idiot mistake when playing against Florence and was banned by UEFA for six months. When he played for Arsenal in 1999, although he signed a four-year contract with the club, his brother, who was also his agent, Claude, hoped to make money.

So he claimed that Real Madrid took a fancy to Anelka, who also wanted to play for Real Madrid. At that time, Anelka was in good shape and was a hot player in the world.

Real Madrid was moved by the news and immediately offered to Arsenal to buy Anelka. At this time, the "gunner" had to let Anelka, who was in the heart of Cao Ying in Han, go to Spain. The transfer fee was 23.5 million pounds, of which at least 1 million pounds fell into Claude's pocket.

In the football broker industry, in addition to some necessary economic and legal knowledge, it is more important to establish a network of relationships including a large number of players and coaches.

For example, a British broker-listed company called PROACTIVE is so powerful that it has brought Thornes, Keegan, Robson and other famous coaches into their shareholders.

Some people questioned that the company used this kind of nepotism for profit, but they explained that nepotism is not a crime. Although there is a potential conflict of interest, we will try to avoid it in the process of operation."

Redconap, Manchester United head coach Ferguson, Arsenal vice president Dane, Bolton head coach Aladis and others all have sons who work as football brokerage business. These agents are "first come, first served". With their father's influence in the football circle, they are familiar with their business.

Other insignificant brokers need to find some ways to get through the relationship. For example, a Russian agent gave him a large envelope containing 40,000 pounds in order to bribe Manchester United coach Ferguson. After the latter went home and opened the envelope, he found that it was full of money. He immediately gave it to the club and sealed it in the club safe. When the agent came to the club, he returned the money to him.

But not every head coach is as clean as Ferguson. For example, when Graham coached Arsenal in the early 1990s, he twice accepted bribes from Swedish agent Haug and brought in two "water" players from the other side.

A Danish reporter has always suspected that Haug's hands and feet were not clean in the process of arranging the transfer of players. He carefully checked the accounts of the clubs related to the transfer players and found loopholes, so he exposed Graham's bribery scandal. After the incident, Graham not only handed over the stolen money and interest to the club, was fined 50,000 pounds, but also fired by Arsenal.

The English Football Federation then conducted a three-year-long large-scale investigation of other head coaches and agents, and released a report in 1997, saying that the FA's 1995 ban on clubs from contacting agents did not play any role, and almost all clubs secretly brokered in the dark city. People contact, and also pay the broker's commission by making fake accounts.

At that time, there were many vaguely worded invoices in the club, such as some invoices that indicated the use of funds as "marketing fees" and "consulting fees", most of which were fake invoices made to pay broker commissions.

But the investigation did not find other "Graham", so the FA came to a conclusion that only Graham had accepted bribes from his agent, and the other head coaches were clean.

Many people doubt the results of the FA, and some even say that the whole FA is not as good as a Danish reporter.

Kelly, then CEO of the FA, recently admitted that their investigation was a failure. He said that when he worked at the FA, he found that the broker was a profiteering industry, and these mysterious guys seemed to be running a money printing factory.

He believes that "the agent is the biggest abscess and the most terrible cancer in football."

Football transactions involve astronomical money, but its internal operation structure is like a family workshop. Needles can't get in, water can't get in, and most of the people in the circle are vested interests and refuse to stand up and provide evidence. Therefore, even if the Football Association of a certain country investigates, it can only end up without disease. .

It can be seen that the influence of brokers in the football world. Although clubs and coaches hate these moths very much, they sometimes have to cooperate with them. This kind of interdependence and hatred is also a great spectacle in the football world.

What Mendes wants to express is very obvious. His players are not satisfied with the current treatment. They either leave or raise their salaries. There are only two ways, but Pakinwa doesn't want to choose either.

Before, Pakinwa had also discussed with Dela about the salary increase for Degan. If it had been last season, Delawa would have been willing to open his pocket to meet Degan's requirements.

But it is difficult now. Delaware has to consider the chain reaction of a raise for Degan.

The team's record this season is excellent. If everything goes well, Fiorentina is likely to become the first team in Italian football history to win a triple crown.

With the improvement of performance, it must bring about an increase in the value of players. The rise in value was originally good news, but the problem is that when the value is high, there must be a matching salary.

After the end of last season, the team has revised a contract, and there will definitely be a new round of salary increase this season. Delaware is not a stingy person, but he must also consider the huge economic expenditure.

But now, a phone call from Mendes broke this layer of window paper, and the team suddenly became passive. It is definitely not good to let Degan leave. Everyone knows that Degan is the core of Florence. Once Degan leaves, the newly established Florentine dynasty is likely to collapse immediately. This is no one. The situation I would like to see.

So how much should I give to Degan?

10 million!

Maybe he would gladly accept the contract given to Degan last season, but now it doesn't work. Real Madrid gave Kaka a sky-high annual salary of 18 million euros before. Can Digan, who is better than Kaka, be less than this?

After a night without sleep, Pakinwa kicked the ball to Delawa. After all, it was Dela who paid for it.

After hesitating for a long time, he said, "Promise him!" As long as it's not too much, promise him!"

In the end, his passion for football made Dela make a choice. He didn't want Degan to leave. He hoped that the Florentine dynasty could continue for a longer time.

Not only Degan, but also other players in the team will do their best to keep them all. Financial support is inevitable, and Delaware is not as free as Moratti. If the team can really win the double this season, it will also bring honors. It brings a lot of bonuses, and other sponsorships will also rise. As long as it works well, maybe the team can still have a surplus.

Although Pakinwa was dissatisfied with Delaware's decision and did not want to satisfy the players' greed endlessly, the boss spoke and he could only do so. This is the fate of the migrant worker. He can have opinions, but he can only obey.

After organizing the wording, Pakinwa dialed Mendes' phone number: "Hello! Mr. Vampire, we can talk about Degan's new contract now!"