Chapter 124 Agreed

When Maximilian and Don Jack came out of the hotel, they took a taxi directly to a Henan restaurant in Zhengzhou. They made an appointment to meet there and let Benitez taste Chinese food from afar... Although in fact, they all come from afar.

When they came to the door of the Henan restaurant, they saw a Mercedes-Benz car parked there. A blonde white European stood at the door of the car and looked this way. In the car, a short-haired middle-aged man with a beautiful beard was holding a pile of information.

Don Jack doesn't know him, but Maximilian knows that it's Rafael. Benitez.

In recent years, in European football, the most dazzling coach in the world is the former coach of Porto, Portugal, that is, the current coach of Chelsea, Jose. Mourinho, a 41-year-old young man, has won six meaningful championships for the team in his two years in Porto, two of which are the most meaningful championships in Europe - the League Cup champion and the European champion.

Such achievements have made the whole world know Jose. Mourinho.

That's why Raphael emerged at the same time. The light of Benitez seems to have been completely covered up, but in fact, Benitez's leading team is also quite legendary.

On April 4, 1960, Rafael Benitez was born in Madrid, the capital of Spain. At the age of 14, he joined the junior team of Madrid, but his natural qualifications were limited, and Benitez did not make rapid progress in football.

In 1981, when Benitez was 21 years old, he left Real Madrid, joined La Liga Parla, and played La Liga with Parla.

Unfortunately, Benitez's talent in professional football is really limited and his luck is not very good. In this year, he spent almost all his injuries. The next year, he left professional football and became a member of the coaching staff of Real Madrid, responsible for the training of Real Madrid's under-19 youth team.

A few years later, Benitez has become the head coach of Real Madrid B, and immediately became the assistant of Real Madrid coach Bosc.

Next, Benitez coached Valladolide, Osasuna and Extremadura. After a year of study in Italy and England, he became the coach of La Liga and led the team to La Liga.

Two thousand years ago, almost no one had heard of Raphael. Benitez's name, the first half of his life is no different from Mourinho, who worked as a translator in Barcelona. He is growing silently and seems to be waiting for a surprise.

As a result, Benitez was also amazing!

In 2001, Benitez was somewhat surprised to replace Cooper as the coach of Valencia. Valencian fans were deeply suspicious of him at the beginning. But in the first season, he let Valencia squeeze out its biggest competitor Real Madrid and win the La Liga championship.

Two years later, last season, Benitez led Valencia to win the La Liga and the UEFA Cup, and also with Mourinho. After becoming famous, he also came to the fiercely competitive England, but the two were opposed: Mourinho in Chelsea and Benitez in Liverpool.

Such a legendary coach obviously deserves everyone's respect, as does Maximilian. He came over with Don Jack, politely greeted Benitez, and invited them to enter the restaurant together.

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After walking into the restaurant to order, several people first greeted each other, and Benitez directly pointed out the purpose of the trip: "I took over Liverpool last month. The team is in good condition up and down, but there are still some problems in the front line. Originally, I thought a Ciconet is enough, but in the fiercely competitive Premier League, There is still some lack of strength.

"Jack, I noticed you a few months ago. At that time, I was still leading the team to the League Cup. I appreciate you very much. I think you will be the most important part of my tactics, so I came to China."

Benitez's words seemed to be very sincere with his expression, and he said it directly to Jack Don. Obviously, this middle-aged man is very good at observing. After a short contact, he knew that Jack Don, who had been silent and looked at some immature, was the one who could really make decisions.

This young man can completely decide his future.

Benitez is very satisfied with this maturity. Which coach wants his players to be independent children?

After listening to Benitez's words, Don Jack didn't feel anything.

Benitez said a lot, but there is no real truth. Of course, he knows that this middle-aged man came to China for him, which has shown his sincerity, but it is not enough for him to make a decision: "Mr. Benitez, I am also very interested in Liverpool. There is a player called Steven. Gerard, he is a world-class star player, and it is my honor to be a teammate with such a star player.

Like a counterattack, Jack Don also said a lot of useless nonsense, and then went straight to the point: "However, I want to know more about it, such as Liverpool's offer."

Benitez smiled and said, "Jack, Liverpool has no problem with the transfer fee. A week ago, we sent a transfer offer to Schalke 04, which is 10 million euros, but Chelsea..."

Mentioning the name, Benitez frowned slightly. Everyone present was clear. People who knew about European football knew that that club was an upstart, and it was normal to cause dissatisfaction among other Premier League clubs: "That European upstart, they opened a higher price..."

Of course, it's higher. Chelsea's offer is half more than Liverpool's.

However, Benitez changed his words: "... However, we care more about the feelings of the players. After all, all the transfer fees will belong to the Schalke. I think I can make the decision to improve your treatment and salary in this regard. And now that we have raised the transfer fee to 14 million euros, the Schalke will not refuse. At this time, Maximilian interrupted, "Mr. Benitez, you're right. With this premise, the key is the contract between Liverpool and Jack. Can you talk about this?

"No problem." Benitez breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "What do you want to know?"

"Number and time of appearances." Don Jack affirmed, "I want to make it clear in the contract that I have the minimum number and time to play, especially in the opening stage." After thinking about it, he added, "I want to make sure of the playing time at the beginning of the game, because I don't want to sit on the bench for a long time."

Although I am very confident in my strength, if I don't have a chance, what's the use of being strong? In European football, it is still very important that there are countless players who have the strength and no chance. Don Jack doesn't want to miss the game he can participate in.

This season has taught him a lesson. If he enters the first team of Schalke 04 and gets a chance, will Schalke 04 only get the fifth in the league? There will definitely be a chance to enter the top three of the league!

However, because there is no chance, Jack Don has to choose to leave now because he wants to participate in the UEFA Champions League next season.

This is the lesson!" Hahaha!" After listening to Don Jack's words, Benitez laughed instead: "Young man, you are very confident!" As the head coach, of course, he can hear the implications of Jack Tang's words, more of which is that as long as you give me playing time, I will definitely win the main position.

Benitez doesn't know what this self-confidence comes from, so he wants to verify this and is also interested in the dark-haired Chinese boy in front of him.

Maximilian and Don Jack both looked at Benitez and waited for his answer, but the latter smiled and ate a bite with a knife and fork. The funny action made the waitress who had just come in next to him laugh. Benitez smiled at her and turned his head and said, "I think there is no problem with this. Next season, Liverpool can participate in the UEFA Champions League, coupled with domestic leagues, cups, and other low-level events. I'm afraid that there are not enough players. You have a lot of opportunities to play, and..." Speaking of this, he paused and said, "In early August, that is, a month later, the club plans to have a North American Tour, and then you will have a chance to play."

Don Jack looked at each other and thought about it silently. It was really right to think about Benitez's words.

Don't say 'North American Tour', that is, at the beginning of the Premier League, the cup, the Champions League knockout match, and the intensive league schedule of the Premier League, there will be games every week, and sometimes even two or three games. Obviously, it is impossible to have only one set of lineups for such a close competition. Among them, there are some strong players. All will get a chance to play.

As a player who transferred to Liverpool for more than 10 million euros, Benitez can't keep Don Jack on the bench all the time, which is a complete waste.

After a simple conversation, the two sides were satisfied. After Don Jack thought about it for a while, the two discussed it, and Maximilian said, "Well, Mr. Benitez, should we talk about Jack's salary and some specific issues with additional terms?"

Hearing this, Benitez's smiling face smiled even more. He knows that half of the Chinese players rushed by the European giants already belong to Liverpool.

Poor, it's just some procedural problems.

As for Schalke 04?

As long as there is enough transfer fee, it is impossible for them to disagree. After all, Don Jack has definitely left. At the value of Jack Don, the transfer fee is 20 to 3 million euros, which is really normal. As long as both parties agree, just notify Schalke 04 to make a formal contract.