"Gao Han, this is Carlos Corvo, and the club has arranged for him to help you handle the contract renewal of the second team players."

"Carlos, he is Gao Han!"

Half an hour after receiving the call, Paul Fottery took an Espanyol in his thirties to the coach's office of the second team and introduced the two sides to the meeting.

"I'm very happy to meet you, Mr. Gao Han, I'm not only a fan of Atletico Madrid, but also a fan of the second team."

"Thank you!" Gao Han said with a smile.

He could feel that Carlos Corvo's attitude was very honest and even a little respectful.

The second team coach's office was very simple, with a small space and no place to sit, so Paul Foterre and Carlos Corvo simply sat directly opposite Gao Han, occupying the positions of Cantalero and Garcia.

"By the way, Paul, haven't I mentioned to you before that I want to introduce two or three players during the winter break?"

Paul Futrey nodded, "How is it? Have you found it?"

"They are the only ones!" Gao Han handed over the information about Pablo Ibanes and Antoni Ilara at hand.

Paul Futre immediately opened it, took a quick look, and closed it again.

"These two players are not easy to do, especially Antoni Ilaura."

Athletic Bilbao is a very special football club, they only use players from the Basque Country.

Because of this, this team attaches great importance to youth training and is very close to the players they have trained. The players are also very loyal to the club, so it is not easy to poach.

"Basquenya is the third team of Athletic Bilbao, but they participate independently. There is a tradition in Athletic Bilbao that they will send players that the club is optimistic about to Basquenya, hone their skills for a year or two, then go to the second team, and then join the first team."

"So..." Paul Futrey looked at Gao Han with an expression that you would be a little mentally prepared.

Gao Han understood, "Try to talk, if not, I will reconsider others."

The professionalization of European football has been very perfect, developed and mature.

A young player, no matter how old he is, as long as he shows excellent football talent than his peers, will be discovered immediately and excavated. It is basically unlikely that any remaining beads will appear.

The most fundamental reason why some players shine at a young age, while some players have to survive until they are old and become late is the players' personal growth and encounters.

Just like Harvey Alonso, the player's strength and potential, doesn't Real Sociedad know?

No, they know, and they are very clear.

But why not?

Because he doesn't fit the tactical style of first-team head coach Clement!

It is completely conceivable that if the first team changed to a head coach and liked a midfielder like Xavi Alonso, then Atletico Madrid's second team would not be able to poach them at all.

In other words, what would happen to Gao Han if he hadn't dig up Harvey Alonso?

On loan, or stay in the second team and continue to wait for the opportunity. God knows when will it come?

Maybe, he soon changed to another head coach and he stood up.

Or maybe if he doesn't change the head coach for a long time, he can't stand it and he will be abandoned.

In professional football, players are like products, placed on the shelves and sold at clear prices.

No matter how talented Harvey Alonso was, it was of little use to Real Sociedad at that time.

On the contrary, Curbilo, the midfielder chosen by the first-team head coach, is obviously more valuable.

By the same token, the key to Atletico Madrid is to dig up Andoni Ilaura now, the key is not whether the club is clear about the players' strength and talent, because the former is very transparent, everyone knows it, and the latter can be roughly estimated.

Of course, it is estimated that it is definitely not as accurate as Gao Han’s igneous eyes.

The key to poaching players is the exchange of interests.

Suppose Atletico Madrid drives one million euros, Athletic Bilbao feels that with one million euros, I can poach more players of Andoni Ilaura, then they will definitely sell, I didn't say anything.

On the other hand, if Athletic Bilbao feels that Antoni Ilaura is an indispensable member of the team in the future, no matter how high the price is, no one can help.

Therefore, in the transfer market, no one can forcefully poach the leading stars of the giant team, which is the reason.

Because no one can afford that price!

This is the case when you poach other players, and the same is true for others poaching your players.

Therefore, Atletico Madrid should quickly renew the contract with Torres, Villa and other players.

The purpose is very simple, greatly increasing the cost of poaching others, and even making people unable to afford it!

"For this contract renewal, the club's departments held a meeting before. The team's finances are not ideal at present. However, the team now attaches great importance to the second team. Therefore, Mr. Old Hill, Mr. Little Hill and Mr. Cerrezo personally explained that they must retain this group of players no matter what."

Carlos Corvo's words made Gao Han understand what the management means.

If you sell the bad guys, you have to keep the players.

"Of course, Mr. Gao Han, the players are still very young now. When renewing the contract, we must consider long-term development."

This sentence has another meaning.

Players must be kept, but their salary must be properly controlled.

Gao Han is not at all contradictory to this.

Generally speaking, for players in the growth and maturity stages, renewing salary increases is a rule. If you don’t increase your salary, who will renew your contract with you?

But salary increases must also be controlled by a certain extent.

Just like Torres, a professional contract he just signed more than a year ago, is now going to renew his contract, and his salary increase for the first time.

It is completely foreseeable that he will definitely enter the first team within the next year.

If he performs well in the first team, he will have to renew his contract and have to raise his salary.

For a player like him, renewing the appointment once a year or two and increasing his salary once a year is not new.

But the question is, if the rise is too high at one time, what should I do in the future?

This is what is called long-term development considerations.

"How is the positioning of the club?" Gao Han looked at Carlos Corvo and asked with concern.

"Torres, Villa, Xavi Alonso and Antonio Lopez, the four players are paid a low salary level in the first team. The team also promises to promote them to the first team in the next year and participate in as many first team events as possible."

Carlos Corvo said this, looked at Gao Han and asked for his opinion.

“Reasonable, continue.”

"Moral and Kamala and other players, the club meant to raise their salary to the current Antonio Lopez level, but we may not be able to promise them in the future of the first team."

This is also normal.

The club made a promise that some of them were written into the contract, and that must be fulfilled.

Players such as Torres performed so well, it was a matter of time before they entered the first team. It was understandable to make a promise, but if even players such as Moral and Kamala made a promise, how could the first team play?

Gao Han thought for a while and nodded, "Yes!"

Carlos Coleverton breathed a sigh of relief.

Before he came, he was a little worried that Gao Han would take the opportunity to win more benefits for his players. Now it seems that he is still quite rational and objective.

But in Gao Han's opinion, the salary has increased a lot, which is enough.

For Torres and others, what is really important is the club's commitment to promote the first team, which is more important than anything else.

"Okay, just follow what you said, develop a plan and ask the player's agent to talk to you. I'll find an opportunity and talk to the players. I believe there is no big problem."

Carlos Corvo nodded immediately.

This wasn't a hassle.

After the two finished talking about the players, Paul Futree inserted and looked at Gao Han.

"After talking about the players, it's time to talk about you."

Gao Han smiled and said, "What do I have to say?"

"I understand what you think, but if you need to renew your contract, you still need to renew it."

Paul Futree took a document from Carlos Corvo and handed it to Gao Han.

"This is a contract renewal for you, look at it."

Gao Han took it and opened it to take a look.

The terms of the new contract are similar to those before, with a monthly salary of 10,000 to 20,000 euros, and a signing fee of 50,000 euros.

The bonuses for some players to be selected as national teams were missing, because Gao Han had already obtained this bonus.

But the prize money for winning, winning and upgrading places is doubled compared to the previous one.

In a simple sentence, the salary has increased.

Moreover, it has increased a lot!

Gao Han looked carefully and closed it again.

"Paul, I believe in you, I have no objection to the treatment or something."

Paul Futrey smiled and nodded immediately, and he knew it would be like this.
To be continued...