Chapter 111 The Lion's Big Word (First Update)

Of course, Fernandez has heard of the name of Jorge Mendez.[]

There is no way, this person is so famous now. As the head coach of a team, I have never heard of this name as an unforgivable mistake. With Porto winning the European Champions League in 2004, this agent named Jorge Mendes became a heavyweight in European football.

It can be said that almost all European club head coaches and general managers will have this person's phone number on the desks and business card holders. Because he is the largest professional agent in Portugal and one of the football agents with strong influence throughout Europe, he has maintained good relationships with people like Chelsea boss Abramovich and Barcelona president Laporta, and his tentacles extend to every corner of Europe.

Jorge Mendes, someone once commented on this. In today's football world, the Portuguese are definitely top-notch. The coaches include Mourinho, the old players include Figo and Rui Costa, the Mesozoics include Deco, the young ones include Cristiano Ronaldo, and the agents include Jorge Mendes!

This person can be regarded as the godfather of Portugal's professional agent, Chelsea coach Mourinho, Manchester United supernova Cristiano Ronaldo, Barcelona star Deco, Chelsea star Carvalho, Porto's talented defender Pepe, etc. Famous coaches and players are all represented by him.

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This person is a big name among agents and has long been famous. Of course, this person's difficulty is also famous. Any head coach hopes to have a good relationship with such a super agent and hopes to get his stars. However, at the same time, if there is a player represented by Mendes in the team, the team's head coach will also be vigilant and have a headache about him!

This guy is too cunning.

Fernandez put down the newspaper in his hand and began to cheer up. When dealing with such a cunning agent, he must always be vigilant and not lose his momentum from the beginning. He said: "I have heard of your name. Mr. Mendez. I didn't expect Zhang Yang to be your agent."

Jorge Mendes burst into laughter on the other end of the phone, and the super agent's momentum and demeanor were undoubtedly revealed: "Haha, there are probably not many coaches who have never heard of my name. Mr. Fernandes, I admire you very much. Qi Zu once praised you. That's right, your club is now discussing the contract renewal with my players?"

That's my player! Fernandez cursed in his heart, but said politely, "Yes, we are very satisfied with Zhang's performance. As far as I know, both the club and the players themselves tend to continue to cooperate."

When Fernandez said this, he rubbed his temples. He was really surprised... When did Zhang Yang have an agent? Or Jorge Mendez, Zhang Yang worked hard every day and had to practice more after the training. I haven't heard of him having contact with this Portuguese guy.

Could it be that Mendes came to him? It should be like this. Fernandes had to be surprised by Mendes' dedication and was always staring at Ligue 1, paying attention to a newly-known rookie so quickly and won it.

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He also knew the meaning of Mendes' call, which means that Zhang Yang's contract renewal will be handled by the super agent with full rights reserved for the salary increase negotiations.

Of course, players' salary increase is a legitimate requirement, and Fernandez also feels that Zhang Yang's previous salary was too low.

He agreed with this. However, he felt that the salary requirement that Zhang Yang had put forward was high, which exceeded the psychological price of the Marseille club. That was why he continued to be delayed until now. Unexpectedly, Zhang Yang had found an agent.

Of course, Fernandez knew that it was not easy to deal with Mendez, a cunning agent. He now regretted not renewing his contract with Zhang Yang in time.

Since the players' agents have called, he will sit at a table to negotiate.

The two sides made an appointment to negotiate Zhang Yang's contract renewal at the Marseille training base this afternoon.

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Fernandez hung up the phone, rubbed his temples, and intuition told him that the afternoon negotiations would be more difficult, and the salary Marseille now provided is definitely not good.

He immediately spoke to Chairman Diouf and was told that Zhang Yang's agent was Jorge Mendes, Fernandes vaguely heard the Chairman on the other end of the phone swear.

The result of the communication between the two was to increase Zhang Yang's salary again, with a monthly salary of 75,000 euros, which means an annual salary of about 900,000 euros, a bonus of 2,000 euros, a bonus of 2,000 euros, a bonus of 2,000 euros in goals, and a bonus of 3,000 euros in victory.

Well, this has increased several times compared to Zhang Yang's previous basic salary. Although it is half the annual salary of 1.8 million euros proposed by Zhang Yang later, they think this is a good contract and can express the sincerity of the Marseille Club. You are a first-grade rookie and can get an annual salary of 900,000 euros. Boy, what else do you want?!

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After the training that morning, head coach Fernandez announced the roster of players for tomorrow's game against Lens.

Zhang Yang was on the roster without any surprises, and as long as there were no emergencies, he should still start. Now he is in a good state, and the shots he showed during training also feel good, so there is no reason to get him off the starter.

Jankoler, the Czech tall man who just met with the media and fans at a press conference and officially announced his joining Marseille, also entered the roster, which made Jankoler very happy. He came to Marseille just to be able to play in the game. You know, he has not played in the Bundesliga for more than a month.

After reading the roster of players, everyone disbanded on the spot. However, tonight, the whole team will go to the club's cooperative hotel. Although it is a home game, it is still a collective stay in the hotel, which is convenient for management. It can also enhance the cohesion of the whole team and maintain the fighting atmosphere.

Zhang Yang was talking to Ribery about something happy, laughing.

"Zhang." Head coach Fernandez suddenly called Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang looked up at the head coach, "Coach, is there anything wrong?"

"Do you have an agent?" Fernandez asked with a weird expression.

"Well, Jorge Mendes, he came to find me by himself." Zhang Yang smiled in his stomach, but quickly put aside his relationship. This cunning agent was not contacted by me, but by myself.

"Well, good, good agent." Fernandez's smile was a little stiff, and he really came to him. Is this Portuguese's nose a dog's nose? Why is the smell so sensitive that you can smell the smell of Marseille through the ocean.

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Fernandez was angry. He was mentally prepared for Jorge. Mendez might make new demands on Zhang Yang's salary, but he did not expect that Zhang Yang's new agent would speak out directly.

The monthly salary is 250,000 euros, yes, that is, the annual salary is 3 million euros. At the same time, the bonus benefits are greatly improved, the appearance bonus is 10,000 euros, the goal bonus is 10,000 euros, and the winning bonus is 20,000 euros.

"What did you say?" Fernandez almost thought he had heard it wrong.

Jorge Mendes was very polite and clearly said the numbers he had just said slowly and forcefully again!

"Mr. Mendes, do you know what the maximum salary of Marseille is now?" Fernandes asked without hesitation. He was angry at the price proposed by Mendes.

"It's Senegalese scorer Nian's 2.9 million euros." Mendes said slowly, and then he bowed slightly, "How many goals did the Senegalese score this season?"

As Marseille head coach, Fernandez certainly knows the various statistics of his players. Nian scored a total of 7 goals this season, which was scored in 17 games!

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Fernandez coughed, and he understood what this damn agent meant. Nian scored seven goals in 17 games and could get an annual salary of 2.9 million euros. So, Zhang Yang, who scored 13 goals in 7 games, would he get more than 3 million euros?

This way, it's naturally not much! 3 million euros are not too much at all.

However, Fernandez wanted to grab the agent who was dressed up as if he was an agent and said that the account was not calculated like this! There is no such algorithm!

"As a first-year student, I only played seven games and got three million euros. Mr. Mendez, do you think it's possible?" Fernandez asked coldly.

Mendes shook his head, "You have your considerations, I have my calculations, and I think my players are fully qualified to get such a salary."

Mendes insisted on such conditions, so the negotiations could not continue at all. Fernandes was furious but had to hold his anger and couldn't tear his face.

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After seeing off Jorge Mendes, he slapped the table directly. He doubted whether the other party had enough sincerity. Then he couldn't help but wonder, could other teams have contacted Zhang Yang privately, so Mendes made such unscrupulous requests?

Mendes' debut after becoming Zhang Yang's agent, and the negotiations lasted less than ten minutes before he and Marseille head coach Fernandez broke up.

Fernandez was so angry that he decided to negotiate Zhang Yang's contract renewal and he would not participate. This job would be left to the team manager. This is the job of the team manager!

Jorge Mendez walked out of the door of Fernandez's office and showed a smile without a trace. Fernandez may be an excellent head coach, but not a good negotiator. This first negotiation seemed to have no result, but he won the game.

Just because he proposed an annual salary of 3 million euros, Fernandez was furious and said that Zhang Yang was not at the level of getting three million! As long as Mendez continued to bite the price of 3 million, the number would definitely drop after several negotiations, but it would definitely not be low! It would definitely make Zhang Yang jump up with satisfaction and joy.

This is his debut as Jorge Mendes became a Zhang Yang agent. Mendes vowed to do a pretty job for that kid to show the kid to the ability of a super agent.

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Walking out of the Marseille training base and sitting in his Bentley, Jorge Mendes called Chang Yang's cell phone.

"Hi, Zhang."

"Hello, Jorge." Zhang Yang knew what Mende was calling to say. He waited for Mendes to tell him the progress of the negotiations.

However, the agent said nothing, but asked, "Are you the starter in tomorrow's game?"

"If there is no problem, I am the starter." Zhang Yang nodded and said.

"Very good, all you have to do is to score as much as possible." Mendes laughed, "Tomorrow's game will be a focus game, a very good showdown."

"Haha, I like the goal the most." Zhang Yang said with a humble smile, which attracted his teammates to see him. Fortunately, everyone got used to his temper, so Luindula, who was unhappy with him, said a few sarcastic words.

2005

In the 2006 season of the Ligue 1, Marseille vs. Lons, Marseille ranked fourth in the league, and Lons ranked second in the league-

Sure enough, a focus showdown!

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ps: First update.
Chapter completed!