Midfielder Ruler

Rodrigo sat on the luxurious sofa with his legs crossed and carefully read the 12-page revised contract. To tell the truth, the remuneration was not bad, with an annual salary of 1.5 million Argentine pesos.

Tang Zheng can get about 370,000 US dollars a year from River Plate, which can be regarded as a generous contract for a young player who is only eighteen years old.

And there are also appearance fees, goal bonuses, assist bonuses, league championship bonuses, Libertadores Cup championship bonuses, and even Club World Cup championship bonuses, which shows how delicate this contract is.

But Rodrigo didn't think so. He closed the contract and put it back on the luxurious mahogany table, and said with a serious face: If you asked my client to sign this contract more than half a month ago, I would be one hundred I would like to, but now... I'm really sorry, I can't feel the sincerity of your club.

Aguilar was a little unhappy, frowned and said: Don Ke was promoted from the youth team to the first team only two months ago, this contract is already very reasonable, 1.5 million pesos can be ranked in the middle of the team , Looking at the entire A League, who is more generous than us?

Rodrigo naturally didn't believe it. He waved his hand and interrupted Aguilar's tirade: I think Boca, La Plata University, Fluminense, Sao Paulo and other teams will be very happy to spend 1.5 million. What do you think about the dollar release fee that took Don away?

At this moment, Aguilar even wanted to get up and scold his mother. This Rodrigo is too insidious, so he directly kicked the bottom of the pot.

If one and a half million dollars could buy a talented young player like Tang Zheng, he would buy as much as he had!

However, Aguilar thought that if the talks with Rodrigo collapsed again and he talked to other clubs privately, the club would lose. Twist out a smile uglier than Ku: Then how much do you think is appropriate?

Rodrigo stretched out four fingers without hesitation: The annual salary is four million pesos.

Four million pesos is equivalent to about one million US dollars. One million US dollars is the club's second-tier treatment, and it is almost catching up with veterans Rosales, Poncio, and Ahumada.

If the details of Tang Zheng's renewed contract were leaked, it would definitely cause discord in the locker room.

So Aguilar blurted out: Impossible!

This time Rodrigo didn't confront Aguilar. After all, Tang Zheng was only 18 years old. To put it bluntly, he just played a few beautiful games. Treatment, then Aguilar is not suitable to be the chairman.

Negotiation is the art of compromise.

If you don't put forward higher requirements, how can you achieve your goal?

After half an hour of tug-of-war, Tang Zheng's annual salary was fixed at 2.4 million pesos, equivalent to about 600,000 U.S. dollars, with an annual increase of 10%.

Immediately, Rodrigo turned his attention to the contract period, and he stretched out three fingers: Six years is too long, three years! Three years at most.

Six years! said Aguilar, shaking his head.

It's still the same number as before, three years! Rodrigo was very firm.

Mr. Fabino, you have to know that we attach great importance to Tang. The six-year long contract is very beneficial to his future growth. Of course... If you can persuade Tang to sign this contract, I can give you an extra commission... ...

In that case. Rodrigo hurriedly interrupted Aguilar, sitting upright with a smile on his face: It's not impossible to have a six-year long contract, but I have additional conditions.

Originally, Aguilar was going to praise Rodrigo's knowledge of current affairs, but after hearing Rodrigo's follow-up words, he exploded.

At least 30 games per season when the players are healthy? Aguilar refused without thinking: It's impossible!

Although Aguilar is serving as club president for the first time, he still knows that there should be a relationship of mutual respect between the chairman and the coach.

In addition, Rodrigo's conditions are very strict, 20 of the 30 games must be started, and the starting time must not be less than 60 minutes...

Even if he can call the shots for the head coach, he dare not agree, this is so fucking nonsense!

What if poor performance persists?

It is the club that suffers, and as the head coach, he is even more to blame.

Rodrigo smiled and glanced at Aguilar, who was nearly sixty years old, and said neither humble nor overbearing: Since it is difficult for both of us to agree to our conditions, then... how about choosing a compromise?

Aguilar thought for half a minute, then glared at Rodrigo angrily, before uttering a word: Okay.

In the end, the two sides agreed on the contract period of four and a half years. If Tang Zheng is in good health, he will play no less than 25 games a year, of which 15 games will be the first games, and the starting games should not be less than 60 minutes. The total playing time must not be less. At fifteen hundred minutes.

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Aguilar glanced at the overjoyed Rodrigo, and cursed inwardly: Idiot!

Being able to sit in the position of club chairman proves that Aguilar's ability is not ordinary. The reason why he was able to accept Rodrygo's series of conditions that are ridiculous to him is because he left behind in the contract .

In order to avoid long nights and dreams, he stood up from his seat and reached out to hold Rodrigo's right hand.

Rodrigo was a little puzzled by Aguilar's performance, and said suspiciously: Mr. Chairman, what's the matter?

Aguilar patted Rodrigo on the shoulder with a smile, and said with a smile: Since the agreement has been reached, when will Tang come over to show his face and renew the contract?

Ah? Rodrigo slapped his forehead fiercely. It turned out that Chairman Aguilar had misunderstood. He quickly said, Mr. Chairman, I think you have misunderstood. There are still some details in the contract that need to be discussed in detail.

Suddenly, Aguilar had an ominous premonition, could it be...he saw the trap in the contract?

Look... Rodrigo turned the contract to the last page, pointed to the blank space of the additional terms and said, Should we add a termination clause?

Aguilar almost spit out sixty years of old blood. He agreed to Rodrigo's seemingly unreasonable demands just to make him care about one thing and lose another. If Tang Zheng signed this contract, it would be tantamount to signing a contract of prostitution. However, the lack of a release clause in the contract means that without a suitable transfer fee, the club will not sell the player.

want to go?

Then stay until the end of 2012!

By that time, Tang Zheng would be twenty-three!

Taking a 10,000-step back, even if Tang Zheng's growth didn't meet expectations, it doesn't matter, it's OK to deal with it casually and go back to China, it's a sure profit deal.

But Aguilar's wishful thinking was broken by Rodrigo...

So his expression is very unnatural, and the conditions in the past have been agreed, and now he will put on a hat of contradicting his promises. As the chairman of Argentina's absolute giant River Plate, he can't afford to lose this person!

So he closed his eyes and rested for a while, and gave a number after a while: The termination fee is 30 million US dollars. If you can, you can sign the contract in the afternoon.

According to media reports, it is said that Valencia is interested in Banega of Boca Juniors, and the first round offer was as high as 13 million euros. Tang Zheng's performance in the national derby crushed Banega, at least not weak in value. Otherwise, others will think that River Plate players are not as valuable as Boca players.

No, no, no. Rodrigo shook his head and said, A termination fee of up to five million dollars.

Five million dollars?

Aguilar once again had a feeling of wanting to vomit blood, isn't this bargaining too strong? A total of twenty-five million dollars was missing.

Now the European transfer market is a transaction of tens of millions of euros, what can five million dollars do?

Five million dollars may have been agreed to ten years ago, but it is impossible now.

Then how much termination fee do you think can impress you?

The two started a new round of intrigue and a battle of wits and courage.

Twenty-five million dollars!

Up to eight million dollars!!

Why don't you take a step back and I'll take a step back, 20 million dollars, what do you think?

NONONO!! Up to 10 million US dollars, no more!

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After half an hour of tug-of-war, the two parties finally agreed to a termination fee of 15 million U.S. dollars, equivalent to about 10 million euros.

If Tang Zheng's performance can be stabilized for a long time, he will definitely get the affections of those local tyrants in Europe, and the income of 15 million US dollars is also very good. After all, Tang Zheng didn't spend a penny on the club's transfer fee, so he won't lose money!

But this is not over yet, Rodrigo is still fighting for the last payment for Tang Zheng: Mr. Chairman, shouldn't the signing fee be paid?

You are ruthless!

Even though Aguilar is very patient, but after hearing Rodrigo's request, he will inevitably lose his composure.

In the football industry, there are unspoken rules about signing fees, but the price varies from person to person.

For a player like Tang Zheng who didn't cost the club a dime, the signing fee must be high.

But Aguilar was so upset with Rodrygo that he made himself think of renewing Falcao's professional contract two months ago when Portuguese Jorge Mendes drove him mad.

Regarding the signing fee, Aguilar and Rodrigo reached a consensus on 800,000 Argentine pesos, which is about 200,000 US dollars, which is more reasonable and can be regarded as compensation for Tang Zheng's excellent performance in the past one and a half months...

When the two shook hands, Aguilar finally heaved a sigh of relief. The negotiation of renewing Tang Zheng's contract was finally over!

If the Portuguese Jorge Mendes is the most difficult agent he has ever encountered, then the new agent Rodrigo in front of him is enough to rank in the top three.

By the way, Mr. Chairman.

Fabino Rodrigo, who was about to leave the house, seemed to remember something, and said back.

Chairman Aguilar was stunned, and suddenly became angry: Can I finish it all at once? I'm very busy!!

Rodrigo shrugged his shoulders and said with an innocent face: I just want to ask, can I help Tang find a house? It's not convenient for him to live in the youth dormitory...

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