My name is Colani

Porto is one of the three traditional powerhouses in Portugal's top league. Porto rose to prominence during the period of its current chairman Pinto da Costa. During his tenure, Porto won the Champions League trophy for the first time, breaking the monopoly of the two giants in the capital Lisbon on the Portuguese top league championship and winning more than ten league championships.

Costa is 65 years old and has been the chairman of Porto for nearly 20 years. Porto is a comprehensive sports club. Not only football, they have many other sports, such as hockey, swimming, etc., and they have also gained a lot under Costa's leadership.

This is a very capable chairman, a very shrewd chairman. Mendes vowed to Hugo that he could persuade Costa to let him go. Unfortunately, the chairman was unwilling to let him go, even though Mendes had a very good relationship with him. The reason for not letting him go was that the price was too low. According to his idea, Trapani had to pay at least 16 million euros before he would let Deco go.

Deco has been in Portugal for several years, so long that he can get a Portuguese passport, but his three years in Porto were only slightly bright last year. Mendes thinks that Costa will be sold for 10 million for this reason. One season is not enough for other teams to convince, not to mention that this is the Portuguese league. However, Costa will never agree to such a transfer fee.

"Jorge, didn't you say that Colemani is very rich?! 16 million euros, I asked him to take Deco away! Otherwise, everything is off the table! Jorge, don't always think about your players, you have to think about the team too! Deco is the most critical player in our team, we can't do without him!" Costa said confidently. Deco is indeed very critical, but for Costa, he is not really critical enough to really not sell him.

"Mr. Costa, this is not La Liga! It is simply a fantasy for a player to be sold for 16 million euros! Don't you think so?!" Mendes persuaded calmly.

What he said was true. Portugal also has players going to the top five leagues, but there is no transfer of more than 10 million euros. Costa clearly knows that Hugo is rich and is ruthlessly killing him!

"Everything always has a first time. I believe Mr. Colemani will understand that this price is appropriate!" Costa said with a cunning look.

Selli did not show up. He just met with Deco once under Mendes' arrangement, and then watched Deco's many game videos. He concluded that Deco is indeed very good. The price of 10 million euros is too high, but if he can continue to improve, then it is worth a gamble.

Seli conveyed his judgment to Hugo, and Hugo felt reassured. He said to Seli: "Then let's see how Jorge operates! 10 million euros is the limit, I can't pay more!"

Even if Deco is a really good player, Hugo really doesn't have that much money to spend. The salary plus the transfer fee is not cheap, and there is no regret if he can't get it. Hugo never believed that one person could change Trapani's fate. If there is, it is him, not Deco.

In addition to Trapani and Porto making their own calculations, Deco also has his own calculations. He himself is very reluctant to go to the third-level league in Italy. Although the Portuguese league is second-rate, Porto can always participate in the Champions League. Can Trapani show up in the Champions League? No!

"Deco, don't just look at the present! You are not young anymore! You also know that your salary in Porto is so much. Playing football is your profession, and you need him to support your family! I have talked to Mr. Colemani, he admires you very much, and he is willing to offer you an annual salary of 2 million euros after tax. Tell me, who else can offer you such a generous salary?!" Mendes threw out the first temptation.

"2 million euros?! After tax?!" Deco almost jumped up from the sofa, so much!

Such treatment is nothing, it is completely the treatment of top players in the top five leagues! Trapani's boss regards him as a top star and is willing to give him such a high salary.

Faced with such a high salary, it would be strange if Deco was not tempted. He knows his own reputation. I am afraid that there are very few clubs in the top five leagues in Europe that have heard of him. However, now there is someone who is willing to trust him and give him such a price. How can Deco remain indifferent?

"2 million euros, after tax!" Mendes said confidently, "You should know that the best league in the world now is Serie A, the best players are also in Italy, and the highest-paid players are still in Italy! Although Trapani is in the third-tier league, I have great confidence in them. This is not the first time I have dealt with Mr. Colemani. We have known each other two years ago. We are not only business partners but also friends! He has extensive football connections in Italy. This summer, their main central defender was favored by Milan and transferred to Milan!"

"And there is another player on my side, Meireles, who has also attracted the attention of Milan. Their forward Luca Toni has also received an invitation from Juventus! When you go to Italy, don't look at the low level, but You will definitely receive more attention from wealthy teams than in Porto. This is the point! This is the reason why I want you to go to Trapani! If you play there for a year, you can be accepted by the wealthy teams. If the team invites us, we can go directly to play for a wealthy club. This is our ultimate goal!”

"Will Mr. Colaney agree to let me leave?!" Deco talked about the future as if he was tempted.

"Haha, as long as there is enough money, you are still worried that he will not let you go!" Mendes laughed, "And I have already told him that as long as a team can offer 20 million euros, he will have to let you go. !”

"20 million euros?!" Deco once again couldn't believe that he was worth 20 million euros.

"Deco, don't think too low of yourself! I believe you will become the best star, and someone will be willing to buy you for 20 million euros! The key is that you let them see it!" Mendes said seriously .

Mendes continued to negotiate with Costa, but this time he brought Deco's transfer application. He wanted to use players to put pressure on Costa, although he was very reluctant to do so. This would mean that he might offend Costa. You know Without Costa's help, it would be difficult for him to win over so many players in Porto.

"No!" Costa replied to Mendes with one word: "NO!"

Costa is not afraid of Mendes at all. He does not believe that Mendes will really fall out, and submitting a player transfer application is just a strategy.

Sure enough, Mendes has nothing to do, but Mendes, who is determined to accomplish this, has a way.

He immediately called Hugo to discuss the second option, "Loan plus transfer to meet Costa's requirements!"

"Hahaha!" Hugo laughed, "Jorge, two days ago you vowed that you could persuade Porto to release him. My offer of 10 million euros is already the limit, and now you ask me to meet their demands! You are going back on your word like this. , I’m disgusted!”

Hugo is not that angry. He doesn't value Deco that much. He just thinks it's good if this deal can really come true. It's okay if it doesn't!

"Jiji, listen to me, there's no way I'm going to fall out with them because of Deco! You should know who I am. I'm an honest person and a reliable friend! But I don't know what happened to that damn old guy. I am determined to kill you! ..." Mendes said in a low voice.

"Then you will help him kill me?!" Hugo interrupted Mendes.

"No, how could I do this! This plan is actually good for you. You spend 1 million euros to rent Deco for one year. If you are satisfied, you can buy him out for 15 million euros next year! The buyout clause is not Mandatory! If you are not satisfied, you can not choose to activate the buyout clause, and the salary only needs to maintain the contract given to Deco by Porto! You are using 1 million euros to make a gamble, which is better than using 10 million! It’s much better to gamble with the euro!” Mendes said.

Hugo sneered in his heart, damn, you are so good at bragging! You can turn a dead situation into a life-or-death situation!

Thinking this in his heart, Hugo had to admit that this plan is actually better than a buyout. As Mendes said, the risk is less now, but next year it will be a transfer of 1,500 euros. How much can this amount be enough to buy? Player? !

"Let me think about it!" Hugo hung up the phone. He then asked Giorgio and Selly for their opinions. Selly agreed, but Giorgio objected. He believed that even a Serie B team would use Spending 16 million to bring in an unknown Deco is simply crazy.

Hugo still chose to believe in Celi. Anyway, the worst he could do was lose 1 million euros. Since Mendes was so focused on letting his players get on the springboard of Trapani, he would really lose money by then, so he had to look for Mendes carefully. To settle the score, we must compensate ourselves for a few players.

Costa was satisfied with Mendes' proposal. Although he wanted to add a mandatory buyout, he knew it was impossible. However, considering that Trapani is a team in the third-tier Italian league, he was very interested in Germany. He is optimistic about Deco's integration. He believes that maybe next year Trapani will really be inseparable from Deco.

In just a few days, Mendes negotiated with the two clubs and Deco, and the strangest deal was born. The main player of a Portuguese Super League team was unexpectedly loaned to the Italian No. 1 club. For Trapani in the third level, the rental fee is only 1 million euros, but the buyout fee is as high as 15 million euros.

As the mouthpiece of Trapani, New Sports and Trapani Weekly both broadcast the report immediately, focusing on the subsequent buyout costs. It must be said that Hugo is very strategic in expanding his popularity. , the entire C-1 league is boiling about it, the entire province of Trapani is boiling, and the whole of Italy is boiling. The boss of Trapani is really rich. He sold Victor, but then bought the main player of Porto at a high price. Midfield.