Chapter 81

Chapter 81

Although the current Ronaldinho is not the same as before, after these few days of observation, Jose can still see some of Ronaldinho's extraordinary qualities.

For example, Ronaldinho's ball control ability is quite good. Although his body is not strong, he is very stable. Even if he is in physical confrontation with the opponent, he will not be too inferior. At the same time, his excellent ball feel means that he does not need to Focusing too much on controlling the ball and being able to look around more - this is also a talent, and it is a rare talent.

At the same time, Jose also observed that Ronaldinho's field of vision on the training ground is quite broad. Basically, he can see the movements of his teammates during the attack - indeed, he is the passer who often points east and west in later generations. The Ronaldinho who teased the defender with the ball...

"As long as you are real, I have to take you away." Jose thought in his heart.

Silva's side is not going well. Ronaldinho is the most promising Brazilian star of hope in recent years. Although he failed to win the Olympic championship in the past summer, he still won the America's Cup and the Confederations Cup. Being the top scorer has given him a certain reputation in the world. Of course, such a player will not be let go easily by Gremio.

It's just that the situation of almost no one paying attention to it for more than a year has inevitably left Gremio with some lack of confidence. Think about it, in the summer of 1999, Ronaldinho won the America's Cup and was the top scorer of the Confederations Cup. , although he did not win the Olympic championship this summer, Ronaldinho also performed well. For such a player, he has been at Gremio for two and a half years and no one has come to ask for his price - it hurts his pride too much. !

This reality also makes Gremio have to wonder if those European clubs are holding back and want to wait until Ronaldinho's contract expires before they take action - you know that Ronaldinho was just a player at that time. He is only twenty-two years old, which is the age when he enters the maturity stage.

Rather than lose everything after more than a year, it is better to get a little bit now - it is not that Gremio is short-sighted, but when they face European clubs, they have an inherent disadvantage...

It was the right time for Jose to come to Brazil at this time. The winter break in other leagues will not start until January next year. Jose's move was another month early. In the absence of competitors, Silva can Make better use of his eloquence and characteristics in negotiation.

At first, Silva bit down on four million and refused to let go, causing the other party to almost fall out with the offer that he thought was insulting. Then he increased the offer bit by bit, and when it reached six and a half million, Silva He refused to add more, and the other party insisted on ten million and refused to let go, and the two sides fell into a stalemate.

After two days of stalemate, Gremio began to soften its tone and demanded a price of 8 million. Originally, this had achieved what Jose expected, but Silva forcefully snatched 5 million from the opponent. 100,000, and finally the transaction was completed for a transfer fee of US$7.5 million...

Jose is very satisfied with this result. You must know that in history, although Ronaldinho transferred to Paris Saint-Germain for only 4.5 million, Gremio, who was unwilling to accept it, has been entangled in it. , and finally got a training fee of up to 6 million US dollars from Paris Saint-Germain. Paris Saint-Germain actually paid more than 10 million in transfer fees, and had to wait until the 2001-02 season for Ronaldinho to be able to play in France. Appearance in Class A...

It is precisely because of this consideration that Jose would rather pay a little more now to avoid wrangling in the future. Just taking out more money is nothing. If Ronaldinho is unable to play in the second half of the season, then Mallorca The loss would be great.

You must know that in the second half of the season, Ronaldinho is a very important tactical piece for Jose. If he cannot play, it will be much more serious than losing millions of dollars...

Now that the club has been taken care of, the next thing to take care of is the players themselves.

In a cafe in Porto Alegre, Jose met Ronaldinho and his brother and his agent Assis.

Assis is several years older than Ronaldinho. After Ronaldinho's father died of a heart attack when Ronaldinho was eight years old, Assis began to take on the responsibility of supporting the family. He was also a The player also joined the Gremio club and was once selected for the Brazilian national team. However, a serious injury cost him the opportunity to continue playing. After that, Assis began to place his hopes on Ronaldinho. After Ronaldinho signed a contract with Gremio when he was sixteen years old, he became Ronaldinho's agent and took care of everything for him, just like a father takes care of his son - the eldest brother is the father, as the saying goes The words have been best verified by Assis.

Jose knew that if he wanted to impress Ronaldinho, he had to impress Assis first. He knew the relationship between Ronaldinho and his brother. You must know that as a superstar, after Ronaldinho became famous, when he was asked about his idol, He did not say it was Pele, nor did he say it was great players such as Garrincha, Vava, Romario and Ronaldo. Instead, he said that his idol was his brother Assis. In his opinion, if Assis did not If you are injured, you must be better than yourself...

"Mr. Assis? Hello, Alemani, the technical director of Mallorca Club." Jose extended his hand to Assis, a capable black man, although he was walking around. He seemed to be limping a little - the aftermath of that serious injury - but he didn't look insignificant at all.

Assis held Jose's hand and introduced himself: "Hello, Mr. Alemani, I am Ronaldinho's agent, Assis."

"Ronaldinho" is originally the abbreviation of Ronaldinho, and it is also a nickname.

"Nice to meet you." Seeing Assis and Ronaldinho sitting down in front of him one after another, Jose noticed that Ronaldinho first helped his brother with mobility issues pull out the chair and let him sit down, and then he He sat obediently on another chair.

"The relationship between these two brothers is really deep. Ronaldinho... respects his brother very much." Jose thought secretly in his heart.

Although he was thinking about things in his mind, Jose did not show it at all on his face, but continued: "I came to Brazil this time because I hope Ronaldinho can join us at the beginning of the winter break. team."

"Who is the Mallorca club? We have also heard about your club's victory in the UEFA Cup last season." Assis nodded: "We know that your club has good strength, and we also think your club is a good choice. , but Ronaldinho wants to know how your club positions him. You must know that he is already twenty years old and what he needs is competition training."

"It's normal and a very reasonable request." Jose smiled slightly, and then thought about it.

While he was thinking, neither Assis nor Ronaldinho spoke, but waited quietly.

"First of all, in terms of remuneration, we are prepared to provide an annual salary of 800,000 US dollars for a five-year contract. The annual salary will increase by 10% every year. In terms of image rights, the club and the player will each get half of the advertising revenue with the club's participation, and the player will bear it alone. All advertising revenue will be obtained by the players themselves."

Hearing this, Assis nodded slightly. He was quite satisfied with this treatment, although the annual salary was the same as that of the two people with the highest annual salary in La Liga - Figo, who had just transferred to Real Madrid, and Rivaldo, who stayed in Barcelona. Both are five million US dollars - compared to Ronaldinho, he is far behind, but Assis also knows that his younger brother only has a certain reputation in South America and is just a newcomer in Europe. Compared with Miao's salary of less than 400,000 yuan, his current salary has more than doubled. Besides, generally speaking, players' salaries and transfer fees are closely related. In addition to players on free transfers who often receive more salary, players on normal transfers have an annual salary that is one-tenth of the transfer fee. , is a relatively established rule in European football now. Of course, the transfer of a veteran like Stankovic is different. After all, the transfer value of such a veteran will not be too high.

The transfer fee is US$7.5 million, of which 10% is the signing fee for Ronaldinho (this is what Assis obtained for Ronaldinho when he signed a professional contract with Gremio), plus With an annual salary of 800,000 yuan, Assis felt nothing dissatisfied, but the five-year long-term contract...

"The term of the contract seems to be a bit longer." Assis didn't have many opinions on the image rights. Jose's conditions were very fair.

"You also know that Ronaldinho is only in his early twenties. For such a young player, we are not willing to let him leave on a free transfer after two years of training... What's more, for the players themselves, such a long-term contract can also Let his performance be more stable and without worries. Besides, if Ronaldinho performs extremely well, we will not be stingy with the increase in salary." Jose said with a smile.

After glancing at his brother, Assis saw Ronaldinho nodding, so he stopped worrying about this, and then looked at Jose - what he wanted to know was not just treatment...

"As for the team's status... I think you should also know that Mallorca is a mid-table team, but we are very ambitious and hope to make the team's status higher, so an outstanding player like Ronaldinho will definitely He will be reused. He will be an important offensive player in our frontcourt. As for whether he can become the core of Mallorca, it depends on his subsequent performance. However, according to my observations in the past few days, Ronaldinho If you occupy a main position, there will be absolutely no problem." Jose replied.

"With all due respect, you are just the technical director. I'm afraid only the head coach can decide these things?" Assis said with a smile.

"Oh, maybe you don't know one thing - I was the head coach when we won the UEFA Cup last season." Jose pointed to his nose and said with a smile.

"Ah?" Assis was really stunned now.

"Are you the unlucky guy who hurt your waist while lifting the trophy?" Ronaldinho blurted out one sentence, and then realized that he seemed to be speechless. He covered his mouth in a hurry, looking at a loss.

Assis patted Ronaldinho on the shoulder and told him not to be too nervous, but Jose did not care, but shrugged: "Yes, I am the unlucky guy... My main job is coaching, technical skills Being a director is just my hobby, and I believe that when the winter break comes, I will already be the head coach."

Assis and Ronaldinho looked at each other and smiled. Jose had finished talking about this, and they wanted to hear more deeply... That would be a bit ungrateful...

"I think there should be no problem." Assis stood up and stretched out his hand to Jose: "As long as Gremio agrees, Ronaldinho will have no problem, right, Ronaldinho?"

Ronaldinho showed two buck teeth and smiled, with a hint of shyness: "Me? Of course it's no problem..."

Jose also stood up and held Assis's hand: "I'm sure there will be no problem on my part... I can sign the contract tomorrow, and the contract will officially come into effect on December 1st."

Looking at Ronaldinho in front of him, Jose felt happy.

Ronaldinho is in my trap! Plus that person... I'm sorry, Mr. Rijkaard, but let me use your two most important generals for a few years first...