Chapter 109 The Broker
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Chen Ai Ting
Chapter 109 The Broker
After a difficult victory over Feyenoord, everyone in Ajax breathed a sigh of relief.
The Dutch Cup semi-finals are freshly released. In addition to Ajax, Breda beat PSV Eindhoven in an upset away game, and Sparta Rotterdam defeated Nijmegen on penalties. The last team to advance to the semi-finals was Utrecht.
It should be said that Ajax still has an advantage in terms of strength when facing these teams.
This also makes the club full of expectations, hoping that the team can make persistent efforts and strive to win the Dutch Cup this season.
After the game, the head coach Ronald Koeman also encouraged the players in the locker room and press conference, but he also pointed out that it is very difficult to win the cup successfully, and everyone in the team needs to work together to show a performance like tonight.
After playing the game at the Amsterdam Arena and returning to De Tokmoorster to have a good meal, everyone started to scatter their things, and they will have post-match recovery training tomorrow morning.
Entering February, there will be two weeks of national team games, and most of the rest of the time Ajax will have double matches a week, which is very stressful.
Before leaving, Yang Yang was called out by Van Gaal who came to De Tokmorst for a while, and they chatted for a while, mainly about contract renewal. When he came back, his teammates had already left one after another, and only three old partners, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Maxwell and Vermaelen, were left waiting for him.
"What did that old man Van Gaal call you out for? So long?" Ibrahimovic asked while driving on the way home.
Yang Yang knew the grievances between Ibrahimovic and Van Gaal in his heart, and he did not intend to change the Swedish center's impression of Van Gaal. After all, there were many things that he could not change.
"Nothing, just urging me to find an agent quickly, the club wants to renew the contract."
"He knows he's in a hurry now?" Ibrahimovic said with a smile, fearing that the world would be chaotic.
Yang Yang didn't speak, but he always knew in his heart that he wanted to stay in Ajax.
With his current situation, of course there is no fear of going nowhere in the transfer, but where is he more suitable for his development than Ajax?
Here you can play the UEFA Champions League almost every year, and you can see the strongest teams in European football. Although the level of the Eredivisie League is not as good as the four major leagues, it is not low. What is even more rare is that it is very suitable for the growth of young players, especially offensive players.
Ajax is a club that is very tolerant of young players. It allows you to make mistakes, and is very tolerant and trustful of offensive players. Coupled with the club's unique mechanism and ability to train players, Yang Yang feels that this is very suitable for him. Switching to other teams is not as good as here.
"You really should find a reliable agent and don't worry about these things all day long." Maxwell advised.
Yang Yang nodded, he thought so too.
These things somewhat distracted him.
"How about I ask Raiola for you?" Ibrahimovic asked suddenly.
"Him?" Yang Yang was a little surprised.
"You don't like him?"
"No, why? I was afraid that he would look down on me." Yang Yang smiled wryly.
Raiola is now a well-known agent in European football. Many superstars such as Nedved are players under his command. When Zlatan Ibrahimovic was about to transfer to his command, he kept a low voice for a long time. It is said that he was scolded in person.
Of course, according to Raiola, this was because he wanted to kill the Swedish center's spirit at the time, so that the Swedes could see their own situation clearly, so that he would not be too arrogant and domineering, but Raiola's vision has always been very high.
"Mino is a good person. Don't look at him talking outside as if he is very irresponsible. In fact, they are all targeted and required by work. He is still very responsible for our affairs, which is very reassuring." Maxwell seems to agree with Raiola very much.
"Professional players eat youth food, God knows what will happen in the future? So we should start from our own interests when considering issues. It is definitely not wrong to find an agent who considers our interests, but this kind of agent is often the most hated by the club, even the most hated." Zlatan Ibrahimovic laughed.
Yang Yang quite agrees with this point of view.
Raiola belongs to that kind of independent agent. From Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Maxwell, as well as Yang Yang's own observations on weekdays, and after a few contacts, he also feels quite good and conscientious.
"That's all right, you ask, if he is not willing, then don't force it." Yang Yang said bluntly.
A twisted melon is not sweet, he likes you more than me.
"My brokerage contract is about to expire, and I will sign with Yang Yang at the same time." Vermaelen smiled from the side.
The more in-depth contact he had with Yang Yang, the roommate, the more he admired him, and the more he wanted to make friends.
Not to mention anything else, just pointing at the tacit understanding between the two at the corner kick, it is not something that anyone can catch up to.
"Okay, I'll call when I get back." Ibrahimovic laughed.
But soon, the Swedish center's expression changed again, "But let me tell you, Yang Yang, don't thank Van der Vaart for the penalty kick tonight. That kid probably exhausted his energy and his legs were weak. He was afraid that he couldn't score, so he gave you the penalty."
"Really?" Maxwell asked aside.
Everyone in Ajax knows that the Swedish center has grudges against two people, one is Van Gaal who forces him to defend, and the other is Van der Vaart who competes with him for the captain's armband.
"Nonsense, I just watched over there. He usually only played 75 minutes. At that time, he had played more than 100 minutes. Do you think he can still play?" Ibrahimovic asked confidently.
"Besides, it was two to one at the time. It's nothing if the free throw is scored. It's just icing on the cake. But if the penalty is missed, then he, the number one star, will lose face, right? Instead of taking this risk, it's better to just be a favor and give the right to free throws to Yang Yang. Look, how good it is, everyone must praise him again."
At the end, Ibrahimovic had a sour tone.
Yang Yang laughed when he heard it, but he didn't take it to heart, as if he never remembered how the Swedish center scolded Van Gaal.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic didn't like van der Vaart, so it's understandable for him to guess like this, but Yang Yang didn't.
Maxwell and Vermaelen, however, were interested.
There was a chatter, and soon it was back to Oderkerk.
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In the early morning of the next day, Yang Yang was still the same as usual. After a hard night's battle with the Eredivisie defender in the super training ground, he woke up refreshed and went out to run around the town.
On the way back, I bought five breakfasts by the way, and bought the three major Dutch newspapers at the newsstand on the corner of the street, and then I went all the way home.
The reason for the five copies is that apart from Ibrahimovic and Maxwell, two guys who made an appointment last night to have a meal, their agent Mino Raiola rushed to Amsterdam overnight after receiving a call from Ibrahimovic.
When Yang Yang came back from his morning exercise, they were already waiting in the living room.
Today's breakfast was very lively.
The main reason is that Zlatan Ibrahimovic is so talkative. For a while, he complained that the comments of the Dutch Telegraph newspaper did not recognize his first goal, and for a while he was angry at the accusation of the Volk newspaper for his mistake in stopping the ball...
The appearance of the Swedish center complaining and complaining about the air actually indirectly increased the appetite of Yang Yang and others. They ate a delicious breakfast and laughed constantly.
After breakfast, Vermaelen and Maxwell started to clean up. Zlatan Ibrahimovic also excused himself to read the newspaper and left. Only Yang Yang and Raiola sat in the living room to discuss things.
Before Yang Yang came back, Vermaelen had already reached an agreement with Raiola.
"In your current situation, my suggestion is to stay at Ajax." Raiola said frankly.
His feeling to Yang Yang does not seem to be as aggressive as Ibrahimovic described.
Could it be that it really depends on character?
"I think so too. I think it's too early to talk about leaving the team. I still have many shortcomings. At the same time, I also hope to further improve myself."
"That's right." Raiola nodded, "Ajax is a very suitable platform for leveling up. If you can't guarantee that you can play in the game, then it doesn't make any sense to go to the four major leagues."
Yang Yang nodded deeply, and he also agreed with this statement very much.
"Although you have decided to stay at Ajax, I want to remind you that there is no emotion at the negotiating table. Whether it is you or Ajax, they are fighting for their own interests, or even quarreling."
After a pause, Raiola said again: "You must also not think that it is meaningless to fight for a little more salary. This is wrong. To a certain extent, the salary package represents the importance the club attaches to you and how high your status is in the club. I believe that it is impossible for Ajax to give van der Vaart a salary lower than that of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, right?"
As soon as Raiola finished speaking, Ibrahimovic, who was buried in the newspaper at the dining table not far away, poked his head out, "Hey, fat man, tell me what to say, don't compare me to Van der Vaart, okay? Do you know how to respect people?"
"Sorry, impatient, didn't pay attention." Raiola laughed so that his fat belly trembled.
Yang Yang and Vermaelen in the distance also burst into laughter.
But after thinking about it again, that's right. Doesn't the salary Ajax give appropriately represent Yang Yang's status in their minds?
"My style of conduct is very simple. I will put my employer's interests first. You decided to stay at Ajax. I must be negotiating with Ajax on the premise of this. But in terms of personal treatment and salary, I will do my best to fight for it. This is not only your interest, but also mine."
Yang Yang thought for a while, nodded and said, "Okay, I believe in you, so what should I do now?"
"It's very simple, you don't have to do anything." Raiola laughed.
"do nothing?"
"Yes, don't think about anything, don't do anything, and don't worry about anything. From today on, you only need to do one thing, and that is to play as well as you can on the pitch. If you can help Ajax bring back the Champions League, I promise you to sign a lucrative contract that you can't even imagine, and make you a key player for Ajax to train."
Yang Yang smiled when he heard it, how could it be possible to win the Champions League?
But I have to say that Raiola's style is really to his liking.
The countdown is on, brothers and sisters, please vote more, thank you! !
(End of this chapter)
After a difficult victory over Feyenoord, everyone in Ajax breathed a sigh of relief.
The Dutch Cup semi-finals are freshly released. In addition to Ajax, Breda beat PSV Eindhoven in an upset away game, and Sparta Rotterdam defeated Nijmegen on penalties. The last team to advance to the semi-finals was Utrecht.
It should be said that Ajax still has an advantage in terms of strength when facing these teams.
This also makes the club full of expectations, hoping that the team can make persistent efforts and strive to win the Dutch Cup this season.
After the game, the head coach Ronald Koeman also encouraged the players in the locker room and press conference, but he also pointed out that it is very difficult to win the cup successfully, and everyone in the team needs to work together to show a performance like tonight.
After playing the game at the Amsterdam Arena and returning to De Tokmoorster to have a good meal, everyone started to scatter their things, and they will have post-match recovery training tomorrow morning.
Entering February, there will be two weeks of national team games, and most of the rest of the time Ajax will have double matches a week, which is very stressful.
Before leaving, Yang Yang was called out by Van Gaal who came to De Tokmorst for a while, and they chatted for a while, mainly about contract renewal. When he came back, his teammates had already left one after another, and only three old partners, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Maxwell and Vermaelen, were left waiting for him.
"What did that old man Van Gaal call you out for? So long?" Ibrahimovic asked while driving on the way home.
Yang Yang knew the grievances between Ibrahimovic and Van Gaal in his heart, and he did not intend to change the Swedish center's impression of Van Gaal. After all, there were many things that he could not change.
"Nothing, just urging me to find an agent quickly, the club wants to renew the contract."
"He knows he's in a hurry now?" Ibrahimovic said with a smile, fearing that the world would be chaotic.
Yang Yang didn't speak, but he always knew in his heart that he wanted to stay in Ajax.
With his current situation, of course there is no fear of going nowhere in the transfer, but where is he more suitable for his development than Ajax?
Here you can play the UEFA Champions League almost every year, and you can see the strongest teams in European football. Although the level of the Eredivisie League is not as good as the four major leagues, it is not low. What is even more rare is that it is very suitable for the growth of young players, especially offensive players.
Ajax is a club that is very tolerant of young players. It allows you to make mistakes, and is very tolerant and trustful of offensive players. Coupled with the club's unique mechanism and ability to train players, Yang Yang feels that this is very suitable for him. Switching to other teams is not as good as here.
"You really should find a reliable agent and don't worry about these things all day long." Maxwell advised.
Yang Yang nodded, he thought so too.
These things somewhat distracted him.
"How about I ask Raiola for you?" Ibrahimovic asked suddenly.
"Him?" Yang Yang was a little surprised.
"You don't like him?"
"No, why? I was afraid that he would look down on me." Yang Yang smiled wryly.
Raiola is now a well-known agent in European football. Many superstars such as Nedved are players under his command. When Zlatan Ibrahimovic was about to transfer to his command, he kept a low voice for a long time. It is said that he was scolded in person.
Of course, according to Raiola, this was because he wanted to kill the Swedish center's spirit at the time, so that the Swedes could see their own situation clearly, so that he would not be too arrogant and domineering, but Raiola's vision has always been very high.
"Mino is a good person. Don't look at him talking outside as if he is very irresponsible. In fact, they are all targeted and required by work. He is still very responsible for our affairs, which is very reassuring." Maxwell seems to agree with Raiola very much.
"Professional players eat youth food, God knows what will happen in the future? So we should start from our own interests when considering issues. It is definitely not wrong to find an agent who considers our interests, but this kind of agent is often the most hated by the club, even the most hated." Zlatan Ibrahimovic laughed.
Yang Yang quite agrees with this point of view.
Raiola belongs to that kind of independent agent. From Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Maxwell, as well as Yang Yang's own observations on weekdays, and after a few contacts, he also feels quite good and conscientious.
"That's all right, you ask, if he is not willing, then don't force it." Yang Yang said bluntly.
A twisted melon is not sweet, he likes you more than me.
"My brokerage contract is about to expire, and I will sign with Yang Yang at the same time." Vermaelen smiled from the side.
The more in-depth contact he had with Yang Yang, the roommate, the more he admired him, and the more he wanted to make friends.
Not to mention anything else, just pointing at the tacit understanding between the two at the corner kick, it is not something that anyone can catch up to.
"Okay, I'll call when I get back." Ibrahimovic laughed.
But soon, the Swedish center's expression changed again, "But let me tell you, Yang Yang, don't thank Van der Vaart for the penalty kick tonight. That kid probably exhausted his energy and his legs were weak. He was afraid that he couldn't score, so he gave you the penalty."
"Really?" Maxwell asked aside.
Everyone in Ajax knows that the Swedish center has grudges against two people, one is Van Gaal who forces him to defend, and the other is Van der Vaart who competes with him for the captain's armband.
"Nonsense, I just watched over there. He usually only played 75 minutes. At that time, he had played more than 100 minutes. Do you think he can still play?" Ibrahimovic asked confidently.
"Besides, it was two to one at the time. It's nothing if the free throw is scored. It's just icing on the cake. But if the penalty is missed, then he, the number one star, will lose face, right? Instead of taking this risk, it's better to just be a favor and give the right to free throws to Yang Yang. Look, how good it is, everyone must praise him again."
At the end, Ibrahimovic had a sour tone.
Yang Yang laughed when he heard it, but he didn't take it to heart, as if he never remembered how the Swedish center scolded Van Gaal.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic didn't like van der Vaart, so it's understandable for him to guess like this, but Yang Yang didn't.
Maxwell and Vermaelen, however, were interested.
There was a chatter, and soon it was back to Oderkerk.
…………
…………
In the early morning of the next day, Yang Yang was still the same as usual. After a hard night's battle with the Eredivisie defender in the super training ground, he woke up refreshed and went out to run around the town.
On the way back, I bought five breakfasts by the way, and bought the three major Dutch newspapers at the newsstand on the corner of the street, and then I went all the way home.
The reason for the five copies is that apart from Ibrahimovic and Maxwell, two guys who made an appointment last night to have a meal, their agent Mino Raiola rushed to Amsterdam overnight after receiving a call from Ibrahimovic.
When Yang Yang came back from his morning exercise, they were already waiting in the living room.
Today's breakfast was very lively.
The main reason is that Zlatan Ibrahimovic is so talkative. For a while, he complained that the comments of the Dutch Telegraph newspaper did not recognize his first goal, and for a while he was angry at the accusation of the Volk newspaper for his mistake in stopping the ball...
The appearance of the Swedish center complaining and complaining about the air actually indirectly increased the appetite of Yang Yang and others. They ate a delicious breakfast and laughed constantly.
After breakfast, Vermaelen and Maxwell started to clean up. Zlatan Ibrahimovic also excused himself to read the newspaper and left. Only Yang Yang and Raiola sat in the living room to discuss things.
Before Yang Yang came back, Vermaelen had already reached an agreement with Raiola.
"In your current situation, my suggestion is to stay at Ajax." Raiola said frankly.
His feeling to Yang Yang does not seem to be as aggressive as Ibrahimovic described.
Could it be that it really depends on character?
"I think so too. I think it's too early to talk about leaving the team. I still have many shortcomings. At the same time, I also hope to further improve myself."
"That's right." Raiola nodded, "Ajax is a very suitable platform for leveling up. If you can't guarantee that you can play in the game, then it doesn't make any sense to go to the four major leagues."
Yang Yang nodded deeply, and he also agreed with this statement very much.
"Although you have decided to stay at Ajax, I want to remind you that there is no emotion at the negotiating table. Whether it is you or Ajax, they are fighting for their own interests, or even quarreling."
After a pause, Raiola said again: "You must also not think that it is meaningless to fight for a little more salary. This is wrong. To a certain extent, the salary package represents the importance the club attaches to you and how high your status is in the club. I believe that it is impossible for Ajax to give van der Vaart a salary lower than that of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, right?"
As soon as Raiola finished speaking, Ibrahimovic, who was buried in the newspaper at the dining table not far away, poked his head out, "Hey, fat man, tell me what to say, don't compare me to Van der Vaart, okay? Do you know how to respect people?"
"Sorry, impatient, didn't pay attention." Raiola laughed so that his fat belly trembled.
Yang Yang and Vermaelen in the distance also burst into laughter.
But after thinking about it again, that's right. Doesn't the salary Ajax give appropriately represent Yang Yang's status in their minds?
"My style of conduct is very simple. I will put my employer's interests first. You decided to stay at Ajax. I must be negotiating with Ajax on the premise of this. But in terms of personal treatment and salary, I will do my best to fight for it. This is not only your interest, but also mine."
Yang Yang thought for a while, nodded and said, "Okay, I believe in you, so what should I do now?"
"It's very simple, you don't have to do anything." Raiola laughed.
"do nothing?"
"Yes, don't think about anything, don't do anything, and don't worry about anything. From today on, you only need to do one thing, and that is to play as well as you can on the pitch. If you can help Ajax bring back the Champions League, I promise you to sign a lucrative contract that you can't even imagine, and make you a key player for Ajax to train."
Yang Yang smiled when he heard it, how could it be possible to win the Champions League?
But I have to say that Raiola's style is really to his liking.
The countdown is on, brothers and sisters, please vote more, thank you! !
(End of this chapter)
