Chapter 31 I'm Not Small at All
"Little God of War?"
After the game, in the office of Sporting Clube Gorba, head coach of Sporting Clube de Portugal, Mendes heard for the first time from the club the nickname given to Su Dong by the club’s fans.
"That's a good name." The agent said with a smile.
Batistuta is now at the peak of his career.
Although he is already 32 years old, he has played for Fiorentina for many years. Even after the Fiorentina was relegated, he still stayed with it. This sentiment has conquered countless fans. Over the years, many fans have sympathized with Batistuta's experience because he has never won the Serie A championship.
Last summer, the 31-year-old Batistuta finally chose to transfer and came to the Red Wolves Roma. Together with the Red Wolves Prince Totti, he led Roma to win the Serie A championship. Batistuta also scored 20 goals in the league.
This can almost be said to have pushed Batistuta's career to its peak. Although he has shown signs of aging and decline this season, it still cannot stop the fans from admiring and respecting him.
"Our fans like him very much, especially his playing style, which is very similar to Batistuta. So, they call Sudong the "Little God of War", which is a compliment and expectation for him." Gorba also smiled.
As time went by, he became more and more impressed with the decision he made, which was absolutely extremely wise.
When he kept Su Dong, his highest expectation was to train Su Dong for a year and sell him for a good price.
Thirty thousand euros was the most ideal valuation in Gorba's mind at the time.
But now it seems that he still greatly underestimated Su Dong.
"I guess if Su Dong hears this name, he would have some ideas." Mendes said with a smile.
Gorbach laughed and nodded, "Martello said that Su Dong didn't like that little word."
Mendes nodded approvingly; that was what he liked about Sudong and Ronnie.
Young boys aged sixteen or seventeen should have such sharpness and ambition, and can even be a little arrogant.
Ahem…
Mendes and Gorba were chatting animatedly, but Carlos, the technical director of Belarence, who was left aside, felt a little left out, which made him feel embarrassed and uncomfortable.
As the parent team, Carlos, the technical director, has always been very impressive in front of satellite teams like Sporting CP.
"You two, we can discuss the topic of whether to be a little war god or a big war god later. Now let's talk about serious matters."
Mendes and Gorba looked at each other. The former was an old fox, and the latter had been in low-level leagues for many years and was not an easy person to deal with. How could they not know what the other meant?
Do you really think they have the leisure to discuss Su Dong's nickname?
"Okay, let's talk about serious things." Mendes stopped joking and sat up straight.
"Jorge, I believe you should know that we have in-depth cooperation with Sporting CP all year round, including player training and transfers. Frankly speaking, we are very interested in Su Dong and hope to introduce him to our team."
Mendes narrowed his eyes, as if he had not heard the first half at all. "Mr. Carlos, there are many teams interested in Sudong, such as Benfica. They are also very sincere. Mr. Vieira is also here today, as well as Leiria. Mourinho called me several times, and..."
"Jorge." Carlos couldn't help but interrupt Mendes and tapped the desk in front of him. "I have to remind you that we have a cooperative relationship with Sporting CP. They are our satellite club. We have the priority to purchase their players. You should be very clear about this ."
After giving a serious reminder, Carlos looked at Gorba again.
Gorba nodded quickly and agreed, "Yes, that's right. According to the contract, Belarence theoretically has priority."
After hearing this, Carlos couldn't help but frown. What's the point of saying it's good in theory? Is it also good in practice?
It's obvious that these two guys are in cahoots.
But this is normal. The club wants to maximize its profits, and the agent also wants to fight for the interests of himself and the players.
If it was an ordinary player, it wouldn't matter, but Su Dong is in great demand now. If they still follow the rules of the satellite club, Bellerence will get a great advantage and they will suffer a great loss.
"It's just a priority." Mendes said nonchalantly, "As long as there is a team willing to pay a higher transfer fee than Bellerenses, it will be fine, right?"
Carlos' face darkened, but Gorba nodded happily.
That's the truth.
"Besides, if I remember correctly, Su Dong signed a youth training contract at the time. In theory, his ownership does not completely belong to Sporting CP. We don't have to transfer to Belarences, right?"
If he was trying to cover it up before, then this sentence completely reveals his true intentions.
Mendes ' meaning was very clear, which was to remind Carlos not to think that we can only transfer to your team.
want to?
Yes, just like Benfica and other teams, show your sincerity. Don't put on the face of the parent team and scare people with the contract. These days, no one can be scared.
Carlos showed anger on his face, and the look he gave Mendes became unfriendly.
He had heard of Mendes, but this was his first time dealing with him.
He is like a cunning fox. The key is that everything he does and every word he says is reasonable.
"Okay." Carlos stood up from his seat and looked deeply at Mendes and Gorba.
"We will come up with a transfer plan and a player training plan as soon as possible, and we will talk about it in detail at that time, but in the meantime, I hope you can inform me as soon as possible if you have any news."
When he finished speaking, Carlos's eyes fell on Gorba.
The head coach of the athletic meet quickly agreed and stood up to see him off.
Su Dong's transfer is a one-time one, but the cooperation between Sporting CP and Belarence is long-term.
Gorba knew clearly what was more important.
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"Ha, I heard that you scored a goal again yesterday, little war god."
At five o'clock in the morning of the next day, at the south gate of Edward VII Park, Su Dong met Ronnie again.
When the latter saw Su Dong, he was so excited that he almost rushed over and jumped on him.
It seemed that he was happier than anyone else when Su Dong scored a goal.
"Don't add that small word, I'm not small at all." Su Dong said seriously.
Ronnie looked at Su Dong and nodded. He was indeed not small, half a head taller than him.
After several months of physical training, Su Dong's physical fitness has improved significantly, and the muscles all over his body are very well-defined. He is not as good as those macho men who have been in the gym for years, but he is quite good among his peers.
Of course, Ronnie is not bad either.
"Okay, little war god." Ronnie agreed seriously.
Su Dong rolled his eyes speechlessly.
"To be honest, Sporting Club has no room for you anymore. Come to Sporting Lisbon as soon as possible." Ronnie and Su Dong put their arms around each other's shoulders, encouraging and inciting in different ways. "I have recommended you to Aurelio Pereira several times. I heard that our technical team has also been studying you, but strangely, there has been no movement."
There have been a lot of news about Su Dong's transfer in recent times.
The fans certainly wouldn't care, and the media never cared about such low-level league transfers, but Su Dong and the people around him knew that there were indeed many teams interested in him, and even Porto in the north had sent scouts to observe him.
Su Dong smiled and said, "You keep asking me to go to Sporting Lisbon. Aren't you afraid at all? What if I go there and you lose your position as the top player in the youth team?"
Ronnie laughed exaggeratedly, "You? Are you worthy?"
But soon, he put his arm around Su Dong's shoulder and said sincerely, "If it was someone else, I would definitely fight him, but if you can really take my place, then I will accept it. After all, you are my good buddy."
Although the two had only known each other for a few months, their friendship grew stronger day by day.
Especially not long ago, Su Dong emptied his own pockets and lent all the money to Ronnie so that his father could come to Lisbon for medical treatment in time. So far, Ronnie has not paid him back, and he has always remembered this kindness.
"Tell me the truth, will you come to Sporting Lisbon?" Ronnie asked seriously.
Ronnie has asked this question countless times over the past period of time.
It can be seen that he really hopes Su Dong can play on the same team with him.
Su Dong shook his head and sighed, "You know, I am not very clear about many things, and I can't make a decision. Besides, Mendes said that many things are uncertain until the last moment, and it is hard to be sure."
"I asked Jorge and he said the same thing." Ronnie curled his lips, a little unhappy.
He knew that Mendes must be hiding something from him.
Su Dong knew that Ronnie was worried about him, and his heart warmed. He patted his shoulder gently and said, "In short, I promise that if there is any progress, I will inform you as soon as possible."
Ronnie had no choice but to agree.
In fact, Su Dong knew something about his transfer, because Mendes would never hide it from him, but there are some things that he should try not to say.
It’s not that he doesn’t trust Ronnie, but he is afraid that Ronnie will inadvertently send out some signal.
The next negotiation will affect his development in the next few years and may even determine his future career.
Mendes had a bad talk with Belarence yesterday. This was deliberately arranged by him because he wanted to let those teams interested in Sudong know that Sudong does not have to transfer to Belarence.
By the same token, Su Dong must not reveal which team he wants to go to, otherwise he will be in a passive position during the negotiations.
The business world is like a battlefield, and so is the negotiation table.
Su Dong is not good at these off-court matters, but after a period of contact, he believes that Mendes can help him deal with these problems and get the best interests for him as much as possible.
As for him, as a player, his main task is to concentrate on playing football.
This is more important than anything else.
