Red Rebels

776 Maximizing profits

On a summer night when the moon was bright and the stars were sparse, a person sat alone under a palm tree, looking at the night sky above his head, counting the stars and counting the time in his boredom, but he couldn't get rid of the melancholy in his heart.

What happened?

After Drogba returned home, he called his agent to find out about the current situation, but his agent told him that he was currently in Milan, Italy, and was discussing something with Inter Milan. I will return to Manchester tomorrow and talk to him in detail.

Is there really something that cannot be said over the phone?

Drogba felt more and more unbearable. Although he didn't want to believe it, he had to suspect that there must be some inside story in his transfer that he didn't know, or it should be said that Saidi He deliberately concealed it.

What will happen?

Drogba shook his head with a headache. He couldn't figure it out.

"If you keep shaking like this, just take your head off and forget it." His wife Ala came from behind, sat down next to Drogba, and looked at her husband funny.

Don't think that Drogba is a star, just intuitively think that he is very smart, but in fact, many times he is still stupid, as if he is a stupid big guy, he is still the same guy who helped her open a shop in Le Mans, Drogba taking care of business.

"Are the children asleep?" Drogba asked concerned.

For them, their children are their backbone. Sometimes Drogba even thinks that everything he does is for his children, so no matter what decision he is making, he is more concerned about his children.

"Yeah, but Isaac was talking in his sleep," Alaa said with a smile.

"Are you scolding me?" Drogba asked with a wry smile.

Ala shook his head, "No, of course he won't scold you, it just seems like he won't talk to you for a while."

Drogba smiled bitterly, how could he answer? Is it necessary for an 0-year-old child to understand why he left the Red Rebel Army? Or let him understand that leaving is a good outcome for both parties?

"Actually, I have heard a lot of news in recent days," Alaa finally couldn't help but speak after seeing Drogba's appearance.

Drogba looked at his wife,

"what news?"

"You know, I have a good relationship with people in the community, and they usually talk to me. There is something I didn't tell you before, because I saw that you were determined to leave, so after thinking about it, I decided not to I said it, but now... I think you should know."

Seeing his wife say this, Drogba immediately realized that what his wife said must not be simple.

"They told me that Mourinho's initial decision was to try his best to retain you, and the club has also made up its mind to give you a new one-year contract extension with the salary remaining unchanged, but I don't know why. After meeting Sadie for the first time, they decided to listen to offers.”

After Drogba heard this, he was stunned. He knew that the club wanted to retain him. Saidi said that the club did want to retain him and indeed offered a two-year contract, but the salary would decrease year by year. o%, which makes Drogba a little angry, because he is only 5 years old and has not yet reached the age where he can't do it.

"Another thing I heard is that Mr. Xiao Yu gave an order to Mr. Mark David. If you are determined to leave, they don't want to put too many obstacles on you in terms of transfer fees. The purpose is to hope that It can ensure your salary in the new team, so the team's asking price has always been low, around 5 million euros, but no one expected that in the end, they would accept Inter Milan's offer of 8 million euros, which is a bit outrageous."

Having said this, Ala looked at her husband and said, "I heard these two pieces of news. No one knows how true they are, but I know that you have been in the football circle for so many years. You are used to those tricks, you must know better than me what is going on."

Drogba did not speak, and Ala did not continue. She is a very smart woman, so she understood that what Drogba needed at this time was to think and weigh, not to have a woman by his ear. Chirping non-stop.

After a long time, Drogba made some moves, but did not speak.

"I think you should think about it carefully, Didier. For the first time, we feel at home in Manchester. We don't need to travel around like before. The children also grew up here, Isaac." By studying here, they have their own friends and partners here, they all like it here and are familiar with it."

"I know that you men all hope to have a career and achieve something. I also know your abilities, but I hope you can think about it. Is your career really that important? It is really worth giving up if you become successful. All the hard work we have accumulated in these eight years in Manchester?"

"When I go to Milan, the children have to start learning Italian again, Isaac has to find a new school and make some friends again, I have to learn Italian again, and then we have to start integrating into a new life and atmosphere. , even us adults find it hard, what about the children?”

As a typical housewife, Ala does not understand such big principles. She will only look at these issues from the perspective of a housewife, and all of this is what Drogba has ignored before.

"I don't know much about football, and I don't know many stars, but I often hear people mention that Manchester United once had a very admirable star named Solskjaer. Although he was not the main player of the team, he was He was a hero at the peak of Manchester United. Although he was a substitute, he is still a star that fans talk about. Even decades later, everyone will still remember that Manchester United once had such a player."

Having said this, Ala stood up from under the palm tree, patted her husband's shoulder gently, and sighed, "I don't know anything. I only know how to take care of my family, my children, and my husband, but I really I hope you can think about it carefully, is it worth leaving Manchester?"

"No matter what decision you make, I will always support you because I am your wife."

Drogba remained silent. He didn't know how to answer. He looked at Ala walking home silently, with mixed feelings in his heart.

Leaving under the palm trees, he walked in the huge courtyard, stepping on the cobblestone paths, turned around, and saw a mansion. Although this mansion was not as valuable as Kaka and others, it was actually worth a lot, but The price Drogba paid for this mansion was not high, because it was obtained by Xiao Yu from helping him deal with it. Now that he sells it, he will earn at least several times.

Eight years ago, he was just a young black man who set up business near the Le Mans Circuit and didn’t know if he could continue to play professional football. At the beginning, he just dreamed of playing professional football. I never thought that one day, I could join the best top club in the world, win the British Championship, win the European Champions Cup, and make history. In fact, Drogba's name has already been associated with the Red Rebels. Army, recorded in the history of football.

He will be one of the brightest stars in the history of African and British football.

Now that he is old and no longer at his peak, he is still ambitious and wants to have another career. Moreover, he has begun to enter the end of his career, and he has to consider his life after retirement. .

Therefore, he could not accept the Red Rebels' request for a salary cut, which he believed was a disregard for his contribution to the club.

But is this really the case now?

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"Hey Isaac"

When Sadie walked into Drogba's house, Isaac happened to be going to school, but this kid who usually greeted him enthusiastically looked so unfriendly today. He stared at him coldly and left. go out.

He was blaming Sadie for instigating his father's defection from the Red Rebels.

"What happened to Isaac today?" Saidi smiled and sat down opposite Drogba.

Drogba looked at his agent. They had been working with each other for many years. He sighed, took out a copy of The Sun from the sofa beside him, and threw it directly on the table, "Sadie, I My friend, tell me, what is going on?"

Seeing Drogba being so solemn, Saidi pointed at him with a smile, obviously thinking that he was making a fuss, and took the Sun newspaper from the table. The headline on the front page was the news of Drogba's defection to Inter Milan.

The more he looked at it, the more surprised he became, because Saidi saw some speculation in it, but in fact it was not far from the truth.

The Sun, although this newspaper is very vulgar, actually has another specialty in the European transfer market, and that is their sensitivity to transfers. From the earliest time when Beckham transferred, the Sun was very sensitive. It was filmed that Kenyon and Sanchez of Real Madrid met on the island, and later the transfer of stars such as Palacio.

With admirable revelations in the transfer market in the past, The Sun's summer sales are always particularly high.

Of course, this can also be understood to mean that The Sun has too many revelations and many falsehoods, but there will always be one or two news that become true, but obviously, the real news includes Drogba.

"Have you really reached some kind of tacit understanding with Inter Milan?" Drogba asked in a deep voice.

Saidi threw the newspaper on the table casually, not afraid to admit: "Yes, Didier, Inter Milan came to me and expressed interest in you, and then asked me if you had any thoughts about switching to Inter Milan. I told them , you want to leave the Red Rebels”

Casually, Saidi spread his hands and said, "It's that simple."

"But you seem to have not said anything about the attitude of the Red Rebels," Drogba reminded.

Saidi looked at Drogba deeply. He felt that Drogba seemed to have figured out a lot of things, including the little things he did behind the scenes. Perhaps, this big black man was not what he seemed. So honest and honest.

"Yes, as early as when you were still training in Dubai, the Commercial Department of the Red Rebels invited me to meet and asked for your opinion. At that time, many teams in Europe were interested in you. I told the Red Rebels straightforwardly. Army, either the absolute main force will receive a salary increase, or they will transfer and leave."

Drogba suddenly slammed the table in front of him, "Asshole, I never said that."

Sadie was startled, but quickly calmed down, "Yes, Didier, you didn't say it, but you should understand that this is a negotiation tactic, and in the past, every time you negotiated a contract extension, You are always very generous and direct in terms of salary. With your status in the Red Rebels and world football, you should definitely get the top salary."

"Is the annual salary of 5.5 million euros high? Essien earns so much, and Aguero will earn even more than you after the salary increase and contract extension." Saidi also sounded full of grievances.

"You and I both know Michael's role in the team. The annual salary of 5.5 million euros is not high now, but when the contract was signed in 2007, this annual salary was not low in the world. As for Sergio , now he does deserve a higher salary than me." Drogba is not afraid to admit it.

"But what about me?" Sadie asked again.

Drogba was at a loss for words. Saidi was the only player, and he could be said to be working for him wholeheartedly. Drogba always readily reached an agreement with the Red Rebels on contract renewals, which made Saidi here. The space that can be operated is very small, and the benefits that can be obtained are naturally not many.

Originally, the agent could also manage the player's image, but in this regard Drogba entrusted everything to the Red Rebels instead of establishing a joint venture with the Red Rebels like Kaká, Beckham, Ronaldinho and others. , which makes the compensation that Saidi can get even lower.

Although he is also the agent of the world's top stars, there is indeed a big gap between Saidi and other players' agents.

"So in order to gain benefits, you want to design a transfer for me. If I guessed correctly, you should have an agreement with Inter Milan to kick out Real Madrid and other teams, and then force the Red Rebels to do everything possible to Lowering the price, and on the other side, Inter Milan is giving me a higher salary, right?"

"That's right, Didier, I am your agent. Everything I do is to get the best interests for you. Of course, I am not afraid to admit it honestly. If this transfer is successful, I can also get A lump-sum remuneration of one million pounds, as well as normal transfer shares." Saidi was honest and not afraid to admit it.

These tricks are often used in the transfer process, but others are players and agents who work together, while Drogba is kept in the dark by Saidi. All this is because of Drogba's confrontation with Saidi. Too trusting.

Drogba also had to admit that what Saidi said was true. Putting aside his relationship with the Red Rebels, from a purely business point of view, Saidi had indeed obtained the greatest benefits for Drogba. Moreover, if he switches to Inter Milan, he can also be reused by Inter Milan, getting the best of both worlds.

But now, Drogba has to re-examine this transfer. He has to look at the transfer issue from the perspective of his family and the Red Rebels.

He originally thought that after a conversation with Sadie, he could clear away the clouds and see the way forward clearly, but who knew that after the conversation, he became even more confused. What should he do?

Inter Milan is waiting for his answer, and so are the Red Rebels