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Chapter 56 The Broker

Lin Sen doesn't deal with agents often.

When he was at Atletico Madrid, he was just a temporary coach. Although he was in charge of transfers, he had always dealt with his agents. However, when he arrived in Manchester City, the job was still not completely in his hands, but it was just not completely. In other words, the player's agent could also find Ma Wood or him.

Lin Sen’s initial impression of agents is like many people, and he is not good. He thinks it is just a parasitic profession that is attached to the players. People always feel that it seems natural to be a disgusted with this profession similar to making money from nothing. They always feel that believing it is a fool. But then, Lin Sen gradually changed his mind about this profession. One reason is that he also has needs and knows that the profession of agents is not as simple as he imagined. Secondly, some agents he met give him a good impression, such as Mendes, Linardi, etc., basically put the interests of the players first.

However, this does not mean that Lin Sen naively thinks that the agents are all great people. At least, Lin Sen does not think that Mr. Ribero, who had just finished the phone with him, is a good person.

Having said that, Mr. Ribero actually made his first contribution to the reason why Manchester City was able to start the road to Greater Manchester City.

Because before Robinho, Manchester City, who was able to get rich overnight, actually, with their status at that time, the stars they could buy were powerful, and to put it bluntly, they were actually second-rate stars. There are many "square-stock" Ruo who gave one summer this summer and only barely gave it out until the end of the stage. At the time, at the price of Ruo's introduction, if you change to a wealthy club, you can introduce a famous star. However, Manchester City still had to spend money on a so-called "future star" who only proves itself in the second-tier European league. The reason for this is probably far from how much Ruo's future is that Manchester City expects so high-sounding. Because everyone knows that whether it is Thaksin or Mansour, what they want is a sensational effect. It is right to invest in the future, but superstars are their food.

However, if you want to buy, you have to sell, and you have to go. Love is not something you can buy just by buying. This lyrics is the most appropriate way to describe Manchester City’s experience in the transfer market at this time. Manchester City, waving checks, quickly discovered that money really cannot solve everything. Not only does other parents dislike themselves as a disruptor, but girls with some ambitions also look down on themselves as the nouveau riche.

Of course, there is never a shortage of people in this world who like money. At this time, a farce appeared just as soon as it happened, that was the transfer farce between Real Madrid and Ronaldo. Real Madrid wanted to buy Ronaldo, but then Real Madrid chairman Calderon did not have the courage of Florentino, and Ferguson was tough. The players themselves were not clear, so this farce became the largest soap opera in Europe last summer.

At this time, Mr. Ribero appeared. He was rejected by Real Madrid before seeking a salary increase for Robinho, and used Real Madrid's excellent excuse to use Robinho as a bargaining chip to force Robinho to become a hero who failed to get a salary increase. While forcing Real Madrid to raise the salary, he began to get along with Chelsea. If the story continues like this, it is nothing more than Robinho either raises or goes to Chelsea. At least, these two clubs are top clubs in Europe. No matter where Robinho goes, he will not be considered a loss of identity.

But in the end, Robinho came to Manchester City. Why? Because Manchester City's bid may not be higher than Chelsea, but their personal conditions are definitely better than Chelsea. Although Chelsea is rich and powerful, it also needs to measure the mentality of several major stars in the team. There is a salary structure there, and it is impossible to meet Ribero's requirements without limit. However, Manchester City is different. They almost gave Ribero a blank check that can be filled in with numbers.

So, half-rejection is not a match, but it is also a transfer that is akin to you and my heart.

For Manchester City, Robinho is the first European first-tier star introduced by Greater Manchester City, because the "bicycle boy" was the absolute main force under Schuster's hands at that time. Being able to introduce Robinho means that Manchester City has opened a breakthrough because what they lack is the first person to take the lead.

Therefore, Ribero has made great contributions to Manchester City. However, for Chelsea's Aneson, Ribero made him grit his teeth because he finally realized what it means to forget the truth when he sees profit and what it means to be without trust.

Lin Sen is not Aneson, so he naturally doesn't want to stand up for Chelsea, but in fact, for such an agent, when he told himself that he would come to the training base to have an interview with you tomorrow, no one would think it was a good thing, especially for Lin Sen, because just yesterday, Lin Sen had an unpleasant conversation with Robinho.

Linson suspected that one of the people who went out with Adriano was Robinho.

The nightclub plot of Brazilian stars is also famous in the world football world. The two big footballers, Ronaldo, were both "spokesmen", and the women who were rumored to have scandals changed one after another. In Lin Sen's memory, after Robinho went to AC Milan, there were even rumors that he and two other Brazilian stars Ronaldo and Pato formed a nightclub trio. The rumors are rumored, but except for Ronaldo, who was successful and famous, the career trajectory of the other two stars was not satisfactory, but it is a fact, and the off-field factor is considered to be the biggest reason.

Of course, memory is memory, Lin Sen can't point the finger at Robinho based on just a memory and impression. What makes him suspicious of the matter is a more accurate doubt, that is Robinho's emotions. On the day Adriano was late, Robinho's emotions were somewhat wrong in training, and after Adriano was transferred to the reserve team by Lin Sen, Robinho's emotions became more unstable.

Stand up for Adriano? Lin Sen doesn't think so.

Robinho and Adriano were in an abnormal mood, and Linson couldn't doubt whether there was anything wrong with it. Soon, Lin's reply also confirmed his suspicion. The night before Adr was late, the two stayed in a nightclub called "kd". Originally, Robinho wanted to call another Brazilian, David Luis, but was refused by the latter. In the end, the two played until the morning before they came back. Robinho came directly to the training base so he was not late, while Adriano returned to his residence, and the result...

Lin Sen called Robinho to his office. He actually had no intention of settled the score later. After all, things have passed. As Alil said, whether the player goes to a nightclub or not, in fact, as the head coach, he doesn't care. In this kind of thing, Lin Sen can never learn how Ferguson next door controls the players, and even if he is a powerful person, he has caused such an uncontrollable accident as the flying boot door.

Therefore, Lin Sen's purpose of finding Robinho was more of an admonition. However, the development of the matter was not as he wished. He didn't want to go into it, but Robinho was unwilling to let him touch it. Lin Sen just mentioned this matter, and Robinho was immediately furious. Then, Ribero made a grand appearance.

The next day, when Ribero appeared in front of him with a serious but unusually casual look on his face, Lin Sen smiled in his heart.

Lin Sen met Ribero for the first time, but he could still guess what Ribero was thinking at this time. First of all, he still thought he was the agent of the team's number one star, so he didn't need to be too polite to himself. Secondly, he obviously thought that Lin Sen's conversation with Robinho yesterday offended his client, so he wanted an explanation. Perhaps, there was a third point...

Sure enough, Ribero's first words showed his toughness: "Mr. Coach, I think you owe me an explanation."

"Is that true?" Lin Sen frowned, but his voice was still calm, "What's the explanation?"

"I thought we didn't need to beat around the bush." ​​Ribero glanced at Lin Sen, his tone still very cold.

"I didn't beat around the bush. But I really don't understand, what explanation I need to give you." Like Ribero, Lin Sen's tone did not change.

"Okay. Since you don't want to admit it." Ribero, who seemed to have noticed Lin Sen's expression, sneered, "Then please tell me, the day before yesterday, that is, October 22, what did you talk to my client Robinho? You should not deny this, Mr. Coach."

"Of course not." Lin Sen smiled, "That day, I cared about Robinho's off-field life."

"Care?" Ribero's mouth twitched, "So sorry, my client doesn't think so. He thinks you are interfering in his private life, so you still need to give me an explanation, Mr. Coach."

"Is that so? That's a pity. But, as I just said, I just cared about his off-site life. If he thinks this is interfering, it's very simple. I just don't interfere. I don't know if this is an explanation? Mr. Agent?" Lin Sen said lightly.

Lin Sen's unexpected "cooperation" surprised Ribero. You must know that before coming, he had prepared n kinds of arguments to deal with Lin Sen, but he did not expect that Lin Sen's "no interference" would leave him with nothing to say.

But, is it so easy to talk about?

Ribero was still a little suspicious, but since Lin Sen said that, he had no reason to continue to get entangled, so he nodded and raised the second question.

"In addition to this matter, I have another requirement, Mr. Coach. I think Robinho has too little playing time, which is seriously inconsistent with his position at Manchester City. I hope you can carefully consider Robinho's playing time." (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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