80_80813A plane from Madrid, Spain, slowly landed at London Heathrow Airport.

Half an hour later, the Portuguese super agent Jorge? Mendes appears in a café at a luxury five-star hotel in London's West End.

Sitting across from him was Pinny, who had been very low-key in recent years? Zahavi.

"Congratulations, Pinny!" Jorge in a black suit? Mendes smiled at Pini? Zahavi raised the coffee cup in his hand, brought it to his lips, took a sip, and put it down again.

"I heard that you have recently made a big deal in France and made a lot of money!"

Pini? Zahavi laughed, "How can you make more money?" Hulk and Witsel went to Zenit, nearly 100 million, in European professional football, when it comes to making money, who has your Jorge's ability? ”

Jorge? Mendes smiled and shook his head, "Why do you say that?" You're my master! ”

"It's a thing of the past!" Pini? Zahavi shook his head with a smile and waved his hand.

Jorge back then? When Mendes first debuted, he was working for a number of internationally renowned super agents.

For example, he is also the godfather of Brazilian football, Juan? Figer, and Pini the Israeli? Zahavi's partner in Portugal is, in fact, just helping them find players and contact the team.

But the shrewd Portuguese soon found their way out of the circle and took matters into their own hands, making Figer and Pini a mess? Zahavi and other agents who used to be famous are now not popular.

How many people still remember Figer today?

I'm afraid not, right?

"Pinny, our line of work is hard work, making money is tiring and difficult, aren't you very good now? Changed careers to mix capital, not to mention anything else, just a successful team deal, you can be as little as a few million, more than 10 million, not better than us? ”

Jorge? Mendes's words are not without a hint of flattery.

Pini? Zahavi smiled noncommittally.

He's certainly made a lot of transitions in the last two or three years, gradually moving towards team trading and working as an advisor to a number of football investment firms, but it's more of a change of career in a forced situation.

To give a simple example, Abramovich was still Pini in the first place? Zahavi introduced him to Mendes.

But then Mendes brought Mourinho, and when he was the most popular, he even almost put Pini? Zahavi knocked out strikeouts and monopolized Chelsea's transfer deals.

Although the two sides did not fall out over this incident, Pini? Zahavi knew in his heart that this cunning Portuguese was not simple, he belonged to the kind of person who deceived you and made you willing to count the money for him.

"Say, Jorge, what's the matter with me?" Pini? Zahavi asked lightly.

Nothing to do in the Three Treasures Palace, this guy doesn't even have a phone call on weekdays, would be so kind that he made a special trip to London for no reason to invite himself to coffee?

Whoever believes is a fool and an idiot!

Jorge? Mendez squeezed out a wry smile and shrugged his shoulders, "I did come to you to catch up." ”

Pini? Zahavi looked at me and I didn't believe it.

"Well, since you mentioned it, then I'll talk about it."

The Israelis nodded at this point, as if to say, wouldn't it be better to confess sooner?

What is the relationship between the two of us? I'll know what you're going to fart when you pout your ass!

Still pretending to be garlic with me?

"I hope you can help me make an appointment with Yang Huan in Southampton!"

Pini? When Zahavi heard this, his heart suddenly burst out, and he immediately looked at Jorge with vigilance? Mendez.

That expression seemed to say, you girl, I finally found a thick thigh to hug again, and now you are digging into my corner again?

You can dig into my corner, and let me introduce you?

You're not sick, are you?

Jorge? Mendes couldn't help but laugh, "Pini, there is indeed a deep, deep misunderstanding between us!" ”

"Really?" Pini? Zahavi's tone was unkind.

As the saying goes, cutting off people's financial means is like killing parents.

Pini? Zahavi is even ready, if Jorge? Mendes really went too far, and he turned his face on the spot!

"Let me tell you this, I didn't look for Yang Huan to recommend players, nor to build relationships, but to ......"

Speaking of which, Jorge? Mendez smiled wryly, speechless.

It feels like you've been cheated!

This also makes Pini? Zahavi wondered, what is going on with this Portuguese?

"You know Falcao, right?"

"Yes!" Pini? Zahavi replied angrily.

Mendes nodded incessantly, "I've been helping Falcao find a team for the past six months, and finally I talked about two, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea, and they were almost there. ”

Pini? Zahavi was angry, are you deliberately using this to provoke me?

Knowing that you can do it, you will definitely be worth a lot of money to make a Falcao transfer, knowing that you are a cow, okay?

Jorge? Mendes seeing Pini? Zahavi's expression, the helplessness on his face deepened.

"But just yesterday, the people at Atletico Madrid suddenly sued me to suspend Falcao's transfer negotiations!"

Pini? Zahavi was stunned, "What qualifications do they have?" ”

"Yes, I am not eligible!" Mendes nodded, "But they have forty-five percent ownership of Falcao!" ”

As a veteran football agent, Pini? Zahavi knows better than anyone that Atletico Madrid swore that they had spent 40 million to bring in Falcao, but in fact there was not that much at all, and they only got less than half of Falcao's ownership.

The remaining part should belong to the third-party investment company.

This is also a new way of playing in European football in recent years.

It's a bit like venture capital in Silicon Valley in the United States.

In the case of Falcao, Mendez's intelligence report was that Falcao had great potential and talent, and the price was very cheap, so he set up an investment company in a tax haven to operate, first bringing some interested capital to the company, and then using this part of the capital to buy the ownership of Falcao.

Then he moved Falcao to Porto, and thanks to the good relationship between Guò and the club, Falcao became popular.

When Falcao was popular in the Portuguese Super League, they still failed to attract local tycoons, so they went one step further and operated Falcao to Atletico Madrid.

I'm afraid no one believes that although Atletico Madrid sold Aguero back then, where did the debt-ridden Sheets have the money to bring in Falcao?

Mendes' company, which was still the company at the time, paid some money to fund Atletico Madrid, in exchange for more than half of Falcao's ownership, as well as the club's concession in liquidated damages.

Now Falcao's liquidated damages are 60 million euros!

For the votes of European tyrants, it is a matter of gritting teeth and stomping feet!

When Falcao made a name for himself at Atletico Madrid and attracted the attention of local tycoons, Mendes operated Falcao again, and the venture capital company made a lot of money in the middle of this series of changes.

What about Mendes?

In addition to earning part of the difference, his agent company has a commission for every transfer!

This is the most lucrative mainstream game in European professional football right now!

Unlike the Premier League, Ligue 1, Bundesliga and other leagues, Spain has player ownership by default to a third-party agency.

In La Liga, debt-ridden teams such as Atletico Madrid and Valencia also need third-party investment institutions like Mendes to help them bring in powerful stars and strengthen their own strength.

Falcao, Negredo, Reyes and other famous players in La Liga, the ownership belongs to a third party.

It is reported that 70% of the players who come out of the Portuguese Super League are owned by third-party institutions.

Pini? Zahavi couldn't help but laugh when he thought of this.

Didn't think of it, Jorge? Mendes hunted geese all year round, but in the end, he was blinded by the geese's peck!

There are times when the boat capsizes in the gutter!

Mendes seeing Pini? Zahavi's reaction was angry, but he knew very well that he had something to ask for and did not dare to attack.

"Pinny, I hope you can help me make an appointment with Yang Huan!"

Pini? Zahavi was stunned for a moment, "What does this have to do with Mr. Yang Huan?" ”

"You don't know?" Jorge? Mendez frowned.

Pini? Zahavi shook his head, "Know what?" ”

"They told me that the Chinese capital that bought Atletico Madrid a few months ago was unwilling to carry a huge burden after checking Atletico Madrid's finances and debts, and was determined to leave, so they sold it to Yang Huan at a low price."

"Is there such a thing?" Pini? Zahavi was taken aback.

This Atletico Madrid is a big hole, how could Young Master Huan step into it?

Doesn't Young Master Huan know, but any team involved in this kind of third-party player ownership transaction is often the same as taking drugs.

It's easy to dye, but it's hard to quit!

Just imagine, Atletico Madrid brought in Falcao to fill the void of Sergio Aguero with almost no penny.

The down payment was given by Mendes, who later paid Porto for the second instalment of seven million euros, and now owes the third instalment of five million euros.

If Falcao transfers away now, how much will Atletico Madrid be left with the transfer fee and the final payment to Porto? Can a high-level centre-forward be brought in in the transfer market to maintain the overall strength of the team?

The answer is, no!

Therefore, Atletico Madrid has to continue to cooperate with Mendes and others.

Atletico Madrid, Valencia and other teams have been in a deteriorating financial situation over the years, which is not unrelated to their business model.

Drug use hollows out a person's body, and working with such a third-party agency drains a team's finances.

Of course, for agents and players, they do more good than harm.

Because most of the risk pressure is on investors and clubs.

Pini? Zahavi couldn't have imagined that with Young Master Huan's shrewdness, how could he go on this trip to troubled waters?

"Pinny, do me a favor, okay?" Mendez looked at the Israelites and pleaded.

He didn't look for someone to help easily, and this time he really couldn't help it.

The interests are too great, and the scope of involvement is too wide.

The transfer partner was finally negotiated, and all the investors were waiting to make a profit.

If all of a sudden, transfer bankruptcy was declared now, what do you think those investors would do?

Investors who dare to enter football and engage in the gray transaction of third-party ownership investment are not fuel-efficient lamps.

A bad, hard-earned foundation is likely to be ruined!

Pini? Zahavi also realized the severity of the matter.

He didn't worry about Mendes, he cared about Yang Huan.

Young Master Huan really took over Atletico Madrid, does he know about the ownership of a third party?

Thinking of this, Pinny? Zahavi couldn't help but nod.

In Mendez's continuous thanks, the Israelis took out their mobile phones, found Yang Huan's phone number, and called.

"I'm sorry, the phone you made is off!"

Shutdown?

Pini? Zahavi smiled bitterly helplessly.

Afraid that Mendes wouldn't believe it, he also ordered the speakerphone to let the latter hear.

This time, even Mendes's face turned into a bitter melon.

In an emergency, the phone was turned off?

Master Huan, don't play with me, okay?