In a hospital in São Paulo, Ye Qiu found Kaka, who had injured his spine bone because he was swimming at his grandmother's house.

It was not easy, because Ye Qiu used Ajax's familiar scouts in Sao Paulo, and through the relationship of the Sao Paulo club, Kaka was finally found.

This 18-year-old, immature-looking Brazilian teenager with a neck band was lying straight on the hospital bed, feeling like he had escaped death, and he was also very moved by Ye Qiu's visit, because he heard from his parents that the Ajax coach had made a special trip from the Netherlands to visit his condition.

"Rest well, I'm sure you'll be healed soon!" Ye Qiu also noticed Kaka's lack of spirit and comforted.

"Perhaps, the next time we meet in Lu, it will be in Europe!"

Before Ye Qiu left, he didn't forget to leave his phone number for Kaka, telling him that he could call for anything, and he would definitely do his best to help, and then left the hospital under the farewell of Kaka's parents.

Walking out of the inpatient building of the hospital, Ye Qiu turned around, looked at the ward where Kaka was, sighed, but smiled.

"I don't get it anymore!" Roland looked puzzled on the sidelines.

"What's not to understand?" Ye Qiu asked with a smile.

Roland pointed to the inpatient building, "You asked the agent to help you contact São Paulo, and finally found Kaka, but you didn't bring him in, what the hell is going on?" ”

Ye Qiu sighed deeply, could he say that he was a fan of Kaka in his previous life and liked this Brazilian star very much?

After staying in São Paulo for two days, making a few phone calls, and spending some money, but seeing and getting to know the star he liked in his previous life, Ye Qiu felt that this was really nothing, and it could only be said that it was just the fulfillment of a wish.

"He's not suitable for my tactics!" Ye Qiu felt very sorry for this.

His tailor-made tactics for Ajax are high-level defense, emphasizing the pressure of the midfield, which leads to the team's midfield, especially the middle, which will become very crowded, and Kaka is the kind of star who must have space to be able to exert his power, so Kaka is not suitable for Ye Qiu's set of tactics.

In Ye Qiu's view, Sneijder plays in the middle, Robben and Van der Vaart are separated on both sides, plus a striker, the space in the front court is full, and one more Kaka is not only not a good thing, but a bad thing, and will seriously break the overall framework and pattern of the team.

Yes, he likes Kaka very much, and he also wants Kaka to play under him, but that is based on the premise that Kaka can help the team, otherwise, he will have to endure the pain.

"Then you came to see him again?" Roland felt that Ye Qiu was very strange.

Ye Qiu smiled, "Don't think that what I said to Kaka just now was a joke, wait and see, if he goes to Europe, he will definitely surprise everyone in the world, and he will become the best and most outstanding superstar in this world!" ”

But after this excitement, Ye Qiu's face darkened, "But it must not be in my Ajax!" ”

This is indeed a regrettable thing, but it is also such a reality.

Ye Qiu wasn't too sad, he quickly saw it, because in his opinion, if he couldn't be a master and apprentice, it was not bad to be an opponent!

Roland listened to Ye Qiu's words, but he still didn't understand why Ye Qiu came to see Kaka, was it because he was a future superstar? How is Ye Qiu so sure?

"Let's go, Roland, it's time for us to get down to business!" Ye Qiu ignored Roland's confusion and walked forward with a smile.

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Brazil is arguably the most intensive and chaotic country in the world.

Their so-called First Division has a total of 25 teams, a single round-robin, the schedule is from July to November, and then the format is a four-round two-legged playoffs, which ends in December, basically not New Year's Eve.

In addition, each state in Brazil has its own league, and even there are some cups and rivalries between states, and Brazil also has its own cup competitions, and it has been calculated that if a Brazilian team wants to win all the championships, it needs to play at least 80 games a year.

One game every four days, all year round, such a level of intensity can be described as jaw-dropping.

Not only is the league chaotic, but even the ownership of players in Brazil is also very chaotic, and there are often clubs going to court for the ownership of a player, and there are even many cases where individuals have player ownership.

In this chaotic country, there are a whole host of phenomena that are simply incomprehensible to outsiders.

But, to be sure, in this country, there is their own set of rules that work.

It is such a set of rules that have made Brazilian players the most popular group of players in the world's football, and also made Brazilian football the world's largest star supply base and the world's largest birthplace of players.

Ye Qiu arrived in Belo Horizonte, and they were greeted at the airport by Lucas, a scout who was familiar to Ajax in Brazil.

Lucas is a part-time scout at Ajax, he also does some player transfer and other things on weekdays, and even works part-time as an agent, drawing commissions, in short, he can make money and do everything, and he is like a salesman who runs orders.

According to Lucas, it is almost impossible for people who do not understand the rules of Brazil to bring in players from the Brazilian side, because most of the ownership of players in Brazilian clubs is not in the hands of the club, either agents, investment companies, or even some private individuals without the slightest guarantee.

"Many people don't understand our rules here, don't know our doorway here, come rashly, and don't know the way when they are deceived, and they think that they have taken a big advantage, so in Brazilian football, the agent is the most powerful person!"

After saying this, Lucas did not forget to add, "And my big boss Figer is the king of agents!" ”

Figer's agent company is very extensive, and there are many cooperative companies, such as in Portugal, Mendes, who is now only Figer's agent, and not long ago helped Figer to get the deal of the century from Barcelona to Real Madrid.

It can even be said that wherever there are Brazilian players, Figer's tentacles will be found.

"I know the way!" Ye Qiu is no stranger to the matter of Figer, the godfather of Brazilian football, how could he be unfamiliar?

The three of them rode into downtown Belo Horizonte in Lucas's second-hand pickup truck.

Although the Brazilian league is chaotic, the buying and selling of players is not chaotic at all.

Atletico Mineiro's stadium is in the north of Belo Horizonte, but they have built a three-storey white office building in the most prosperous part of the city, with a huge black and white Atletico Mineiro crest hanging outside.

"A club is a club, a player is a player, it's very clear!" Lucas said with a smile.

The car was parked outside this white office building, Ye Qiu glanced at it, and found that this building was no different from the office buildings of other regular companies on the street, downstairs was a hall, and the second and third floors should be offices.

"This is where Atletico Mineiro specialises in player transfers!" Lucas laughed.

Parked the car and walked in, Lucas went to the black waitress at the front desk in the hall and reported his name and reservation, and the waitress also took a special look at Ye Qiu and Roland, and then made a phone call, and then said a word to Lucas.

"Second floor, let's go!" Lucas walked ahead with a smile.

Ye Qiu had to sigh, everything here operates like a regular company, where is it like a football club?

"Hello, friend from Europe!" As soon as I walked to the door, I saw a big black man in the office greet him with open arms with a warm face, and his enthusiastic appearance seemed to welcome the God of Wealth.

And in fact, in their opinion, all visitors from European football clubs are the God of Wealth.

"Hello!" Ye Qiu smiled and stretched out his hand to shake his hand.

"Welcome to Atletico Mineiro!" The black man enthusiastically took Ye Qiu's hand, took them to the sofa in the hospitality area and sat down, and introduced himself, "I am the transfer manager of Atletico Mineiro, you can call me Rollo!" ”

Like many Brazilians, this should be a nickname, and the specific name is afraid to be scary.

"Luoluo, this is the new head coach of Ajax that I mentioned to you yesterday, Mr. Ye Qiu!" Lucas laughs and explains that part of his job is to thread the needle for this group of guests from Europe and earn some commission from it.

"I heard Lucas say, you have a crush on our players?" Rollo grinned, "Mr. Ye Qiu is really discerning, although we have not performed very well in the state league this season, our players are of very high quality, and we have full confidence in the head coach Pereira and his team." ”

Andreas Pereira is one of Brazil's most famous champions and is now at the helm of Atletico Mineiro.

"My scout told me you have a guy on your side named Gilberto? Silva's players were brought in from the Americas at the beginning of the year. "This is a back waist known as the [Moving City Wall], Ye Qiu is very clear about his strength.

When Rollo heard the name, he immediately retrieved a document from the table next to him.

Ye Qiu noticed that there was a long list of players in this document, I am afraid there were dozens, and there was a page at the bottom, and behind the player's name, there should be some introduction of the player.

It was also a little hard for him to imagine that a club's transfer manager couldn't even remember the names of the players, which was probably caused by too many players and too frequent turnover.

As Lucas said, in the Brazilian league, playing for this team today and playing for another team tomorrow, that's very normal, everybody is used to it.

"Oh, yes, Gilberto? Silva, 23, centre-back, right? ”

Ye Qiu nodded, "He's playing in the midfield instead!" ”

Luo Luo was a little embarrassed, because his own player was even stranger than Ye Qiu, which was really funny.

'He's been a regular for us this season, he's been doing really well and Pereira is taking him very seriously. Rollo said with a smile.

Ye Qiu knew that the Tao was nonsense when he heard it, because Lucas had told him before that in Brazil, the head coach of player transfers has no say at all, and even many transfers have no say in the club, and now Rollo is bringing Pereira just to raise the price.

"I don't have national team experience, I played in the second division before, and my performance this season is okay, but I haven't been trained in the European league, and I'm a defensive player, Mr. Rollo, you can make an offer!" Ye Qiu said with a smile.

Luo Luo heard what Ye Qiu meant, what Ye Qiu said was Gilberto? Silva's weakness, and in Brazil, defensive players are actually very worthless, and everyone admires attacking players more, like Gremio's Ronaldinho, who can always sell for sky-high prices.

"Mr. Ye Qiu, you were introduced by Lucas, and I won't tell you more, 2 million US dollars, we are responsible for helping you get Gilberto? Silva's ownership and transfer formalities guarantee him to play for Ajax in the new season. ”

The transfer of Brazilian players is actually a lot of shady scenes, and the chaotic ownership is only part of it, and there are transnational transfer procedures, which are also very troublesome, and if they are not handled well, they may lead to the transfer of players being stranded, which is also why so many European teams like to buy players directly from their agents, greedy for convenience and trouble.

But then you have to let the broker make a fortune from it, or even a big profit.

"I don't like to be verbose either, a fixed price, $1 million, I take Gilberto? Silva. ”

Luo Luo listened and shook his head vigorously, "Mr. Ye Qiu, do you think it is possible to introduce our main players for $1 million?" ”

"In this way, I'll drop a little, $1.8 million!"

Ye Qiu shook his head, "I'll give up to 1.2 million, no more!" After speaking, he also said to Roland in English, if the negotiation fails, then he can only leave and go to other teams to find another suitable candidate, which is deliberately said to Rolo.

"$1.5 million, we've got it all!" Rollo gritted his teeth.

Don't underestimate the $1.5 million, for a Brazilian club, one or two million dollars can almost buy a championship.

At the beginning of the year, Vasco da Gama, who represented South America and Manchester United in the Club World Championship, broke the scandal of players boycotting the game before the game, completely exposing the miserable situation of Brazilian football clubs.

There is also a lot of turnover of players because of the salary arrears, and where the salary can be paid, the player will go to play.

So, a lot of times, a club with one or two million dollars in hand can attract a lot of powerful stars to play for the team and help the team win the championship, because the Brazilian players have a lot of competitions, but the salary is very low.

"Deal!" Ye Qiu smiled and nodded.

$1.5 million is still a little more expensive, and Ye Qiu's psychological price is around $1 million, but the problem is that everyone has covered it all, that is, Atletico Mineiro is responsible for all the things with Gilberto? Silva-related transfer operations and formalities, Ajax do not need to worry about this aspect at all.

"Mr. Ye Qiu, there are several very good players on our side, you can take a look by the way, if there is a suitable one, just open your mouth, I will give you a discount!" Luo Luo also felt that 1.5 million was worth it, so he was busy introducing others to Ye Qiu.

Finally, he looked forward to a financier, and he naturally wanted to fight for more orders.

However, Ye Qiu was not too impressed by the players of Atletico Mineiro, and it was not negotiated at the end.

The payment of the transfer fee is to take the agreement to pay half in advance and pay the other half after the player transfers, Ye Qiu signed this agreement with Rollo on the spot, that is to say, from this moment on, Gilberto? Silva belongs to Ajax.

"Being a head coach in Brazil is a real headache!" When Ye Qiu walked out of the Atletico Mineiro office building, he shook his head with a wry smile, because he could understand Pereira learning about Gilberto? Silva's mood when he was about to transfer.

finally promoted and cultivated a player, and he performed well, but suddenly he was sold by the club, Pereira must have exploded his lungs, if he was replaced by Ye Qiu, he would submit his resignation directly, and Lao Tzu would quit.

"When you coach in Brazil, you have to learn to get used to things like this!" Lucas is very open-minded, he facilitated this deal, and he can get a lot of commission from both Ajax and Atletico Mineiro, at least 20,000 US dollars, which is very good for him.

"That's why a lot of people say that if you can coach successfully in Brazil, you're really a world-famous coach!" Ye Qiu teased with a smile.

For football in this country, Ye Qiu finds it difficult to explain.

The current Brazilian football and league are very chaotic, but there are many talents, but after a few years, the league has been reorganized and the football world has been rectified, but the talents have suddenly fallen into a disconnection, especially around 2010, there has not been any too eye-catching genius, from beginning to end with a Neymar over there to fry, it is really a pity.

When Ye Qiu asked this question to Lucas, the old fritter who had been immersed in football for many years smiled.

"A lot of people just see the chaos in Brazilian football, but they never think that if all the players, clubs and football practitioners don't have that sense of crisis caused by the chaos, and without the various opportunities created by the chaos, will Brazilian football still be able to continue to emerge like this?"

Lucas's words make a lot of sense.

Perhaps, this was an inexplicable paradox from the start.

"By the way, Lucas, did you find the two people I asked you to find?" Ye Qiu got into Lucas's car and asked with concern.

Lucas looked apologetic, "Based on the clues you provided, we found one of them, and the other one was not. ”

Ye Qiu originally chose one of the two, since he found one, it would be okay.

"I'm currently playing in a small team in the third division, and I've called them as you said, and there should be a response soon!"

After Ye Qiu heard this, he couldn't stop nodding, especially after asking who it was, he was in a good mood.

"Don't worry, Lucas, you're indispensable in terms of commissions!" Ye Qiu smiled and patted Lucas on the shoulder and said.

If you want a horse to run, you have to let the horse graze.

Lucas is so diligent, isn't it just for the commission?

Sure enough, after listening, Lucas became more enthusiastic about his work, and kept introducing some Brazilian football to Ye Qiu along the way, so that Ye Qiu had a deeper understanding of the rules of Brazilian football.