Heroes of the Restricted Zone

Chapter 1174 "The Invisible Godfather" Mendes
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is a beautiful city. This seaside city located in southeastern Brazil, the most famous landmark is perhaps the giant statue of Jesus Christ on Mount Jesus.

In the summer of 2014, the whole of Brazil was immersed in the football frenzy of hosting the World Cup in the country.The posters and posters of the Brazil World Cup can be seen everywhere in the streets and alleys of Rio de Janeiro.No matter men, women, young or old, they are all crazy about football.

On the street, Brazilian girls in bikinis enthusiastically shoot and blow kisses at the camera, showing their amorous feelings.

Niang sits on a beach chair in a casual short-sleeve shirt and shorts, beach sandals, sunglasses and holds a cold fruit drink on a beach chair in the beautiful tourist destination of Copacabana .

Looking at his outfit, he is no different from the other tourists on the beach.

But he wasn't on vacation.

The 2014 World Cup was held in Brazil, and 32 Deus teams gathered in this football country, followed by a huge number of fans, news media, and agents that are easy to ignore, but are everywhere People like scouts.

Fans are fascinated by the exciting football matches, and reporters are busy covering all aspects of the World Cup.Brokers are here to do business.

For them, the World Cup is a natural big market. They put their players in the World Cup market to sell. The managers, head coaches and scouts of various clubs are like picky buyers. Carefully select and compare, and finally choose the player you like, and then discuss the price with the agent in private.After the two parties have made a private decision for life, they will go to the club for a showdown.By that time, the uncooked rice had already been cooked, and the club had no choice but to agree.

In the same World Cup, some people watch the fun, some watch the doorway, and some watch things that have nothing to do with football.

Niang was such a buyer, and with him on Copacabana beach was a seller, a famous seller.

It is impossible for any club manager, team head coach, or even the club president to have heard of Jorge Mendes in the top European leagues.

He is the most successful agent in European football and the invisible godfather of European football. He has the resources of more than one hundred players whose total value exceeds [-] million euros.The famous Cristiano Ronaldo is his most proud player, and the most successful football coach Mourinho also has a close personal relationship with him and is willing to use him as his agent to negotiate with the club.

For such a broker, his abilities have long been beyond the scope of ordinary brokers.He holds the phones of the presidents or head coaches of almost all major European clubs in his hand. As long as he wants, he can call the personal phone of Real Madrid Chairman Florentino with one call.

Niang was well aware of the energy of the man in front of him.If you offend him, maybe your team won't sign anything of value for a summer.

Many football fans claim to know a lot about the world of football, but if they don't understand how an agent works, then they will never know how the football world works.The power of an agent can look small, but it can also be infinite.

But he still chose to use his own way to talk to him directly and without beating around the bush.

After hearing the request of Liverpool manager Niang, Mendes laughed, at first just smiled, then laughed out loud, and finally he laughed with tears.

It was disrespectful to Niang to do so, but Niang didn't raise any objection, he just quietly sipped the juice drink in the goblet beside him.

Mendes wiped away the tears from his laughter, and with a deep smile on his face, he said to Niang: "I'm sorry, Mr. Lu. But I really can't help it... I think you should know about the royal family. What an important player Pepe is for Madrid."

Niang nodded: "Yes, he is very good and excellent, so we need him at Liverpool."

"I don't think Real Madrid will let people go. I know Jose very well." Mendes shrugged. "Pepe is his confidant. This transfer deal is absolutely impossible to achieve, so there is no point for you to find me, Mr. Lu."

Niang put down the juice in his hand, turned to look at Mendez.

"I've always thought 'nothing's impossible' was the mantra in the brokerage world," he said.

Mendes laughed.

"Before Figo transferred from Barcelona to Real Madrid, many people thought it was whimsical, right? Isn't it incredible that Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo switched to Real Madrid in one summer?" Niang said. "Wouldn't it be too early to say 'impossible' before it happens?"

Mendes thought for a while, and then said: "I admit that what you said makes sense. But when it comes to Pepe, I don't think he will choose to leave. If your team needs an excellent central defender, my team There's a lot to choose from, they're all top notch, no worse than Pepe. No need to keep staring at Pepe..."

Niang shook his head: "Of course your players are all top-notch. I have no doubt about that. But I just like Pepe. I believe in my vision and judgment. He is the most suitable central defender for our Liverpool."

Mendes was silent, he looked at the stubborn Liverpool manager.Only then did he realize that the person in front of him was really young... In his thirties at most, and under forty, he could take the position of general manager of a wealthy club. Does he have real talents, or is it because of his relationship with Liverpool? The boss has a close personal relationship?

After thinking for a while, he said again: "I have a very good relationship with Real Madrid Chairman Mr. Perez. I can't betray him and discuss this business with you."

"This will not damage your popularity among Real Madrid executives, Mr. Mendes. Because this is the player's personal wish. When a player insists on leaving, God can't stop him, can he?" Niang looked at Mendez said.

Mendes laughed again: "Are you saying that Pepe himself would want to leave Real Madrid? Haha! Sorry... the joke is funny. I think I need to reiterate, Mr. Lu. Pepe is having a great time at Real Madrid now , he doesn't want to leave this glorious and great team..."

A thought suddenly flashed in his mind, and a voice asked him back: "You really don't want to leave?"

He froze, his face changed slightly, and then he quickly returned to normal.

He noticed that the young man opposite him was smiling at him.

He stood up: "Thank you for your hospitality, Mr. Lu. But I'm sorry, I can't help you complete this transfer transaction. I'm an agent, but I don't accept all business."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Niang sat on the beach chair and didn't get up to see him off. He just watched Mendez's leaving back and took a sip of the juice.

After Mendez was no longer visible in the crowd, Niang took out his cell phone and dialed a number.

"Hi Andre, can you do me a favor?"

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Mendez left in a hurry, but a rhetorical question was still flashing in his mind.

"Do you really want to leave?"

"Does Pepe really not want to leave?"

This reminded him of an "old thing".

In the just-concluded season, Real Madrid, as the defending champion, was eliminated in the eighth round and stopped in the quarterfinals.

After that game, Pepe, as the culprit that caused the team to lose the goal, was bloodied by the media in Madrid and even Spain.

There were even rumors that Pepe was unhappy at Real Madrid.

The media not only criticized Pepe's poor performance in this game, but also began to dig through old accounts, finding a lot of information to prove that Pepe is a player who can't control his temper, often has short-circuited brains, and acts brutally.Such a player naturally does not fit Real Madrid's club image.In fact, every time Pepe goes mad, the brand image of Real Madrid is hurt. People will think that all the responsibility for pampering Pepe lies with Real Madrid.

This wave of criticism lasted for more than half a month before it gradually subsided, but Pepe's reputation as a villain and a messy mind is more suitable for his personal image... When Pepe was mentioned before, everyone would say he A rude man, a manly man, and someone nicknamed Pepe a "monk".In addition to this notoriety, Pepe is also burdened with a declining state and the reputation of the team's cancer. It seems that if this cancer is not cleaned up, Real Madrid will never stand up...

In the end, Mourinho stood up to complain about his players, angrily denounced the media for making trouble, and said that the loss was not Pepe's problem, and the whole team should bear the consequences together.

For Pepe, he fell out with the media again. Except for speaking for Pepe this time, he did not attend any press conference until the end of the season.

It can be seen that Mourinho really likes Pepe and thinks highly of Pepe.

However, there is one thing that makes Mourinho very dissatisfied. Although he has never expressed it publicly, he complained to Mendes in private.

He believes that the Real Madrid club did not play its due active role in this incident of Pepe being besieged by the media. They stood up to protect their players.The result is that Pepe's reputation and her own are not getting any better...

But similar complaints, since Mourinho moved to Real Madrid, Mendes has heard it many times.Mourinho complained that Real Madrid did not protect him and deliberately let him go out to attract the enemy's firepower and hatred; Mourinho complained that Real Madrid did not support his players...

Mendes didn't take it too seriously.

But after talking with the young Liverpool manager Niang today, something opened up in his heart.

Is it really the players themselves who don't want to leave?

For Real Madrid, Pepe is really very important, indispensable...

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(End of this chapter)