i want to be king

Chapter 126 Sky-high sponsorship
"Who is that guy Garcia just brought?"

After Su Dong sent Garcia and Subirac away and returned to the training ground, Pepe asked curiously.

This kid is also very gossipy.

"Javier Subirac."

Pepe looked around in a daze, and found that no one around had heard of this name.

Professional football is like this, the update iteration is too fast.

Except for a very small number of players who have left their names in history, who can cherish the stars of the past?

It's nice to remember the stars of five or ten years ago.

80s?

At that time, Su Dong and the others were just born. Who had heard of Subirac?

"It's a celebrity in Valencia, but I don't know what to do here." Su Dong introduced.

Pepe suddenly laughed, and asked, "Is it true that you are here to buy Tonito?"

Su Dong also reacted, and laughed, "It's possible."

Quaresma also shook his head and laughed, but the two teenagers, Nani and Moutinho, were baffled.

Isn't it normal for Valencia to look at Tonito?

You know, the Spanish midfielder has performed well this season.

Tonito often boasted in the team that he was born in Tenerife, and now Valencia's coach Benitez once coached Tenerife, when Benitez almost bought him back to the Canary Islands.

The Spanish midfielder's catchphrase is, "He still misses me."

There is a bit of emotion in the tone of a man recalling the romantic history of the year, which makes people want to laugh every time they hear it.

But let alone, Tonito has performed well for two consecutive seasons, but the possibility of joining Valencia is unlikely.

"They already have Aimar," Quaresma reminded.

The Argentine genius Aimar is currently the core of Valencia's offense and has been reused by Benitez.

"It's not Tonito, could it be you?" Pepe looked at Su Dong.

Garcia is a friend of Sudong. He brought Subirac to Sporting Lisbon, saying that it was for Sudong. It is really possible.

"Don't be kidding, they have a powerful high center, John Carew, and a native Spanish center, Mista, who came from Tenerife to chase Benitez. There is no shortage of people in this position." Su Dong reminded.

At this time, everyone turned their attention to Quaresma.

There is no shortage of center forwards and midfielders, let alone left forwards. Who doesn't know that Valencia's left forward is the main player of the Spanish national team, Vicente?
Therefore, the most lacking may be the right winger.

At present, the right wingers of the Bat Legion are Angulo and Rufete, but neither of them seem to be satisfactory. If Quaresma is introduced to form the devil's wings with Vicente, the picture...

Quaresma couldn't stand being kicked like this by everyone.

"I haven't contacted any team so far, except..."

Su Dong and the others raised their ears, waiting to hear the gossip.

"Barcelona!"

"Barcelona?" Su Dong and others were all moved.

Quaresma nodded. "They have a connection with Jorge, but I'm conflicted."

"Why?" Pepe was very surprised.

That's Barcelona.

Although Barcelona has been a bit down and out in recent years, it is Barcelona, ​​a super giant in La Liga, how many people can't wish for it?
"It is not without precedent for Barcelona to introduce wingers from our team, such as Figo and Simão."

Everyone nodded.

Figo can be regarded as a successful case of Barcelona winger signings, but what he left for Barcelona is painful memories, because he switched to rival Real Madrid, so far, every time Figo returns to Camp Nou, Barcelona fans hit him with pig heads.

Simao is a failure case, and now he has moved to Benfica.

There are successes and failures, which is indeed very worrying.

"The more important thing is Ugo. After he went to Newcastle, he couldn't get a chance at all. He couldn't integrate into the rhythm of the Premier League, and he couldn't integrate into the dressing room of Newcastle. Not only did he not kick the ball, but he lost his self-confidence. The whole person looks very depressed. It is said that he may be loaned back."

Su Dong is also very familiar with Ugo Viana, and he knows that this is another sad story.

He still clearly remembers that in the summer, when Ugo Viana officially joined Newcastle, Su Dong specially called to congratulate him. At that time, Viana also told Su Dong that he had in-depth communication with Newcastle coach Robson, and mentioned Su Dong and Ronnie.

At that time, Ugo Viana was full of anticipation, enthusiasm and hope for the future of the trip to the Premier League.

But who would have thought that in just a few months, Viana might be back.

Only those who have played football know how terrible it is when a player loses confidence.

Let's not talk about it, just talk about Nikulei.

Does he have strength?
No doubt about it.

Even now, he is stronger than Su Dong.

But he is not confident.

A player who loses self-confidence can easily worry about gains and losses on the court, and then doubt himself. This is very fatal for a football game where the pace of the game is super fast and the timing is fleeting.

A player without self-confidence will never succeed at all.

This is Su Dong's experience during this period of time.

In his view, if there is no improvement in the second half of the season and Ugo Viana's trip to the Premier League fails, the biggest blow to him will not be a wasted year, but a loss of confidence.

When Quaresma mentioned this, he was obviously struggling.

Barcelona is a giant, and it is the top giant.

This is the dream hall of all professional players in the world, and no one will refuse it.

But if you go to Barcelona, ​​but you can't play football, and you can't get trust and support, what's the use?
Some people choose to take risks and struggle, while others choose to be steady and steady.

On the long journey of life, you make choices all the time, who can say that your choice will always be right?

For professional players, the most terrible thing is that if one wrong choice is made, it is likely to ruin their career.

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No one knew why Garcia and Subirac came to Sporting Lisbon, let alone what they talked about with Aurelio, and even outside media reporters didn't know they had been here.

Things passed quickly.

Su Dong still insisted on training every day, but on Christmas Day, he and Pepe had a meal together in the apartment, and went outside for a walk in the downtown area to feel the atmosphere of Christmas.

On the day before Christmas, Mendes sent a congratulatory message to Su Dong.

His operation finally saw results.

During the negotiation of many sports brands such as Reebok, Puma, Nike and Adidas, Mendes finally signed Nike from the United States for Su Dong. This sports brand is very optimistic about Su Dong's prospects and is willing to invest resources in Su Dong.

150 million euros per year. The contract is signed for three years. After the three years expire, Nike has the priority to renew the contract.

This is the second sponsorship contract that Mendes negotiated for Sudong.

Before that, Su Dong signed Pepsi again. The sponsorship contract is 100 million euros per year. This is the price Pepsi offered for NBA Yao Giant, but unlike Nike, this contract lasts for four years.

The two sponsorship contracts earned Su Dong 250 million euros in sponsorship fee income, which even shocked Su Dong himself.

Ronnie and Pepe were so surprised that their jaws dropped.

"Hey, I only get six thousand euros a month." Ronnie said with a sad face.

The Madeira boy counted there for a long time with his fingers, but he never passed the math test, so he couldn't figure out how many years Su Dong's two sponsorship contracts would be enough for him.

Anyway, in the end, there were only two words left in his heart, and he was tired.

"I don't care, anyway, I'm sure of you, and in the future when we go out to eat, you'll be the one to treat us!" Ronnie was very sad.

It's hard to say about his career, but in terms of making money, he can't even catch up with Su Dong now.

Su Dong was also proud and agreed on the spot.

He knew that without Ronnie, he would not be where he is today, so he would never be stingy with Ronnie.

Pepe and Jose Semedo also have mixed feelings, especially Semedo.

Once upon a time, he still had some dislike for Su Dong's poor football, but what happened?
A year and a half later, Su Dong is now the main center of Sporting Lisbon, but he is still playing around in the second team.

Even in making money, Su Dong left him far behind.

That's 250 million euros. If you give it to him, his family will directly develop.

When he heard that Su Dong signed two commercial sponsorship contracts, Semedo was determined to try his best and work hard.

But this determination quickly faded away after the beauty called.

"On the road of professional football, it may be difficult for the great Semedo to achieve success, but on the noble road of picking up girls, which is related to the future of mankind and the earth, he has no hesitation, goes forward unswervingly, and is determined to forge ahead. He is really a role model for my generation!"

Hearing Ronnie's exaggerated and funny words, both Su Dong and Pepe laughed.

Ma Dan, isn't it just that you pick up more girls and change your girlfriends more frequently?

Is it necessary to lose so much?
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Although Sporting Lisbon's jersey sponsor is Reebok, Sudong's signing of Nike does not violate the team's regulations.

Mendes only needs to go to Sporting Lisbon to go through some formalities, and then Su Dong can wear Nike shoes to play.

When it was heard that Su Dong signed with Nike and the sponsorship fee was as high as 150 million euros, the management of Sporting Lisbon was also stunned.

This is definitely a sky-high price!
Not to mention Sporting Lisbon, look at the Portuguese Super League, look at the four major leagues, how many stars can sign such a heavy sponsorship contract?

Several directors of the club are even more regretful.

Because when they signed Su Dong, they never thought about signing portrait rights.

If they had signed Su Dong's portrait rights back then, they would have been able to enjoy a share of the benefits for every sponsorship contract Su Dong signed now.

But now, Su Dong has clearly realized the commercial value of his portrait rights, so how could he let go easily?
It was in this turmoil that the players returned one after another, and the winter break training camp began.

(End of this chapter)