Chapter 692 Sky-high Contract
Mendes is getting busier and busier!
Once upon a time, he was just an unknown little figure in European football and had to rely on the Brazilian football godfather Figel and become Figel's partner in Portugal. But now, he has become a hot football tycoon.
Even more powerful than Jose Vega, whom he idolized back then!
Back then, Jose Vega only had Figo, but now, Mendes has two top superstars, Sudon and Cristiano Ronaldo, plus other stars such as Pepe, Di Maria, Marcelo, etc., which can be said to be a team full of talents.
In addition, Mendes also started a "human trafficker" business, specializing in importing high-quality and low-cost young embryos from South America, which made him a lot of money.
Because of this, it is not easy to invite Mendes to dinner.
Especially, you should avoid the attention of media reporters.
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After finally finding some time, Mendes quietly arrived in Manchester.
The meeting was arranged to take place in a high-end restaurant in the city center near the city stadium.
The three giants of Manchester City came out, while Mendes came alone.
The four of them had dinner together and talked about some things about the current team.
Di Maria needs to further adapt and integrate into the team. Mendes promised to help Di Maria as soon as possible and meet Guardiola's requirements. At the same time, he also knows the difficulties Manchester City is facing now.
It just so happens that he has such a player on hand.
For example, midfielder Moutinho and striker Falcao.
Moutinho is the core of Sporting Lisbon's midfield. He has performed well and is indeed very capable. He is the type of player Guardiola likes. Manchester City is also quite interested in him.
As for Falcao, he is not Guardiola's cup of tea, and he only transferred to Porto from Argentina this summer. He has not yet put up a convincing performance. Although Mendes has praised him to the sky, it is impossible for Manchester City to come up with a transfer fee to buy him.
Manchester City has always hoped to bring in Su Dong.
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"I can say with absolute certainty that a winter break is absolutely impossible!"
Faced with the desire of Manchester City's big three to poach Su Dong, Mendes chose to reject it without hesitation.
"If you are in urgent need of bringing in Su Dong during the winter break, then I can only say that, unfortunately, Su Dong will never leave Bayern during the winter break. He will definitely consider leaving after the game is over."
As for why, to be honest, Mendes himself doesn't know.
Not only did he not know, Ma Dawei didn't know, and even Su Dong's bedmate Wang Chuqing didn't know.
Everyone just knows that Su Dong must play for Bayern for three years, saying that he wants to win the Champions League three times in a row. As for why, who knows? Perhaps this is Su Dong's obsession.
Don't all great football stars have some obsessions that are hard to give up? Mubarak, Soriano and Begiristain looked at each other and revealed helpless expressions.
They have been trying to build a good relationship with Mendes, and then persuade Su Dong through Mendes. At the same time, they are also using various methods, including Soriano and Begiristain appealing to his emotions, to persuade Su Dong to join Manchester City.
It can be said that in terms of sincerity, Manchester City has given the utmost.
Mendes' statement has made it very clear that even if Su Dong leaves Bayern, it must be after the end of the season.
But what should Manchester City do this season? Sign players in the winter break? Invest tens of millions of euros to bring in a backup striker? Where in the world can you do business like this? "It's okay, Jorge, we are willing to wait!" Mubarak said.
Soriano and Begiristain also echoed the sentiment. They all knew that Sudong's contract with Bayern would expire this year, so they also hoped that Mendes could have a good talk with Sudong and it would be best if he did not renew his contract with Bayern.
"Jorge, you know that we are sincere about bringing in Su Dong. I can promise here that as long as you help us convince Su Dong to join Manchester City, we are willing to offer him a sky-high contract that far exceeds all the contracts he has received in the past."
Mubarak knew that time was running out. If Su Dong really renewed his contract with Bayern, or if Su Dong contacted Real Madrid, then everything would be too late. By then, no amount of money would be able to buy a superstar of Su Dong's level.
Begiristain saw Mendes raised his eyebrows, and immediately took over the conversation and said with a smile: "We know that after Su Dong's contract with Bayern expires, he can transfer freely. We are willing to pay all the transfer fees to the player as a signing fee."
"Oh?" Mendes was quite surprised.
How much is Su Dong worth? There is no fixed number, because he did not transfer at all from Barcelona to Bayern.
But according to the valuation given by Deloitte, Sudong is now worth at least 200 million euros.
The media previously revealed that during Su Dong's three years at Bayern, his annual signing fee was as high as 30 million euros. In other words, he received 100 million euros in signing fees in three years, which is absolutely a shocking astronomical figure.
You know, this doesn't include his annual salary after tax.
"The signing fee is 50 million euros per year and the contract is for five years." Begiristain said with a smile.
Everyone clearly saw Mendes's surprise.
In fact, not only Mendes, but even they themselves were surprised.
A signing fee of 50 million euros per year would be 250 million euros in five years. What an astonishing figure.
But is Sudong worth it?
Everyone thinks it's worth it! Because he is the most powerful player on the planet! Just for this reason, he is worth the price! "We are willing to pay an additional 10% commission to the agent."
Begiristain's words made Mendes' heart beat fast.
Does he make a lot of money?
Quite a lot actually.
Even though in recent years, some of Su Dong's most profitable business contracts came from Asia and North America, especially China and East Asia, which were all handled by Ma Dawei, after all, he was familiar with the business, but Mendes still made a lot of money in Europe, with a share of more than 10 million euros every year.
You know, during Cristiano Ronaldo's transfer to Real Madrid, Mendes' commission was less than 10 million euros. This is why he attaches so much importance to Su Dong, because Su Dong is his God of Wealth.
And now, Manchester City is offering a commission of 25 million euros, how can Mendes refuse? Of course, he knows it clearly.
Manchester City gave this money just hoping that he would persuade Su Dong, and if Su Dong was unwilling, Mendes would not dare to disobey.
"Jorge, in addition to the signing fee, we are also willing to offer Su Dong an annual salary of 50 million euros after tax, which will far exceed Su Dong's current contract, as well as the contracts of other players and even other professional athletes around the world."
According to the Premier League's tax rate, 50 million euros after tax is roughly 100 million euros before tax.
Mendes can only say that Manchester City is really crazy!
Annual salary, signing fee, and commission are all record-breaking!
Mendes couldn't imagine why a professional player would refuse such a contract. If it were another team, they might be worried about the investors behind them bragging or going bankrupt, but does Manchester City have such concerns? Mansour is backed by the Abu Dhabi consortium, do they need money?
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Mendes promised on the spot that he would have a good talk with Su Dong.
"He is currently on vacation in the Canary Islands. It was David Silva who recommended him to join us. I will have a good talk with him when he comes back."
Mendes also mentioned Moutinho and Falcao, hoping that Manchester City would consider his players.
But Manchester City is clearly more interested in Pepe and Marcelo.
"Jorge, Bayern has already started tightening its purse strings this summer. It is clear that Bayern has achieved their goal and will not continue to make additional investments. What they should do next is to consolidate their achievements over the past few years, further consolidate their foundation, and maintain this brilliant record and operating performance."
Begiristain analyzed Bayern's current business ideas.
"I believe you must have guessed that Ribery was tempted by Real Madrid this summer. What about next year? Modric, Pepe, Mascherano and Marcelo are all foreign players, and what Bayern will do next is to vigorously promote German youth training, such as Badstuber, Hummels, Toni Kroos, Thomas Muller and other young talents."
This is a big trend.
As early as when Bayern introduced Su Dong, Mendes and Su Dong already knew that they wanted to use Su Dong to stimulate the football market, improve the team's performance, and then drive the development of the Bundesliga and even the entire German football.
Now it seems that Bayern has basically achieved its strategic goals.
Today, Bayern is already a top club in European football that cannot be underestimated.
Next, will they continue to maintain such a large lineup? With the emergence of many talented players in Germany's youth training, and the outstanding performance of players such as Thomas Muller, Toni Kroos, Hummels and Badstuber, many foreign players have become obstacles to their continued growth and progress. At this time, will Bayern consider cashing in at a high price and selling these foreign players? Mendes has considered this issue. He believes that there is definitely such a possibility, and it is very high.
To put it bluntly, Bayern has never been a team full of superstars.
This team is just like the Germans, pragmatic!
"We need reinforcements for our left wing and center back. Can you help me make the contact? If Bayern is interested in selling Pepe and Marcelo, we are also very interested." Begiristain said with a smile.
Mendes truly realized the wealth of Manchester City.
As an agent, he knows very well that Manchester City has invested more than 500 million euros in the past year. If they introduce Su Dong and recruit central defenders and defenders, the investment will be even more staggering.
Looking at the entire European football scene, perhaps only Manchester City can do it.
It is difficult for other teams, even Abramovich of Chelsea, to do this.
For this, he could only admire her.
The rich people in the Middle East are not short of money.
That’s right, there’s oil wherever you dig.
Isn't it just money? You can exchange it for oil by digging up the ground! For the wealthy people in the Middle East, any problem that can be solved by digging up oil is not a problem.
(End of this chapter)
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