After Zhang Zhenren arrived at Wigan, he followed Zhang Tiehan back to the players' dormitory. He originally wanted to stay at Zhang Tiehan for a few days, but he frowned when he saw the environment of the dormitory.

"Iron Man, why are you still living here?"

Zhang Tiehan shrugged, "When I came here, the club said that he would help me with the arrangements as soon as possible, but there are no arrangements so far, so I have been staying in the dormitory. It is also good, and it is very close to the training ground..."

"No, Tiehan, this is a contempt for you!" Zhang Zhenren looked at Zhang Tiehan solemnly, "You are a professional player and the main force of Wigan Athletics. You will actually live in the dormitory arranged by the club like the players of the youth team. If you say it out, no one will believe you, and you will become a laughing stock of the media."

"Is that true?" Zhang Tiehan was a little confused.

"This is true. Look at your teammates, even the worst teammates, who lives in the players' dormitory?"

"Is this there?" Zhang Tiehan answered, thinking that his cousin's words made sense.

He has been in the club for nearly two months, but the accommodation problem has not been solved. It is absolutely fine to regard this as the club doesn't care about himself.

"What should I do?" Zhang Tiehan asked.

"Leave it to me!" Zhang Zhenren smiled, his mouth wide open, revealing a row of white teeth, "I came here to improve your life."

Zhang Tiehan rolled his eyes, "That's all up to you."

Although the focus is on training, he also wants to improve his life. Other teammates, whether they are married, unmarried, older, and younger, have good places to live, but he lives alone in the players' dormitory. On weekdays, there are always youth players coming to disturb him. Although it is lively and not bad, it still feels very bad.

After all, this is a player dormitory, not a home.

Of course, there are also reasons why I have been to the club for a short time. After all, it was only after I came to Wigan after the beginning of the league, but the club definitely didn't pay much attention to it, otherwise I would definitely not be like this now.

Thinking of this, Zhang Tiehan was a little dissatisfied. This may be the trouble of not having an agent.

If you have an agent, everything will be arranged for yourself. Without an agent, even if many local clubs are not doing well, you don’t know at all.

It seems that it is really necessary to find an agent.

...

The next morning, Zhang Tiehan went to the team for training. Under the leadership of the staff, Zhang Zhenren also walked into the office of Steven Nelson, the director of the Athletics Department of Wigan Athletics Club.

As soon as they met, Steven Nelson was startled by Zhang Zhenren.

This guy doesn't seem to be here to negotiate a contract, but instead he seems to be here to collect protection fees.

Zhang Zhenren sat there and smiled at Nelson 'friendly'. Nelson felt clever.

But in fact, Zhang Zhenren just looks fierce, and he is much more nervous.

After all, he was still studying at the University of Munich and had never experienced these things. He just went from China to Germany, had a relatively mature mind and had some understanding of football agents, that's all.

Zhang Zhenren is still very concerned about his current work.

It was simple to negotiate a contract for Zhang Tiehan, but in fact, it was also a kind of experience that he could not find on weekdays. He didn't want to help Zhang Dabao's restaurant in the future. With this opportunity, he was determined to do it well.

This is his first time to come to the UK and the first time he has negotiated a contract with someone in such an environment. Although Wigan Athletics is not a big club, for him, a big club and a small club are no different. It is always the first time, and it is inevitable that he is nervous when he is the first time.

Zhang Zhenrenqiang calmed down and kept a smile on his face.

He needs to do a good job of superficial work so that the other party can see his nervousness.

It was just the first time, but he knew very well what to do. He had never done anything related, but he knew that any club would focus on its own interests, and what he had to do was to gain more benefits for Zhang Tiehan and his cousin.

Zhang Zhenren wanted to show kindness, and his expression was also kind. He kept laughing, even though it was a pretend expression.

However, he ignored one problem, that is, his appearance is really different from normal people. Although he kept laughing, it was difficult for Nelson on the other side to understand...

In Nelson's opinion, Zhang Zhenren is a vicious person, looking like he wants to collect protection fees.

Fortunately, this is his office, and the other party is here to negotiate the contract for Zhang Tiehan, so he probably won’t start.

"British is not Italy, there is no mafia...British is not Arab, there is no terrorist organization...British is not Somalia, there is no war..."

Nelson kept muttering, and he was sure that the guy in front of him would not take action, so he let out a long sigh and felt much more at ease.

He had no intention of greeting Zhang Zhenren, and took out a stack of printed contracts from the folder on one side and handed them over, "Mr. Zhang, this is our newly prepared contract, you can take a look first."

Zhang Zhenren took it and looked carefully.

He skipped the previous statements and found the most important clause directly. He immediately wrinkled and did not look at Nelson, and said a little angrily, "Mr. Nelson, does the Wigan Athletic Club intend to let Tiehan leave consciously?"

"Is there any problem?" Nelson calmed down and asked with a chuckling when talking about the formal problem.

Looking at Nelson's smile, Zhang Zhenren felt that he was being despised. Before he came, he had done a lot of work and learned a lot about the player's contract.

In his opinion, many of the contents on the contract are not consistent with my cousin's current performance.

My cousin performed very well in the team and has scored goals recently, so he must at least reach the upper level of first-team players in terms of treatment.

"Mr. Nelson, my cousin is the team's main midfielder and is very young. I think his salary should at least reach the team's average level!" Zhang Zhenren said angrily, but his voice seemed extremely calm.

"In addition, when my cousin came to the club, the contract stated the age was three years, and this contract was five years? This is absolutely impossible! We cannot accept it at all!"

Faced with Zhang Zhenren's inquiry, Nelson refused to comment and just smiled, "This contract was prepared by Zhang when he came to the team. We have not signed it, just because Zhang does not have an agent. Moreover, we think that a weekly salary of 5,000 pounds is very reasonable for Zhang. The performance of young people is always ups and downs. Whether you or me, you cannot be sure that Zhang's condition can be maintained."

"No!" Zhang Zhenren refused, "This is completely unreasonable. As far as I know, the average salary of Wigan Athletics is also more than 6,000 pounds. Andy Ridell, the top star in the team, even earns a weekly salary of 20,000 pounds, while Zhang only has 5,000 pounds? Mr. Nelson, do you think this is reasonable?"

Nelson said, "If Zhang can stick to his recent state, we will certainly give us the corresponding treatment, but we cannot be sure. But Mr. Zhang can rest assured that we can negotiate on salary..."

"What about the years?"

"We think five years is a reasonable period. Zhang is only eighteen years old. By February next year, he will only be nineteen years old. Five years later, Zhang is only twenty-three years old. If Zhang can maintain excellent performance, I think he will definitely not stay in the club for five years. This contract is just to make both parties feel at ease. We don't want Zhang, who is only twenty-one, to be able to transfer to other clubs freely. I think you can understand Mr. Zhang."

Nelson still smiled, but Zhang Zhenren commented in his heart, "I'm cunning."

He shook his head and said coldly, "We can't agree. My cousin's contract is only three years, and don't forget..."

"The penalty for that contract is only four million pounds!"

After so long of negotiations, Zhang Zhenren was already very calm. He knew that this was the biggest bargaining chip.

When Zhang Tiehan transferred to Wigan Athletics, he was only worth 400,000 pounds. Because there was no competition from other clubs, the penalty for drafting a contract was only 4 million pounds.

Zhang Tiehan didn't care about this number at the time and signed it casually. According to his cousin's current performance, there will be a club willing to spend 4 million pounds to buy a future.

Nelson was silent.

He didn't care about Zhang Zhenren at first, but when he heard this, he knew that he had made a mistake of contempt. It was obvious that the other party had a very heavy chip in his hand, which was so heavy that he had to compromise.

"What do you mean?" Nelson asked with his head raised.

"The salary is more than 10,000 pounds! The contract period is still within the original three years!"

"impossible!"

Nelson interrupted Zhang Zhenren, "The salary can be negotiated, but Zhang is too young, and the contract period must be five years."

"We can't accept it." Zhang Zhenren refused decisively.

Five years?

Five years have passed, and my cousin is twenty-three years old. If my cousin wants to leave midway and wants to transfer to other clubs, then this contract will be the biggest obstacle.

Three years, and there are still some talks. Five years is too long!

"Just you said, the salary can be negotiated, but the contract period must be three years!" Zhang Zhenren said.

Nelson shook his head in disappointment, knowing that he must be unable to reach an agreement today.

He came over and shook hands with Zhang Zhenren, "We can't accept it either."

This is going to see off guests.

Zhang Tiehan has performed well recently, but everyone in the club knows that he is just strong and has poor skills.

Such players have potential and talent, but their performance is likely to be unstable, especially in terms of offense, and it is difficult to perform well.

If you are just a simple defensive player, the salary of tens of thousands of pounds is already very high, and even Brekin only has a salary of more than 7,000 pounds.

The most unacceptable thing is the contract term.

Zhang Tiehan was brought by Jewell, who brought Wigan Athletics with one hand. No one cared about the transfer fee of 400,000 pounds. At that time, he only felt that Jewell had found a substitute to enrich the strength of the bench. This was very necessary. After all, Wigan Athletics was the first time in history to enter the English League One.

The contract was negotiated at that time, but it was different now. Zhang Tiehan showed his strength. Because of this, Wigan Athletics saw his potential and he was very young. If he trained for one or two years, he would probably be an excellent player. At that time, Zhang Tiehan shook his hand and left, what did Wigan Athletics get?

Nothing...

If you can't eat the meat you get, you can only watch it float away. That's impossible.

Therefore, a five-year period is necessary.

What Nelson cares about the most is Zhang Tiehan's liquidated damages, which are 4 million pounds. This is a lot of money in the English League Two, but it is not too high when it comes to the English League One. Many outstanding young people have this value.

But he didn't believe that Zhang Tiehan would leave Wigan Athletics.

The coach trusts him, his teammates have a good relationship with him, he has developed here, and staying here is the best choice before he grows up.
Chapter completed!