Section 10: The Transaction Behind the Scenes
Of course, Gralis wants to finalize Zhao Yaning’s contract as soon as possible.
He never denies Zhao Yaning's talent and potential, and he always believes that Zhao Yaning can succeed.
But no matter how great the potential is, it is valuable. If the value is too high and Paris Saint-Germain can't afford it, then Gralis will not be willing to bear it.
But no matter how much he longs for this transaction to save money, he cannot believe that he can buy a player he likes in just 3,000 euros.
"Zhao Yaning's contract was still in the provincial team a year ago." Zhang Yuan knew that Gralis was limited in patience and immediately began to explain, "Linhai bought his contract not long ago before going abroad, and the final payment has not been paid yet. According to that contract, as long as the final payment is settled, the contract can be returned. Paying Linhai three times the liquidated damages can be recovered."
"How much is the penalty?" Gralis glared.
"30,000 yuan, about 3,000 euros."
This price made Gralis a little unbelievable, "This price has not been paid yet?"
"When it was sold, more than a dozen players were sold together, and Linhai needed a lot of people. The recycling terms can be recovered individually. Although more than 100,000 yuan is not much, the Linhai Club is in the starting stage. They hope to wait until this group of players returns and find the club before paying the money."
"But now this interferes with Zhao's transaction: What if they pay the final payment first and complete the contract?" Gralis asked.
"The execution of the contract must be subject to the consent of the player himself or the guardian," Zhang Yuan laughed, "As long as the player disagrees."
"But you should have agreed and signed the agreement." Gralis knew very well about this, and he also knew about the summer camp.
"It was my parents who signed it." Zhang Yuan shook his head, "It's not me. Linhai Club thought I was a minor, so he asked my parents to sign it. But I was not. In other words, the contract signed by my parents was invalid."
"Have you changed your age?" Gralis said and waved his hand again. "I have no malice, I just ask. This is also a common phenomenon in France. Many Africans will change their age."
"Yes, I've changed my age." Zhang Yuan nodded, "and I've got someone to change it back now, so the initiative has come back to me."
"But I still don't understand - if Zhao Yaning's contract is so easy to resolve, then why didn't your parent team take back the contract?"
"There are some small problems in this contract," Zhang Yuan smiled self-deprecatingly. He found these things funny. "That 100,000 is just superficial, and the amount of players in private transactions will be larger. For tax evasion and other reasons, they conduct undercover operations. Because of this, although the provincial team holds the buyout clause, they are unable to execute it - but it is different for you to buy out. That is because you used the terms, not the provincial team, and doing so will not violate the unspoken rules of Chinese football."
"Is this involved a secret deal?" Gralis was silent for a long time before speaking again, "I hope the problem here will not affect Zhao's transfer. Paris Saint-Germain is a club with a good reputation. We are different from the teams like Marseille that plays counterfeit football. We don't do dirty things."
"Don't worry, dirty things cannot be taken on the surface. No domestic club is willing to expose their shortcomings in front of you foreigners." Zhang Yuan was silent for a moment and continued, "The provincial team is very annoyed now. Zhao Yaning's kick came out of their expectations, and Liu Wang's widely publicized practices made the provincial team ugly. They also want to punish Linhai Club. As long as you buy out the contract, I bet that they will let Zhao Yaning transfer at a very low price - in order to make Linhai Club ugly."
Gralis narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the young man in front of him. He understood something.
"What you mean is that I can buy Zhao Yaning for 3,000 yuan, but you are the key to this. If you refuse to sign, their contract will be invalid. In other words, can you invalidate the contract of Linhai Club?"
"Yes."
"So, you are the key figure in this method?"
"Yes." Zhang Yuan nodded again.
"Speak up, what do you want?" Gralis asked straightforwardly.
"I want a lot." Zhang Yuan laughed again.
Zhao Yaning met Zhang Yuan again in Paris Saint-Germain's power room, which surprised him quite.
I have been training here for nearly a month. Although other people in the summer camp have also come to play a few times during this period, every time I go through a formality, Zhao Yaning has long stopped playing football with them, and every time I meet, I just say hello. When Zhao Yaning is receiving various training, the others in the summer camp just play two friendly matches, asking the coaches to comment, or perform some interesting football games to let the coaches guide them. They have never done a large amount of training for Zhao Yaning.
Especially in places like Power Room, they never came again after visiting the equipment.
On the one hand, they are not interested in this kind of training, and on the other hand, Paris Saint-Germain is unwilling to let them do these things. After all, strength training is dangerous, and it is not easy to achieve results in a short period of time. The short-term effect is far less than that of ball training.
So Zhao Yaning was quite surprised to see Zhang Yuan appear in the Power Room.
"This is your main training now?" Zhang Yuan looked at Zhao Yaning's training and was a little puzzled, "Why is the strength of waist and abdomen? You have to practice leg strength first, right?"
"Coach Royle said that waist and abdomen strength is the basis, otherwise the leg muscles will be strengthened first and may cause strains - and the coach also said that I have very good flexibility. If I further strengthen my waist and abdomen strength, then the power of my emergency stop and bucking movement will be more explosive, and may even be comparable to Ortega."
"Just blow." Zhang Yuan laughed and sat next to him, "Have you made any progress?"
Zhao Yaning was a little silent. He had used sunglasses to check his status. In recent times, his attributes have not made any progress. Although he has lost fat and increased muscle proportions, there has been no fundamental change in his physique or technology.
"Of course, there's a lot of progress."
But there is no need to tell Zhang Yuan about these unhappy things. After all, they now regard themselves as heroes in summer camps, so there is no need to make them uncomfortable.
"It's good to make progress. I don't expect you to be Figo. You have to be the main player of Ligue 1. Wang Jipeng just brags to me if he's fine. They have a Yang Xi who can play in the Bundesliga - is he relegated? It's time." Zhang Yuan complained and turned the topic back, "Practice hard, work hard, be serious, don't be afraid of hard work, practice more time. In the past two years, if you don't practice hard in the past two years, you will have time to endure hardship in the future."
"Brother Zhang, you are almost catching up with my father." Zhao Yaning smiled, "This is not like you. If you have anything to do, tell me."
"I'll go back to China tomorrow."
These words surprised Zhao Yaning, "But hasn't the training camp started yet?"
"I have been discovered when I change my age. Since it is a training camp for youth football training, I am no longer suitable to participate." Zhang Yuan explained the topic lightly, "I am here today to tell you apart."
"How could this happen?" Zhao Yaning murmured to himself, unable to help but ask, "Who told the secret? Did you make Coach Liu angry?"
"He doesn't have this brain yet. Things are quite troublesome, don't ask. Another thing - Liu Wang is going to return to China tomorrow. Linhai has removed his job, so he has no reason to stay here now."
This sentence is more impactful than the words just now, making Zhao Yaning not know what to say.
"Then I'm staying to play football is over?" Zhao Yaning suddenly panicked and didn't know what to do.
He placed his hope on Liu Wang, and at the same time he felt that Zhang Yuan might be able to help, but by this, he had nothing left.
"I'll give you a business card. It's an agent I know here." Zhang Yuan took out a business card and said, "Contact him. I heard that he is very wild here, so maybe there is something wrong with it. But I'm also in a hurry to seek medical treatment, so don't be too hopeful."
This made Zhao Yaning even more at a loss, and he subconsciously clenched the business card in his hand.
"Okay, then I'll leave first. When I leave tomorrow, I'll find a car to pick you up. You kid have to go to the airport with me no matter what." Zhang Yuan patted Zhao Yaning's head, smiled, pushed the door, "Let's go."
Gralis outside the door stared at Zhang Yuan, and his deep gaze made Zhang Yuan wonder, "What's wrong? What's wrong?"
"You sacrificed your chance to attend the youth camp for him, and weren't going to tell him?" Gralis shook his head softly. "And you didn't ask me for any compensation, which made me feel strange. If the staff responsible for following up on your itinerary told me what you did in France these days, I would have thought you were gay."
Zhang Yuan was a little embarrassed when he was exposed by someone who had done what he had done these days, but his shamelessness made him adapt quickly. "You are just not educated in advanced morality and don't know what collectivism is or what the spirit of sacrifice is. Do you still need to ask for rewards to do something for your compatriots? Don't you know what selflessness is and what dedication is?"
"I was surprised by your French proficiency." Gralis replied coldly, "but I don't think these words have anything to do with you."
Zhang Yuan smiled self-deprecatingly. It seemed that he really didn't look like a good person, and no one else believed that he was a good person.
"Well, I'm not selfless. I'm just selfish. I used to be a player, and I know very well that these damn bastards have harmed many talented players for that little bit of profit. When I saw Liu Wang seeking benefits with Zhao Yaning, I felt very hated him and wanted to make him get nothing. This is caused by hatred. I hate those guys. They ruined my life. I don't want to see them ruin other people's lives, especially the life of a child with such a good talent." Zhang Yuan's tone continued to be low, "And, this is not only for him, but also for myself. In the future, when he can play the main player at Paris Saint-Germain, I can also daydream when I watch him on TV, thinking to myself, if I had accepted the best training at the beginning, maybe it would be the same. I'm a dream for myself."
"But at least you can tell him."
"Is there any meaning? It can only add psychological burden to him, there is no need. Let your friend tell him about his transfer news, so that he will feel better when he knows the dirty things in the country. This is our Chinese genius. I have to be patriotic and I have to protect the national treasure." Zhang Yuan smiled, "But your friend is really reliable, right?"
"Codia is a very good person, he is a good fan, he knows football, and has also been recognized by me, so there is absolutely no problem."
"That's good. I'll ask you for such a little thing, you shouldn't fool me." Zhang Yuan waved his hand, "Let's go!"
"Mr. Zhang!" Gralis called Zhang Yuan, "Have you ever considered being Zhao Yaning's agent?"
"Stop talking nonsense, I don't have that ability." Zhang Yuan smiled, "I'm just a bastard. I haven't passed the math level since I was a child, so I'm a nonsense agent. I'd better go back to China and hang out, that's my place."
He went back to the country, glanced at the power room, glanced at the football field, and then left with great strides.
Chapter completed!