From the man behind the football king to the football king

Chapter 40 Mendez

"Jorge is a very good person. He doesn't speak irresponsibly like Raiola. He is also very conscientious and responsible for our affairs. He can strive for the best interests for us while also handling the relationship with the club. The relationship is very reassuring." Cancelo worked hard to recommend his agent to Bruno.

Through getting along with Bruno during the Toulon Cup, Cancelo knows how outstanding this teammate who is a few months younger than himself is. He must have a bright future. Having a good relationship with him must also be good for him. Benefits.

If nothing else, the two will probably be teammates in the Portuguese national team in the future.

The talented Cancelo has no doubts about whether he can join the Portuguese national team in the future.

Bruno quite agreed with this view, so he said readily: "Okay, just ask. If he doesn't want to, then don't force it."

Although Bruno also feels that Mendes is a trustworthy agent, he is too strong-willed and prefers to be consensual.

"My agency contract is about to expire, and Bruno and I will sign with the same agency by then." Vermaelen said with a smile.

"Okay, I'll make a call when I get to Turkey." Cancelo laughed.

The two chatted all the way, and soon the flight arrived in Türkiye.

The first moment he got off the plane, Cancelo called Mendes: "Come quickly!"

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国际足联U20世界杯足球赛是由国际足联所举行的国际性的20岁以下男子青年足球锦标赛，经常被称为“世青赛”或“世青杯”。有多位世界足球巨星都是在这项比赛中首先崭露头角的。例如1979年的马拉多纳、1987年的达沃·苏克、1991年的路易斯·菲戈、1997年的迈克尔·欧文、2005年的梅西等。

The first World Youth Championship was held in Tunisia in 1977, with the Soviet youth team winning the championship. Since then, this competition has been held in every odd-numbered year.

In history, Argentina has won the most championships. The Pampas Eagles have won this event six times, followed closely by the football kingdom Brazil, with the Selecao winning five times.Portugal is the team with the third most championships. The Five Shields team won the championship twice in 5 and 1989.

本届世青赛是第19届，比赛将于2013年6月21日至7月13日在土耳其举行。这是世青赛第一次在土耳其举行。

A total of 24 teams participated in this World Cup.Except for the host Turkey, which automatically qualifies, the other 23 countries need to participate in the qualifiers to qualify.

本次杯赛24支球队分成6个小组，每组前两名以及6个组中成绩较好的4个No.3将晋级16强淘汰赛。

During the finals, a total of 52 games were held in Turkey to compete for the championship.

The cities hosting this event include 7 cities including Istanbul, Kayseri, Ataliyah, Rize, Gaziantep, Bursa and Trabzon.

Since all three group matches of the Portuguese National Youth Team will be played at the Kadir Stadium in Kayseri, the Portuguese Football Association has set the team's base camp during the World Youth Championship in this plateau city in central Turkey.

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Because of the training master system, Bruno has no trouble finding his bed at all and can sleep well anywhere.

In the early morning of the next morning after arriving in Kayseri, Bruno worked hard all night at the super training ground of the Training Master System as usual. He woke up early in the morning and went out to play ball and run around the hotel where he was staying.

On the way back, I bought five breakfasts by the way, and bought the three major Dutch newspapers at the newsstand on the corner of the street, and then I went all the way home.

When Bruno came back from his morning exercise, he found that Cancelo was already waiting for him in the hotel lobby with a middle-aged man.It is none other than Jorge Mendes, the hottest super agent in world football today.

After receiving a reply from his player Cancelo, the football giant immediately took his private plane and flew from Portugal to Turkey overnight.

Mendes knows very well that as word spreads about Bruno's outstanding performance in the Toulon Cup, he will immediately become the new favorite in football and the treasure in the eyes of the top agents in football.If he doesn't start quickly enough, maybe the talented midfielder he is very optimistic about will become someone else's guest.Mendes' influence in Portugal is very powerful, especially for young people like the National Youth Team. Whoever can become his player will have a bright future.

Therefore, many people came up to say hello to Mendes.But for everyone else, Mendes just dealt with it politely.

After having breakfast with Bruno and Cancelo, Cancelo excused himself to go back to the dormitory to prepare for training and left, while Bruno and Mendes sat in the living room to talk.

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"I have learned about Novara's situation, and they don't seem to have a long-term plan to invest more in order to gain a foothold in Serie A. With your current situation, you should really leave as soon as possible." Mendes said frankly.

"I think so myself. I should go to a club with higher goals and meet greater challenges." Bruno nodded.

"That's right." Mendes nodded, "But it's still too early for you to go to a wealthy team. If you can't guarantee that you can play in the game, then there is no point in going to a wealthy team."

Bruno nodded deeply. He also agreed with this statement very much. He said: "The general manager of Novara has gone to Udinese. He has a good relationship with me and has extended an invitation to me. What do you think?"

Mendes was stunned for a moment, and the information about Udinese quickly flashed through his mind.This is a Serie A powerhouse that has been at the top of Serie A for the past three seasons.And their head coach Francisco Guidolin is very good at developing young people.It is indeed a good choice for Bruno to go there.

Mendes said: "Although you have decided to go to Udinese, I want to remind you that there is no emotion at the negotiating table. Both you and Udinese are doing it for their own interests. Go for it, even argue.”

After a pause, Mendes continued: "You must not think that it is meaningless to compete for that little salary. This is wrong. To a certain extent, the salary represents the importance that the club attaches to you. It represents how high your status is in this club. I believe it is impossible for Udinese to give Di Natale a salary lower than other players, right?"

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Bruno smiled.

Di Natale has been Udinese's absolute star in the past few seasons. He won the Serie A Golden Boot Award in the 2009-2010 season and the 2010-2011 season, and was elected as the 2010 Italian Footballer of the Year.In the past four seasons, Di Natale has scored more than 4 goals in Serie A. He is also the first star in history to accomplish this feat.

At the same time, Di Natale is also the captain of Udinese and the core of the offense.

Such a player is definitely the highest-paid player in Udinese, even though he is already 35 years old.

But after thinking about it again, it’s true. Doesn’t what kind of salary Udinese give appropriately represent Bruno’s status in their minds?
"My style of conduct is very simple. I will give priority to the interests of my employer before I consider the cooperation of the team. If you decide to go to Udinese, I must be based on this premise. We will start negotiations with Udinese, but in terms of personal treatment and salary, I will definitely try my best to fight for it. This is not only your interest, but also mine."

Bruno thought for a while, nodded and said: "Okay, I believe you, so what should I do now?"

"It's easy, you don't have to do anything," Mendes laughed.

"Do nothing?" Bruno looked at Mendes doubtfully.

Mendes said confidently: "Yes, don't think about anything, don't do anything, and don't care about anything. From today on, you only need to do one thing, and that is to play well on the court. Play as well as you can, and if you can help Portugal bring back the World Youth Championship, I promise to let you sign a lucrative contract that even you can't imagine, and make you a star that Udinese focuses on cultivating. "

Bruno smiled, but I have to say that Mendes' words were very convincing.

He pondered for a moment and said: "Jorge, I have another request, that is, if possible, take care of Novara as much as possible."

After listening to Bruno's words, Mendes was stunned for a moment, and then smiled with satisfaction.

This is a child who knows how to be grateful!

(End of this chapter)