Chapter 6 Come to London with me!
Yang Cheng has already said this. Unless Vrbanovich doesn’t want to make friends with Yang Cheng, it will be difficult for him to refuse.
From the previous series of conversations, Yang Cheng gave him the impression that he was very mature.
I am very familiar with European football, especially those big guys.
So, Vrbanovich agreed without hesitation.
After making a call to Mamic, Vrbanovic said on the spot that Yang Cheng could take Luka Modric away and the transfer fee would be very cost-effective.
2.5 million kuna.
About 350,000 euros and 3.5 million yuan.
If converted into pounds, that would be 230,000 pounds.
This is the advantage brought by currency exchange rates.
In Croatia, 2.5 million kuna is considered a good price to buy an undervalued young player like Modric.
But if you change it to euros or pounds, it is obviously very cost-effective.
But another question that arises is, how can Modric go to England to play football?
Mamic is an agent, so he naturally knows how the process goes and will try his best to cooperate.
The only trouble is that although the Bayswater Chinese are in the English League Two, they also need labor certificates to bring in foreign players.
Croatia is not an EU country, Modric has not played for the national team, and is not eligible to apply for a labor certificate.
But when Mamic asked this question, Yang Cheng laughed mysteriously.
"Don't worry, I have a way to get the labor certificate. I just need Damir to cooperate with me and give me a small favor."
Mamic and Vrbanovich both felt that Very unexpected.
Yang Cheng has only been here for two days, and this transaction is nothing. It is more like throwing stones to ask for directions.
But every move Yang Cheng made made them feel unfathomable.
Perhaps, after completing this transaction, the real big deal will come next!
So, Mamic and Vrbanovich both promised on the spot that they would do their best to cooperate.
Yang Cheng didn’t explain much.
This is something he learned after dealing with agents in his previous life.
You must firmly grasp the initiative in everything!
If not, these vampires will chew you to the bone.
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After reaching an agreement with Dinamo Zagreb, Yang Cheng took the time to meet with Modric again.
If what he saw on the sidelines of the training ground was not very clear, then when he saw the skinny and malnourished Modric off the court, Yang Cheng could understand why Zagreb Dynamo is no longer optimistic about him.
Really too thin!
Of course, this lack of optimism is relative.
After all, Modric is also a player for the national youth teams of all ages.
But they are not the main force.
This is also a common problem faced by Modric in the early stages of his career.
How should he use it?
His skills are indeed very good, and he is quite stable in taking and controlling the ball, but he lacks speed and is average in passing people.
When this kind of player is placed on the wing, his lethality is very impressive.
How about putting it in the middle?
As a traditional No. 10 player, he is so short, so thin, and has such poor strength, how can he be qualified?
The traditional No. 10 players that fans talk about are either Zidane or Gullit, a tall and strong player with outstanding skills at the feet.
Or they are like Maradona, Aimar, Platini, etc. Although they are short, they are flexible and quick, have excellent foot skills and have superior personal abilities.
Modric is obviously neither.
Don’t say it’s now.
A few years later, although Modric had already made a name for himself in the European Cup and had proven himself in the Premier League, he still encountered similar controversy after arriving at Real Madrid in La Liga.
But Yang Cheng knows how to use him!
After coaching Real Madrid in his previous life, the first person he hired was Modric, and he built the midfielder with the Croatian as the core.
Although Yang Cheng failed to win the championship in Real Madrid in the end, the framework and lineup configuration he created became the core team for Real Madrid to overthrow the Barcelona Dream Team and win the Champions League for three consecutive years.
Even many years after Yang Cheng left Real Madrid, Modric still kept in touch with him on the phone.
So, he knew exactly how to persuade this Croatian boy.
"I believe that you should have a clear enough understanding of your current situation."
"Listen to me, Luca, there are only two roads in front of you now."
“First, be content with the status quo. You chose to stay in Zagreb and continue to hang out in the second team. , but you must also know what this means.”
“Second, be brave, choose an adventure, and face a new challenge.”
Modric has been very smart since he was a child. Children are very good at thinking and know exactly what they want anytime and anywhere.
This is very rare.
So, Yang Cheng did not lie to him, but told the truth.
“If you choose to take a risk, you can go to the Bosnia and Herzegovina League, but it will definitely be on loan. The advantage is that you have friends there.”
“The other option is to come to England.”< br>
“Although we are only in the English second league now, it is still better than the Bosnian League.”
"More importantly, our goal is to reach the Premier League within 2 years, and by that time..."
When Yang Cheng said this, his eyes were very firmly fixed on Modric's childish face. face. "By that time, Luka, my friend, you are only 20 years old, but you will become a mature Premier League main force!"
Modric heard Yang Cheng's last words When he said a sentence, his eyes clearly lit up.
Today’s Premier League is still only the third league in Europe.
But that was already one of the top stages that a Croatian boy could imagine.
Not to mention, after entering the Premier League, he will enter the national team, he will get a lucrative contract, and the lives of his parents, two sisters, and their family will undergo earth-shaking changes.
Isn’t this the purpose of playing football?
Modric is obviously tempted.
But the Croatian boy quickly calmed down and looked at Yang Cheng with a mature look that was inconsistent with his age.
"Sir, you probably don't know that after I graduated from elementary school, I entered a vocational school specializing in tourism management and services. I worked as a trainee waiter at the Ocean Restaurant in Zadar. Everyone said that I was very good at serving wine. ”
Yang Cheng listened attentively.
“After arriving in Zagreb, I continued my studies in hotel management at night school.”
“However, I never told anyone that I was very , I really, really hate washing dishes, and I don’t like serving wine, and I don’t like bowing and nodding in front of hotel guests.”
“But I can’t help it!”
"I want to reassure my parents, because then they will believe that even if I can't play football, I can still find a job to support myself and take care of them."
Speaking of this, Modric suddenly He raised his head and stared at Yang Cheng with his eyes fixed on him.
“But, sir, only I know that I only have football left. I have to make a name for myself on the football field. I have no other choices. Do you understand?”
Yang Cheng was a little stunned at first, but then nodded.
This is the Modric he knows.
A tenacious and never-say-die core midfielder!
"I understand, Luca, come to London with me!"
Yang Cheng once again extended the invitation.
“I promise you that in the future you will be extremely proud of the decision you made today!”
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According to Modric, his parents had given him the power to make decisions very early on when he was under 18 years old.
Even for the transfer, he didn't need to call his parents to ask.
After Yang Cheng had a very detailed and in-depth communication with him about the tactics for the new season and his positioning, the Croatian agreed almost without hesitation.
English football is also known for its high-intensity confrontation?
Modric told Yang Cheng without any hesitation, "I will definitely adapt, I promise!"
But despite this, there are still many procedures to be processed.
After all, it is a cross-border transfer.
And it involves labor certification.
After Yang Cheng stayed in Zagreb for 3 days, he flew back to Frankfurt, Germany.
Croatia's neighbor Slovenia also has several very good young players, who are also of high quality and low price.
But unfortunately, the restrictions on British labor certificates made it impossible for Yang Cheng to recruit them in one summer.
Fortunately, if he remembered correctly, Slovenia will officially join the EU starting in 2004.
By that time, Slovenian players will no longer belong to the ranks of foreign aid.
After arriving in Frankfurt, Yang Cheng did not transfer to London. Instead, he took a flight south from Frankfurt and arrived in Bordeaux, France.
Drive northeast from Bordeaux to Limoges, a hundred kilometers away.
In the Limoges Football Club in the southeastern suburbs of Limoges, he found the confused right back.
Laurent Koscielny.
The great-grandfather of Koscielny, who is about to turn 18, came from Poland, but he was born in Thiele in south-central France.
He began training at the Tiller Youth Academy at the age of 8, and at the age of 10 he transferred to Braff, a club in La Gaillarde, near Braff.
When he was 12 years old, he briefly returned to Tiller for youth training, and basically spent the rest of his time at Bluff.
Until last year.
Both Tiller and Bluff are low-level amateur teams.
So, when a team from Limoges, the largest city in the region, extended an olive branch to Koscielny in 2002, the young player was ambitious and wanted to break into the third level of France. Ligue 1 Limoges convinces.
Unexpectedly, after joining Limoges, the promised reuse did not come. Instead, Limoges fell into a debt crisis and declared bankruptcy.
Not to mention the first-team players, even young players like Koscielny have to find their own way out.
Without outstanding performance and being in the bottom amateur league, Koscielny deeply regrets his decision a year ago.
It was under this circumstance that Yang Cheng found Koscielny and offered him a professional contract.
The salary is not high, but this is the first time in his life that a club has offered Koscielny a professional contract.
The several clubs he had contacted before, including the Ligue 2 team Guingamp in northwest France, only invited him to continue training in the youth team.
After much consideration, especially after discussions with his family and agent, Koscielny was persuaded by Yang Cheng and decided to sign the contract and go to England.
Since Limoges went bankrupt and owed players salaries and allowances, they did not put obstacles in the way of player transfers. Instead, they gave the green light to Koscielny to join Bayswater Chinese on a free transfer.
After signing Koscielny in Limoges, Yang Cheng headed north non-stop, to Boulogne-sur-Mer, northwest of Paris, just across the English Channel from England.
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