Chapter 46 Salary Increase

"Gao Han, this is Carlos Corvo, the club arranged for him to assist you in renewing the contracts of the second team players."

"Carlos, he is Gao Han!"

Half an hour after answering the phone, Paulo Futre took a Spaniard in his thirties into the second team coach's office and introduced the two sides.

"Very nice to meet you, Mr. Gao Han, I am not only a fan of Atletico Madrid, but also a fan of the second team."

"Thank you!" Gao Han said with a smile.

He could feel that this Carlos Corvo's attitude was very frank, even with a little respect.

The office of the coaches of the second team is very simple, with very little space and no place to sit, so Paulo Futre and Carlos Corvo simply sat directly opposite Gao Han, occupying the positions of Cantarero and Garcia.

"By the way, Paul, didn't I mention to you before, do you want to introduce two or three players during the winter break?"

Paul Futre nodded, "How is it? Are you looking for something?"

"It's them!" Gao Han handed over the materials of Pablo Ibanez and Andoni Elora at his side.

Paul Futre opened it immediately, and after a cursory look, closed it again.

"Both players are not easy to deal with, especially Andoni Elora."

Athletic Bilbao is a very special football club, they only use players from the Basque Country.

Because of this, this team attaches great importance to youth training, and is very concerned about the players trained by itself. The loyalty of the players to the club is also very high, and it is not easy to poach corners.

"Baskonia is the three teams of Athletic Bilbao, but they compete independently, and there is a tradition in Athletic Bilbao, they will send the club's promising players to Baskonia to hone a team Two years, then to the second team, and then to the first team."

"So..." Paul Futre looked at Gao Han, with an expression that you'd better be mentally prepared.

Gao Han understood, "Try to talk about it, if it doesn't work, I'll reconsider others."

The professionalization of European football is already very complete, developed, and mature.

A young player, no matter how old he is, as long as he shows better football talent than his peers, he will be discovered and excavated immediately, and it is basically unlikely that there will be any leftovers.

The most fundamental reason why some players shine at a young age, while others have to wait until they are very old, is the personal growth and encounters of the players.

Just like Harvey Alonso, don't Real Sociedad know the strength and potential of this player?

No, they know, and very well.

But why not?

Because he doesn't fit the tactical style of the first team coach Clemente!

It is entirely conceivable that if the first team changes a head coach and likes a midfielder like Harvey Alonso, then Atletico Madrid's second team will not be able to dig it at all.

In other words, if Gao Han didn't dig Harvey Alonso, what would happen to him?

On loan, or stay in the second team, continue to wait for the opportunity, God knows when it will come?

Maybe, a new head coach will be changed soon, and he will come out in the first place.

Or, if he doesn't change the head coach for a long time, he won't be able to survive, and he will just be abandoned like this.

In professional football, a player is like a commodity, placed on a shelf and sold with a clearly marked price.

No matter how talented Harvey Alonso was, he was of little use to the Royal Society at the time.

On the contrary, Kubilo, the midfielder hand-picked by the first-team coach, is obviously more valuable.

In the same way, now that Atletico Madrid is going to dig Andoni Iraura, the key is not whether the club knows the player's strength and talent, because the former is very transparent and everyone knows it, and the latter can be roughly estimated.

Of course, the estimation is definitely not as accurate as Gao Han's piercing eyes.

The key to poaching players is the exchange of interests.

Assuming that Atletico Madrid is able to drive to one million euros, Athletic Bilbao thinks that with one million euros, if I can dig up a few more players at the level of Andoni Iraura, they will definitely sell it, nothing to say.

Conversely, if Athletic Bilbao feels that Andoni Iraura is an indispensable member of the team in the future, no matter how high the price is, it will not be sold, then no one will make a difference.

Therefore, in the transfer market, no one can forcibly poach the head star of a wealthy team, which is the reason.

Because no one can afford that price!

This is true for poaching other players, and the same is true for others poaching your players.

Therefore, Atletico Madrid must quickly renew the contracts with Torres, Villa and other players.

The purpose is very simple, to greatly increase the cost of poaching corners for others, and even directly make people unable to poach them!

"In order to renew the contract this time, various departments of the club held a meeting before. The current financial situation of the team is not ideal, but for the second team, the team now attaches great importance to it. Therefore, Mr. Old Hill and Mr. Little Hill Both Mr. Cerezo and Mr. Cerezo personally explained that this group of players must be retained no matter what.”

Carlos Corvo's words made Gao Han understand the meaning of the management.

If you sell everything you want, you have to keep the players.

"Of course, Mr. Gao Han, the players are still very young. When renewing the contract, we must consider the long-term development."

This sentence has another meaning.

The players must stay, but the salary must be properly controlled.

Gao Han is not ambivalent about this.

Generally speaking, for players in the growing and mature stages, it is the rule to renew the contract and raise the salary. If you don’t raise the salary, who will renew your contract?

But the salary increase must also be controlled to a certain extent.

Just like Torres, the professional contract just signed more than a year ago is now about to be renewed, and the salary is raised for the first time.

It is completely foreseeable that he will definitely enter the first team in the next year.

If he performs well in the first team, he will have to renew his contract and have to increase his salary.

For a player like him, it's nothing new to renew his contract every year or two and raise his salary once.

But the question is, if it rises too high once, what will happen in the future?

This is the meaning of the so-called long-term development considerations.

"How is the club's positioning?" Gao Han looked at Carlos Corvo and asked with concern.

"Torres, Villa, Xavi Alonso and Antonio Lopez, the salaries of these four players have reached the low salary level of the first team, and the team also promised to promote them to the first team in the next year. , play as many first-team games as possible."

Carlos Corvo said this, looked at Gao Han, and asked his opinion.

"Reasonable, continue."

"A few players like Moral and Kamara, the club means, raise their salaries to the current level of Antonio Lopez, but we may not be able to commit to their future in the first team."

This is also normal.

Some of the promises made by the club are written into the contract, and they must be fulfilled.

Players such as Torres have performed so well. It is a matter of time before they enter the first team. It is understandable to make promises, but if players such as Moral and Camara make promises, how can the first team play?

Gao Han thought for a while, nodded and said: "Yes!"

Carlos Corvo breathed a sigh of relief.

Before he came, he was a little worried that Gao Han would take the opportunity to fight for more benefits for his players, but now it seems that he is quite rational and objective.

But in Gao Han's view, the salary has increased a lot, which is enough.

For someone like Torres, what really matters is the club's commitment to promoting the first team, more than anything else.

"Okay, just as you said, formulate a plan and ask the player's agent to talk. I will find an opportunity to talk to the players. I believe it will not be a big problem."

Carlos Corvo nodded immediately.

It wasn't a hassle at all.

When the two finished talking about the players, Paul Futre interjected and looked at Gao Han.

"After talking about the players, it's time to talk about you."

Gao Han smiled and said, "What can I say?"

"I understand your thoughts, but the contract should be renewed, and the contract must be renewed."

Paul Futre took a document from Carlos Corvo and handed it to Gao Han.

"This is a contract extension prepared for you, take a look."

Gao Han took it and opened it to have a look.

The terms of the new contract are similar to those before, that is, the monthly salary has been raised from 10,000 to 20,000 euros, and the signing fee has been raised to 50,000 euros.

Some bonuses such as being selected to the national team were missing, because of this bonus, Gao Han had already got it.

But bonuses such as winning games, winning championships and upgrading places have doubled from the previous ones.

In a word, wages have increased.

Moreover, it has risen a lot!

After Gao Han looked at it carefully, he closed it again.

"Paul, I believe in you. I have no objection to treatment or anything."

Paul Futre immediately nodded with a smile, knowing it would.

"However," Gao Han changed the subject, "I hope to add one more clause."

"you say."

"I have the right to unilaterally terminate the contract!"

Paul Futre's hands visibly shook, and he looked at Gao Han, "You..."

"I don't mean anything else." Gao Han didn't elaborate, but his attitude was very firm.

Many things are well known and tacitly understood.

In the previous contract, Gao Han had already asked to add this clause.

This time, when Paul Futre and the management were discussing the Gaohan contract, they decided to delete this clause.

It's not that he has any other ideas, but that he is worried that Gao Han will be poached.

When he signed a contract, Gao Han was a little-known rookie, but now, his team is so eye-catching in the second league, and there are not many teams who are eyeing him.

Once a team spends a lot of money poaching corners, and Gao Han is tempted to unilaterally propose to terminate the contract, wouldn't the team be very passive?

But for Gao Han, he doesn't want to coach the second team all the time, he hopes to have the opportunity to be on his own.

In fact, there are indeed teams interested in him.

For example, when Fuenlabrada fired Cabanillas, he contacted Gao Han.

Gao Han felt that he needed this clause.

A head coach is different from a player. It is impossible to have such a clause in a player's contract, but it is not uncommon in a head coach's contract. This is why many head coaches feel that something is wrong after taking office, and leave in anger. human reason.

Paul Futre hesitated for a while, took another deep look at Gao Han, and finally nodded.

"Okay, I'll add this one."

Only then did Gao Han laugh.

He has not thought about leaving Atletico Madrid for the time being, but if there is such a clause, the initiative to stay in the future is in his own hands, not controlled by others.

Once the main issues are settled, other minor matters will also be settled.

The two parties agreed on the signing time, and Paul Futre and Carlos Corvo left.

Gao Han watched them leave, but shook his head and sighed.

It seems that you have to find a reliable agent as soon as possible.

Negotiating the contract in person is always a bit awkward, but it would be much more convenient if an agent came forward.

Moreover, the brokers are more professional, and if they handle these matters, Gao Han can also concentrate on his own affairs.

But, is it easy to find a reliable broker?

Thanks to [Little Bridge of Long Stream] and [Wen Tao] for their rewards!