Legendary Broker

"Mr. Cherny, you are much faster than I thought."

Dylan Franken looked at Rist very enthusiastically.Belgium is a relatively wealthy country in Europe. It should be said that Belgium's per capita income is among the top [-] in the world. Compared with the Czech Republic and Slovakia, they are much richer.As a buffer zone between France and the Netherlands, and historically ruled by France and the Netherlands in turn, most of Belgium speaks French and Dutch.There is a great antagonism between French and Dutch speakers.Even some political parties in their political arena are divided into French-speaking parties and Dutch-speaking parties.

Of course these have nothing to do with Rist.Belgians are very rich, but Belgian football clubs are not very rich, and many clubs are even heavily in debt.The management of their club is very irregular,

A more typical one is that Belgian law clearly stipulates that professional clubs across the country are obliged to pay a total of 5000 million francs (about 584 million U.S. dollars) in social security funds to the state every year.This is stipulated by national law.This amount of money is actually not a lot, even if it is placed in the Czech League, this amount of money is not considered a huge sum of money.Just a few strong Czech teams can easily come up with this money.But it's different in Belgian football.

However, the current Belgian clubs have not paid in on time. The Belgian clubs are currently in arrears of nearly 600 million US dollars in social security deposits.The Belgian government severely criticized these clubs who owed money, and if they did not pay in time, they would be relegated to the third division.But even so, few clubs have turned in the arrears of social security deposits.

Not because they are unwilling to pay the money, but because their club is too poor.For Belgian clubs.Hundreds of thousands of dollars is a lot of money.The development of the Belgian league is very poor, their income is too low.So many football clubs are hard to sustain.Unless the boards of directors of those clubs are willing to pay, otherwise the club's own development will not be able to pay the money at all.

Dylan Franken is not that kind of rich man, but he is also worth tens of millions of dollars.However, since he invested in the Mechelen club, the club's situation has been getting worse year by year, and the arrears have been increasing year by year.Up to now, the arrears of the Mechelen club have reached nearly 300 million US dollars, which made him quite angry.

Although he is a major shareholder, he is not a fan of any Mechelen club.He has no obligation to help the Mechelen Club pay off those debts, so he has long wanted to sell.It's just that in Belgium, football clubs are a big pit.No one wants to take over a club that is so heavily in debt.

So when Hanush approached him.He is very generous.He owns 60.00% of the three shares, but he spent more than 200 million US dollars when he bought it.But now eager to sell, he told Hanusch that he could sell for $80.

I didn't expect that Rist would give him an answer so soon.Among FIFA's regulations on agents.Brokers are not allowed to become officials of the Football Association, high-level clubs, etc.Of course it is impossible to allow own clubs.But no one really cares about it.Many club executives in Eastern Europe rely on their advantages.Become the agent of the club's star players directly.Like Ibrahimovic and Modric later, their agent is the chairman or vice chairman of their club.

"Mr. Franken, procrastination is not my style."

Dylan Franken nodded.He had already made up his mind.Therefore, without any hesitation, the two parties signed a contract soon.Dylan Franken sold all the shares under his name to the Riester Brokerage Company.In order to get these shares, the Riester Brokerage Company paid a price of 80 US dollars.

But Rist was not satisfied, and Rist hoped to take in all the remaining shares.For Rist, having a board of directors is a bad thing.The best way, of course, is to own all the shares.No one will disturb you when you do something like this, and you don't need to look at other people's faces.

"Rist, do you know how to run a club?"

Although Hanusch helped Rist get the Mechelen club, he still has some worries.This is not reselling players, this is running a club in a serious way.In particular, the status of the Mechelen club in Belgian football is not low.How to manage a club, they have no experience.

"Running a club? Do you think I look like someone who can run a club?"

Running a club, Rist simply had no experience.Moreover, when Riester bought the Mechelen Club, he never thought about running the club.Rist is going to run a channel, a player channel.From South America and Africa to Belgium, and then from Belgium to other leagues.Rist hopes to use Belgium to open up player channels in South America and Africa, and also wants to deploy in the surrounding area, and slowly manage these places in Northern Europe and Eastern Europe together.

"You mean we don't put money in it anymore?"

If a club does not invest money, it will become more and more difficult to survive.Although the Belgian league is a bit close, it is impossible to succeed without investing money.

"We will invest another few million dollars, and then we will not invest any money. For this club, we will only introduce players from South America and Africa, and their players are cheap. Just give them a few hundred dollars a month. This way, the company's investment will not be too high. Gao, if we can play a few of them, even if we play one or two, we can sell them at a high price to maintain the survival of the club. The two of us earn the difference."

Hanusch sighed a little listening to Rist's plan.He knew that if Rist went on like this, the club would almost be abolished.If you are lucky and come across some talented players from South America and Africa, then the results may be good.But once their strength is not very good, the Mechelen club that has not invested can only decline.

Even for Rist, the relegation of the club is still useful.Because after Rist has paved his own player channel, even players from the Belgian Second Division can be sold.Rist will not lose, but this club will lose a lot.Hanusch can guarantee that as long as Rist becomes the owner of this club, there will be no future for this club.

But soon Hanush shook his head, what does this have to do with him.Although some sympathize with the future of the Mechelen club, he cares more about his income.Because once South American and African players are introduced on a large scale, and then Belgium is used as a springboard to sell to other leagues, the profits will indeed be very considerable.

"By the way, David. Hurry up with the rest of the stock. If any fool doesn't take it out, tell him. We're not going to put any more money in it."

"I see."

Hanush nodded. "By the way, what about the club's management?"

"If you look at it, you can keep it. You can handle this matter first. I am going to contact South America and Africa. See if they have any good players who can introduce two to our club."

After winning the club, everything is much more convenient.But now Rist is still short of money. Although Rist has never thought about how to invest in this club, he still needs to invest in the early stage.Rist wants to train players in this club and then be a second-hand dealer.In this case, Rist cannot treat this club casually. Rist not only needs to raise money, but also finds a good head coach.

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"Riccardo, how are you doing?"

Rist immediately called his Brazilian partner, Ricardo.Like Belgian clubs, Riester has no interest in bringing in Brazilian big-name players, or Brazilian talent.Of course, the same Belgian league is not eligible to introduce them.

So Rist prepares some utility players.Brazilian players are the most practical and cheapest.Rist hopes to introduce two or three cheap and easy-to-use players from Ricardo, and of course the salary does not need to be too high.

"So-so."

In fact, Ricardo's life is much better now, and Rist has not specially introduced his players.However, Rist still introduced some clubs in Eastern Europe by virtue of his connections.Even two clubs were introduced in the Czech League.Ricciardo didn't do much business either, but he still sold a few players.Some of these players are their own players, and many are other people's players.These players are very cheap, but for an agent like Ricardo, it is still a very good income.Therefore Ricardo is very grateful to Rist.

"Ricciardo, I'm calling you this time because I have something to tell you. I just recently bought a first division club in the Belgian league and hope to bring in one or two players from Brazil. If you give me this time The strength of the players is good, so we can cooperate for a long time."

Rist's words made Ricardo so happy that he almost jumped up.Because some of the businesses he does these days are small businesses that cannot be smaller.But working with Rist, it's no small business.Rist has his own club in Belgium, and there will not be one or two players that need to be introduced.

So Ricardo asked: "Rist, tell me about your request."

"Ricciardo, the Belgian league does not need Brazilian international players, and it is impossible for them to come to the Belgian league. What I want is young players, but not the kind of talented players who are famous in Brazilian football. Young players with some promising prospects, of course they can’t be too expensive.”

If this condition of Riester is placed in any other national league, it will be difficult to complete.Because there is no such thing as a player who is young, capable, and has not yet become famous.But for a soccer kingdom like Brazil, which mass-produces talented players, these conditions are not difficult at all.And many clubs in Europe are doing this kind of business, buying South American players cheaply, and then selling them after they become famous.

Therefore, Ricardo didn't feel burdened at all when he heard Rist's words. On the contrary, he said happily: "Don't worry, Rist. I will try my best to help you find the best players." (To be continued...)