Legendary Broker

"Me? I'm in Liverpool."

"You're so busy."

Carvajal shook his head when Rist said he was in Liverpool.Rist is indeed the most profitable agent in European football at present, and no other agent can compare to this busy schedule.I don't know how many times I have traveled to England and Spain in the past few days.No wonder this kid also bought a special plane and opened up a route.Being rich is different.

"good."

"Rist, I recently talked to Fernando. His meaning is very simple. In order to avoid relegation this season, Malaga still hopes to introduce several powerful players to avoid relegation in winter."

"I understand. You can tell me what position Malaga needs players. We have two players, and relegation should not be a problem."

Rister nodded.If it was the beginning, Rist still hoped to stay in Malaga and see the new owner of Malaga.But now Rist has long forgotten the Malaga boss, so there are bigger things waiting for Rist.In other words, in the face of this matter, Rist no longer cares about Malaga's new boss.

After Rist put down the phone, he smiled and said: "John, Linda, I'm very sorry. The call from Spain. The Malaga club in La Liga has just changed the owner of Qatar, but Malaga is currently in a serious relegation situation. So through the card Vajal hopes to bring in several players in the winter to avoid relegation."

"understand."

60-year-old John Henry nodded with a smile.John Henry looks exactly like Wenger, and because he likes to smoke cigars.So he was later hailed by the English media as "Wenger with a cigar in his hand".Next to him was a very beautiful lady, who was his new daughter-in-law, Linda Pizuti, who was 30 years younger than him.The Linda family is also a rich man in the United States. Although their assets are not as good as John Henry's, they still have a lot of money.

"Who is Carvajal?"

John Henry and Lister walked into the coffee house above and asked Lister at the same time.He is a rich man in the United States and has little knowledge of European football.Rist explained: "The number one agent in Spain is Raul's agent. He has many Spanish stars under his command, including Fabregas, who is currently Arsenal's midfielder core."

"Raul. It's a pity he left Real Madrid."

Compared with John Henry, his new daughter-in-law Linda obviously knows more about football.Rister nodded.Said: "Yes. At the time, coach Benitez won two Champions League titles in Liverpool. At that time, there were many Spanish players in the team. Many of them were introduced to Liverpool through Carvajal. In Spanish football, this person He has a lot of energy. If Liverpool introduces Spanish players in the future, it is very necessary to have a good deal with him."

When Rist received the invitation call from John Henry, Rist immediately gave up the idea of ​​meeting the Malaga boss.Compared to the future Liverpool boss.Malaga boss shit is not.Malaga can't compare to top giants like Liverpool.

John Henry's assets are not very large.Because of the subprime mortgage crisis, his assets have shrunk very seriously.His assets are currently estimated at £6000 million.But this is a very professional sports investor.I have great experience in playing sports.Before he entered Liverpool, he invested in the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball.Bring this team back to its peak.Unanimously praised by the American media.

"kindness."

John Henry nodded.He has plans to take over Liverpool, but he is still worried.After all, he is not Mansour.It's not Abramovich, who doesn't have the financial strength like them.So he needs someone familiar with European football to come and help.He had investigated Liverpool before he came, and the most glorious time for Liverpool after entering the 21st century was exactly the time of Benitez.At that time, Liverpool won the Champions League consecutively and became the only club to win the Champions League consecutively after the restructuring of the Champions League.He has won the Champions League six times.

At that time, it was Rist in front of him who cooperated with Benitez's signings.It was also because of this that John Henry wanted to ask Lister's opinion.Hope Rist can help himself.

In fact, this is development.When Rist was weak in the past, he had to curry favor with those club owners.After all, Rist can only make money by following their transfers.However, as Rist's strength in European football is getting stronger and stronger, some new bosses who have entered European football have started to contact Rist on their own initiative.

"Rist, can you tell me that Liverpool can return to the top?"

"Of course."

Rist immediately gave a very positive answer.Rist understood what John Henry meant. After all, the Premier League is now a battle for hegemony. Among them, Chelsea and Manchester City are nouveau riche, and some have money.Manchester United and Arsenal have Ferguson and Wenger, and Tottenham boss Lewis is also the owner who is not short of money.In this way, it is really not so easy for Liverpool to rise again.

"Liverpool is the number one club in England and the top club in European football. It has a strong fan base, so Liverpool has not performed well in the past two years, but commercial sponsorship is currently ranked seventh in European football. That is to say Liverpool can have more income, it depends on whether Liverpool's performance can go up."

"Rist, I was thinking, how can Liverpool's results be improved. If they don't follow the path of Chelsea and Manchester City."

John Henry really regarded Lister as a consultant.Of course, if both parties are satisfied with this conversation, Rist will naturally become John Henry's advisor.In the future, Liverpool's transfer market will be in control of Riester again.

"coach."

Rist spoke heavily, and then said seriously: "I don't know what's going on in Major League Baseball. But in football, especially in European football, the most important thing is the head coach. Arsen Since the construction of the new stadium, Nana has been selling players non-stop in the past few years. And all of them are their core players, but they can participate in the Champions League every year. Because they can participate in the Champions League, their income is guaranteed and they can go smoothly. Repaying their short-term loans without any financial problems. What is the reason? The reason is that they have Wenger. If it were any other club, selling one core player a year would have collapsed long ago."

John Henry listened carefully to Lister's words.John Henry has great confidence in himself, but he understands better that he is still a layman in football.And Rist is the world's number one agent, and has cooperated with many rich and powerful teams, including upstarts.So he was very willing to listen to Rist's words.

"Although Liverpool's performance has declined in the past two years, its own strength is still very strong. There are still many capable players in the team. As long as you find an excellent head coach to integrate, then the results will not be too difficult. Things. With Liverpool’s background, as long as the performance improves, the income will also increase. I think you are more proficient in this aspect of operation than me.”

John Henry is an expert in sports management. How to increase Liverpool's income is his specialty.It must be much better than a layman like Lister.

"Rist, do you have a good coach to recommend?"

"You believe me?"

Rist certainly has good coaches.But Rist can't recommend it casually, after all, this is the second meeting between Rist and John Henry.Rist needs to know what John Henry thinks.

"I believe you see the coach's eyes."

John Henry nodded.He is different from Abramovich and the boss in the Middle East. His money is earned every penny.Therefore, any investment will consider various risks.Before investing in Liverpool, he had already found his own team for evaluation.

Before meeting with Rist, he carefully found someone to know about Rist.Rist has many good players, and he has many good coaches.Don't talk about Benitez, just talk about the current Manchester City coach Manuel Pellegrini.This is his second season of coaching Manchester City. Manchester City is currently ranked first in the Premier League and also occupies a favorable position in the Champions League death group.And when Pellegrini came to European football, it was Rist who brought it over.

And Rogers, who led Southampton to upgrade, is currently in the top ten of the Premier League as a dark horse in the Premier League.Moyes of Middlesbrough has led Middlesbrough to a very good result and has been able to enter the UEFA Cup every year.

"John, do you have the courage to use young coaches?"

"That depends on who it is?"

John Henry also became serious.Because he understood that Rist was about to enter the meat scene.Rist looked at John Henry and said very seriously: "There is a young coach who is 39 years old this year and will be 40 next summer. He is not well-known in European football so far. But I can guarantee that he will be the next one. A Jose Mourinho is a very good manager. If Liverpool hire him as a manager, you will not be disappointed."

"Who?"

"The young coach Diego Simeone who is currently coaching Sparta Prague. You may not know him very well, but if you say one thing, you may have an impression. In the 98 World Cup, Beckham got a red card because he was in the Take revenge on this Simeone in the game against Argentina."

Simeone is still a fledgling in the coaching world, and many people may not know him.But as long as he is a fan, even if he is a fake fan, he basically knows about it.That is, Beckham was sent off because of a conflict with Simeone.

"Rist, are you sure he can succeed?"

John Henry stared straight at Rist and asked.

"Yes."

Rister nodded, and then said directly: "With my more than ten years of agent career, I can guarantee him. He will definitely become one of the best head coaches in European football. If you hand over Liverpool to him, you will definitely not Disappointed."

Rist hopes that Liverpool will rise.This time, Rist's introduction to John Henry was really a conscience price.Simeone led Sparta Prague in the Champions League group stage this season and has performed very well.If Sparta Prague can perform well in the Champions League knockout round, Simeone will definitely be worth a lot by then.Rist introduced him to Liverpool before, enough to give John Henry face.

"Rist, let me think about it." (To be continued...)