The first tumor in football

Chapter 170 Mendes' Analysis
As a world-renowned first agent, Mendes naturally knows everything about the football world.

Of course, Mendes was also very clear about Song Wen's style of speech and behavior.

This is also the main reason why he contacted Song Wen only now.

In fact, if Song Wen was not so popular now, Mendes would not be willing to cooperate with Song Wen.

Because this kid is really good at causing trouble.

Although Song Wen's performance on the football field is amazing, this guy's words and deeds off the field are equally "amazing."

Since his debut, Song Wen has made countless enemies.

In Mendes' opinion, whenever he meets Song Wen, he would kick any dog ​​passing by on the roadside.

It can be said that this guy is a person who has done a lot of evil.

And this kind of person is obviously not the one Mendes wants to work with.

Firstly, Song Wen's extremely obvious self-awareness gave Mendes a headache. Obviously, if the two parties reached a cooperation, Mendes would have a headache in future communication.

To put it bluntly, Song Wen cannot be controlled as easily as other players.

Second, Song Wen’s behavior greatly reduced his commercial value!

Why is it that despite Song Wen's unprecedented performance on the court, he is still only ranked third in the world in terms of market value?
It’s because Song Wen is so bad at assessing commercial value.

Although Song Wen has many supporters now, it is only because Song Wen is now at the peak of his career and has suppressed the voices of opposition.

Look at the Liverpool game. When they were six goals behind in the first half, Song Wen immediately became the public enemy.

The saying that the higher you stand, the harder it hurts when you fall is most applicable to Song Wen.

Even in Song Wen's current situation, if he falls down it won't be a matter of pain, he will be smashed to pieces, or even die without a burial place.

In the eyes of many agents, Song Wen is like an extremely powerful and unstable bomb that may explode at any time.

At that time, the ones who will be in trouble will not only be Song Wen, but also the agents who have reached cooperation with Song Wen.

After all, what is the most important thing for a broker?
When you are out there, the most important thing is your reputation and credibility.

This is also the main reason why not many agents took the initiative to contact Song Wen before, and even the well-known agents did not take any action.

But Mendes still took the initiative to come to the door today.

There are two reasons for this.

The first reason is that Song Wen's performance is indeed too amazing. Various clubs have already taken action and extended olive branches to Song Wen. If he does not take the initiative at this time, by the time others have completed the transfer negotiations, what is the point of him as an agent?
The second reason is because of Ronaldo.

As the player that Mendes is most satisfied with, it can be said that Mendes made Ronaldo what he is, and Ronaldo also made Mendes what he is.

The relationship between the two is as close as that of father and son.

But as Ronaldo got older and could no longer find his younger self on the court, Mendes keenly realized that some conflicts had begun to brew.

Even if these conflicts have not yet erupted.

During this period, Ronaldo has complained to himself about his salary many times.

Ronaldo's salary is 21 million euros.

As a world-renowned football star, this salary is actually a bit low.

But if we consider the emotions that Ronaldo has put into fighting for Real Madrid for so many years, and the fact that Ronaldo is getting older, although it is unreasonable, it is acceptable.

The problem is that there is no harm without comparison.

Ronaldo's salary is 21 million euros, but Messi's salary is 46 million euros!
It is more than twice higher than Cristiano Ronaldo!

These two football kings have been competing for a lifetime, and no matter in terms of honors or performances, they are always compared by fans.

The salaries of the two will naturally be talked about by fans.

I, the Coal Ball King, can get a salary of 46 million euros, what about you?

Two Cristiano Ronaldos are better than one Coal Ball King!

How could Ronaldo tolerate such a huge gap?

He asked the Real Madrid president for a pay raise many times, but was rejected every time. He had already complained to Mendes angrily countless times.

In the end, Real Madrid president Florentino also promised Ronaldo that as long as Ronaldo could lead Real Madrid to good results this season, he would give him a salary increase.

Only then did Ronaldo stop complaining to himself.

But does Mendes know if Florentino will give Ronaldo a pay raise?

Having been an agent for so long, what he does every day is dealing with various clubs.

He also knew Florentino's character very well.

Based on Mendes' understanding of Florentino, this is probably just a blank check he wrote to Ronaldo.

You know, in Real Madrid, human touch is a rare thing.

Although you, Ronaldo, now almost represent Real Madrid in the eyes of fans, before you, Ronaldo, Real Madrid had no shortage of football superstars like you.

And look at their ending.

Real Madrid refuses to serve as a nursing home for anyone.

As long as Real Madrid feels that the value you can bring is lower than their cost expenditure, they will let you leave without hesitation.

Mendes knows that Ronaldo's departure from Real Madrid is probably an inevitable fact.

Unless Ronaldo is willing to lower his noble head and take such a small salary.

But based on Mendes' understanding of Ronaldo and Ronaldo's arrogance, it is impossible for him to accept such a thing.

Therefore, Ronaldo and Real Madrid are destined to part ways.

Once Ronaldo leaves Real Madrid, coupled with his age, his influence will plummet!
So Mendes now really needs a player who can have a huge influence in the world football like Ronaldo.

Song Wen was obviously his best choice.

After hearing Song Wen's dissatisfaction with Messi, Mendes was even more delighted.

Since you are unhappy with Messi, you must be on Ronaldo's side! He smiled and said:
"It doesn't matter. I have the same idea as you. Maybe I can call Ronaldo at that time. I think we should have a lot of topics to talk about."

Hearing what Mendes said, Song Wen laughed.

"Sorry, I don't like egoistic people either."

Song Wen's words stunned Mendes, and he couldn't even maintain the polite smile on his face.

He was somewhat suspicious whether he had heard Reduo wrongly.

Although what Song Wen said is not wrong, Ronaldo's personality is indeed more selfish.

But compared with Song Wen and Ronaldo, it seems that you are even better, right?
And this kid is really too arrogant.

In the football world, everyone must have an idol, right?
This is not just a matter for fans, it also includes all professional players. They either like Ronaldo or Messi. Why do you, Song Wen, seem to dislike everyone?
"Forehead……"

Mendes pondered for a moment. He felt that he seemed to have underestimated how difficult the boy in front of him was.

"That doesn't matter. You know, I'm just Ronaldo's agent. The work between you two is separate, and there will be no contact in daily life."

Listening to Mendes's somewhat reluctant words, Song Wen spoke directly:

"I don't care about these. You just need to tell me, what benefits will I get if I let you become my agent?"

Song Wen’s straightforwardness made Mendes choke again.

Many of the tactics I prepared in advance to get close to others were of no use at all.

"You know, an agent can help you in many ways. I believe you must have received many olive branches from clubs recently. Believe me, I have enough ability to help you handle all of this, help you get the highest salary, and go to the best club. In addition, your commercial value has not been utilized. As long as the two of us work together, I can help you get endorsements for many big-name products, which will be very helpful to help people all over the world, people all over the world, not just fans, let them all know you! Think about it, wherever you go in the future, they will excitedly tell you, Hey Song! I am your fan..."

"and many more!"

Song Wen interrupted Mendes impatiently.

"I'm not a kid anymore, okay? Please stop talking about this. You can just tell me directly, if you were my agent now, which club would you recommend me to go to, and what kind of endorsement could you get for me? Nike? Or Adidas?"

Song Wen’s words made Mendes’ face freeze again.

This kid is so arrogant!

The relationship between agents and players should be one of mutual cooperation.

Many times, players even respect their agents very much.

Including Cristiano Ronaldo, they have always respected him very much.

But the boy in front of him didn't seem to take him seriously at all.

This made Mendes feel a little uncomfortable, but he also understood that there was really nothing that could be done about it.

Unlike Ronaldo, when Mendes discovered Ronaldo, Ronaldo was still playing football in Portugal. It can be said that Mendes was indebted to Ronaldo.

Now Song Wen is at the peak of his career, and there are probably countless agents who want to work with him.

And Song Wen is a very smart person, he knows very well where his strengths lie.

As in the current situation, these agents come to Song Wen to ask Song Wen to give them a share of the profits, and then they help Song Wen deal with some tedious business matters.

To put it bluntly, there is really not much difference from working for Song Wen.

Fortunately, these questions from Song Wen did not stump Mendes.

As a mature agent, he had already made some career plans for Song Wen.

He first looked at Song Wen tentatively, then said:

"In fact, you don't have many choices. Since you chose to meet me, it proves that you have plans to transfer in the future, and the clubs you want to go to must be those wealthy clubs with sufficient strength. Otherwise, other clubs will definitely not be able to pay your high salary, and secondly, it will be no different from you staying in Ipswich."

Seeing that Song Wen didn't say anything, Mendes continued his analysis.

"Our battlefield must not leave the top five leagues. But among them, if I were your agent, I would help you exclude the French Ligue 1. Perhaps you have also seen the hottest news this year, that Paris Saint-Germain spent more than 200 million to buy Neymar."

"In my opinion, Neymar's agent Ribeiro is simply an idiot. How could he sell Neymar to Ligue 1? In the eyes of many people, Neymar has no future in Barcelona. After he went to Ligue 1, he can be said to have gained both fame and fortune. But I can tell you with certainty that from the moment Neymar transferred to Paris, his name will no longer be on the list of world football kings! He is in his prime, how could he go to Ligue 1? He will only enjoy a period of hypocritical achievements there, and then go to those low-level leagues early... Let me think about it, such as Turkey, or China!"

Listening to Mendes' words, Song Wen felt a little emotional.

He is worthy of being the best agent in the world, he has a sharp eye.

As a time traveler, he knows where Neymar's future career path will go, which is no different from the prediction Mendes is making now.

There is no doubt that Paris Saint-Germain is very strong, but the key to the problem lies in the fact that there is a lack of strong competitive teams within the French Ligue 1.

Paris Saint-Germain can be said to be the only team in the French Ligue 1 and has no rivals at all.

If players compete with Muggles for a long time, their abilities will naturally decline gradually.

As the saying goes, "Born in adversity and die in comfort", this is the truth.

After Neymar joined Paris Saint-Germain, he has won many championships.

But those were league titles.

Apart from that, he has not won any other honors since reaching the Champions League final in the 19/20 season.

Perhaps Neymar left Barcelona in the first place in order to prove his ability after getting rid of Messi.

But apparently, he wasn't in quite the right place.

As Mendes spoke, he was paying attention to Song Wen's expression.

He soon realized that Song Wen seemed to agree with what he said, so he continued his analysis.

"Except for Ligue 1, the Bundesliga is actually similar. Like Ligue 1, the Bundesliga also lacks sufficient competitiveness. This is not conducive to the development of your career. You are only 17 years old, and I think there is a broader stage for your future."

"Of course, Italy is not a good destination for you. You know, the current Italian game is like an old lady's foot wrap, smelly and long. The things you are good at, speed, breakthroughs, physical confrontation and fast-paced game style, may not be in line with the Italian game style."

Hearing what Mendes said, Song Wen smiled.

"So, I'm going to stay in the Premier League in the end?"

Mendez shook his head.

"No, if it were me, I would let you go to Spain."

(End of this chapter)