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Chapter 179 Treatment of football stars

In just five days, after playing three consecutive games, the national youth team finally ushered in a rare adjustment time.

Although only a short two days.

The Toulon Cup Organizing Committee also actively arranged tours, and the national youth team took a day to visit around Toulon.

There are many tourist attractions in the south of France and the west of the Mediterranean Sea.

To the west of Toulon, you can go to Marseille and Provence. Needless to say, the former is the famous hometown of lavender.

Going east, along the road are the famous film cities Cannes, Nice and Monaco, all of which are world-famous tourist destinations.

After negotiations within the team, everyone agreed to go east.

At [-] o'clock in the morning, the team set off from Toulon and rushed to the first stop, the pearl of the Côte d'Azur, Nice.

After a long journey to Toulon, they played three consecutive games within five days. Every player in the team was constantly on the move and under great pressure. Even Yang Yang, who has basically been playing games since August last year.

It is a rare opportunity to enjoy the beautiful beach, the blue Mediterranean Sea, and the team's three-game winning streak to qualify for the group stage. Yang Yang and everyone in the team are also in a good mood. They played on the beach in the morning for a full hour and a half before leaving reluctantly.

Before noon, the team arrived at the Royal Palace of Monaco, enjoyed the famous changing of the guard ceremony, and then took a photo tour around. During the period, everyone went to the tourist store in the palace to buy souvenirs.

Yang Yang also bought a few unique small objects, intending to return home to give to relatives and friends.

Also when buying souvenirs, Yang Yang noticed that the teammates of the National Youth Team were generally not well-off. Everyone tried to avoid those expensive souvenirs, and only picked the relatively cheap commemorative medals. Chen Tao and Feng Xiaoting were the teammates with the highest salaries, and their monthly income was only 6000 yuan, and the others were even less.

Yang Yang has the highest salary in the team. At present, he can receive more than 400 euros per week in Ajax, plus the game bonus, making him the most wealthy player in the team.

Not only the players, but also the coaches, staff and journalists accompanying the team all have one, and everyone is invited to lunch.

Everyone in the team also felt Yang Yang's kindness, because the team's funds were limited, in order to save money, they didn't arrange to eat out at noon, and originally planned to buy some hot dogs and fruits, make a makeshift meal, and then go back to the hotel in Toulon for dinner.

Yang Yang's intention is to hope that everyone will have a good time and have good memories.

After discussing with the team leader, Tie Sheng, the head coach, finally agreed to let Yang Yang treat him to dinner. He just kept it secret to avoid unnecessary troubles, but the players in the team respected Yang Yang even more.

Yang Yang’s agents, Raiola and Van Basten, both live in Monaco. The latter has two luxury houses on the hillside in the prime location of Monaco, and has invited Yang Yang to visit many times. However, recently, Van Basten has been in the Netherlands. On the contrary, Raiola happened to be in Monaco. Yang Yang called him and asked him to help find a restaurant.

Not long after, Yang Yang and his group arrived at a luxurious restaurant not far from the Royal Palace of Monaco. The potbellied Raiola had already booked a big box inside to welcome Yang Yang and others.

As the saying goes, there is no harm without comparison.

They are also agents, but the agents of the national youth team players are obviously far inferior to Raiola in terms of handling ability and service attitude, especially when they heard that Raiola is actually the agent of Nedved and Ibrahimovic and has a very extensive network of contacts in European countries.

In particular, several players in the team who really wanted to develop in Europe couldn't help asking Raiola about the details of moving to the European League during the meal. With Yang Yang in the middle, Raiola also knew everything and provided consulting services for free.

After eating something hastily and filling their stomachs, Yang Yang and Raiola went aside to chat about their own affairs.

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"Van Gaal is really gone."

Raiola brought the latest news from Ajax, "He has officially announced that he will take over Alkmaar in the Eredivisie."

Yang Yang nodded silently, he knew about this a long time ago, but he was still a little depressed after hearing the news.

"Who will take over from him?" Yang Yang asked with concern.

"According to the information I have so far, after Van Gaal leaves, the club's board of directors will divide the powers of the technical director, and part of the powers, including transfers, will be transferred to the board's managing director Ali van Eiden, while the current head coach of the 19-year-old youth team Danny Blind will take over the youth training."

Danny Blind is a famous star of Ajax and a witness of Van Gaal's glorious period. He has played for Ajax for 15 years and has been working in the youth team since retiring in [-].

Yang Yang was still speculating before that he might take over from Van Basten and coach the second team, but he never expected that he would take over the entire youth training department in one step. It seems that the club still has great trust in his ability.

However, Yang Yang is currently in the first team, and the affairs of the youth team have little to do with him.

"In terms of the first team, Ronald Koeman has decided to stay, and Luther Carroll and others have also decided to stay on the team. The coaching staff remains unchanged, but in terms of players, many players have received invitations from other teams, and you have also received a lot."

Seeing Yang Yang raised his head and wanted to say something, Raiola smiled slightly.

"Don't worry, I have politely declined for you. Staying in Ajax is your best choice."

Yang Yang nodded, he didn't want his agent to encourage him to transfer, I believe Raiola also knew this.

"Ajax's summer transfer has already started. Judging from the information I have collected so far, Niklas Bendtner should join Ajax and reject Arsenal. The main reason is that Ajax promised to let him enter the first team directly and vigorously cultivate him."

"Zlatan is basically determined to leave the team now, but it will only be decided after the European Cup. Many teams, including Juventus, Inter Milan and Roma, want to get him. He has no shortage of interested buyers now, and Van der Vaart is the same."

"In addition, Escuder should also leave the team. Many teams are interested in him, and I heard that Ajax is considering introducing Vlaar from Alkmaar."

Vlaar, Yang Yang chewed on the name. His memory has always been very good, and he quickly remembered the central defender of the Alkmaar youth team he met in the amateur game. He was quite strong.

"Ajax is also very optimistic about this central defender, but they chose Escuder last year. This year the team decided to reorganize, so they decided to introduce Vlaar. Thomas should get more opportunities."

Vermaelen performed well last season. Although he made some mistakes, the overall performance is still good. If Escuder is really sold, it is reasonable to reuse Vermaelen. The only hidden danger is that Vermaelen and Heitinga are both short in height.

However, Vlaar's physical fitness is good, which can make up for this defect.

"I also heard that Ajax is actively negotiating in Brazil to introduce two left and right full-backs, but I don't know the specific situation. It is estimated that another center forward will be introduced this summer. Anastasio's performance is not satisfactory."

After listening to Raiola's introduction, Yang Yang has a general understanding of Ajax's situation this summer.

The Eredivisie giants have long lost the demeanor and strength of the European giants. After winning the Champions League, selling stars has become an inevitable option. Now the only requirement is to sell as much as possible at a good price, and then introduce capable stars to ensure the competitiveness of the team and improve the financial situation of the team.

In recent years, Ajax's finances have been losing money every year, with high debts. The Champions League championship and restructuring can just let the team breathe a sigh of relief.

"Your contract extension, I have been talking with Van Eden these days. This guy is easier to deal with than Van Gaal, but it is not easy. It may take a little time. In addition, Adidas and Nike have also contacted me."

"What do they want?" Yang Yang asked strangely.

Raiola chuckled, "Of course I'm interested in you."

Yang Yang was taken aback, but soon remembered that many stars have sneaker sponsors, such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic and van der Vaart, but this is the treatment of stars, can he also have it?

"Van Eiden told me that Adidas is negotiating with Ajax to renew their contract. They intend to fund the construction of an indoor training center for Ajax and cooperate with the club in testing and data analysis, but they want to discuss your endorsement contract together. Adidas is very optimistic about you."

Yang Yang smiled slightly, not knowing how to react.

"Nike has always liked to poach Adidas' corners. The two companies are also very fierce in the competition for star resources. Not only are famous stars, but now they are also paying attention to young players. Nike is also looking forward to seeing you wearing Adidas jerseys and playing in Nike shoes."

What Raiola said was interesting, Yang Yang couldn't help but smile when he heard it.

He's not particularly good at these things, but he trusts Mino Raiola.

"You can help me with these things, but I have a request."

Raiola nodded, he came to tell Yang Yang, the most important thing is to know if he has any requests and ideas.

"My father's company also operates sports shoes and clothing in China. I know that Adidas and Nike often require players to wear their shoes and clothes not only on the court, but also off the court in their sponsorship contracts. I hope this clause can be waived."

Raiola thought for a while, nodded and said: "This is not difficult to talk about, and many players will reject such a clause."

"I don't have any other ideas, you can help me deal with it." Yang Yang said with a smile.

Raiola nodded with a smile, "Don't worry, I'm sure, this time I will definitely surprise you."

What Yang Yang pays more attention to is the improvement of his own strength, but if he can take into account his personal interests, he certainly won't mind.

What's more, Raiola draws a commission from his contract.

(End of this chapter)