Rebirth Football Simulator

Chapter 17 The Broker

On April 4, in the middle of the week, in the 23th round of the Ligue 34, Lyon challenged Toulouse away.

In this game, Zhang Chaoqiang finally got the chance to start and partnered with Gomi as a double forward.

The Chinese fans were very happy when they got the news, but the final result of the game was not ideal.

Since the League Cup final had just been played four days ago, the overall state of Lyon's team was not very good, and they finally drew 0:0 with Toulouse.

With this draw, Lyon basically announced that they will miss the UEFA Champions League next season.

Although Lille also drew with Marseille in this round, Lyon failed to close the point difference.

There are currently four rounds left in Ligue [-], Lyon is nine points behind Lille, and also nine goal difference behind the opponent, which makes Lyon's probability of entering the Champions League basically only in theory.

Fortunately, Lyon has already won the League Cup, so there is no need to worry about qualifying for the Europa League next season.

Ligue [-], like the Premier League, has two domestic cups, and both cup winners can qualify for the Europa League.

After the away draw with Toulouse, Lyon's local media "Progress" stated: "What Remy Gard should do now is to finish the season smoothly, and then take the initiative to resign and leave."

"If he still remembers that he once wore the Lyon captain's armband, try to overtake Saint-Etienne in the standings and don't leave with shame..."

In the last two rounds, Saint-Etienne suffered two consecutive draws. Lyon took the opportunity to recover the two-point difference and is currently only one point behind the opponent.

Since there is no hope of overtaking Lille to qualify for the Champions League, it would be nice to be able to overtake Saint-Etienne.

After all, the two teams are sworn enemies.

At the same time, major French media have also begun to discuss who will take over Lyon after the end of this season.

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After returning from the away game in Toulouse, Zhang Chaoqiang met his agent.

Jacques Frello, a 40-year-old middle-aged man with a refined appearance.

As early as 2012, Zhang Chaoqiang signed a contract with the French Mundell agency and became its agent player.

Mundell Brokerage Company is the largest football brokerage company in France. It currently owns Drogba, Nasri, Mandanda, Ayew, Gomi and other players, and its overall strength is not bad.

Although it can't be compared with big brokers like Mendes and Raiola, it can be regarded as one of the best brokerage companies in Europe.

Zhang Chaoqiang was able to successfully get Lyon's professional contract last summer, which was facilitated by the help of Mundell's agency.

First, he helped him contact the Orleans team of France [-], and then he went on loan, and soon won the main position, and finally got a formal professional contract by virtue of his performance during the loan period.

Generally speaking, the cooperation between Zhang Chaoqiang and Mundell's brokerage company is quite pleasant.

"Jacques, long time no see." The two met at Zhang Chaoqiang's residence.

"Zhang, your performance has been getting better and better recently, beyond my imagination."

During the time when he couldn't get the opportunity, Zhang Chaoqiang contacted his agent and asked him to help him think of a way.

So the other party took advantage of the winter break to communicate with Lyon's management, and finally made suggestions to Zhang Chaoqiang.

Stay in Lyon until the end of the season. If Rémi Garde is dismissed due to a poor record, Zhang Chaoqiang can try to find opportunities under the new coach.

If Gard secures the coaching position, then Mundell's agency can help him contact a Ligue [-] team that is expected to advance to the first division and let him go to the second division to prove himself.

Now with Zhang Chaoqiang's good performance, there is no need to consider leaving Lyon.

"I came to Lyon this time to tell you two things. The first is that the Lyon management has made up its mind to change coaches, and the new coach has been finalized."

"Really? Your news is so well-informed?" Zhang Chaoqiang was really a little surprised.

Most players in the Lyon team know that Remy Gard will leave after the end of the season.

But who is the new coach, everyone has no news for the time being.

Although Zhang Chaoqiang has past life memories, what he remembers are all the news about the wealthy teams.

He also doesn't know when Lyon will change coaches and who the new coaches will be.

"Fortunately, the new coach selected by Lyon is the agent coach of our company." Jacques Frelo explained why he knew the news.

"Hubert Fournier, you may not have heard his name, currently coaching the Ligue [-] Reims team."

"He started to coach Reims, who was still a relegation team in Ligue 2010, in [-]. He spent two seasons helping Reims to be promoted to Ligue [-], and after being promoted to Ligue [-], Reims' performance was also good. He has not invested much but for a long time They can all rank in the middle.”

"Oh." Zhang Chaoqiang was indeed very unfamiliar with the name Hubert Fournier, and had never heard of it.

But the other party can be valued by Lyon, it should be somewhat level.

"Zhang, although Fournier is our company's acting coach, it doesn't mean you can sit back and relax."

"The coach needs to be responsible for the team's record, so if you want to play the main force under him, you also need to prove yourself with real strength."

"Don't worry, I know what to do." Zhang Chaoqiang nodded in response.

This guy, Frelo, looks quite straightforward, but he talks like a mother-in-law.

Zhang Chaoqiang had already nodded in agreement, and he rambled on for a long time before talking about the second matter.

"Thanks to your recent good performance, Lyon is going to give you a salary increase to renew your contract, so we should reach a consensus before negotiating with the Lyon management."

"Currently, the average annual salary in the Lyon team is about 100 million euros. This is also the annual salary base I can fight for you. If you want to increase it, you have to make concessions in other aspects, such as the contract period."

Zhang Chaoqiang signed a three-year professional contract with Lyon last summer.

In fact, it can be seen from the three-year period that the Lyon management's expectations for him are not too high.

Probably want to sign to play as a substitute for two years, and if there is a similar bid, sell it to the Super League team or other teams in the five major leagues.

Now that a year has passed, Zhang Chaoqiang's performance has clearly exceeded expectations, and it seems that he is ushering in a period of rapid goal growth. Of course, Lyon's management wants to renew his contract.

But if you renew your contract, you have to raise your salary, otherwise, who would want to renew with you.

Zhang Chaoqiang really wanted to raise his salary, otherwise, with an annual salary of 30 euros, he would be in a terrible loss.

But the contract can't be too long, otherwise it will be more troublesome to transfer in the future.

Zhang Chaoqiang briefly stated his thoughts, and Frelo quickly understood them.

"Actually, you don't have to worry about the transfer. Lyon is not the kind of ambitious team. As long as there is a reasonable bid, any player can be sold..."

Frello also expressed his thoughts, and it is not too late to transfer after playing in Lyon for three to five years.

At present, Zhang Chaoqiang is only 19 years old, and he will only be 24 years old in five years. At that time, his career has just entered the peak period, and it is not too late to consider transferring to a giant.

If you change to an ordinary player, this arrangement is actually very reasonable.

But Zhang Chaoqiang is different. He has the help of the simulator, and it doesn't take that long to reach his peak.

"I think the contract should not be too long." Zhang Chaoqiang finally made a decision.

"Well, I respect your decision." Frelo didn't insist either.

(End of this chapter)