Solo All-Around Agent

Chapter 74

Today’s information

[Bayer 04 Leverkusen want to consolidate their position in the Bundesliga.]

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“See you again?”

“uh?”

Upon arriving in Leverkusen, Germany, Jaejin was embarrassed to see the person who met him at the main gate of the Bay Arena.

It was because the man he met at the British airport on his way to Germany yesterday was waiting for him.

“Yesterday at the airport… .”

“haha. Yes. My name is Til Schweiger.”

The man was Til Schweiger, a legendary player from Germany’s Leverkusen and recently retired.

“Ah. I’m sorry I didn’t know.”

“haha. He was wearing a hat and sunglasses. Still, it seems that the surprise was successful.”

To Til Schweiger’s easy-going laugh, Jae-jin responded with a smile.

“haha. Yes. I’m quite surprised. I didn’t expect Til Schweiger to come out of here all of a sudden.”

Seeing Jaejin’s expression, Til Schweiger burst out laughing as if he was in a good mood.

“Would you like to talk as we go? I will guide you to the president’s room.”

Til Schweiger escorted Jaejin to the president’s office while talking about Newcastle.

“I took a leadership training course in Newcastle for a short time. At that time, all the players were talking about agent Song Jae-jin.”

Obviously, Jaejin’s influence was great.

It was because some of the players who were coached by Jae-jin saw the effect early and some later, and they regretted that Jae-jin had left.

“It’s disappointing. It was only a short time.”

“It’s amazing to be able to win the hearts of players in such a short amount of time.”

As we talked, he arrived at the president’s room, and there was one other person besides Rudy Feller in the president’s room.

“welcome. This is Rudy Feller.”

“Good morning. I am Song Jae-jin, the president of JJ Management.”

“This is Leverkusen general manager Stefan Kisling.”

Stefan Kisling, a former Leverkusen player who once played with Son Heung-beom, welcomed Jaejin.

“It is an honor to see the legends of Leverkusen here.”

“I think Tilwa is already spherical.”

Rudy Feller asked the two of them, who were not awkward, and Jaejin nodded.

“Yeah. You said you studied in Newcastle. I think that’s what we’re talking about.”

“haha. Then the story would be faster.”

When the greeting ceremony was over and Jaejin sat down on the chair, Rudy Feller brought out a full-fledged business.

“The Bundesliga has not been freed from the dictatorship of Bayern Munich for over 30 years.”

Intermediate Dortmund and Leipzig are the stumbling blocks, but everyone must agree that Bayern Munich are the best in the Bundesliga.

“And down there are Dortmund, Leipzig and Hoffenheim. And the league standings have almost become their own.”

Jaejin nodded at Rudy Feller’s self-helpful voice. Unlike the fun of the league, it was because several teams, led by Bayern Munich, continued to dominate the Bundesliga.

“We do not want to promote on the European stage. Wouldn’t you like to win? Fortunately, things are better for us.”

It was as Rudy Feller said.

This was the inherent limitation of the Bundesliga.

The club’s finances were relatively poor compared to other leagues, thanks to the policy that the club’s fans should own more than 51% of the club’s stake.

That’s why most teams can’t recruit the so-called star players.

On the other hand, there were many times when they had to watch their players being sold to other teams instead.

Fortunately, Leverkusen has been a team that players have been looking for as they have steadily advanced to the Champions League or Europa League in the past.

“At least these days… .”

These days, it is common to hand over positions to up-and-coming teams like Mönchen Gladbach and Frankfurt.

And it has been more than five years since Leverkusen missed the Champions League, and the Europa League has also fallen to a moderate level.

“So what do you want from me?”

Jaejin knew the situation in the Bundesliga and Leverkusen well enough.

I thought about what I could do in such a situation, but nothing was easy.

“I would like to hire Jaejin Song as a special instructor and scout for Leverkusen.”

“Yeah?”

At the words of Chairman Rudy Feller, Jaejin put on a bewildered expression.

Because it was literally a completely unexpected offer.

“Of course, I am not saying that you want to come out of JJ Management and help us. They are borrowing the form of paid external advisors.”

“Why me?”

That was the part I was most curious about.

Why is it you? A club like Leverkusen would have more options.

“For us, we thought agent Song Jae-jin was the most suitable person.”

This is the process Rudy Feller said.

Til Schweiger, who trained in Newcastle, heard the news of Jaejin and confirmed the authenticity of the contents through Brian and the players.

Til Schweiger knew Leverkusen was in crisis, so he contacted Rudy Feller.

“And frankly, the biggest one is Newcastle, right? Like Newcastle, a hot team now signs a contract with a song agent? That’s a guarantee check. And seeing that we came this way, it seems that we were a little faster than others.”

Rudy Feller did not bring up details such as opposition from executives or negative comments from the club’s board until sending the e-mail.

“Well. i See.”

Jaejin nodded at Rudy Feller’s words. It was acceptable enough.

And of the teams that literally sent him an offer email, Leverkusen’s mail was the fastest and at the same time, it was the most interesting.

“Then he said he wanted Song Jae-jin as an instructor and scout. Where exactly do you want my role at Leverkusen?”

“Do you remember Wolverhampton around 2020?”

At Rudy Feller’s words, Jaejin’s head quickly turned and he realized the meaning of the words he was trying to bring out.

“Are you talking about Jorge Mendes?”

Wolverhampton, who had been in the second division for the 2017-18 season, was appointed by a new owner who was close to Jorge Mendes.

Since then, Jorge Mendes has transferred a large number of his clients to Wolverhampton, and after his return to the Premier League, he has shown a knack for transferring more players.

“Yeah. Full volume for youth. As for the first team players, that authority depends on the players you want. When signing players, we will pay a fee for the players who are signed in consultation with the board and the manager.”

Again, it was an unconventional offer, and the desperate need of a club called Leverkusen seemed to be felt.

The reason Leverkusen was able to make such an offer was that there were not many players under Jaejin’s management.

Therefore, as in Wolverhampton, it will be possible to reduce the possibility of noise, and if only one or two players are charged an appropriate transfer fee under the guarantee of success, it will be beneficial for Leverkusen as well.

“And since I am an outsider, there may be problems with my promotions, so I will appoint Til Schweiger, who is appointed as the youth general manager, this time.”

It was definitely an attractive offer.

If he succeeded, he had the advantage of increasing his name, fame, and influence.

‘On the other hand, if we do this, we will have to strengthen the German side for a while. And the risk of failure is too great.’

But it was definitely worth a try. There’s also interest.

“When do you think the contract period or work starts?”

“The sooner we can, the better we are. However, there is one thing that I would like you to give me an answer before the end of this season.”

“Let’s think positively.”

“Thank you. I look forward to contacting you.”

It was a matter that could not be decided right away, so Jaejin checked the terms and conditions of the contract and left By Arena.

“should?”

Leverkusen’s chairman’s room where Jaejin left.

Rudy Feller, Stefan Kisling and Til Schweiger leaned back on the plush sofa and exchanged drinks.

“Well. I can’t read your face very well.”

Throughout the conversation, Jaejin’s expression had a slightly smiling expression, but it was impossible to read any currents in it.

“You are an agent. So that would be easy.”

In this Leverkusen project, the most important key they thought was Song Jae-jin.

“There are not many talented people like that. Right now, only in the UK, we are just making a name for ourselves, but at some point it will explode.”

“I agree with that part. I felt it when I was in Newcastle. The song agent is a real bastard.”

—

Leaving Leverkusen’s proposal behind, Jaejin went to Kaiserslautern in the Rhineland-Palatinate.

“It’s Kaiserslautern. 3. Are you in Liga (3rd division)?”

Aside from the fact that they were the hometowns of Miroslav Klose and Michael Ballack, the team was nothing special and there was no reason to pay attention.

However, because it was information from the system, Jaejin bought his ticket and entered the stadium.

“Hey. Oh my gosh.”

Contrary to the prejudice that they are a 3rd division team, most of the 50,000-seat home stadium was full, and it was quite spectacular to see the fans sang YNWA (You’ll Never Walk Alone) in a crowd before the game started.

“Why did the system make me come here?”(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

Jaejin used his potential search skill toward players standing on the field before the start of the game, but none of them caught his eye.

Of the 22 players on the field, 3 were gold. The rest were silver or bronze in color.

“But it’s been a while since I’ve been here to watch soccer. Shall we have fun today?”

In any case, thinking that it would come naturally, Jaejin decided to enjoy soccer not as an agent but as a soccer fan.

“Wow!! what a waste!”

“Shoot! Shout!! Gool-!”

“goal! goal! This is Kaiserslautern!”

“OMG! Nice, nice!!”

Still, perhaps because they were playing at their home stadium, Kaiserslautern showed an overwhelming performance over Fortuna Cologne, and perhaps because they were sitting close to the field, it was a game where the shouts of the players could be heard.

And Jaejin instinctively threw a cheering chant following Kaiserslautern’s play.

The match was over with Kaiserslautern leading Fortuna Cologne 1-0, and Jaejin enjoyed football without thinking for a long time, so the smile on his face never left.

He became an agent and he watched a lot of matches, but that’s because most of the matches were to find players, to identify players.

“Whoa-! It’s hot.”

Even though it was a cold winter, Jaejin loosened the button on his coat, which had been tightly locked as if his body was getting hot.

“By the way, I don’t know why the system told you to come here in the end.”

After the match, most people left the stadium, but Jaejin stayed a little longer.

He wanted to go out a little more leisurely rather than going out among the crowds.

“that. Excuse me.”

And when the crowd around Jaejin left, someone spoke to Jaejin.

Age is mid 50’s. He was a typical German middle-class man.

“Ah yes.”

“Aren’t you Song Jae-jin’s agent?”

Recognizing his face at once, Jaejin nodded, thinking that he might have been involved in the soccer world.

“That’s right. what’s going on… ?”

“Would you please take over my player?!”

“Yeah… ?”

Jaejin’s expression was broken once again following the By Arena at the man’s harsh words.