Back in the office, Li Ang immediately instructed Fernandez to contact Real Madrid and sign the fax agreement immediately to confirm the matter.
He did this to prevent any undue delay.
Fernandez and Paller were surprised. They knew the financial situation of the club and did not expect the chairman to agree to put out 300,000 euros to facilitate the deal. How could the chairman agree to work with Li Ang?
However, although they did not understand, since the chairman and the manager had agreed, as assistants, they could only work according to the instructions.
"Mata seems to be underage," Paller suddenly said.
Li Ang frowned and forgot about this.
As far as Li Ang was concerned, both clubs had already agreed to the player deal. There was no problem at the club level.
However, there was still a problem that needed to be solved, and that was the attitude of the player himself.
There was no problem on Pallada's side. Pallada was already 18 years old and signed a professional contract with Sporting de Gijón. Sporting de Gijón had the right to handle the transfer of players. Of course, Pallada himself would definitely agree to go to Real Madrid, which was what his family dreamed of.
On the other side of the deal, Juan and Mata needed to be paid attention. Mata was still underage. He had signed a youth contract with Real Madrid. According to Spanish football regulations, youth players had to be at least 17 years old to sign a professional contract.
Under the age of 17, only youth contracts could be signed. In fact, this kind of contract did not have much binding force. The player's personal wishes were the only criteria to determine the transfer of the player.
For example, if a certain club went up to seduce Mata and persuaded Mata to defect to Real Madrid, if Mata agreed, even Real Madrid would not be able to stop it.
Then why did no club go and seduce these young players from Real Madrid? On the one hand, it was Real Madrid. To be able to play in Real Madrid's youth echelon was one of the best stages for Spanish players. How could they be interested in other teams? On the other hand, in Spain, there were very few teams who dared to risk offending Real Madrid to privately lure Real Madrid players to "defect."
If you dare to provoke Real Madrid, this giant will teach you how to behave in minutes!
Therefore, this was also the reason why Li Ang and Sporting de Gijón had a good relationship with the Real Madrid players, but Li Ang and Sporting de Gijón did not consider directly recruiting players from San Martín. On one hand, everyone was very realistic. It was good to have a good relationship, but they would never leave Real Madrid for a small club with a bright future. On the other hand, Sporting de Gijón did not dare to provoke Real Madrid.
So, here comes the problem.
From the club's perspective, if Real Madrid agreed to Mata's transfer, then there was no possibility of falling out with Real Madrid.
Now it was up to the players themselves, which was Juan Mata's personal opinion.
*****
Li Ang waved his hand and urged Fernandez to quickly confirm with Real Madrid by fax and settle the matter first. Puzzled, the latter went to work on this matter.
"This Mata, do you have the confidence to persuade him to come to Sporting de Gijón?" Paller asked immediately when he saw the situation.
Li Ang hesitated for a moment. If it was any other player, such as Callejón, Li Ang was confident that he could persuade him. However, it was Mata. Thinking of this kid's somewhat troublesome character, Li Ang did not have much confidence in his heart.
This kid is not easy to worry about.
"I'll make a call," Li Ang said. He directly used the landline to enter Mata's number and dialed it.
"You remember the number?" Paller asked in surprise.
"I remember the contact information of all the players I've coached." Li Ang pointed to his head.
Paller took a deep breath. This is too awesome.
"Hey, Juan, it's me." After the call was connected, Li Ang had just opened his mouth and his expression was unusually interesting.
Paller also had a shocked expression on his face. He looked at Li Ang and wanted to speak, but closed his mouth because the call was on speakerphone. This was an unexpected situation. No one noticed that the speakerphone was on, so this call was equivalent to a live broadcast.
Li Ang waved his hand, indicating that it was fine. However, he was surprised, very surprised.
"Boss, I know it's you." As soon as the call was connected, Li Ang had just introduced himself when Mata on the other side said, "I can tell that it's your voice. I also know why you're calling. I agree."
"Uh, I'm talking about Sporting de Gijón …"
"That's right, Sporting de Gijón. I agree to go there," Mata said. "I know about this."
Paller was stunned. At this time, Fernandez, who had gone to confirm with Real Madrid, came back and was about to speak. Paller stretched out a finger and shushed him. The latter immediately shut his mouth and then listened to the live broadcast of the call. He was also shocked.
"Juan, are you sure you've thought it through and agree to come to Sporting de Gijón?" Li Ang asked again. He wanted to confirm.
"Of course," Mata said. "I'm sure of this."
*****
"What about your family? What did they say? " Li Ang asked. It was very troublesome to sign a player under the age of 17. Not only did the player have to agree, but the opinion of their family was also very important. Li Ang did not want Mata to come and be accused by his family of "kidnapping a child."
"Mr. Li Ang." On the other end of the phone, a middle-aged man's voice was heard.
"Mr. Mata?" Li Ang asked in surprise. He did not expect Mata's father to be next to him.
"That's right, it's me. We've spoken on the phone before," Mata's father said with a smile.
Li Ang also smiled. That's right, they had spoken on the phone before. At that time, Mata had violated the team's discipline and Li Ang had sent Mata to the next echelon to train. Mata's father was very angry and the two of them even quarreled over the phone. The ending was very interesting. About half a month later, the gentleman called again and took the initiative to apologize to Li Ang, expressing his gratitude to Li Ang for his strict discipline of his son. The two of them could be said to be "no discord, no concord."
"We made a deal with Real Madrid, the most important of which was Mata coming to Sporting de Gijón to play football." Li Ang said, "I want to confirm one thing. What's your attitude towards Mata coming to Sporting de Gijón?"
"I agree!" Mata's father said.
Li Ang was surprised. He did not expect Mata's father to agree so readily.
"Mr. Mata, are you sure?"
"Of course." Mata's father said. At that moment, the phone rang on the other end of the phone. "Sorry, I have to take a call first."
"Of course, please go ahead."
Half a minute later, Mata's father came back. "We received a call from Real Madrid, informing us that we can go to Gijón."
"Dad, where did I put my phone charger?"
"The third one on the left, the closet in the lower right corner."
Hearing the conversation between the father and son on the other end of the phone, Li Ang asked in surprise, "What are you doing?"
"Packing up, we're getting ready to leave for Gijón." Mata's father said, and then shouted at his son, "Juan, I told you not to use my razor."
Li Ang could imagine how busy the father and son on the other end of the phone were. He was happy, but also a little puzzled. "Mr. Mata, I want to ask, what made you make this decision? You know, Sporting de Gijón is now only a Segunda División team …"
"Because you're there. My son is under you, so I'm relieved. I know my son, he's a genius, but his character needs to be sharpened. I understood this last time. You're really doing what's best for my son. You're a really outstanding coach. The most important thing is that Juan admires you. I've never seen him have such an attitude after being taught a lesson. " Mata's father said with a smile, "Mr. Li Ang, I still have to pack up. See you in Gijón. I'm very happy that my son is working for you again. "
"Uh, see you in Gijón," Li Ang said. "I'm also very happy to coach little Mata again."
After ending the call, Li Ang was a little dazed. This was because there was a warm current in his heart that made his heart uneasy.
'Because you're there. My son is under you, so I'm relieved.'
For the father of a young player to say this to a manager, this was a great trust.
And Juan Mata, a 16-year-old child, was willing to give up the environment in Real Madrid and come to Sporting de Gijón to seek refuge with him. This was also a kind of trust.
Moreover, this trust came unexpectedly, and it could be said to be a little sudden. This was even more touching.
And Li Ang was touched by this trust at this moment.
Li Ang was slightly absent-minded. Then he put down the microphone and smiled at his two assistants. "Okay, everything is OK."
Fernandez and Paller were already shocked speechless. They really did not expect that a player's parents would trust a manager so much. That was a player who came from Real Madrid to a small club like Gijón.
At this time, they looked at Li Ang with an expression of worship.
"I really didn't expect you to have such prestige among those young players in Real Madrid," Fernandez said with emotion.
"Yes, the players' parents trust you so much. Now I understand the gap between us and you," Paller also said with envy and emotion.
Li Ang smiled and said in his heart, "F * * k." Was he unknowingly showing off again?
He really did not intend to use this phone to show off. Who the f * * k knew that the hands-free was on?
However, he had to admit that he knew it just by looking at the two assistants' attitude towards him now.
This accidental showing off could get a high score.
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