Coaching career started as a college team coach

"I have to apologize to you."

"This, this is not necessary, sir." Ruben Dias looked at Jorge Mendes sitting opposite him and bowed his head solemnly to apologize, a little stunned.

"This is necessary. Although Manchester City has issued a clarification, this matter has also affected your reputation. As the highest person in your agent team, I need to apologize." Mendes paused, "So, what do you think about your former agent?"

When it comes to business, Ruben Dias also became serious.

This was three days after the news broke. Ruben Dias and Mendes still met in the restaurant where they first met, and this time there were only two people, themselves.

Manchester City began to draft an apology report almost the moment the news broke. First, they clarified that they had no intention of poaching Wolves, arguing that the meeting with the player was just a normal meeting between friends, and all this was just a not-so-beautiful misunderstanding.

But in the end, they still apologized for the trouble caused by this, and did not mention dissatisfaction and appeal.

Wolves did not ask Manchester City for any compensation, so the FA and FIFA only issued a warning to Manchester City without any substantial fines or prohibition on Manchester City's signings.

Wolves were satisfied, and Manchester City stopped. Wolves later issued a statement accepting the apology and announced that Ruben Dias would stay in the team, which was regarded as a complete end to the matter.

The outside world was in an uproar, but this matter is not without precedent.

Last season, Southampton, whose main players were all snapped up by the giants, launched such an investigation, accusing Liverpool of illegally contacting their player Van Dijk. Liverpool also did not make any excuses and issued an official apology statement, saying that they would not pursue Van Dijk again during the transfer window.

There was no substantial punishment either.

But the two events happened so close in time, which also attracted widespread attention.

Back in 2005, Cole and Chelsea were said to have had secret contact in a restaurant in London without the knowledge of Arsenal, which violated the rules of the FA. But private contact can also be more difficult to detect than a closed-door meeting, and the line between right and wrong is very blurred. The result at that time was that the person involved was fined.

Since then, there seems to be less news about controversy caused by private contact with players in the top league.

But such a gray area always exists. The expiration date of all Premier League player contracts is June 30th every year. The Premier League stipulates that clubs can only start transfer operations for players whose contracts are about to expire after the third Saturday of May (about 6 weeks before the player's contract expires).

FIFA's regulations are more relaxed, stipulating that contact can begin 6 months before the expiration of the player's contract, so that the player can immediately execute the new contract after the end of a contract period. But private contact can also be more difficult to detect than a closed-door private meeting, and the line between right and wrong is very vague.

This time, Wolves' report gave very clear evidence. They have evidence that Ruben Dias' agent is trying to operate Ruben Dias to Manchester City, and there is also evidence that the man who met with Ruben Dias is a Manchester City staff member.

This is why Manchester City gave in so quickly.

Although Mendes has no direct evidence, he thinks that Wolves' public relations ability is definitely not that strong, and there must be other forces that helped Wolves collect evidence. And he thinks that this "other force" may be Ruben Dias himself.

Ruben Dias can do things that are detrimental to his reputation and report Manchester City. Mendes really can't imagine how much he hates Manchester City and how much he wants to stay in Wolves.

In this way, Mendes can't understand why Ruben Dias's agent can't see such a simple intention. Maybe he saw it, but pretended not to see it, or maybe he really didn't pay attention.

This question is destined to have no answer, because what they are discussing now is how to deal with the problem of Ruben Dias's agent.

"I want to sue him." Ruben Dias said calmly.

"Yeah." Mendes nodded, "I understand how you feel."

"If you want to persuade me, forget it. I must sue him."

"I won't persuade you, but I can come up with a better plan-" Mendes nodded awkwardly, and then said seriously, "You need to hire a lawyer alone, which will cost a lot. But I have a very good team of lawyers, and I also plan to sue him."

"Oh?"

Ruben Diaz was a little surprised. Shouldn't Mendes protect his subordinates?

"He has seriously affected the company's reputation.Reputation, this is about the reputation of all agents. This is a very serious matter. I regret letting him handle football matters. He has done too many wrong things. "Mendes said here, a little angry, "I must sue him. The economic losses he has caused are immeasurable."

"Joint prosecution?"

"Yes, that's about it."

Ruben Dias nodded, but did not agree immediately, "As you can see, I am not good at judicial affairs. I will go back and ask other people's opinions and then answer you."

Mendes nodded. He was very happy to see that Ruben Dias could seriously consider his suggestions. This is at least better than answering him with a "yes" or "no" immediately.

"I thought you were good at everything." Mendes joked. Ruben Dias and Mendes are now on the same front. With common interests, the conversation will go much more smoothly.

Ruben Dias shrugged and smiled, "On the contrary, how could I hire an agent? I can't handle everything well, I can't even handle football well. "

"But you are a smart man, and this is important."

Ruben Dias did not refute this sentence, "It's just that I can think."

Mendes tapped the table with his fingers, and he suddenly asked, "Maybe after this incident, your impression of Mendes Agency will be much worse. But if you are still willing to believe me, I have an idea."

"Let me be your agent!"

Ruben Dias said without thinking, "Okay, let's talk about the terms."

"Although...ah?" As strong as Mendes was, he also experienced a mixture of surprise and astonishment at this time. He really didn't expect that Ruben Dias would agree so quickly, as if he had anticipated his proposal.

"What's wrong?"

"No, nothing. I'm just a little surprised. You seem to know that I will propose to be your agent from the beginning?"

Ruben Dias laughed, "Yes, I came here for this. I wanted you to be my agent from the beginning, and no one else can do it except you. "

Mendez was even more surprised. If Ruben Dias really wanted him to be his agent from the beginning, he might have made a plan to get his agent out a long time ago. If you think about it carefully, it might even be his own idea to help Wolves sue Manchester City for ruining his agent!

A young player who had never been to college before, now has such a plan and idea?

Mendes put away the last bit of contempt. He felt that Ruben Dias would be the most special player he had ever seen.

"Okay, then let's talk about the conditions."

"Well, my conditions are very simple." Ruben Dias spoke directly. He had thought about it long ago. "It doesn't matter if the commission is a little higher, and it doesn't matter if you take a cut from my salary. But on the decision about the future of my career, sir, you must discuss it with me, and you can't sing against me. This is the most basic. "

"And now my idea is to stay in Wolves for three, five or more years. I want to stay here and don't want to leave at all. If you want to sell me to other teams as soon as possible, or continue the deal with Manchester City, I'm sorry, I won't agree. "

Mendez looked serious, he thought for a moment, and then nodded.

"Okay, I agree to your terms, we can write it in the contract."

At this point, Ruben Dias's expression was completely relaxed. Mendes realized that the Portuguese young man in front of him actually loved to laugh.