The Godfather of Football

At every World Cup, the Brazilian national team's roster often attracts attention from the outside world. All reporters and media hope to find future superstars from this World Cup roster.

In the recent Brazilian national teams, almost every one will introduce a future super rookie, from Ronaldo in 1994 to Denilson in 1998, to Kaka and Ronaldinho in 2002, to 2006. Robinho, there will be a bright new star shining in almost every World Cup.

Before the Brazilian national team coach Dunga announced the national team roster, almost everyone was very optimistic about Santos' super star Neymar, because it was Neymar's outstanding performance in Santos that helped Santos win the Sao Paulo State League championship. And his performance even surpassed Robinho, who returned to Santos from Europe.

Santos currently has three new stars, all of whom belong to Tottenham Hotspur. One is Neymar. The other two players are midfielder Coutinho and winger Lucas Moura. Three super talents plus one Robinho and Santos performed very well in the Sao Paulo State League in the first half of the year and the Brazilian Serie A starting in May.

Among them, Neymar scored 14 goals in 19 rounds of the Sao Paulo State League and was elected the best player of the Sao Paulo State League. It was precisely with such outstanding performance that Neymar entered the national team and took over the role. The voices of seniors such as Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Kaká and Robinho are high.

But when Dunga announced the national team roster, Neymar's name was missing. This caused a huge response in Brazil, and also disappointed both Neymar and his father, because they both believed that Neymar was Marr should be at the World Cup in South Africa.

If failing to make the squad for the World Cup in South Africa made Neymar Sr. feel sorry for his son, then another thing Neymar did not long ago made him worry about his son's future.

It's a very simple thing to say, that is, Neymar turned his hair into a mohawk, but in the eyes of old Neymar, this hairstyle is actually a mess, and he not only saw his son in He got a weird hairstyle without telling himself, and he also saw the changes in Neymar.

Perhaps, for a long time in the past, he could use his words and deeds to protect his son and keep him away from the underworld, drugs, and alcohol, the natural enemy of professional players, but he had no way to keep his son away. Obediently, like an ascetic, he leads a monotonous and disciplined life of a professional player.

He found that recently, his son started to like to use his mobile phone to send text messages, and he often made long phone calls. Whenever he asked who the other party was, he would hesitate and not answer directly, and he often would talk at night. Going out, even though you will come back later, is not always a good sign.

After becoming an agent, Neymar Sr. clearly realized that there are many girls in Brazil who want to be close to their sons, because everyone knows that Neymar is favored by Tottenham Hotspur. Players, and as long as they are favored by Ye Qiu, they will become superstars in the future, which represents excellent potential stocks.

Who doesn’t want to be the woman next to a superstar?

But this makes Neymar Sr., who is used to protecting his son, worried, because he is worried that his son will go astray? Will he follow in the footsteps of other predecessors?

More importantly, Tottenham Hotspur has officially informed them that Neymar, who is already 18 years old, will go to London to participate in team training in July this year, and will directly stay with Tottenham Hotspur. , and facing the competition from the two superstars Ribery and Messi, does his son have a chance to stand out?

For Ye Qiu and Tottenham Hotspur, the old Neymar is still very grateful. In the past few years, Neymar's strength has improved by leaps and bounds. This is because Tottenham Hotspur specially arranges personnel to come to Brazil every month to fight. His professional coaching has a lot to do with it, and Neymar's family's income has also changed dramatically in the past few years.

Moon Sports Services is now the largest sports services company in Brazil. With the help of Moon, the Neymar family's NR company signed contracts with more than two dozen temporary companies, including Nike, and all sponsorships The contract value totals nearly 20 million euros per year.

This is absolutely an astronomical figure in Brazil, and the cooperative companies include international brands such as Nike, Panasonic, and Red Bull.

In addition, the player agency business of Coutinho and Lucas Moura has also been handed over to NR Company, represented by Neymar Sr., and these two players also have more than a dozen sponsorship contracts every year. Because almost all brands that want to enter Brazil know the appeal of football in this country, and stars are undoubtedly the best endorsement media.

Of course, compared to Moon Sports Services, NR's business is not worth mentioning at all. This high-end sports services company currently has its business spread to every continent in the world, and in the past few years, it has not only been in Europe and North America. It is developing rapidly, and its business in Africa and South America and Asia is also developing very fast.

It can be said that Moon Sports Services is the most powerful commercial operation company in the sports field in the world.

As a partner, NR also made a lot of money in cooperation with Moon Sports Services. Old Neymar knew it well. On the one hand, he was a native of Brazil, and on the other hand, Ye Qiu gave him benefits to help Tottenham Hotspur and Moon Sports Services to open up markets in Brazil and South America and attract more star resources.

Another partner of Moon Sports Services is the famous Ronaldo.

Thinking of this, Old Neymar couldn't help but take off his glasses on the bridge of his nose, rubbed them hard, and felt a little sore in his eyes. He felt a little uneasy in his heart. After all, everything he has now is brought by Neymar. Sometimes he even wondered, if there was no Neymar, would Ye Qiu still give him everything he has now?

This is obviously a question that is difficult to find an answer to!

Just when Old Neymar's brows were like a river, the door of the office at home was knocked.

Soon, his son Neymar, who had a straight mohawk and deliberately dyed it dark brown, opened the door and walked in with a bright smile on his face. He didn't feel sad at all because he missed the World Cup in South Africa. Instead, he looked a little happy.

Young people don't know the taste of sorrow. Maybe old Neymar doesn't understand Chinese, but this sentence is a true portrayal of his current mood and sigh.

"Dad, World Cup tickets!" Neymar rubbed his fingers like offering treasures, revealing a stack of World Cup tickets.

Neymar Sr. didn't even raise his eyes, "Who gave it to you?"

"Robinho, it took a lot of effort to get it!" Neymar sat down in front of his father with a smile, "Me, Coutinho, Lucas, and Ganso, we are all going..." After saying that, he stared at his father a little timidly, "You won't stop me, will you?"

Neymar Sr. was annoyed and didn't have the energy to continue to entangle with his son, "Let Eduardo go with you!"

Eduardo Musa, one of the consultants of NR Agency, is mainly responsible for news and public relations. He is considered to be Neymar Sr.'s right-hand man. In fact, Neymar Sr. himself doesn't know that much. He is only responsible for some decision-making and interpersonal relationships. Professional matters are left to professionals in the team.

"OK!" Neymar didn't object. He obviously had a good impression of Eduardo Musa.

Many agents are not good at getting along with players because they preach too much, just like Neymar Sr. Even Neymar, as a son, feels that his father often likes to preach, such as talking about financial management, how to spend money, or whether to buy something, etc., always a lot of truths.

But Eduardo Musa is different. He preaches less, or it is easier for people to accept.

Although Neymar is only 18 years old, in fact, he has watched his father's company gradually grow from an empty shell company in the past few years. He has also learned a lot from it, especially how to get along with some professional players and how to deal with the media. So he understands that Eduardo Musa actually talks about some truths, but his way is easier to accept.

Of course, he loves and respects his father, there is no doubt about this!

"Oh, by the way, you probably won't be able to watch the World Cup final!" Neymar said suddenly before his son left, "Tottenham Hotspur notified us that we will go to London for training in July, and then you will stay in Tottenham Hotspur, so before that, we have to find a house."

Another troublesome thing is Lucas Moura. The player's labor evidence is not very sure, and if he can't get a labor permit, he may have to go to Ajax. The benefits of Dutch youth training to Brazilian players are obvious to all. Romario and Ronaldo both regarded the Netherlands as their first stop in Europe.

"I have seen several houses in New Barnet, north of London. I hope you can go and have a look in advance. It is west of Enfield, not far from Mr. Ye Qiu's mansion Totteridge, and not far from Theobald."

"You decide, I don't understand!" Neymar waved to his father and rushed out of the office.

Watching his son rush out of the door, old Neymar smiled helplessly. All his hopes in this life are placed on his son. He hopes that his son's future can shine like those superstars, but for the time being, all this seems too far away for his son.

It is undoubtedly a difficult thing for a young boy who has just turned 18 to learn to think about the future.

Old Neymar is worried about his son's future. Ye Qiu, who is in Xiamen, is also worried about one thing, that is, the problem of Tottenham Hotspur's substitute goalkeeper in the new season.

Tottenham Hotspur has a total of 14 international players entering this South Africa World Cup, becoming the team with the most international players participating in the World Cup among all European teams. With more international players, it is inevitable that they will be targeted by opponents.

Not long after the World Cup started, many Premier League teams began to announce their intention to sign Tottenham Hotspur's backup goalkeeper Joe Hart. The England international is currently the third goalkeeper in Capello's England national team, after David James and Robert Green.

It is interesting to say that the main goalkeeper Cech missed the South Africa World Cup because of the Czech national team, while the substitute goalkeeper Joe Hart was included in the list of the South Africa World Cup. This also made many English local teams, especially those who wanted to strengthen the goalkeeper position, focus on this local rookie.

This is not surprising. In the first round of the World Cup against the United States, Robert Green made a stupid mistake and was put into the cold palace by Capello. In the two games after the group stage and the knockout round of 16, Capello trusted veteran David James. But after the World Cup, the goalkeeper position must be re-selected, and Joe Hart is undoubtedly the most promising goalkeeper.

The player himself also realized this. He must get rid of Cech's shadow and get more game training, not just play in some cup games or useless games, so that he can be regular in the England national team.

In this case, it is not surprising that Joe Hart hopes to leave the team.

Currently, Tottenham Hotspur only has three English national team players. Once Joe Hart leaves the team, only Beckham and Kyle Walker will be left. The latter cannot play as a starter, but there are reports that young player Phil Jones is very likely to be selected for the national team after the World Cup. After all, the players that Ye Qiu likes are not too bad.

Manchester City and Newcastle, which has just returned to the Premier League, want to get Joe Hart. The two wealthy teams are very interested in this goalkeeper who is known as the future goalkeeper of England. Joe Hart's value has also risen rapidly, and it has now exceeded 10 million pounds. For a substitute goalkeeper, it is undoubtedly a sky-high price.

However, Tottenham Hotspur is not in a hurry. The two wealthy teams want to introduce Joe Hart. Tottenham Hotspur will let them compete first to see who bids higher and who can take Joe Hart away, but Ye Qiu must consider the choice of substitute goalkeeper after the team lets Joe Hart go.

Many times, in many positions, substitute players are more difficult to choose than the main players, just like the goalkeeper of Tottenham Hotspur now.

Cech is undoubtedly the top goalkeeper in European football in the past few years, and without the injuries that Ye Qiu suffered in his previous life, Cech's condition has been maintained quite well, so Tottenham Hotspur will introduce another goalkeeper, and he will also play as a substitute, with few game opportunities, and more can only spend his days on the bench guarding the water dispenser.

In view of this situation, players who can play in the team in their prime years will not come, and even some goalkeepers in their golden age will not come, because who is willing to sit on the bench?

But Tottenham Hotspur's requirements are not low. First of all, the goalkeeper must have certain strength. After all, who dares to guarantee that Cech will not be injured? Once Cech is injured and the substitute goalkeeper is poor, Tottenham Hotspur will be finished?

And because he is a substitute goalkeeper, the transfer budget and salary cannot be high, because he spends almost most of the time on the bench.

This makes it difficult to make a choice. On the one hand, you need to have strength, but you also need to be willing to sit on the bench. At the same time, you need to be good quality and cheap. Where can you find such a good candidate in the world?

Generally speaking, the choice of substitute goalkeepers is either a veteran who is about to retire, or a young player.

But for Tottenham Hotspur, considering the multi-line operations and the team's competition in the Premier League and the Champions League, players with too poor strength are not suitable for Tottenham Hotspur, and the same is true for young players.

Looking at the Premier League, goalkeepers such as Given, Jasklainen, Schwarzer, and Friedel who are strong but not young are still playing as the main force in their respective teams. Asking them to come to Tottenham Hotspur as substitutes, let alone how feasible it is, how high their salary will be?

While thinking, Ye Qiu took out the Zeus tablet, used the WIFI at home to go online, logged into the player database, filled in a series of his own requirements in the player search option, and then quickly filtered the search, and soon a long list of players appeared.

Some of these players are young players, some are veterans, and they are of different ages. At the same time, some young rookies who have played in their respective teams and veterans who continue to play as the main force are excluded. In other words, those who have played a certain number of times are automatically blocked, and the ones who are left are the most likely to accept Tottenham Hotspur's invitation.

This list includes many familiar names, such as Rustu, a Turkish goalkeeper who once played for Barcelona, ​​and Lamé, a former French international whose contract expires this season, and Cudicini from Chelsea. These are experienced veterans, and they are all considered to be at the end of their careers. They can still play as substitutes.

But there are also many young players in this list, especially some young players who are young, but in Ye Qiu's previous life, they will begin to shine in a year or two. Ye Qiu scanned the list and directly saw two young rookies that made him excited, which immediately aroused the pedophilia in Ye Qiu's mind.

Young people are good. Not only are they cheap, but they also have room and potential for appreciation. After a little training, they will appreciate in value. Whether you use them yourself or sell them, it is a very cost-effective transaction. Moreover, young players can create some pressure on Cech. After all, no one would believe that Ye Qiu would introduce an old man who is about to retire to threaten Cech's starting position, right?

Thinking of this, Ye Qiu made a prompt decision, took out his mobile phone, and called Peter De Visser, the chief scout in Europe, "Peter, help me investigate two players, both goalkeepers"

Just when Ye Qiu called Peter De Visser, Peter Kenyon in the office of White Hart Lane Stadium in North London also received a call about the transfer, but the player the caller wanted was not Joe Hart, but a person who surprised Ye Qiu and made it difficult for him to make a choice.