There is a dream called football

"Money? Of course, the more, the better." Mourinho chuckled.

Mourinho once met with Van Gaal, and the Dutchman insisted that his annual salary at the club must be the highest in the club.

Mourinho envied that era when the head coach was the absolute boss, but times have changed and this situation is impossible to happen now.

Mendes should be the one to talk about money.

He said: "5 million."

"GBP."

The asking price was sky-high at the time, but Abu agreed without even thinking about it.

"make a deal."

sweat.

Knowing that he should order more, Mourinho and Mendes exchanged glances and both felt that they wanted less.

In fact, Abu is easy to talk to about salary, but he is not easy to talk to about performance.

"But I have requirements for results in the new season."

Of course, the boss spent so much money, so he can't say he didn't have any requirements.

"Please tell me."

"At least one championship."

Reasonable.

Mourinho thought to himself that even if he doesn't make any purchases in the summer, the team's current lineup alone is still reliable for a championship.

"Of course, there are extra rewards for the league champion and the Champions League champion."

Mourinho nodded, "That's good."

"About transfers?" Mourinho asked tentatively.

"Report it to me first and let the club study it later."

Bang!!

Mourinho did not expect that Abramovich would block him in the most important transfer right.

In European clubs, transfer rights generally do not belong to the head coach, such as Bayern, where transfers are managed by the sports manager.

But in the Premier League, transfer rights are mostly in the hands of coaches, such as Manchester United's Ferguson. Of course, there are others who are not, the most typical one being Chelsea.

A person like Abu cannot be willing to be an outsider like other bosses. He has to participate.

Mourinho was a little timid when they met for the first time.

While eating and chatting, it was all intentional and nothing was written down in black and white. After the meal, Mourinho made an excuse to go to the deck to enjoy some fresh air.

Mendes followed him out, knowing that Jose had something to say.

"What's wrong? The salary given by the new boss is still very generous."

"But he didn't let go of the transfer rights that I was most concerned about."

Mourinho's wishful thinking was to take away some of Porto's main players after going to Chelsea, but without personnel rights, this would be difficult to achieve.

This involves cleaning up the lineup left by Ranieri and introducing new players, both of which require absolute rights.

Mendes said: "Chelsea bought so many people last year, it's impossible for you to wash them all."

"It should be washed. I don't think it can be used at all."

sweat!

Putting himself in his shoes, Mendes said: "It's like if you bought a sofa and your wife threw it away because she didn't like it, how would you feel?"

Mourinho smiled bitterly and said: "That's not the truth. Football is not as simple as you think."

Mendes also saw that Abu is a person with a strong personality and is not the kind who is willing to stay behind the scenes. This is indeed more troublesome.

"How about a showdown?" Mourinho said.

Mendes feels a little sad. He is an agent and he doesn’t want to offend wealthy people, but...

"Jorge, I know this means a lot of money to you, but you also know my character."

Mendes smiled bitterly, "I understand, okay then, let's go back and have a showdown with the Russians."

****

When Mourinho returned to the viewing hall, the atmosphere changed obviously. Abramovich is a businessman and he has seen this situation too many times. This meant a showdown.

Mourinho looked at Mendes, rubbed his hands together, and finally said: "Roman, first of all, thank you for your appreciation of me, but I must be the boss of this team, you are the investor, you

You can't interfere with the team's daily affairs, and it's best not to come to watch the game."

After a pause, Mourinho continued: "But I can guarantee that you will win the Premier League championship. If you cannot win the Premier League championship within three years, I am willing to resign."

The hall was very quiet, and Abu looked thoughtful.

"What if I refuse? Is the negotiation over?"

The most nervous person at this time is Mendes, because that is so much money.

Mourinho chuckled and said, "Roman, you are very rich, I know, but there are many rich clubs in Europe."

The implication is that there are many clubs that can give me what you can give me.

Abu smiled.

He shook his finger and looked very relaxed, "Don't you think I don't understand football?"

"Okay, do you hear me right?"

Mourinho acted like he was obeying everyone.

"In Europe now, the only ones with the strength to invite you and offer you a contract in the summer are probably Inter Milan and Real Madrid. Chelsea is the third one."

Mourinho smiled.

"The other two are not inferior to Chelsea in terms of money, but there is one thing that is far inferior to Chelsea."

"For example?" Mourinho looked very curious.

"None of them have the final say alone."

Mourinho said happily, "I don't like a club where one person has the final say."

"That's because you only see the disadvantages of talking, but not the benefits."

Real Madrid is a wealthy club, but the chairman of Real Madrid is elected, and Lafayette actually does not have the final say alone.

Inter Milan seems to belong to Moratti, but it is actually more complicated.

The only club that is truly owned by one person is Chelsea. This club is the private property of Abramovich.

"The biggest advantage of Chelsea is stability. At least in the next 20 years, you don't have to worry about Chelsea changing owners, and the Premier League is the most developed league."

Mourinho paused and asked: "Then how much transfer rights do I have in the summer?"

Abu stretched out three fingers. No more than three fingers could go in or out.

"Why?"

"Because for me, face is more important than money."

Most people don't understand the world of rich people. Abu's philosophy is that even if he buys the wrong thing, he can't admit it and get slapped in the face. He would rather keep it. He just doesn't like being laughed at by those British reporters.

The maximum quota for introduction and sale is three, which is a bit difficult for Mourinho.

"I can't agree to you right away, but I can promise not to contact other clubs before rejecting you."

Abu expressed his gratitude, "I will be very grateful to you."

On the plane leaving, Mourinho fell into deep thought. Obviously this is a double-edged sword. In Porto, Pinto has no money, but he can give Mourinho absolute freedom. But Chelsea seems to be the opposite. Abramovich is rich, but obviously not.

Pinto's patience.

"This may be the most important choice in my life."