Chapter 103 Compromise and Substitution

There is no way, the head coach has said so and the players have no choice but to listen carefully.

The final result is that the tactics were remembered correctly.

But I just don’t know if the “forward” or “midfielder” Lopetegui is talking about is actually myself.

At this time Jiang Yuan's advantage came into play, because he was different from other players. He only needed to listen and did not need to get himself involved. He simply put three chairs together, lay down at the back, and held a football in his hands. It was so comfortable.

The tactical meeting lasted about half an hour. After it ended, everyone went to the physiotherapy room to relax their muscles. Jiang Yuan, who was lying on the chair, was about to stand up when he heard Lopetegui calling him.

"Jiang, you stay"

"???"

Jiang Yuan sat up and tried to defend himself: "Sir, don't look at me lying down, but I am absolutely listening most seriously. If you don't believe me, I will repeat it to you."

Jiang Yuan was very confident in his memory. As he was about to walk to the front to demonstrate to Lopetegui the tactical points of the match against Bayern the day after tomorrow, he was grabbed by Lopetegui.

"Sit down first, I have something to talk to you about."

Lopetegui sat down on the chair next to Jiang Yuan, and pushed Jiang Yuan, who had just stood up, back down on the chair.

"Sir, what's the matter?"

Lopetegui leaned back in his chair: "Jiang, you should have heard about those applications. Arsenal wants to buy you."

Jiang Yuan nodded: "Of course I know, not only Arsenal, but Girona in La Liga also talked to me, but we just talked on the phone, we didn't meet in person"

Hearing that Jiang Yuan did know about the transfer but was reluctant to ask for a higher salary, Lopetegui was touched: "Jiang, so you rejected them? As far as I know, the salary offered by Arsenal is not low!"

Jiang Yuan shook his head gently: "Of course not, I agree"

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Lopetegui choked on his own saliva.

"Mr. Hullen, are you all right?"

Jiang Yuan asked with concern.

Lopetegui waved his hand: "It's okay, it's okay. So you just called them and agreed?"

"Yes, Arsenal is willing to pay my penalty and promise me three times the salary. I have no reason not to agree. Mr. Hullen, I want to play in the Premier League."

Jiang Yuan felt a little embarrassed. He received a call from an Arsenal scout on the night the UEFA Youth League ended. After talking for more than 10 minutes, he reached an agreement with the other party. However, as the transfer window has not been opened yet, Arsenal has not made any actual action.

But their attitude is very clear, they are willing to pay the 130 million euro penalty.

"You kid, hey!"

Lopetegui sighed and asked, "You want to play in the Premier League. Have you ever thought that your playing time at Arsenal is not guaranteed? In Porto you can still be a substitute, but at Arsenal you can only sit on the bench."

Jiang Yuan nodded: "Mr. Hu Lun, do you remember when I first came to Porto's first team? I made the same choice at that time. I chose to come to the first team without a guarantee of playing time, whether as a substitute for the B team or training with the first team. As a result, I am now playing in the Portuguese Super League and have scored 7 goals."

Jiang Yuan made a "7" with his hand, and then a "1". 7 represents his current number of goals, and 1 represents his current number of assists, which is his record in the Portuguese Super League and Portuguese League Cup combined.

As a newcomer, this performance is definitely very good.

Lopetegui was speechless. Jiang Yuan was telling the truth. If he could prove himself once in team training, he would prove himself a second time.

After spending a few months together, Lopetegui has a better understanding of Jiang Yuan's character. Jiang Yuan is not someone who will sit and wait for opportunities. He will take the initiative to ask for opportunities. With courage and enough talent, he may really be able to step onto the Premier League stage next season.

Lopetegui smiled bitterly: "The 130 million euro penalty is indeed too low. The management made a mistake in their valuation of you. Of course, I am also responsible."

"If I negotiate a new contract with you now on behalf of the club, would you be willing?"

As Jiang Yuan's intention to leave the team became clearer and clearer, Lopetegui had no choice but to get straight to the point.

"..."

Jiang Yuan didn't say anything. Silence was his answer.

Jiang Yuan's reaction was within Lopetegui's expectations, but Lopetegui knew the importance of the matter behind it, and he would not give up so easily: "Jiang, 1 euros a week, plus a 1000 million euro penalty, do you think it's appropriate?"

According to what Jiang Yuan said before, Arsenal is willing to offer Jiang Yuan three times his salary. Jiang Yuan's original weekly salary was 3 euros, and three times is 2200 euros. If Porto wants to keep Jiang Yuan, they must use a higher weekly salary to attract him.

In response, Jiang Yuanleng refused: "Mr. Hu Lun, a weekly salary of 6600 euros and 1 euros cannot bring about an essential difference in my life, but a transfer may do that."

"Don't worry, there are still two months left. If I want to continue staying in Porto, I will look for you first..."

Jiang Yuan smiled, but Lopetegui was, after all, a middle-aged man who had experienced a lot. It was very clear that Jiang Yuan wanted to leave the team. The reason he said that was just to maintain his tactical position in Porto for the remaining two months.

"call--"

Lopetegui took a deep breath and exhaled slowly: "Jiang, if I include you in the team's next Champions League roster, are you willing to sign this new contract?"

!!!

Jiang Yuan tilted his head back and leaned against the back of the chair.

"..."

"Mr. Hu Lun, this kind of thing can't be traded... You know, it's not good for others to know about this kind of thing."

“So after the meeting I asked everyone to leave.”

Lopetegui smiled. As long as Jiang Yuan did not refuse immediately, it meant that there was still room for negotiation on this matter.

"hiss--"

Jiang Yuan took a breath of cold air.

If it were a normal situation, he would still choose to refuse. Although the opportunity to play in the Champions League quarter-finals is rare, it is not a must.

The problem is that Jiang Yuan now has a mission. [Mission requirement: Play as a substitute in the Champions League quarter-final against Bayern]

[Task Reward: Mbappe Template Fragment 5%]

It’s hard to say whether it’s a profit or a loss.

It depends on whether Jiang Yuan can raise his value to 1000 million euros within the next two months after replenishing the template fragments.

If this can be achieved, regardless of whether Porto makes money or not, Jiang Yuan will definitely make money.

So Jiang Yuan pretended to be embarrassed and said, "Mr. Hu Lun, if we bring up this kind of thing, we may not be able to withstand the public opinion of the fans."

Lopetegui shook his head: "No, your performance in the previous week was very amazing. It is not completely unreasonable to suddenly put you in the Champions League knockout team."

Lopetegui is right. There are more and more young talented players now. Jiang Yuan is not the first 17-year-old to be on the bench in the Champions League.

Jiang Yuan looked up and stared into Lopetegui's eyes: "Sir, if this is the case, how much playing time can I get?"

"10 to 15 minutes, sorry I can't promise you too much. Although we are more likely to lose against Bayern, winning the game will be a big benefit for Porto"

Jiang Yuan blinked: "This... I think I need to think about it again"

"Portuguese Super League, I guarantee that you will play for no less than 40 minutes in each game in the next league. Whether you can start depends on your own performance."

"Sir, show me the new contract"

……

In this way, Jiang Yuan signed a new professional contract with Porto under the guidance of Lopetegui.

Weekly salary is 6800 euros, goal bonus is 1.25 euros, liquidated damages is 1150 million euros, and the contract lasts for 7 years.

It includes a playing time clause: if the player is in good health, the playing time in the Portuguese Super League must not be less than 40 minutes.

There are two secret clauses that are not written in the contract:

1. In the next game against Bayern Munich, if the team is leading, Jiang Yuan will play as a substitute for at least 10 minutes.

2. If Jiang Yuan has the same performance as Brahimi, he will be given priority in the starting lineup.

The reporters were very quick and the news reached the country that evening.

Porto's move to replace Jiang Yuan's contract means that Porto recognizes that Jiang Yuan's current value is no less than 500 million euros.

At the same time, this also means that Jiang Yuan officially became the most valuable local player on this day, and this will last at least until the next update of his value in the German transfer market.

……

"Hu Lun, do you think it's appropriate for you to do this?"

There were only Lopetegui and Hermil in the office.

Lopetegui spread his hands: "Is it suitable? Don't ask me this question. What can I do?"

"Hu Lun, what I mean is that you use the qualification of Champions League substitute as a condition for signing a new contract. Isn't this a bit too risky?"

Hemiel was telling the truth. What they will face the day after tomorrow is not a group match, but a real Champions League quarter-final against Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich.

"Okay, Hemiel, you were the one who suggested putting Jiang Yuan on the bench last night, and now you're asking me if it's appropriate to do so. To be honest, I was planning to put Jiang Yuan on the match roster anyway."

Lopetegui was telling the truth, otherwise he would have written down the "Y" representing Jiang Yuan when he was sorting out the lineup yesterday.

Hearing this, Hemiel's eyes lit up: "Good fellow, Hu Lun, are you using the power that Jiang should have enjoyed to trick him into signing a new contract?"

Hemiel fiddled with the Macbook on the table and curled his lips: "Cheating? This is not cheating. I was just planning to let him play before. Now I have an agreement and I must let him play."

"One is that it is possible to do so, and the other is that it must be done. Hemiel, you must understand the difference between the two, okay?"

Hemil sat down on Lopetegui's desk: "Okay Hulun, anyway, you were really nice to that Chinese kid"

"My players are like my children, so of course I have to treat them well, but... Jiang is a special one."

"special?"

Hemiel frowned: "Do you mean his talent by special? Indeed, Jiang's talent is a bit exaggerated."

"No, no, no, it's not the talent you understand. What I'm talking about is his hard work. I haven't seen such a hardworking player for a long time..."

"Hermier, what do you think of the 1150 million euro contract that the management discussed with him?"

Lopetegui suddenly changed the subject.

Hemiel thought for a while and answered seriously: "Are you talking about the penalty? I think the penalty of 1150 million euros is a bit high to be honest. It should be 800 million euros, which is appropriate."

Lopetegui raised his head, frowning: "I think this 1150 million euro penalty is quite appropriate, but why did I feel cheated when signing the contract..."

"Being cheated? Hu Lun, please, you are the one who cheated!"

Hemil rolled his eyes. Anyway, Lopetegui handled it very well.

Using Jiang Yuan's original playing opportunity to exchange for a new contract is no different from getting something for nothing.

"I don't know, I just have that feeling..."

Lopetegui was flipping through Bayern's league data for this season on his computer, wondering what was going on in his mind.

……

PS: Keep outputting 10,000 yuan a day, just don’t keep the books.

Thanks for the flop!

(End of this chapter)