Restricted Superstar

Andrews to Porto President Da. When Costa was at home, Porto chairman Costa was chatting with a middle-aged man with a hooked nose who looked very energetic. Andrews knew that this middle-aged man with a hooked nose was the famous Portuguese agent Mendes.

Da Costa is 69 years old this year. He is tall and burly. His hairline is almost reaching the horizon. He reveals a huge and shiny forehead. Wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, he looks very intelligent.

In Portugal, Costa is a legend who can make Portuguese football tremble three times with a stomp.

In 1982 of the last century, Costa began to serve as the chairman of Porto. At that time, Porto could only play the role of a competitor under the rule of Sporting Lisbon and Benfica. After only two seasons, Porto rose rapidly and was unstoppable. , In the last 22 seasons, they have won 14 league championships, 9 Portuguese Cups, 15 Super Cups, and miraculously won 2 European Champions Cups.

So far, under the leadership of Costa, Porto has won a total of 40 championships. At the same time, the Dragon Stadium has an average attendance of more than 38,000 fans. It is the team with the highest support rate in Portugal.

Da Costa is not only the chairman of Porto, but also a successful businessman. He once served as the chairman of the Porto subway system. He managed the Porto club and also adopted the management method of the enterprise. He established a huge Porto scouting network, from South America , Africa and other places to introduce players at a low price, or tap the corners of other clubs in the country, buy 50% of the ownership of the players in the first year, then train and grow in the team, and finally buy them out and sell them at a high price.

For others, when you have a team of good players, it may mean that the championship will be soft; for Costa, this means that the black shop can be opened, and the money will be soft. In 2004, after Mourinho led his team to win the Champions League, Paulo Ferreira, Carvalho, Valente, Maniche, Costinha, Deco and other core players in the main lineup were in the next two years. All transfers were made within the time limit, and even the head coach Mourinho left later, which earned Porto a transfer fee of at least 100 million euros. Da. Costa can always buy talented players at low prices and sell them at high prices, so that among European giants such as Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Chelsea, there has been such a metaphor that Da Costa is a difficult vampire, and Porto is the industry of black shops. Model, regardless of the quality of the goods, but the price guarantee is so black that people vomit blood.

However, people cannot always go smoothly. Now Costa is in trouble. He is under residential surveillance for allegedly bribing referees in the Portuguese Super League in 2004. If the charges are confirmed, Costa may even go to jail.

However, Costa doesn't care about his situation. He also published a book called A Hundred Years of Leisurely Time last week. At this moment, he is smoking a limited-grade cigar leisurely, and said to Andrews: I Detective, are you here for something?

Andrews greeted Mendes and said to Costa: Chairman, how dare you disturb your rest if you have nothing to do. Since I am also involved in it, I will not talk about this matter so as not to affect your judgment. You Let's watch the video first.

Oh. Costa was a little surprised, nodded, You let it go.

There is no shortage of VCRs in the living room, and Andrews played Gao Xiaodong's game and training video clips one by one.

At the beginning, Costa didn't care when he saw that he was from Huaguo. Isn't there a lot of Huaguo players here now? That's the same thing about playing football. He was joking with Mendes while watching, saying that if the fat man in Huaguo can also play in Portugal, I can also play in Portugal. Mendes said that Costa wanted to play in Portugal. There will also be clubs in the Super League.

But when they saw the second round of the Immigrant Cup final, Costa and Mendes showed shocked expressions and stopped talking, staring at Gao Xiaodong without blinking, like a miser discovering a golden treasure.

After watching the video, Costa stared at Andrews seriously, How old is this little fat man?

Andrews said: 17 years old.

Costa had a look of surprise on his face, and said, You discovered him so early, have you signed the contract yet?

Andrews shook his head.

Costa's face sank, and he said angrily: What's going on, tell me everything.

Andrews first discovered that Gao Xiaodong chose him as the star of hope, the process of Porto giving up cooperation with the star of hope, the evaluation of Pereira and other coaches, and the decision of the youth training director Carlos from beginning to end. After reading it again, he finally said: Many clubs are eyeing Gao Xiaodong now, but Director Carlos has to wait a little longer before I came to look for you. You can't hesitate about this matter, and there will be no one who hesitates any longer.

Mendes kept shaking his head while listening, obviously disapproving of Carlos and others' handling.

With a sullen look on Costa's face, he slapped the table and said, Stupid! Andrews, call Carlos and Pereira to me.

Good chairman.

Andrews came to complain and waited for this sentence. He excitedly called Carlos and Pereira and asked them to rush to Chairman Costa's home immediately.

Andrews was in a hurry on the phone, Carlos and Pereira didn't know what happened, and hurried to Costa's home.

Chairman, are you looking for us? Carlos and Pereira came over to say hello to Costa.

Yeah. Costa nodded, and said coldly: You watch a video before talking.

Andrews played the video clip of Gao Xiaodong in the second round of the Immigrant Cup final again. Carlos and Pereira were dismissive at first, isn't it still the same? After seeing Gao Xiaodong's miraculous performance, the two of them seemed to have seen a ghost, the mouth of the boss couldn't be closed, God! Is this the fat man? Is this a different person?

Costa spoke at this time and said: Director Carlos, why don't you sign such a player immediately, but continue to investigate?

After watching the video, Carlos knew that he had made a mistake. He explained: At that time, his performance was not so good. Some people supported him to stay, and some thought he should give up. I remember you said that when there is controversy, don't Was busy making decisions, so I put it on hold.

Crack! Costa slammed the table hard, pedantic! I'm talking about players who need to spend money. This Gao Xiaodong is free, do you understand that he is free? He doesn't need to cost us even a cent. He is only 17 years old. He’s not 19 years old, his U17 echelon doesn’t need any quotas, why not sign him? Even if he can’t play in the professional league in the future, how much money can he cost us?”

Carlos and Pereira lowered their heads. They were full of grievances, but they had nothing to say. Who would have thought that this fat man could make such rapid progress in less than two months? Carlos even thought, even if At that time, Mr. Chairman, if you were present, I am afraid that you may not necessarily sign this fat man.

Now Andrews can finally vent his depression, he added fuel to the fire: At the Immigrant Cup final, there were dozens of scouts, Gao Xiaodong's performance shocked them, many people have already contacted Gao Xiaodong, If we wanted to sign him, if we signed the contract then, with Porto's strength and reputation, no one would be able to poach Gao Xiaodong, and now it's hard to say.

Costa waved his hand and said in a cold voice: Carlos, Pereira, you two should make up for the mistakes you made. Go find Gao Xiaodong immediately, sign a contract with him, and bring him to the Porto Youth Academy.

Carlos finally raised his head and said, Chairman, the most potential that Gao Xiaodong has shown is to play in the Portuguese Super League. Let's not be so nervous. We have a lot of such talents in Porto.

Costa snorted and said: According to Andrews scouts, this Gao Xiaodong has a very strong understanding of football. This kind of epiphany improvement has appeared twice. This person is a very different kind of genius, and his future is unpredictable. , He had a trial training in Porto. If we don’t sign, if he plays out in the future and becomes a star, then our Porto will become a joke. This is a huge blow to our reputation. Our Porto has played well for so many years. The reputation of the star processing factory, are you going to destroy it?

Mendes nodded secretly after hearing this, and thought, this old guy has been able to rule Portuguese football for so many years.

Only then did Carlos and Pereira understand why Costa insisted they sign Gao Xiaodong, and why he asked them to find Gao Xiaodong in person. This was not purely embarrassing for them, but worried about the reputation of the Porto star processing factory.

Carlos and Pereira really don't want to go to Gao Xiaodong. When Gao Xiaodong tried out at the Porto youth training base, the two picked on him, and they didn't sign a contract with him in the end. Now they are going to ask for it instead. He signed the contract, and the crooked nut also wants face. It is really difficult for them to get rid of this face.

Carlos said to Andrews: Andrews, you are more familiar with Gao Xiaodong, you can go with us, it will be easier to talk when we meet.

Damn, when I begged you to keep Gao Xiaodong, what was your attitude, now I beg me, I'm an idiot, I'll go, Andrews said solemnly: I'm sorry, Director Carlos, there is a talented player in South America. I have to go and have a look in person, I don’t have time, and besides, I don’t care about signing the contract.”

This is blatant revenge, but Andrews has a good reason, and the chairman Costa pretended not to hear anything. The youth training director Carlos and the U17 coach Pereira had nothing to say and could only leave in despair. Costa's family went to find Gao Xiaodong.