Yuvi has already said this, and it would be difficult for Vbanovich to refuse unless he doesn't want to make friends with Yuvi.
From the previous series of conversations, Yuvi gave him a very mature feeling.
He is very familiar with European football, especially with those big guys.
So, Vbanovich agreed without hesitation. After
calling Mamic, Vbanovich said on the spot that Yuvi could take Luka Modric away, and the transfer fee was also very cost-effective.
2.5 million kuna.
It is about 350,000 euros, 3.5 million rupees.
If converted into pounds, it would be 230,000 pounds.
This is the advantage brought by the currency exchange rate.
In Croatia, 2.5 million kuna is a good price to buy a young player like Modric who is not optimistic about it.
But if it is converted into euros or pounds, it is obviously very cost-effective.
But another question that comes with it is, how can Modric play football in the UK?
Mamic was an agent, so he naturally knew how to go about the process and would try his best to cooperate.
The only trouble was that although Bayswater were in the English League Two, they also needed a work permit to introduce foreign players.
Croatia was not an EU country, and Modric had never played for the national team, so he was not eligible to apply for a work permit.
But when Mamic asked this question, Yuvi laughed in an unfathomable way.
"Don't worry, I have a way to get a work permit. When the time comes, I just need Damir to cooperate with me and do a little favor."
Mamic and Vbanovic were both very surprised.
Yuvi had only been here for two days, and this deal was nothing, more like a trial by fire.
But every move of Yuvi made them feel unfathomable.
Perhaps, after completing this deal, the next big deal would be the real deal!
So Mamic and Vbanovic both promised on the spot that they would do their best to cooperate.
Yuvi did not explain much.
This was also what he learned from dealing with agents in his previous life.
You must firmly grasp the initiative in everything!
Otherwise, these vampires will gnaw you to the bone.
...
After reaching an agreement with Dinamo Zagreb, Yuvi took the time to meet with Modric.
If it was not very clear on the sidelines of the training ground, then when Yuvi saw the skinny and malnourished Modric off the field, he could understand why Dinamo Zagreb did not think highly of him. He was really too thin!
Of course, this pessimism was relative.
After all, Modric was also a player of the national youth team of all ages.
But he was not the main player.
This was also a common problem faced by Modric in the early stage of his career.
How should he be used?
His skills were indeed very good, and he was quite stable in holding and controlling the ball, but he lacked speed and was average in passing.
This kind of player was very lethal when put on the wing.
What about in the middle?
As a traditional No. 10 player, he was so short, so thin, and so poor in strength confrontation, how could he be competent?
The traditional No. 10 players that fans talk about with great relish are either players like Zidane and Gullit who are burly and strong, and have outstanding footwork skills.
Or they are like Maradona, Aimar, Platini, etc., who are short in stature but flexible and fast, have excellent footwork skills, and have outstanding personal abilities.
Modric is obviously not one of them.
Not to mention now.
A few years later, although Modric has already made a name for himself in the European Cup and proved himself in the Premier League, he still faces similar controversy after arriving at Real Madrid in La Liga.
But Yuvi knows how to use him!
After he coached Real Madrid in his previous life, the first person he dug was Modric, and he built a midfield with Croatians as the core.
Although Yuvi did not win the championship in Real Madrid in the end, the framework and lineup configuration he created became the core team for Real Madrid to overthrow the Barcelona Dream Team and win three consecutive Champions League titles.
Even many years after Yuvi left Real Madrid, Modric still kept in touch with him by phone.
So he knew clearly how to persuade the Croatian teenager.
"I believe that you should have a clear enough understanding of your current situation."
"Listen to me, Luca, now, there are only two ways in front of you."
"First, be content with the status quo. You choose to stay in Zagreb and continue to hang out in the second team, but you must know what this means."
"Second, be brave, choose a risk, and meet a new challenge."
Modric has been a very smart child since he was a child. He is very good at thinking and knows what he wants at any time.
This is very rare.
Therefore, Yuvi did not fool him, but told the truth.
"If you choose to take a risk, you can go to the Bosnian League, but it can only be on loan. The advantage is that you have friends there."
"Also, come to England."
"Although we are only in the English League Two now, it is better than the Bosnian League."
"More importantly, our goal is to enter the Premier League within 2 years, and by that time..."
When Yuvi said this, his eyes were fixed on Modric's young face very firmly.
"By that time, Luka, my friend, you will only be 20 years old, but you will become a mature Premier League main force!"
Modric's eyes lit up when he heard Yuvi's last words.
Today's Premier League is only the third league in Europe.
But it is already one of the top stages that a Croatian teenager can imagine.
Not to mention, after entering the Premier League, he will enter the national team, he will get a lucrative contract, and his parents, two sisters, and their family's lives will change dramatically.
Isn't this the purpose of his playing football?
Modric was obviously tempted.
But the Croatian teenager quickly stabilized his mind and looked at Yuvi with a mature look that did not match his age.
"Sir, you should not know that after graduating from elementary school, I entered a vocational school specializing in tourism management and services. I worked as an intern waiter at the Ocean Restaurant in Zadar. Everyone said that I was very good at pouring wine."
Yuvi listened attentively.
"After arriving in Zagreb, I continued my studies in night school, studying hotel service management."
"But I never told anyone that I really, really, really hate washing dishes, pouring wine, and even more so, bowing and nodding to hotel guests."
"But I have no choice!"
"I want to reassure my parents, because only then will they believe that even if I can't play football, I can find a job to support myself and take care of them."
At this point, Modric suddenly raised his head and stared at Yuvi.
"But, sir, only I know that I only have football left. I must make a name for myself on the football field. I have no other extra choices, do you understand?"
Yuvi was a little stunned at first, but then nodded.
This is the Modric he knows.
The tenacious and never-give-up midfield core!
"I understand, Luca, come to London with me!"
Yuvi once again extended an invitation.
"I promise you that you will be very proud of the decision you made today in the future!"
...
According to Modric, his parents had given him the power to make decisions long ago when he was under 18 years old.
He didn't even need to call his parents to ask about the transfer.
After Yuvi had a very detailed and in-depth communication with him about the tactics of the new season and his positioning, the Croatian almost agreed without hesitation.
Is English football also known for its high-intensity confrontation?
Modric told Yuvi without any hesitation, "I will definitely adapt, I promise!"
But even so, there are still many procedures to be handled.
After all, it is a cross-border transfer.
And it involves a work permit.
After Yuvi stayed in Zagreb for 3 days, he set off to fly back to Frankfurt, Germany.
Croatia's neighbor Slovenia also has several very good young players, who are also good value for money.
But unfortunately, the restrictions on British work permits made it impossible for Yuvi to recruit them in one summer.
Fortunately, if he remembered correctly, Slovenia would officially join the European Union starting in 2004.
By that time, Slovenian players would no longer be among the foreign players.
After arriving in Frankfurt, Yuvi did not fly to London, but took a flight south from Frankfurt to Bordeaux, France.
Drive northeast from Bordeaux to Limoges, a hundred kilometers away.
In the Limoges Football Club in the southeastern suburbs of Limoges, he found the confused right back.
Laurent Koscielny.
Koscielny, who is about to turn 18, has a great-grandfather from Poland, but he was born in Tille in south-central France. He
began to train in the Tille youth training camp at the age of 8, and transferred to Brave in the neighboring city of Brave-la-Gaillarde at the age of 10.
At the age of 12, he briefly returned to Tille for youth training, and the rest of the time he was basically in Brave.
Until last year.
Both Tille and Brave are low-level amateur teams.
So, when the team in Limoges, the largest city in the region, extended an olive branch to Koscielny in 2002, the young player was persuaded by Limoges, which was ambitious and wanted to enter the third-level league in France.
But he never expected that after joining Limoges, the promised reuse did not come. Instead, Limoges was in a debt crisis and declared bankruptcy.
Not to mention the players in the first team, even young players like Koscielny had to find their own way out.
Without outstanding performance and being in the bottom amateur league, Koscielny regretted his decision a year ago.
It was in this situation that Yuvi found Koscielny and offered him a professional contract.
The salary was not high, but this was the first time in his life that a club had offered Koscielny a professional contract.
The several clubs he had contacted before, including Guingamp, a French Ligue 2 team far away in the northwest of France, only invited him to continue training in the youth team.
After several considerations, especially after discussing with his family and agent, Koscielny was persuaded by Yuvi to sign the contract and go to England.
Since Limoges went bankrupt and owed players salaries and allowances, they did not set up obstacles for players to transfer. Instead, they gave Koscielny a green light to transfer freely and join Bayswater.
After signing Koscielny in Limoges, Yuvi went north without stopping, heading to Boulogne-sur-Mer, northwest of Paris, which is only separated from England by the English Channel.
(End of this chapter)