Chapter 19 The First Contract ()

Two weeks, fourteen days are not long or short. In a blink of an eye, it has been nearly two weeks since Chu Jiang came to Appiano, Italy.

During this period, Chu Jiang seized every minute and every second, tried his best to show his best level and improve his understanding of football. His outstanding performance conquered everyone in the Appiano youth training camp. However, whether Chu Jiang could stay was not up to anyone here. Chu Jiang didn't know that on Dulini Street and at the Inter Milan headquarters, Blanca had closed the door to join the Nerazzurri Army.

However, there is a saying in the West: When God closes a door to you, he will also open a window for you. This is exactly the case with Chu Jiang.

Today, when Chu Jiang finished his day of training, he was surprised to find that Corso, who had not seen him for a few days, was standing outside the court again and waved to him with a smile. Beside Corso, there was the middle-aged man who appeared almost every day.

In a small cafe outside the Appiano training base, Chu Jiang, Corso and Pagano were sitting on a table by the window. With the return of Inter Milan's first team, more and more fans came to the training base every day. Although there are not training matches open to the public every day, the closed doors still cannot stop the crazy enthusiasm of fans.

The same is true today.

Through the spotless glass window, Chu Jiang clearly saw a large group of fans gathered outside the gate of Appiano. Now that the training of the first team has ended, they must be waiting for the heroes in their hearts to come out, greet them, and ask them for their signatures.

Sure enough, as soon as a beautiful sports car drove out of the gate, fans who were familiar with the players' cars were already shouting loudly: "Wesley! Wesley!" The shouting immediately ignited the enthusiasm of the fans. A large group of fans rushed forward to the luxury sports car, happily as if welcoming the king.

Perhaps it was moved by people's enthusiasm that the sports car stopped. Rolling down the window, the one who appeared in the driver's seat was the core of Inter Milan's organization. Wesley Sneider, known as one of the best attacking midfielders in the world. In this year's European Champions League, it was precisely because of Sneider's magical performance that Inter Milan finally reached the top of Europe. In the World Cup, it was also because of his outstanding performance that the Orange Legion was able to advance to the final. In the eyes of many football experts, Sneider was the best player in this year and the most popular candidate for the European Golden Globe Awards.

Looking at Sneider, who was surrounded by the crowd like a king, Chu Jiang couldn't help but feel a hint of envy in his eyes. Compared with Sneider, Chu Jiang was like an inconspicuous pawn, and where the future was completely out of his control.

As if he noticed the gloomyness in Chu Jiang's eyes, Corso smiled and comforted, "Wasley was swept out of the Bernabeu, he never expected to achieve what he is now. All the successes today are obtained by his unremitting efforts and hard work. Chu, as long as you work hard, I believe that you will be the same as Wesley one day!"

Chu Jiang nodded slightly, feeling grateful to the elder who brought him to Europe.

In previous conversations, Chu Jiang had already understood what happened in the past few days. The reason why Corso has not appeared on the training ground in recent days is because he has been helping Chu Jiang contact various departments responsible for the transfer, hoping that through his own efforts, Chu Jiang can stay in Inter Milan. After Blanca clearly refused to sign Chu Jiang, Corso still did not give up on his efforts to keep Chu Jiang in Italy, and finally contacted Pagano, who also favored Chu Jiang.

Pagano, the chief scout of Chivo Football Club, is well-known in the Italian football world.

As a cooperative club of Inter Milan, Chivo has a close relationship with the Nerazzurri. In the Chivo youth team, midfielder vojtus, defensive core Solini and others are all young handsome men from Inter Milan; and in the Inter Milan youth team, there is also a star of hope from Chivo. In addition, when Inter Milan introduced Brazilian goalkeeper Cesar and full-back Marxville, Chivo made a lot of efforts.

As the chief scout of the cooperative club, Pagano is a regular visitor of Appiano. After accidentally discovering Chu Jiang, Pagano even listed Chu Jiang as a key target for inspection. Almost every day, he comes to Appiano to close the game to observe this talented young goalkeeper.

Although he was very optimistic about Chu Jiang, because he was not sure what the Inter Milan club's attitude towards Chu Jiang, Pagano did not dare to contact Chu Jiang rashly. Because such a rash action would probably destroy the good relationship between Chewo and Inter Milan. After learning that Chu Jiang was not attracted by Blanca, Pagano was very happy and hurriedly found Chu Jiang with Corso.

"Chu, it's not only Mr. Corso who is optimistic about you, but also our Chivo Club. You know that Inter Milan cannot provide you with a contract, but we Chivo can promise to sign with you. You know, in Italy, every non-EU player introduces a place. And we are willing to spend this precious place for you, which is enough to witness our sincerity! I hope you can think about it carefully." Pagano said sincerely.

When he first encountered the invitation from a Serie A team, Chu Jiang felt a little nervous for a moment and couldn't help but glance at Corso. At this moment when deciding his fate, Chu Jiang trusted his mentor to discover his own. Corso saw Chu Jiang's eyes look over, Corso nodded slightly. At this moment, Corso believed that joining Chevo was the best choice for Chu Jiang.

"Thank you for your trust, Mr. Pagano. It is my honor to be able to join Chevo." Chu Jiang said.

"Haha!" Pagano was very happy. "Since you agreed to join us, we will talk about some details of the contract. Although you don't have an agent at the moment, if Mr. Corso checks you, you don't have to worry that we will treat you badly in terms of treatment!"

"Since you are only 17 years old and have no professional football experience, the first contract we offer will be a contract for the young player Hope Star. At the same time, to show our confidence in you, we will also sign a preparatory contract for the adult team. This preparatory contract will take effect when you are over 18 years old. Of course, if you perform well enough, this contract may also take effect in advance!"

"There is no age limit for youth contracts, and the annual salary is 4,000 euros. In our club, this is already considered the maximum salary contract for the youth team, and Mr. Corso understands it."

Corso nodded. Even in Inter Milan youth team, the annual salary at this level is already quite low. You should know that as the goalkeeper Hope Star, Baldi's annual salary is only 3,400 euros, which is not as high as Chu Jiang's salary in Chievo. The most important thing for young players is training opportunities, and the salary of the first contract is not that important.

"The preparatory contract lasts for four years, with an annual salary of 6,500 euros. If you can play 20 times on behalf of the first team, the annual salary will be greatly increased to 30,000 euros. This is just your first professional contract. If you are outstanding enough, the treatment of the contract will naturally increase in the future. If as Mr. Corso said, your future achievements can be comparable to Sneder, an annual salary of 6 million is not impossible, haha!"

"This is the contract. If you don't have any comments, just sign your name here!"

After saying that, Pagano placed a large stack of documents in front of Chu Jiang. At the same time, there was the same copy in front of Corso.
Chapter completed!