LIGHTNOVELSTORY Chapter 35: Aftermath
Izan who together with his teamates on the pitch were clapping for the travelling fans. They had really shown their tenacity and their unrelenting attitude during the game.
And the Valencia team had rewarded them with a win. Izan who was clapping felt a tap on his shoulder.
He slowly turned back to find someone who got him starstruck. Izan saw Sergio Ramos infront of him. At the moment,it instantly hit Izan.
He had been playing against such a legend of the game and had won against him but because of the adrenaline he hadn't paid much attention to such players.
"Bien hecho chico. Me sorprendió mucho lo fácil que me pasaste. Realmente soy viejo dejando que niños como tú me pasen, pero lo hiciste bien. Quiere intercambiar camisetas.
[Well done kid. I was really surprised with how easy you got past me. I really am old letting kids like you get past me but you did well. Want to exchange jerseys]" said Ramos in one breath.
Izan who heard ramos talk about exchanging jerseys got him excited but he kept his composure and said yes.
The scene of Izan and Ramos exchanging jerseys was captured by one of the photographers who thought that it would look nice and sure it did as it would be in papers the next day.
Izan woke up early the next day and was jogging through the streets when Miranda sent him a link that led to an article titled " Old Vs New".
Izan laughed at the title and thought what it was about. He opened it and saw the image of him and ramos exchanging jerseys. Izan smiled at how far he had made it since his days in the u17 team.
Izan scrolled down and read the article. The article explained a few things about Izan before going on to elaborate on the match he played the day before.
Pictures and videos of him dribbling Ramos and the situation where Ramos fell to the ground were also captured and used in the article. The article went on to mention his two goals and performance in the match.
Izan had now scored 3 goals in 2 matches for the senior team all while coming from the bench.
Izan smiled at the image and put the phone in his pocket before continuing with his jog.
Izan returned home after the jog and washed down before coming down for breakfast. Izan after breakfast realised he had nothing else to do and decided to binge watch a bit of movies on Netflix.
After some time had passed. Izan found himself learning a bit. He had already had a conversation with his mom regarding his future and had decided to make football his life.
But he had promised his mother not to neglect his studies. He had vowed to complete the tertiary level and since he was also smart, Izan had no difficulty adjusting to his football and educational life.
He would be writing his final exam in highschool next year and he wanted to get a good score.
Izan,after a few hours finished with his studies and called Olivia. The two had still been in touch and their relationship seemed to have progressed beyond the normal friendship stage.
Still none of them were confronting the other about it. They just had this seemingly weird relationship.
Both of them talked for a while as Izan asked about her school life. Olivia talked about her school life with Izan.
Both of them liked each others company and without even noticing it an hour had passed.
Izan left Olivia to do what she had to do and ended the call. He then took his jacket before heading downstairs.
Izan walked a bit in his neighbourhood trying to enjoy the cold evening and just as he was returning home,he received a call from an unknown number.
Izan looked at the number for a few seconds before picking up.
"Hello" he said. "Hello Miura. Its Ruben. I'll keep it straight for now but you have to come to the club tomorrow as we'd like to discuss something with you".
"Oh hey Coach. Umm, yeah sure. Just the time and I'll be there" Izan replied.
"Ok good. I'm hoping you have a representative now or..." Ruben asked.
"Yes Coach. I do have an agent so we'll be there tomorrow " Izan said.
"Ok then Miura. See you tomorrow " Coach Ruben said before ending the call.
"Its probably about the contract " Izan thought.
"Well lets go and get a good night's sleep for tomorrow".
{The Following Morning}
Izan had texted Miranda about the conversation he had with his coach and she had agreed to pick up Izan from the house.
Both of them now found themselves in a conference room with a few other people including Coach Moreno and Coach Baraja as well as newly appointed sporting director Miguel Angel Corona.
Miranda was a bit nervous but didn't show it as it would be disadvantageous for her during the negotiations.
"Hello Miss Miranda. I'm Miguel and its nice to meet you" Miguel said.
"Nice to meet you too Mister Miguel" Miranda said confidently.
"Ok. I don't like to beat around the bush so I'll go straight to the point. We all know the reason for this meeting is to discuss the contract of your client, Mr. Izan Miura Hernandéz who we see as an incredible asset to the club and we as a club would like to keep him" Miguel spat.
Miranda nodded her head at Miguel's words and Miguel continued, "Well I'm just a figurehead today so I'll leave the briefing to Mr. Andreas Hèrmoso" he said to pointing to the man beside him.
"Hello once again Mrs. Miranda and Izan who I've already met. I'll go straight to the point. The club offered Mr.Izan here a base annual salary of 1.3 million euros as a sign of our trust in his talent. That is 112,000 euros a month and 26,000 weekly ".
"We also added a few things to the contract like goal and assist bonuses as well as appearance bonuses which could bump it to 1.8 million euros annually. Since he's not yet 18,we decided to extend it for 2 years before we decide what to do when he's 18 based on his performance in those 2 years".
"We also added a 70 million release clause in the contract which activates in his second year to keep away unwanted attention from other clubs till he's finished with his tenure here at the club" Andreas said closing his statement.
Miranda whiles looking through the paper infront of her before speaking. "Everything looks good but the 70 million euro release clause is a bit too much and also his base salary should be rounded off and made 1.5 million euros"
"I believe I have no need to say this since he had already been attracting attention since his time in the youth but many clubs would like to have him in their ranks" Miranda said.
Andreas looked at Miguel who nodded and continued, "Thats doable but for the release clause,we can only go as low as 60 million and thats it" he said emphatically.
Miranda didn't like it but decided to concede since Izan who was beside her had told her to accept the release contract with a text.
The talks went on for a while and it was finally finalised. Izan would play for the club till he's 18 and would be earning a weekly salary of 28,850 euros which meant he earned 115,400 euros monthly and a base annual salary of 1,500,200 euros.
Miranda was happy with what she had done for her client and couldn't stop smiling. Izan put pen to paper and signed the contract and after a few photos which was sent to the club's website,it was finished.
"Thanks Miranda. You did great" Izan said as they walked towards the parking lot.
"Thats my job and don't worry this is just the beginning" Miranda said as they got to the car.
"By the way Izan,do you have a social media accounts" Miranda asked.
"I have only Instagram " he replied. "Ok that's good but we need one for each platform. We need to show you out there as players with a huge following appeal more to companies" Miranda said.
"So create some when you go home and if you have trouble managing it,we'll hire someone to do that but I don't think that will be necessary for now" she added.
Izan nodded at her words and got into the car before Miranda drove off. Izan after he got home went upstairs and decided to do what Miranda had told him.
He created an account for twitter and Facebook before deciding to head to bed. Izan while on the bed called out the system and checked his personal information.
PLAYER INFO
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NAME:[IZAN MIURA HERNANDEZ]
AGE:[15]
HEIGHT:[1.84m(6'1)]
PROFESSION:[FOOTBALLER]
STATUS:[SENIOR TEAM RESERVE]
TEAM: VALENCIA FC
SYSTEM EVALUATION: [A Gem of a player]
PLAYER RATING:[80.5/100]
POSITION:[Wing forward/Attacking midfielder]
POTENTIAL:[90]
LEGEND POINTS:[144,800/507,000 to lv5]
SIMULATION POINTS[ 950]
STAT POINTS:[15]
STATS
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Speed:90
Body control:77
Spatial awareness: 80
Technique: 86
Shooting:81
Passing: 85
Body strength: 80
Defending:65
Weak foot strength: 5 stars
Skill move :5 stars
SKILLS POSSESSED
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Stepovers:99% Completion
La croqueta:95% completion
Cruyff turn:90%Completion
Roulette: 92% Completion
Traits
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Izan looked at his stats points and saw that he had gotten 10 points from his game against Sevilla.
The system had issued 2 challenges before the game and Izan had strived to complete both of them resulting in him earning 10 points from the challenge and 2 from matchday points.
Izan closed the interface to sleep before heading to sleep. He had a lot to prove to become the best.