As the League deepened, Rolin’s fame grew larger and larger.
Over the past month, RB Leipzig U19 won all four matches, overpowering VfL Wolfsburg to top the North-Northeast Region standings.
Rolin was in fiery form, scoring a total of 7 goals across the four matches while also providing 5 assists.
After the opening match, Beierlorzer threw himself into the work of developing Rolin.
In the following three matches, Rolin played as a fullback and a wide attacking midfielder respectively.
And Rolin also proved with his actual performance that there was no position in the midfield and frontcourt that he could not play.
Beierlorzer even wanted to put Rolin in the center-forward position, but after thinking about his heading ability, he gave up the idea.
Rolin’s momentum was fierce right now, and his buzz even surpassed the top star of the North-Northeast Region—Nicolas Arp.
Arp played for Hamburger SV U19 and was also a mainstay of the German youth national team, averaging one goal per match in the youth League.
The media also began tracking reports, even comparing him with Kai Havertz.
You must know that Havertz was a talent of Bayer Leverkusen and had already been promoted to the first team.
As Rolin’s fame and popularity grew, more and more agents came knocking.
Rolin found that he hadn’t heard of a single one of these agents’ names, so he simply ignored them.
With the development of sports economics, problems in the sports circle were also increasing more and more, especially in the agent industry.
In January 2016, Bild exposed a scam.
A fake agent forged a contract from 1.
FC Köln and lured an Albanian teenager to play football in Germany.
Fortunately, the 1.
FC Köln club learned about this matter, took the initiative to contact and expose the scam, allowing him to cut his losses in time.
However, as someone who had been through it, Rolin knew the twists and turns inside this better than anyone else.
Wanting to fool him was definitely not that easy.
Another day of training ended, and as soon as Rolin arrived home, he found a middle-aged man sitting in the living room.
Seeing Rolin return, Lucas stood up and greeted him: “Come quickly, son, let me introduce you to a very important guest.” After walking closer, Rolin found that he recognized this person, and hurriedly reached out his hand: “Hello, Mr.
Mino Raiola, it is very nice to meet you.” Mino Raiola raised an eyebrow; he didn’t expect this child to be able to recognize him.
But this was not strange, after all, he was still quite famous in the football circle.
Mino Raiola reached out and shook hands with him: “Hello, Rolin, very nice to meet you.
It has been a long time since I last contacted a young talent like you.” Rolin smiled and jokingly said: “That’s not right, Mr.
Mino Raiola, didn’t you just help Pogba complete a transfer?” In this summer transfer window, Pogba transferred to Manchester United for a sky-high price of 105 million euros, becoming the number one topic in football.
Mino Raiola wasn’t embarrassed, just shrugged: “In my view, your talent is even above his, which is why I said that.” “But please believe me, I didn’t say that just to sign you.” Rolin nodded, acknowledging Mino Raiola’s statement.
After all, his status was placed right there, and he wouldn’t go as far as to deceive a greenhorn like him.
Although Lucas was somewhat surprised in his heart, he didn’t interrupt the two people’s conversation.
This time, Mino Raiola mainly wanted to chat with Rolin, and he was just responsible for keeping watch on the side.
Moreover, based on his understanding, Mino Raiola was an agent who would rather offend giants than ever compromise and lower a player’s treatment.
He took good care of every player under his banner, even helping with trivial matters like buying a house and decoration.
It was said that when Balotelli’s home caught fire, the first call he made was not to the fire department, but to choose to call Mino Raiola, which showed the players’ trust in him.
Mino Raiola didn’t beat around the bush and said candidly: “Rolin, do you know who I thought of when I first saw you?” A reminiscent look appeared on his face: “Seeing you on the football pitch, the first person I thought of was Pavel Nedvěd.” “He is the only player I signed who has ever won the Ballon d’Or; you and him are really too much alike!” Rolin looked at Mino Raiola in astonishment, his heart beating wildly.
Mino Raiola didn’t notice Rolin’s expression and spoke to himself: “Your temperament on the pitch, never-ending stamina, and tough playing style are identical to Pavel Nedvěd’s.” “But you are more well-rounded than him, with stronger plasticity, and have the chance to become a superstar no less than Messi and Ronaldo.” Rolin could see sincerity in his eyes; this was indeed his true thought.
Mino Raiola held many top stars in his hands, but uniquely lacked a star possessing both skill, looks, and commercial potential.
Rolin’s advantages were unique.
He was born in Germany, grew up in the Bundesliga youth training system, and had an extremely high talent ceiling.
His maternal grandmother was Chinese, which gave him a unique heritage that blended European and Asian features — a natural star look that appealed to both Western and Asian markets.
Coupled with his Chinese ancestry, it gave fans in Asia a natural sense of affinity toward him, opening up massive commercial opportunities in that region.
More importantly, Mino Raiola could ease his relationship with the German Football Association through Rolin.
Mino Raiola looked at Rolin and said in a sincere tone: “If you sign with me, I will cultivate you in the safest and most professional way.” “I guarantee I will not overdraw your career, nor will I create public opinion conflicts.” “In terms of resources, I will also tilt toward you in the coming years.” Mino Raiola’s attitude was very sincere, and Rolin was also moved by this sincerity.
“Thank you very much for valuing me so much, but I still like to make things clear beforehand.” Mino Raiola made a gesture of invitation, signaling Rolin to continue.
“My short-term goal is to gain a firm foothold in the RB Leipzig first team.” “My technical characteristics fit RB Leipzig’s tactical system, and I can get better growth here.” “I am very confident in my own strength, and within two years I will definitely play out my market value.” “At that time, we can discuss the transfer issue.
I hope we can reach this consensus.” Mino Raiola smiled and reached out his hand: “Kid, I am very happy to sign you!” Mr.
and Mrs.
Bachmann on the side only listened throughout the whole process.
They could feel that Mino Raiola signing Rolin was not purely for profit, but out of genuine appreciation, high regard, and long-term layout.
Compared to the other few agents who came knocking, Mino Raiola was indeed the most suitable one.
Although Mendes had a gathering of superstars under his banner, Cristiano Ronaldo alone occupied most of the resources.
Coupled with the rising star Renato Sanches he had just signed, Rolin basically wouldn’t be able to get many resources over there.
Another agent, Struth, had very strong resources and connections in the Bundesliga, but weaker influence in other Leagues.
Rolin definitely wouldn’t play football in the Bundesliga forever, so Struth was not a good choice.
Next, Mino Raiola and Rolin launched detailed negotiations.
Mino Raiola’s agency period was 5 years; after the contract expired, Rolin had the unconditional right to re-select an agent without any bundling.
In terms of career planning, it strictly followed Rolin’s personal rhythm, assisting him in his development in the Bundesliga and striving for call-ups to the German youth and national teams.
In terms of commission sharing, only 4% was deducted from the club’s base salary, match bonuses, loyalty bonuses, etc.
(regular standard being 5%).
In terms of commercial endorsements, local European brands took a 15% cut; and all advertisements, events, and social media cooperation in Asia took a reduced 8% cut.
The moment the names fell onto the contract, Rolin and Mino Raiola both smiled.