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Jose Kern11 said:So, here we go—another lecture about our local prodigy. He’s basically the textbook definition of the modern player—our "star" kid, a devout Catholic to boot. He landed a spot on the national team mostly because his manager, who isn't even officially signed, pulls all the strings behind the scenes. Anyway, three offers come in: Parma, Napoli, and Liverpool. Parma offers $3.5M, Napoli offers $2.5M, and Liverpool actually puts up $4M. Naturally, the Los Angeles Dodgers need the cash since they’re facing another bankruptcy threat, so they’re thrilled to accept the Liverpool offer. But the kid? He refuses. He only wants Napoli—probably because his manager told him to, regardless of logic. He tells Napoli he's 100% committed and will reject everyone else. Smith is losing his mind; he’s practically begging him to take the Liverpool deal since they're twice the size of Napoli, but the little idiot claims he won't go there because... what? There aren't enough Catholic churches in London?! Smith is literally having a heart attack at this point; he'd probably trade his soul just to see the kid pick a sensible option. Then they suggest Parma, but no chance—he’s set on Napoli. Now Smith is trying to negotiate with Napoli, but he’s stuck because the kid already promised them he was coming. They try to bump the offer from $2.5M to $3M, which should be a steal given Liverpool offered $4M (which could have easily hit $5M), but then comes the kicker. At the final signing, the kid walks in and demands his brother gets 10% of the transfer fee. Smith nearly falls out of his chair. The Dodgers would be happy with $5M spread over five seasons, yet this kid is out here squeezing for an extra $300k. If things were different, the fans would be hunting him down in the stands until 2018. What a shady, bottom-feeding family. Even though they know the Dodgers are struggling and every cent counts, they're putting on this ridiculous show. Don't forget, a year ago, this kid was running around the park refusing to sign a basic stipend contract because he wanted triple the money back then.
The reason I'm writing this is that we need some kind of preventative measure in the future. We should hold annual meetings with the homegrown players to explain—either politely or bluntly—that this kind of behavior won't be tolerated by the club anymore, or there will be consequences. There’s simply no other way to keep these kids in check; everything has gone to hell with the Dodgers, and they won't be able to pull these stunts forever.
If this is actually true, I hope someone breaks his leg at the first training session so he never plays soccer again.