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Xia Haoyang hung up the call with Mr. Ma and immediately opened the news interface on his mobile phone.

The top news in the sports section is: A woman claimed that a free football youth training organization would not let her child leave the team, and demanded a sky-high withdrawal fee of 18.8 yuan.

Xia Haoyang frowned deeply, looking very dissatisfied.

"What's wrong? What happened?" Zeng Jingyi was sitting in the back seat of the car. Although she couldn't hear the conversation clearly, she could see through the rearview mirror that Xia Haoyang looked unhappy.

"What a foolish mother. Does she know that even if she makes her unreasonable remarks public on the Internet, netizens will not buy into them. Instead, they will be criticized and ridiculed by everyone! And nagging on the Internet will not solve the problem. In the end, it will fall to her or our club to negotiate and communicate with the other training institution to solve the problem. However, after it was exposed like this, the matter is actually difficult to solve."

Zeng Jingyi leaned over and looked at Xia Haoyang's phone. Many netizens were already commenting on this matter.

"Aren't all these comments supporting the mother? And why wouldn't an organization that offers free training allow players to leave? This is totally unreasonable."

When Xia Haoyang heard Zeng Jingyi's words, he said with a serious expression:

"This is misleading. Football training institutions need to bear a lot of expenses. You see, including the child's normal tuition, food and accommodation expenses, as well as football-related training and equipment expenses are all borne by this youth training institution. The mother herself admitted it. If the child is really injured and can't continue professional football training, you want to leave and resume your status as an ordinary student, there is definitely no problem, and the club will not charge him for training fees. But now his mother is asking the club for a "free agent contract." You don't need a "free agent contract" if you return to an ordinary school to take the middle school entrance examination and the college entrance examination, and treat football as a hobby. Unless you join a professional club echelon like our Guoan, you need this thing."

Zeng Jingyi seemed to understand. "So this mother wants her child to go from one training institution to another, such as your Guoan team. Because the previous training was claimed to be free, she now wants to leave for free? Is that what you mean?"

"Yes, in fact, the most expensive thing in the world is free things. Specifically speaking in football, it costs a lot for a youth training institution to professionally and systematically train a student, such as hiring professional coaches, equipping professional training equipment, providing nutritious meals, and travel expenses to other places or even abroad, etc. Youth training institutions are not doing charity. These expenses are all waived when the children are young, and you don't have to pay a penny. However, if your child chooses to become a professional in the future and transfers to other clubs, you will have to bear a training fee."

"I can understand that. For example, if I am a singer and have signed a contract with Fat Cat Studio, during the contract period, if I want to join another company due to conditions and benefits, I must obtain the studio's consent or pay a penalty to settle the matter with the studio before I can join a new company. Is that right?"

"Yes, whether it's a transfer fee, a training fee, or a withdrawal fee, the penalty for breach of contract I told you is essentially the same thing. The company has trained you, and you can't just switch to another company without an explanation. Like this case, your child is training in this professional youth training institution, and you get injured and don't play professional football anymore. If you want to leave, there's definitely no problem, and we won't ask you for training fees. But now you want to leave for free and ask the club to issue you a "free agent contract". This doesn't make any sense." Xia Haoyang nodded.

"So what should we do now? Is Guoan going to bear the cost? 18.8 doesn't seem expensive."

"If it was a private, two-way or three-way meeting behind closed doors, I would agree to pay a fee because it's the norm. But now that it's like this, she didn't go to the club to negotiate a solution privately, but chose to make it public on the Internet, and she also tried to mislead the public. I don't want to get involved in this. You see, in less than two days, tomorrow at the earliest, after the matter is explained clearly by people who know the truth, public opinion will immediately reverse."

"Well, I also think it's better not to get involved in this matter. Do you think that the training institution will mistakenly think that it was your Guoan Club that instructed this mother to do this?" Zeng Jingyi was a little worried.

"Probably not. We all hang out in the same circle, and Guoan Club usually does things in a measured way. I know Ji Hai, too. He came to Guoan to meet me before. We discussed together the acquisition of a foreign club to be used as a springboard for Chinese players to play football abroad. It can be seen that Ji Hai really wants to do something for the development of Chinese football. I will call him later to clarify this matter."

"I hope there won't be any misunderstanding." Zeng Jingyi nodded with relief.

Xia Haoyang quickly dialed a number, "Mr. Ma?"

"Boss Xia, have you seen the news?"

"I see. I think it's better not to get involved in this matter. No matter how talented the child is, he can't stand the stupidity and greed of his parents. I personally suggest that the youth training department stop contacting the mother of this young player. We must not get involved until they have resolved all disputes with the previous youth training organization. I even suggest that even if the dispute is resolved, we don't have to sign this young player, so as to avoid unexpected troubles for us in the future."

"Yes, yes, I understand. I will follow President Xia's request. Do we need to make a public statement?"

"No, everything is done according to the formal procedures. According to what you just told me, the youth training coach and the other party's mother only had a few verbal discussions, and there was no written contract, right?"

"Yes, the other party did not offer a free agent contract, so we could not sign a contract directly with them. At the beginning, we said that we could discuss the child's transfer with the other party's youth training organization, but the mother refused and said she would take care of it. In addition, there was a third-party witness when our youth training coach talked to the mother, who could prove that it was not our request. So we are right in this matter. We are just worried that some netizens will act on impulse and spread rumors without recognizing the truth of the matter, which will cause damage to the club's reputation."

"Anyway, you don't have to be afraid if you follow the rules and regulations. This incident also reminds everyone that we should pay more attention to the contract transfers of young players in the future, just like the first team, and follow the legal process, such as negotiating the contract in a formal meeting room, and then having witnesses or video evidence, etc. Don't play private transactions."

"I understand. Our Guoan Club's previous management was to make everything formal and open. We will be more strict with ourselves in the future. Please rest assured, President Xia."