Chapter 040: Same Thing, Different People (Part II)

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Although Paratici's move was quite swift, from the beginning of contact with Brescia FC to the final signing of Toney, the entire transfer process took only three days, but he was still not the fastest of the three to complete the task. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 On the other side, Marotta, who had once again traveled to France, was able to sign Franck Ribery in just one day, bringing the wide attacker, who had previously fought in the French fourth division, to White Hart Lane!

In the face of the solicitation from Tottenham Hotspur, Ribery did not hesitate at all, kicked the Brest club that was negotiating the signing with him before, and then negotiated a personal deal with Marotta as quickly as possible, and accepted a five-year contract with a salary of 5,000 pounds a week, becoming the seventeenth player signed by Tottenham in the transfer market this summer!

From this incident, it can be seen that Tony and Ribery have different styles of acting. If Toney only agreed to play at White Hart Lane after consulting his wife and deciding that a move to Tottenham would be more conducive to his career, Frank Ribery was even more decisive in making that decision. The reason why there is such a difference in attitude towards the transfer of Tottenham is inseparable from the difference in the personalities of the two.

Although both Toney and Ribery were players from the lower leagues, it was clearly not advisable for Tony, who was already twenty-six years old and had a family, to take a risk at such a time. The reason why Ribery has been so decisive is partly because Tottenham is offering a much higher salary than other clubs, and partly because he is only 20 years old and has plenty of time to gamble on his future - otherwise, Ribery would not have done anything to terminate his contract with Galatasaray and then run to Marseille to play.

Unlike Toney, who made his decision after consulting his family, and Franck Franri, who wanted to take the opportunity to fight for his future, Álvaro Arbeloa's offer to Tottenham Hotspur had a different attitude.

As the current captain of Real Madrid's B team, Arbeloa believes that with his ability and performance in the B team, he can enter the first team of Real Madrid like Raul, Guti and Casillas and other predecessors, defeat one opponent after another for the White Army, and finally stand on the podium on behalf of Real Madrid to lift the championship trophy!

Therefore, when George first extended an offer to Arbeloa, the latter did not hesitate to turn it down - he would not consider the possibility of playing for Tottenham if he had the opportunity to play for Real Madrid's first team.

However, George, who is well aware of Real Madrid's future trends, knows that Arbeloa's wish may be almost impossible to achieve in a short period of time.

You know, since Ramon Mendoza resigned due to huge debts and poor team results, Real Madrid's focus on the youth system has been declining year by year. After Lorenzo Sanz lost the presidential election and Florentino, who insisted on implementing the "superstar strategy", took office, only a few people in the Real Madrid team were left with the academy products that could be used, such as Raul, Guti and Casillas. Not to mention that compared with the Real Madrid Five Eagles in the Mendoza era, even the Sens period is far inferior.

Moreover, due to Florentino's superstar strategy since taking office, which has led to a large number of big names in the Real Madrid team, young players with limited fame like Arbeloa have not been given many opportunities to perform. After the failure of the "Zidane + Pavon" policy, it has become more and more difficult for Real Madrid academy players such as Arbeloa to get on the table.

"Barcelona's academy feeds Barça's own, while Real Madrid's academy feeds the whole of La Liga. Although this sentence shows the strong hematopoietic ability of Real Madrid and Barcelona's academy, it is also enough to reflect the poor youth situation of Real Madrid after Florentino took office.

"George, I told you before that it will not be easy to poach our Real Madrid players, even if they are just a little guy from the B team. Looking at George, who was sitting across the table with a depressed face, Florentino smiled and said, "How is it? Now you know how strong the name Real Madrid is for Spanish players, right?"

Although Florentino was president of Real Madrid's football club of the century before this summer, and George was only an assistant coach in Manchester United, that doesn't mean that the two men who are very different in football will not have anything to do with each other. In other words, in the field of business investment, Florentino's ACS Group and George's Trafalgar Company have cooperated a lot, so that the two have formed a good friendship.

It is precisely because he is aware of George's ambitions and ambitions that Florentino did not consider poaching the other party from Manchester United when he was looking for a successor for Bosque, and chose Carlos Queiroz instead. Because Florentino knew that it was absolutely impossible for the other party to agree to his invitation to coach Real Madrid.

It's just that what Florentino didn't expect was that George would give up buying those more famous teams and choose to become the owner of Tottenham Hotspur.

'Tsk, if I hadn't wanted to fight Roman [Abramovich] and let that miser at Bates take a big bargain, I'd be the owner of Chelsea FC by now. Hearing Florentino's teasing, the depressed look on George's face became heavier, "Forget it, let's not talk about it yet." Florentino, you tell me the truth, is there a way to get Arbeloa to agree to play at Tottenham?"

"You're so optimistic about Arbeloa?" Florentino couldn't help but look at the other party in surprise when he heard George's words. He didn't expect that after being rejected by Arbeloa himself, George hadn't given up on the deal, "Well, if it's a permanent transfer, I think it might be a little difficult." After all, the player himself is not willing to go to you, even if I come forward to pick someone up, I'm afraid he will choose a La Liga club as his next home. However, if George can agree to let Arbeloa play at Tottenham on loan, I can still make the deal happen. ”

Seeing that George repeatedly discussed the transfer of Arbeloa with him, Florentino naturally began to pay attention to the captain of the Real Madrid B team. So, Galeries Lafayette played a little trick and turned the permanent transfer into a loan deal. And his purpose in doing so is simple, that is, to see if Arbeloa really has the potential to become a first-class defender!

If Arbeloa plays at Tottenham, then Real Madrid can recall him and get a good young defender without much effort, and if Arbeloa's growth is not satisfactory, then it is up to Tottenham and George to sell him for a favor. Either way, Real Madrid won't lose money on this deal.

George did not reply to Florentino's proposal at the first time. In his opinion, it is really unacceptable to take a player on loan from another team, even if the name of this club is Real Madrid. After all, as a time-traveler with memories of his past life, George has many names of future stars in his head, so he has no reason to win Arbeloa. The reason why Arbeloa was chosen was only because the characteristics of the Spanish defender were more in line with his team-building plan.

"If it's only a loan, then forget it. Feeling that he could not accept Arbeloa on loan, George had to put the deal on hold and asked Florentino about another player, "I heard that Makelele has been asking you for a salary increase recently, and if you are not going to meet his demands, can you consider selling him to me?"

"Claude Makelele, are you interested in George?" Florentino was stunned for a moment, and then readily agreed, "Well, as long as you can convince Makelele himself and pay another 20 million euros for the transfer fee, then he can play for Tottenham." ”

In Lafayette's view, although Makelele has performed very well in Real Madrid in the past two years, and even made many Real Madrid fans forget Redondo, who has reinterpreted the definition of the back, but even so, the French are only regarded by Lafayette as a blue-collar player who is readily available and has little value. What's more, after spending a huge sum of 45 million euros on Beckham's transfer, Lafayette also needs to sell some players to recoup some of the money invested in Beckham. Therefore, for George's proposal, Florentino naturally had no reason not to agree.

Superstars can get the top salary and enjoy the top treatment, while those blue-collar and powerful players in the middle of the pyramid can only get a much lower salary at Real Madrid compared to their ability - only focus on the top building built by superstars, but ignore the backbone of blue-collar players and powerful people who are also indispensable for a team, which is the biggest problem of Real Madrid during the Galaxy Battleship era.

However, the ideal is very plump, and the reality is very skinny. Although Florentino gave the green light to the transfer, it was in subsequent contact with Claude that George was once again closed. Obviously, even if Real Madrid is no longer taken seriously, and the salary is even one-fifth of that of Beckham and other superstar teammates, Makelele will not agree to join Tottenham Hotspur, who have not even qualified for European competition, even if George is willing to offer him an annual salary of $5 million.