Chapter 197: Meet the Old Fox Again
After arriving in Turin, the entire Tottenham squad returned to their hotel after a syllimatization session. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć After all, the arrangement that should be done has been emphasized by George many times before the team leaves London, and there have been several practical exercises in training, so naturally there is no point in demonstrating these arrangements in front of the opponents in the game.
George doesn't believe that Juventus will not send someone to spy on him when he is training for the field. You know, Moggi and Capello are not upright figures, and they will definitely try to increase Juventus' chances of winning. So, since there is an opportunity to get a close look at Tottenham's intelligence, they certainly won't let it go easily.
While the players all returned to the hotel to rest, George quietly left the team with Adele and headed to 32 Via Ferraris, where the headquarters of Juventus are located!
The reason why George secretly visited Juventus headquarters on the eve of the match was not to engage in any private dealings with Capello or to operate in the dark, but because he was invited by Juventus general manager Luciano Moggi - before leaving for Turin, Moggie made a special phone call to Giorge, saying that he wanted to discuss something important with him in person!
That's why George chose to come to Juventus headquarters at this sensitive time. Because after this game, the whole Tottenham team will return to London overnight to prepare for the eighth round of the English Premier League that will be played in three days. As the head coach of the team, Giorgio naturally had to leave Turin with the team, and there was no time to discuss things with Moggi at all.
As for George's personal visit to Juventus headquarters, rather than Moggi's own visit to Tottenham's hotel, it was mainly for the sake of secrecy. You know, although George chartered the entire hotel as a temporary location for the team's trip to Turin this time, in order to allow the players to get a better rest before the game, the staff in the hotel are not Tottenham employees, and it is easy to leak some things that should be kept secret to the outside world under the temptation. If a reporter had taken the opportunity to infiltrate the hotel posing as a staff member, the news of Moggie's late-night visit to George would have been on the front page of major European sports newspapers!
Although George will definitely not cheat in the game, but the three of them become tigers, and they are so publicized by the media, he and Tottenham will inevitably fall into an embarrassing situation where they are unable to argue, how easy is it to clarify the facts?
In contrast, Juventus headquarters are much safer. At least George and Moggie don't have to worry about having ears over the wall and making what they intend to discuss public. Therefore, George's move can be said to be beyond reproach, and it is not an act of lowering his value or elevating Moji's status at all.
"Manager Moggie, what is there that I have to do this time that I have to meet with me?" After a brief polite exchange, George immediately brought the conversation to the point. After all, tomorrow is the day of the game against Juventus, and if you don't have a good rest tonight, then it will only be Tottenham who will suffer.
"That's right, Mr. Viscount. Seeing that George was so eager, Moji, who wanted to hang out with the other party for a while, immediately wisely gave up his plan to go around in circles, "I plan to sign Colombian striker Romerdal Falcao from Monaco, I wonder if you can agree to my request, Mr. Viscount?"
Although Moggi made a series of deals that shook the entire European football in the summer transfer market, such as exchanging the No. 3 goalkeeper Carini for the captain of the Italian national team Cannavaro, poaching Capello, Zebina and Emerson from the sworn rival Roma, and getting De Jong and Heitinga through the deal with George, two powerful players, which greatly improved the fighting power of the Bianconeri, but this does not mean that the current Juventus team is invulnerable - The height of Cannavaro and Thuram, the fluctuating form of Zerbina, and the dilemma of having only two reliable players available up front, Pierrot and Trezeguet, will need to be further compensated for and perfected by Moggi.
That's why Moggie took the initiative to find George and asked him if he could bring in Falcao from Monaco - after being badly lectured by George in the summer, Moji has clearly realized that there must be some extremely delicate relationship between Monaco and Tottenham. In other words, the first problem to solve in order to get Falcao is not how to satisfy Monaco's appetite or convince the player himself, but to ask for the consent of George Nelson, the real head of Monaco!
āā¦ā¦ Manager Moji, do you want to bring in Falcao?" Hearing Mo Lao Fox's request, George couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, a little surprised in his heart. To be honest, it was a bit of a surprise for Juventus to take a fancy to the Colombian tiger who had just landed in Ligue 1 for less than half a year - he originally thought that Moggi was going to play for Gilardino and Marchioni, who were playing in Parma.
"That's right. Mora Fox nodded and said in a very affirmative tone, "After careful investigation, I believe that Falcao is very suitable, and Tottenham, which is full of talents, does not need Falcao at all." So, I hope that Mr. Viscount will give you the pain to cut your love. As for the transfer fee, we will definitely give Falcao a figure that you will be happy with!"
In Moggi's view, as long as Tottenham does not include Falcao as a key training target, then Juventus has a considerable possibility of taking the Colombian striker to strengthen the increasingly weak forward force!
"It's not easy to do...... George rubbed his chin and looked embarrassed, "Manager Moji, you must know very well that Falcao only joined Monaco this summer, and he did quite well there. If we sell him in the winter window, I'm afraid we will attract a lot of useless rights and wrongs. ā
"12 million euros, paid in one lump sum. Speaking of this, Mo Lao Fox gritted his teeth and offered an additional condition, "In addition, when Falcao's total goals in Juventus reach twenty, we will pay an additional five million euros!"
"Well, the price is fair. George is still quite satisfied with Moggie's offer, "but I hope that Falcao's transfer can wait until the end of the season to be officially completed...... I don't want to see Monaco's record plummet after losing their main striker. ā
"Deal!" Moggie hurriedly agreed to George's request. In Mo Lao's fox's view, Falcao undoubtedly has the strength to become a top striker. Being able to snatch food from George's jaws at this price is already quite a cheap thing!
After George and Moggi reached an initial agreement on the deal, the second round of the group stage between Tottenham Hotspur and Juventus finally started on time at 5pm at the Alps Stadium the next day!
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