Chapter 247: Let's talk about Manchester City

Listening to Baker's words, Yang Fan couldn't help but sigh, worthy of Manchester City, really rich.

Yang Fan continued to ask: "Are there any other team offers?"

Baker was stunned for a moment and said, "Yes." It's just that in my opinion, their sincerity is worth considering, and it's more like they're here to join in the fun. Milan want you too, their manager Galliani came to London to meet me and their new manager Leonardo admires you. It's just that, depending on their situation, Milan is unlikely to come up with much transfer fee, they can pay a transfer fee of 40 million euros at most, so they hope that we can put pressure on Manchester United to reduce the transfer fee, and in return, they will give you the maximum salary in the Milan team. If you count the prize money, it can also reach 10 million euros. ”

Yang Fan shook his head, Milan gave such a condition, don't consider it at all. They are only willing to pay a transfer fee of 40 million euros and let him put pressure on Manchester United, and they dare to think about it. It's that they want to get themselves, and they don't want to transfer to Milan, so why should they be the villain and put pressure on Manchester United to reduce the transfer fee?!

When Baker saw Yang Fan's sneering expression, he knew that Yang Fan would definitely not consider Milan, and he also thought of this, Milan was indeed a bit excessive, and he was only willing to pay a transfer fee of 40 million euros, just looking at this, this could not make Yang Fan agree! Yang Fan has been competing with Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese transferred to Real Madrid, setting a record of 94 million euros in transfer fees, and when it came to Yang Fan, it became 40 million euros.

In fact, don't say that Yang Fan disagrees, Baker won't nod, his own players are worse than Cristiano Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo's transfer to Real Madrid is 94 million, Yang Fan's worth can't be much better than Cristiano Ronaldo.

"Now it's time for you to choose. I think it's better to complete the transfer as soon as possible, with your value, at least it's about the same as Cristiano Ronaldo, once you transfer, you can imagine how terrifying this value is! In addition to glory, there is also huge pressure on such a value! This pressure is incomparable! So, I mean, now that you have decided to transfer, you need to transfer as soon as possible, so that you can have more time to adapt, and you can participate in the pre-season training of the new team earlier, and get used to the team's style of play earlier. Otherwise, both the team and yourself will be under a lot of pressure. Baker said.

Yang Fan nodded, he knew what Baker meant. United's approach hurt his feelings, and he will no longer think about staying at Manchester United, having decided to leave. This transfer, for him, can be said to be the most important thing in his career so far, this time and his transfer from Wolfsburg to Manchester United after the pressure is even greater, much more, as Baker said, Yang Fan's transfer value will be super price, such a value means that he will become the focus of the world's attention, his watch will be studied by football 'fans' and critics with a magnifying glass, he must be 'colorful'.

Therefore, he must choose this transfer very carefully, but he must not delay it for too long, and he must make a decision.

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Yang Fan thought about it, but decided to listen to the agent's opinion first, and he asked, "Michael, tell me your opinion." ”

"Let me help you analyze these teams first. Baker said.

"Yes, you can help me analyze it first. ”

"Which one first?"

"Real Madrid. ”

Baker smiled and said, "Real Madrid was the first to ask Manchester United to buy you, so to speak, if it wasn't for Real Madrid's acquisition, there wouldn't be so many teams to follow, because before Real Madrid asked for you, no one would have thought that Manchester United would be able to nod and sell you." ”

Yang Fan nodded noncommittally.

"Florentino is now building Galaxy Battleship II, and now they've brought in Cristiano, Ronaldo and Kaka, and their goal at the moment is to bring in you and create the craziest offensive line ever. And the transfer fee offer of 88 million euros they gave has also made Manchester United happy, and the salary they offer you is also the highest among so many teams except Manchester City. Real Madrid have done a good job of developing the market, they are the best club of the century, and if you move to Real Madrid, your personal influence will be maximized. ”

"So, if you ask me, I'll vote for Real Madrid. Baker paused and continued, "Of course, those are on the bright side. Real Madrid's biggest problem is that the team's dressing room is 'mixed' and 'chaotic', with many bigwigs and mountains. This is the biggest reason why Real Madrid's results have not been satisfactory in recent years. ”

"There are many mountains. "Yang Fan seemed to be very interested in this, and he leaned over," he said. ”

Baker didn't expect Yang Fan to gossip about this, but he also thought it would be better to make this matter clearer. Let Yang Fan grasp it himself.

As a super agent in football, Baker's sources are naturally reliable, and he is able to know some things that even journalists don't know very well.

Real Madrid's biggest dressing room conflict at the moment is the conflict between Casillas and Raul, to be precise, Casillas is trying to 'usurp the throne'.

Although Casillas grew up in the Real Madrid academy, he always kept a certain distance from Raul. In the second half of last season, Casillas seemed to be gradually picking up Raul's class, playing the role of the team's leader in contact with his team-mates and the manager, although he was only nominally the third captain. In the pre-match scheduling meeting, at half-time, Casillas did the same.

Raul is clearly aware of the former brother's 'over' move, and the struggle between the two has begun to affect the harmony in the Real Madrid dressing room.

In the Real Madrid dressing room, the "cold war" between Raul and Casillas has not been put out of the way, and among the players, some have already taken their own positions. Second captain Guti is Raul's most loyal ally. In addition, most of the players from Real Madrid's youth system and foreign stars who have joined Real Madrid are on Raul's side. Casillas' biggest supporter, on the other hand, is fourth captain Sercio Ramos. In addition, young foreign players such as Marcelo, Garay and Gonzalo Higuain have also expressed their support for Casillas.

In any case, Raul remains a strong figure at Real Madrid. In addition to having the backing of much of the club's management and coaching staff, Raul has a strong authority in the Real Madrid dressing room, where Guti is Raul's strongest ally. After 14 seasons together, the two of them are the most iconic 'sex' of Real Madrid. On top of that, Adan and De La Red, who have joined the first team from Real Madrid's academy, as well as foreign players including Ruud van Nistelrooy, Gago and Metzelde, are all in line with Raul's principles. Even the club's physiotherapist, Pedro Chuica, is close to Raul because they have been friends for many years.

On the other hand, fourth captain Sergio Ramos, along with Casillas, is leading a new generation of Real Madrid players who are aiming to make history for Real Madrid. Interestingly, many of their "allies" were bought by the club's former president, Calderón, including Marcelo, Higuain, Pepe and Garay.

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"It's really 'messy'. Yang Fan nodded, for this kind of faction in the locker room, it is the most headache for the players. Especially when you are new to a team, you are faced with such a situation and really face a somewhat complicated problem.

'Chelsea's dressing room is much better than Real Madrid's, John Terry and Frank Lampard are the leaders of the dressing room, and with them, Chelsea are more united. They also have the idea of making a difference in the Champions League, which is their most desired honour at the moment...... It's just that the situation at Chelsea is different now than in previous years, because of the impact of the financial crisis, Abbu has invested a lot more sensibly in Chelsea, which means that Chelsea are unlikely to continue to bring in big stars, of course, with the depth of their current squad, they are also top in football. To be honest, Abu is willing to spend 88 million euros to chase you, which really shows that the Russians favor you, and they are indeed more sincere. ”

'The biggest question mark for Chelsea right now is that they have just undergone a change of manager and it is a question of whether the new head coach will be able to get Chelsea back into title contenders quickly. However, Carlo Ancelotti is a famous coach in football, his coaching level is obvious to all, and the Italians' tactical thinking is also based on defensive counterattacks, although there are differences with Mourinho's tactics, but there are still commonalities, which means that Chelsea's stars should be able to accept Ancelotti quickly, if he can quickly knead his tactics well, Chelsea will burst out with great energy. ”

'What do you think of Chelsea?' Yang Fan asked.

"A good choice. However, the move from Manchester United to Chelsea may be unacceptable to Manchester United football 'fans'. ”

"Tell me, Inter. ”

"After the phone 'door', Inter Milan basically dominated Serie A, and they basically had no difficulty winning the Serie A title. Therefore, Inter Milan's main goal now is to win the Champions League. Now this Inter Milan, whether it is a player, a coach, or a senior management of the team, basically has no big problems, so Inter Milan is also a good choice. The only thing to pay attention to is their manager Jose Mourinho, this is a very strong coach, he is the man who speaks in the team, he is the biggest name, everyone else has to listen to him, I don't know if you can work with him happily, the good news is that Mourinho admires you, he wanted to bring you in last summer. ”

Hearing Baker say this, Yang Fan smiled, and he 'touched' his nose, "He gave me the same feeling as Jazz." ”

Really. Baker nodded, "A lot of people think so too, and some people even say that Mourinho is the most suitable person for Ferguson." Speaking of which, you and Alex Ferguson have had a great time working together, and you should be able to work with Jose Mourinho as well. ”

After thinking about it, Baker continued, "On Inter Milan's side, the biggest problem is not the team, but the Serie A itself. ”

Baker was right. No matter how you measure the current status of Serie A, you can't hide the fact that it's in decline. Although the depth of the heritage has slowed down the decline, the concern is that this trend is falling in a parabolic way, and it will be a misfortune for the whole football world if one day it is reduced to leagues such as the Portuguese Super League and the Soviet Super League. This is not alarmism, from the heyday of the 90s of the last century to the current embarrassing situation.

In the 90s of the last century, Serie A was also known as the "Little World Cup", and the "Seven Sisters" of Serie A swept across Europe, and they grasped almost all the big stars in the world. The internal reason for this phenomenon is actually obvious, and it is often referred to as economic strength.

However, since the beginning of the century, the Italian economy has been in decline, and some important macroeconomic indicators have deteriorated, such as the slow pace of economic growth, the decline in trade volumes, the rising fiscal deficit, the rising inflation rate, and the high level of debt. In particular, the outbreak of the Parmalat incident in 2003 had a great impact, and Parmalat, known as Italy's largest 'dairy' giant, was found to have suffered huge fraud losses and disappeared in just two weeks. The club of Parma, which he controlled, was temporarily retained after seeking bankruptcy protection, and although it was completely out of debt, it was already in debt. A similar incident was the farce of Sensi and his Club of Rome being sold several times. From here, one can already imagine the impact of the shaking economic foundation on the clubs, some clubs are facing the dilemma of making ends meet, and have to sell players to cover the 'holes', while others have been operating on a small budget for a long time and struggling to stay viable. Even the AC Milan club, which has dominated Europe for many years, has not entered for many years, and only Moratti's Inter Milan is the only one who has "spent" money to invest in the Serie A giants. Ironically, when asked about the reasons for Italy's economic woes, Italian Prime Minister and AC Milan president Silvio Berlusconi explained: "Italy's current situation is a lack of competitiveness, a crisis of confidence, a lack of investment, a lack of innovation. "Yes, yes, but it's a shame that the prime minister is only talking and doing nothing or is good at talking about it.

In this process, it is necessary to mention the "telephone 'gate'" incident, and the outbreak of the "telephone 'gate'" incident undoubtedly made several big 'door' teams join the process. With the relegation of Juventus, the special interest community of Milan-Juventus's holy alliance collapsed, and a large number of famous players such as Shevchenko, Toni, Cannavaro, Zambrotta, Thuram, Emerson, Cassano and other famous players fled Serie A, Juventus was relegated, AC Milan and other famous players fled Serie A. On the surface, the "telephone 'door'" directly caused the decline of the overall strength of Serie A, but from the internal objective point of view, the "telephone 'door'" was at best only the "fuse" of the outbreak of the "First World War" -- the Sarajevo incident.

The loss of a large number of stars, the lack of corresponding funds to replenish, and the lack of competition, have caused the strength of the entire league to decline. On the contrary, the Premier League and La Liga, especially the Premier League, have received continuous capital injections in the good "nature" cycle of operation, and the perfect industrial system has made the competition more sufficient, and the overall strength has been rapidly improved, which has promoted the level of competition to the peak. So, there is a question here, and at the same time affected by the financial crisis, why can the Premier League stand alone? The difference between the Premier League and Serie A, or it can be said that there is an essential difference between the operating system and the distribution system of the clubs of the two countries.

Let's start with the income composition of the club. Knowing that a club's main income is from broadcasting rights, 'gate' tickets, advertising and other revenues, and of course buying and selling players, but this is an unconventional approach. In terms of revenue composition, the Premier League's top leagues account for 28% of total revenue from TV broadcasts, 38% from 'door' tickets, and 34% from advertising and other commercial operations. Italian clubs account for 55% of total revenue, while ticket revenue accounts for only 11% and advertising and other commercial operations account for 34%. Obviously, the Premier League's 'goal' ticket income is dominant, and the other incomes are relatively balanced, and the Premier League effectively diversifies the risk according to the principle of risk control; on the other hand, Serie A is dominated by TV broadcast revenue, which accounts for more than half of the total revenue, and TV broadcast revenue directly determines the harvest of the year. The Premier League's TV broadcasts are sold by the Premier League as a whole, that is, regardless of whether the strong team or the weak team, the gap in TV broadcast income is limited, and the weakest team can also get a relatively stable basic share. Serie A, on the contrary, the TV rights are sold by the clubs themselves, and a few big 'clubs' can get a lot of income, while some small clubs have few pitiful, and the widening gap between the rich and the poor has caused the weak to be weaker and the strong to be stronger. It is impossible to say which of the two systems is better, but in times of recession, the main source of income for Serie A clubs is risky and uncertain, and smaller clubs are even more miserable. The distribution system of the Premier League undoubtedly protects the weak clubs and ensures the competitiveness and competitive level of the league.

Having said so much, Baker expressed to Yang Fan that the Inter Milan team is a good choice, the only problem is that the overall low 'fan' of Serie A, and it can be seen that this low 'fan' can not be solved in a short time.

Serie A is now behind the Premier League and La Liga, and it could even be said that Serie A is no longer a good choice for superstars.

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'So, my opinion is that Real Madrid and Chelsea and Inter Milan, all three can be considered. "If I had to choose one of the three, I'd prefer Chelsea, then Real Madrid, and finally Inter Milan. Yang Fan shook his finger, "Michael, you still haven't said anything about the team, let's talk about Manchester City." Mr. Agent glanced at Yang Fan in surprise, according to his meaning, Manchester City didn't need to think about it at all.