Chapter 238: Crazy Real Madrid
In this room, it can be said that the highest level of Real Madrid is gathered.
Real Madrid President Florentino, Real Madrid General Manager Valdano, Club Manager Manuel Pellegrini, and Florentino's Special Adviser Zinedine Zidane.
The focus of their discussion was Yang Fan, as a super 'giant' in European football, a real super buyer in the transfer market, it is impossible not to have no interest in the most popular star in football today.
However, perhaps these people do not know, just a year ago, in this office, Real Madrid also held a special "door" meeting, the topic of discussion is the introduction of Yang Fan, at that time Real Madrid president Calderon, the club's general manager Mijatovic, the team's head coach Schuster. At that time, Real Madrid had reached an agreement on the introduction of Yang Fan, but Real Madrid's determination to introduce Yang Fan was obviously not resolute enough and did not move fast enough, and Manchester United took the lead. Now, a year later, the same scene is happening again.
"He's really good, he's the kind of player who always tries to get the ball in the goal. ”
Florentino nodded, and then looked at his advisor Zidane, "Zizou, what do you think? ”
Zidane pondered for a moment and said, "From a competitive point of view, this is a star that any manager would like to get, not enough, before answering this question, I have a question. As he spoke, he looked at Baldano, who gave Zidane a surprised look, then nodded, motioning for him to ask.
'As far as I know, we and Manchester United have made great progress on bringing in Ronaldo. ”
"That's right. "If there are no surprises, we have been able to reach a general consensus in the last two days." ”
"What about AC Milan?" Peregrini asked.
'Milan agreed to sell Kaka and they gave me the impression that they were happy to sell their star player. "It was Florentino who spoke," and as for Kaka himself, he has already expressed his willingness to come to the Bernabeu. ”
Pellegrini is no longer talking, but his heart is 'excited', a month ago, he was the manager of the small city team of Villarreal, and now, he is the manager of Real Madrid, the new Galaxy Battleship is about to appear in his hands, and the two superstars Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka are getting closer and closer to his team...... This feeling made him both 'excited' and a little panicked, to be honest, this is also a manager who has never coached a big 'club', in fact, Florentino has never looked at Pellegrini, the reason why he chose this Chilean, it is entirely because of the club's general manager Baldano's strong recommendation, Florentino reluctantly nodded and agreed.
"Now, there are two problems. Zidane said, "The first is whether we have sufficient funds. To bring in Ronaldo and Kaka, we need at least 150 million euros, after that, I don't think we still have the funds to introduce Yang Fan, because his value will not be low, in my opinion, the conservative estimate is also above Kaka, and it will not be much more than Ronald. ”
Florentino glanced at Baldano, who nodded, "We have assessed it, Yang Fan's value will even be higher than Cristiano Ronaldo." He is younger than Ronaldo, and his cousin is even more 'colorful' than the Portuguese, the only thing worth worrying about is that he became famous too quickly, and whether there will be too many ups and downs in the future, however, this possibility of 'sex' is very low. ”
"Let's not talk about funding. Florentino said.
Hearing what Mr. Chairman said, Zidane continued, "The second question is whether Manchester United will agree to sell Yang Fan, in my opinion, it is almost impossible for them to push two superstars into the transfer market at the same time. At present, Manchester United's attitude is to let Ronaldo leave and leave Yang Fan. ”
A few others nodded, and indeed, that's the attitude of Manchester United at the moment. Although they have not communicated with Manchester United about Yang Fan's possible transfer before, the difference in Manchester United's attitude towards Yang Fan and Ronaldo can still be felt. After Ronaldo publicly expressed his yearning for Real Madrid last summer, the Portuguese star has been abandoned by Ferguson and Manchester United, and Ronaldo has been forced to stay for one season, also to ensure the renewal of the team, and it is clear that Yang Fan's 'color' performance has made Manchester United have no pressure on Cristiano Ronaldo's departure.
And for Manchester United, after the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo, it is almost impossible to agree to Yang Fan's transfer and departure again. Unless......
"Unless there is an offer that Americans cannot refuse. ”
Obviously, Real Madrid sees clearly that after the retirement of Ferguson, Manchester United is now in the 'post-Ferguson era', and the club's American owners will definitely try their best to get involved and play a leading role in the transfer of players.
"Another question. Pellegrini suddenly said, "After we have Ronaldo, do we still need Yang Fan?"
He doesn't like Yang Fan, he doesn't like the 'sex' of this player, for him, such a player means that you have to be ready to wipe his ass and solve problems for him at any time. And Real Madrid has almost decided to bring in Cristiano Ronaldo, he can't imagine the possibility of Ronaldo and Yang Fan under his command at the same time, maybe with such two super talents at the same time, some managers will be excited, but, Peregrini will not, his tactics are more balanced and integral, and the rumors of discord between Ronaldo and Yang Fan also make Peregrini jealous.
At the end of this meeting, a consensus was reached that Real Madrid would first try their best to get the transfer of Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo, and then launch a new attack on Manchester United and ask for Yang Fan!
Florentino is obviously extremely keen to promote Yang Fan's transfer, he is eager to bring Yang Fan to the Bernabeu Stadium, but he also knows the difficulty, but even if it is difficult, he has to try, and he is now looking forward to Cristiano Ronaldo, Yang Fan and Kaka, the three stars in the Bernabeu scene......
Zinedine Zidane expressed cautious support for this, although he believed that the possibility of becoming a "handover" was very low, and still supported Mr. President, while Valdano had reservations about bringing in Yang Fan, and Pellegrini was against it, of course, the manager's opinion was not taken seriously at Real Madrid.
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A day after this closed-door meeting at Real Madrid.
On June 9, 2009, the headlines of all the sports media around the world were dominated by the same news, Kaka joined Real Madrid!
The world's three major news agencies were the first to report on this explosive 'sex' news.
AFP: "Real Madrid completes Kaka's transfer, the second highest value in history" - Kaka, the 2007 world footballer of the year, transferred from AC Milan in Serie A to La Liga giants Real Madrid, and both clubs officially announced the 'transaction'. The 27-year-old Brazilian has signed a six-year contract for what is said to be a transfer fee of up to €65 million. In 2001, Zidane's transfer to Real Madrid set a record of 75 million euros, which is still the first in the world, while Kaka's 65 million euros is the second, and the two transfers were completed during the two terms of Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez.
AP: "Florentino restarts the "Galaxy Battleship" - Kaka, who is preparing for the Confederations Cup in Brazil, signed a six-year contract with Real Madrid after a successful medical examination in Brazil. Real Madrid President Florentino once established a powerful "Galaxy Battleship" that year, including Zidane, Beckham, Ronaldo, Figo and other superstars. Now that Florentino is back in power, he is clearly looking to rebuild the super-empire, and the €65 million Kaka is just the first piece of the puzzle for the new "Galactic Battleship". He will also sign some superstars such as Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo before the start of the new season in August.
Reuters: "Real Madrid's first signing this summer, Kaka takes on a new challenge" - Real Madrid officially announced the successful transfer of former AC Milan Brazilian midfielder Kaka, the 27-year-old superstar is the first signing since Florentino's "restoration". Kaka himself said that his parting with AC Milan was very smooth, and he is willing to come to Real Madrid to take on a new challenge after a Grand Slam full of personal honors. Real Madrid President Florentino said in an interview with local radio that signing is only the first step in building a "Galaxy Battleship".
Although this transfer 'deal' has long been guessed by the media and football 'fans', when the transfer is really completed, it still caused a huge sensation around the world, especially in Italy and Spain.
Italy's side is reluctant and wailing, the once small World Cup, but now watching the first star of the entire league transfer away, it really makes Italians feel uncomfortable.
Milan Sport: Kaka and AC Milan: 6 years of success - perhaps because it was already known that Kaka's transfer was irreversible, the Milan media authority was a little flat about the Brazilian joining Real Madrid. Miti's report has a nostalgic 'color' on it: "Since joining Milan in 2003, he has had great success with the team, and he has become a favourite of Milan football 'fans'. In January, Manchester City's sky-high acquisition was declared a failure, and now, it's finally time to say goodbye......"
Roma Sport: Official: Kaka goes to Real Madrid - The 'fat' soap opera is officially over: Ricardo Kaka becomes a member of Real Madrid. At midnight, both Real Madrid and Milan announced the news. The Brazilian signed a six-year contract with Real Madrid. Real Madrid will pay Milan a transfer fee of 65 million euros and Sao Paulo a training fee of 2.7 million euros, according to the newspaper As.
"All Sports": Kaka is Real Madrid's - Real Madrid: "One qiēok, Kaka signed with us for 6 years" Goodbye Milan! Brazilian, "I want to stay, but the transfer is better for everyone." At midnight, Real Madrid and Milan's official websites released a message that Milan officials "thank you for this great man, great champion". At Real Madrid, Kaka will receive an annual salary of 9 million euros, while 65 million euros will be allocated to Tulatti Street to help Milan make up for the shortfall.
On the Spanish side, and especially in Madrid, the media was jubilant.
Marca: Real Madrid announced: "Kaka is ours" - At midnight, Radio Florentino Tongguò Zero and Radio Marca announced the signing of Kaka. Both Milan and Real Madrid have released official announcements on Kaka's official websites. Now we can declare that Kaka is ours!
As: Kaka signed with Real Madrid until 2015 - Kaka became a new member of Real Madrid. This is the first signing made by Florentino Perez since he took office for the second time as Real Madrid's president. Kaka will sign a six-year contract with an annual salary of 9 million euros after tax. By 2015, we'll all have the greatest midfielder on the planet!
El País: Kaka became a Real Madrid player - Kaka signed a six-year contract with Real Madrid for a transfer fee of 65 million euros. The Brazilian surpassed Figo (€60 million) to become the second most expensive player after Zinedine Zidane (€73 million). Florentino's new galactic battleship is official.
Le Monde Sport: Florentino Pérez has secured the first crew member of the new Galaxy Battleship: Ricardo Kaka. After a long and endless 'fat' soap opera, Florentino finally fulfilled the promise of his predecessor Calderón: Real Madrid 'spended' 65 million euros to bring in Kaka, who signed a six-year contract with an annual salary of 9 million euros.
Reporting on Kaka's transfer, Le Monde Sport did not forget to remind the Barcelona hierarchy, 'Maybe, it's time for us to do something.' ’
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The French newspaper "Team" also reported that it was indescribably shocked, and he shouted "The wolf is coming" - Florentino shocked the whole of Europe with a kind of momentum of the return of the king, and the 65 million euros to buy Kaka is only the first piece of the puzzle of his new "Galaxy Battleship". Who will be the next trophy of the Real Madrid empire, Cristiano Ronaldo, Franck Ribery, Villa or Silva?
In the list of Real Madrid's follow-up acquisitions listed by the "Team Daily", there are the names of popular stars such as Cristiano, Ronaldo, Ribery and Villa, but there is no name of Yang Fan, the hottest star in football today.
Obviously, in the thinking of many people, since Real Madrid is infinitely close to signing Cristiano Ronaldo, it is impossible for Manchester United to let go of Yang Fan again after letting Cristiano Ronaldo go, which is an obvious thing.
However, on June 10, England's "Sun" suddenly broke the news, "According to the top-secret information we got from Real Madrid, Real Madrid President Florentino has handpicked three crew members for his new Galaxy Battleship, the first crew member Kaka is already in place, the second place is Cristiano Ronaldo, and the third place is Yang Fan! That's right, you read that right, it's Yang Fan! It is reported that Real Madrid will add an additional 100 million euros to the transfer budget in order to win Yang Fan!" The Old Trafford duo could make their debut together at the Bernabeu next season......"
This report from The Sun immediately shocked the entire football world.
After winning Kaka, Real Madrid's target is Cristiano Ronaldo, which is almost an open secret, and many people know that this transfer 'transaction' is close to completion, but no one dares to imagine that Real Madrid actually attacked Yang Fan after taking Cristiano Ronaldo!
Kaka + Cristiano Ronaldo + Yang Fan! Such a combination simply blinded everyone's eyes and shocked countless people to the point of disbelief.
The vast majority of people thought the Sun was alarmist, apparently they didn't think such a thing would happen, "even Florentino couldn't have done such a crazy thing." - "The Kicker" said.
However, subsequently, "World Sports Newspaper" followed up with the revelation, "In order to be able to turn the plan to introduce Yang Fan into reality as much as possible, Real Madrid will speed up the transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo, and after completing this transfer, they will focus on Yang Fan." ”
Because of the Catalan background of Le Monde Sport, their report did not attract much attention, believing that this was the media hyping up Real Madrid's transfer in order to put pressure on FC Barcelona to respond to Real Madrid's aggressive 'pressing' in the transfer market.
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Two days later.
On 13 June 2009, BBC5 reported another piece of news that shocked the football world. Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo began his migration from Old Trafford to the Bernabeu...... Ronaldo arrived in Madrid on a 'private' plane and began his career as a Real Madrid player. At 13 o'clock, Ronaldo appeared at the Moraleja hospital, where the Real Madrid medical team was waiting for him to carry out a comprehensive medical examination, after which the head of the Real Madrid medical team, Dias, said: "Ronaldo is in perfect physical condition and obviously he is looking forward to the new season. "After the medical examination, Cristiano Ronaldo rushed to the Bernabeu Stadium, where the Portuguese was also greeted by the 'fans' of the ball. At the Bernabeu, he was greeted by Real Madrid's sporting director Baldano, who led Ronaldo to his office, gave him a map of the Bernabeu's itinerary and gave him a brief introduction to the Bernabeu. Subsequently, Ronaldo and Baldano, honorary president Di Stéfano and Putragno and other senior executives had lunch together at the 57 'door' restaurant inside the Bernabeu Stadium, in addition to the Portuguese celebrity Eusebio also came to the Bernabeu, "Panther" is Ronaldo's special guest today.
The 2008 World Footballer of the Year at the Bernabeu was the most important appearance at 21 o'clock in the evening, with nearly 70,000 fans pouring into the Bernabeu Stadium to witness Cristiano Ronaldo's first appearance in the Real Madrid shirt, and the Portuguese will wear the No. 9 shirt. Almost at the same time, the official website of Real Madrid officially announced the official arrival of Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, who, like Kaka, signed a six-year contract. Almost at the same time, Manchester United's official website announced the same news, with the sky-high transfer fee of a record £80 million, while Cristiano Ronaldo will receive an annual salary of 13 million euros at Real Madrid, which will also increase by 25% per annum. In the most difficult negotiation on the distribution of income for portrait rights, the two sides finally reached an agreement of 50% each. The 2009 summer transfer market has just begun, and Real Madrid has used this way to let everyone see his madness and boldness.