Chapter 362: Transfer Battle
Jingle Bell!!
A rapid ringing of a mobile phone woke up the sleeping Martin Ferguson, who lazily reached out, turned on the lamp at the head of the bed, put on his glasses, squinted at the time, and almost scolded his mother. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
"What the hell, it's the middle of the night, who's it?"
In the past few days, he has been busy running around, and he finally seized the opportunity to get a good night's sleep, but the third watch called in the middle of the night, isn't this purely looking for scolding?
But after taking the phone, as soon as he looked at the caller ID, he immediately swallowed the voice of scolding his mother back into his stomach.
It turned out that it was not his eldest brother, Ferguson, who called.
"Hey, brother. Martin Ferguson answered the phone with a sad face.
"Martin, there's something that is more and more wrong the more I think about it, so I'd better discuss it with you. Ferguson on the other side of the phone looked a little flustered, and he didn't look like he was usually wise and powerful.
"What's the matter?" said Martin Ferguson, who almost cried.
In the middle of the night, when I called, what was there to discuss?
Isn't it okay to say tomorrow?
"I suspect he's going to dig Ronaldinho. ”
"Who?" said Martin Ferguson, who didn't turn the corner for a moment.
But Ferguson on the other side of the phone was anxious, "Who else can there be, of course it's Gao Han." ”
"Gao Han?" As soon as he heard the name, Martin Ferguson's heart jumped in instinct, "You say, he's going to dig Ronaldinho?"
"Hmm. Ferguson nodded.
But Martin Ferguson shook his head in denial, "It's impossible." ”
"How could it be?"
"Let me tell you, Ronaldinho's first condition for the transfer is that he must be able to play in the Champions League, and the reason why he is determined to leave Paris Saint-Germain is because the latter cannot play in the Champions League. ”
Martin Ferguson was afraid that his brother would not believe it, so he added, "This is what his brother Assis told me personally, without the Champions League, even if it is a powerful giant, his brother will not go." ”
"Really?" Ferguson was still a little unconvinced.
He was frightened by Gao Han and Chelsea's gold dollar ruble.
After all his years in charge of Manchester United, when has he ever seen such a crazy poaching?
It can almost be said that it is crazy to completely ignore the cost, completely ignore the team's liabilities, regardless of the investment, and just want to poach players in the shortest possible time.
Although Ferguson behaved calmly in front of people, he was actually very uneasy in his heart.
"It's true. Martin Ferguson said soothingly to his brother.
"Otherwise, I'll fly to Paris tomorrow and see them again. ”
Ferguson on the other side of the phone nodded busily, "Okay, you just do this, directly add the offer, even if it costs more, you must talk about Ronaldinho, and I will take care of it on the management side." ”
This is to avoid long nights and dreams.
Martin Ferguson understood what his brother meant, and agreed on the spot, promising to talk to Ronaldinho.
'Martin, you know, after David left, we needed a strong midfielder, Ronaldinho was the best candidate, Arjen Robben has gone to Chelsea, Ronaldinho can't afford to lose. Ferguson said solemnly.
"I understand, don't worry. Martin Ferguson agreed.
But even when he hung up the phone, he became sleepy.
The brothers have worked together for so many years, and he has really never seen Ferguson's uneasy look.
There is no doubt that Chelsea's recruitment is indeed crazy, it is simply unseen and unheard of, but it is probably the cold that really puts pressure on Ferguson.
He was worried that Gao Han's success at Chelsea would shake Manchester United's dominance in the Premier League.
In the past few years, the Premier League has only been Arsene Wenger's Arsenal who really deserves to be Manchester United's opponent, but now the Gunners are about to shrink their diets because of the construction of a new stadium, which is a great opportunity for Manchester United to show their strength.
If this happens, then Manchester United will become a giant in the Premier League!
But at this juncture, Gao Han came, and there was one more Abramovich.
Thinking of this, Martin Ferguson did not dare to be careless.
Because he knows that the transfer market is a war!
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I didn't sleep all night, and early the next morning, Martin Ferguson booked the first flight to Paris.
Before getting on the plane, he sent a text message to Ronaldinho's agent, Asis, inviting him to have lunch with Ronaldinho at noon.
During the ninety-minute flight from London to Paris, Assis never responded.
This made Martin Ferguson feel on pins and needles all the way, and his mood became more and more nervous.
When he finally got out of Charles de Gaulle Airport, flagged down a taxi, and tried to go to Paris Saint-Germain's office first to meet with President Francis Grasser, Asis finally called back.
"God, Robert, you have finally returned to Earth. Martin Ferguson breathed a sigh of relief.
"I'm sorry, Martin, I had some urgent business to attend to, so I turned my phone on silent and didn't notice. ”
Asis on the other end of the phone was still the same as usual, smiling and explaining and apologizing.
"It's okay, Robert, I'm already in Paris now, can we have lunch together?"
"Really?" Assis on the other side of the phone was a little surprised, "I also have something I want to tell you, okay, let's have lunch together." ”
"Can your brother come along?" asked Martin Ferguson with concern.
"Uh...... This, he may not be very convenient. ”
Martin Ferguson didn't doubt him, nodded and said, "Okay, it's okay, it's good if you can come, we'll see you later." ”
"I'll see you later. ”
Hanging up the phone, Martin Ferguson breathed a sigh of relief.
He knows very well that Ronaldinho does not have too many opinions on the transfer, and many major decisions are handled by his brother, as long as his brother is dealt with, the transfer is basically secure.
Suddenly, he thought of his brother and sent a text message.
"Don't worry, we've made an appointment to have lunch together, no problem. ”
After the post, Martin Ferguson smiled confidently.
Soon, the text message came back.
"In any case, we must talk about it today!"
Martin Ferguson sensed Ferguson's determination and replied: "Okay. ”
For a long time, whether it was negotiations with Paris Saint-Germain or negotiations with the Ronaldinho brothers, Manchester United took the initiative, and even the suspension of contact some time ago was a unilateral decision of Manchester United.
It's a negotiation tactic.
In fact, Assis was anxious to ask him why he suspended negotiations a few days ago, they have already broken with Paris Saint-Germain, and it is difficult to stay in the team, so the urgency to leave the team is already very obvious.
Martin Ferguson is confident that a move could be easily negotiated as long as Manchester United relent.
But just as he arrived at the restaurant with confidence, confidently prepared to negotiate the wording, and even ordered a bottle of red wine in advance to celebrate, the first words of Assis after arriving at the restaurant made him jump out of his seat in fright.
'I'm so sorry, Martin, the club and we have agreed to Chelsea's offer!'
Martin Ferguson only felt a buzzing sound in his ears, and the whole person seemed to be secretly knocked from behind, and he couldn't even hear what was going on, and his mind was blank, and he finally came to his senses.
"How is this possible? We are obviously in good contact, when did they intervene?"
"Just three days ago, head coach Gao Han flew to Paris and met with us. Assis is still very polite and polite, "You know, my brother's best friend in the national team is Kaka, so he admires Gao Han very much. ”
"No, no, Robert, it's not in line. Martin Ferguson was in a hurry.
'We're almost done talking and all of a sudden you tell me you're going to Chelsea, it's a breach of contract, understand?'
"I'm sorry, Martin, if I'm not mistaken, we didn't sign any agreement at all, and you guys unilaterally stopped negotiations a few days ago, didn't you?"
"But...... You ......" Martin Ferguson was completely frustrated.
He never imagined that things would turn out the way they were.
"I'm sorry. Assis apologized again.
But Martin Ferguson didn't listen at all, "Wait, Robert, how much do they offer, how much do they give?"
Assis was obviously a little embarrassed, but after a moment's hesitation, he replied: "Thirty-two million euros, a weekly salary of one hundred thousand euros." ”
100,000 euros per week?
That's around £60,000, which is perfectly within the acceptable range for Manchester United.
There is also the transfer fee of 32 million euros, and Manchester United is not at all unaffordable.
Can ...... now
Martin Ferguson was in a real hurry, and he suddenly realised that this was United's last chance.
"Wait, Robert, you still have a signing, right?"
"I went over in the afternoon to sign the contract. ”
Martin Ferguson was overjoyed, "Very well, then I'll tell you now that we're willing to give you a better transfer fee, a better salary, and even a good commission for you, as long as you can convince your brother to switch to Manchester United." ”
"And you know, we can play in the Champions League, but they can only go to the UEFA Cup!"
Assis was completely stunned.
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When Assis and Martin Ferguson met in Paris, Gao Han was in Harrington in London, reading the newspaper leisurely, but when he saw the criticism of the Sun about his claim to win the championship, he smiled bitterly.
"This ass is too crooked, isn't it?" Gao Han was full of grievances.
"What's wrong with me talking about winning the championship? Why don't you criticize Arsenal's Vieira who said he wants to win the championship? Manchester United's Alex Ferguson also said he wants to win the championship, why did he become arrogant when he came to me?"
casually threw the newspaper into the trash, and he breathed a sigh of relief, but he still didn't forget to muttered viciously, "Sooner or later, there will be a chance for revenge, wait!"
Ferguson?
This old man scolded people, which was quite enjoyable.
Gao Han suddenly giggled, picked up the phone on the table, and made a direct call to Stamford Bridge.
"Send a fax to Blackburn, ask for Duff's offer, and get the message out. ”
After hanging up the phone, Gao Han laughed contentedly.
This is how he fought back at Ferguson.
"Remember, old fellow, this is a war, a war of transfers!" (To be continued.) )