Chapter 191: The Scramble
Former coaches Selichini, Akori, Mihajlovic and the rest of Rimini's quartet all sent text messages congratulating Zhang Yuan on an extraordinary goal. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
In the face of such praise, Zhang Yuan was numb, but such days had to last for a few days, and sure enough, after the training the next day, Zhang Yuan was asked about this goal by everyone when he was interviewed by reporters outside the base.
"This goal, there's nothing to say! Well, it's just an important goal in my career! To be honest, I'm tired of people talking about this goal all the time! I don't want to say too much about it!" Zhang Yuan said helplessly.
"Some people compare you to the next Messi, some people compare you to the next Ronaldo, and some people compare you to the next Kaka, Zhang, who do you think you are more like?"
"I'm like myself!they're all great players, I'm honored to be on par with them, I admire them, but I'm who I am!Why be them?" Zhang Yuan's tone was a little unhappy.
He then announced that he would no longer give interviews, but would sign autographs for fans who were guarding outside the base.
Far away at Manchester City's Manchester City headquarters, Cook once again dialed Raiola's phone, if nothing else, for Zhang Yuan.
Zhang Yuan's goal against Borussia Dortmund at the weekend is no longer overwhelming in the German media, and everyone in the media across Europe seems to be reminded of the former second highest scorer in the Champions League.
That was in the previous season, Zhang Yuan once occupied the second place in the Champions League scorer list with 8 goals, and the first place was Messi.
Cook, like his boss Mansour, doesn't know a lot about football, but the team has a technical director and a scouting team.
Cook is an expert in running a football club, first of all, it is necessary to gain a foothold at the competitive level, without a guarantee of results, and it will definitely be difficult to operate, so at this stage, the focus of the Manchester City team is actually on the competition, and the operation is a small problem, and the owner of Manchester City can directly bring sponsorship to Manchester City through various networks to fill the deficit.
Cook's focus is also on the financial level, and the most important thing for him at this stage is to bring Manchester City to the top team in the Premier League, under the will of the owner.
Zhang Yuan was handpicked by Mansour, and now the club's scouting team has also conducted an inspection, believing that the introduction of Zhang Yuan can increase the strength of the team at a competitive level 100%.
In addition, Zhang Yuan scored another shocking goal just now, and Cook himself felt that buying Zhang Yuan was definitely a good thing, so he dialed Raiola again today.
"Hello, Mr. Raiola!"
"Ah, Mr. Cook, hello, what's the matter with me, who player do you want?" said Raiola, smirking smirked on the other end of the phone, knowing that the first rejection would not work.
"Well, that's right, we're really hungry for Zhang Yuan! Can you help?" said Cook.
"Mr. Cook, it's not that I don't want to help you, I've already asked Zhang Yuan about this, and he doesn't seem to be interested!" Raiola said with a sigh of relief.
"But he didn't explicitly refuse, did he?" said Cook.
Of course, Zhang Yuan explicitly refused to Raiola, but he was not prepared to say this to Cook.
"Not really!" Raiola said, "he feels good at Schalke 04 now, where his position can be secured, and you have Mancini, his relationship with Zhang Yuan has never been very good!"
"Mr. Mancini, it doesn't matter! Zhang Yuan will definitely play in the main team when he comes here, we will put some pressure on him, you don't have to worry about this at all, we want to establish Zhang Yuan as the core and banner of the team, we hope that he can play here for many years!" Cook said of the team's idea.
"The most important thing is that we will buy more players around him, build a super ship in two or three years, and definitely have the ability to achieve glory on the European stage, which is very good for Zhang Yuan!" Cook continued.
Most of his words are lies, and it is true that he is committed to building a strong team, but Zhang Yuan is the core of the team, then I am afraid it depends on the specific situation, the head coach's authority in tactical arrangements is still very large, and Cook has no power to interfere with this.
"Actually, I also think in my heart that it is not a bad thing for him to choose you, but after all, I am an agent, and in front of the customer, my words may not work, if Zhang Yuan himself is unwilling, I can't say anything. Raiola said helplessly.
"In addition, given that we have such a good relationship, I can give you a thorough explanation, Zhang Yuan's transfer fee will not be too high, 30 million euros, which is the termination fee when he signed with Schalke 04! For a player like Zhang Yuan, to be honest, this price is too low, and this money must be really not a problem for you. But it is precisely because of the existence of this clause that many clubs are interested in Zhang Yuan, Bayern Munich tried to introduce Zhang Yuan last season, and Juventus in Serie A They have also chased Zhang Yuan many times, and Real Madrid in La Liga They have also asked me about Zhang Yuan recently, as for your old neighbor Manchester United, I don't think I need to say more!" Raiola began to laugh and raise the price.
Of course, Cook understands the pursuit of Zhang Yuan by these clubs, but the liquidated damages are known for the first time, but he knows that Raiola knows that the rumors from the outside world are two concepts, which means that as long as 30 million, as long as Zhang Yuan agrees to leave, Schalke 04 has no way to keep it.
Of course, Cook also knows that Raiola's purpose in saying this is nothing more than for money, and it is not a big problem for Manchester City to spend money to solve it.
"Mr. Raiola, if you are willing to help us make this happen, we promise that we will not treat you badly in terms of intermediary fees, signing fees, and salaries!" Cook assured.
"Haha, my intermediary fee and Zhang Yuan's signing fee and salary are not low?!" Raiola said half-jokingly, in fact, what he said was true, this is the blatant asking price.
Cook thought about it for a long time and decided to give Raiola a thorough explanation, "Mino, your intermediary fee will not be less than 3 million euros, Zhang Yuan's signing fee and salary, you can rest assured, it is definitely one of the top salaries in the Premier League!"
3 million euros?!not less than this number?!
Very good, Raiola is a little satisfied, Ibrahimovic transferred to Barcelona and he didn't earn so much agency fees, but here at Manchester City, if he can run Zhang Yuan, then the three million will be in hand.
"Mr. Cook, to be honest, your statement shows me your sincerity, I will convey your sincerity to Zhang Yuan, and I will try my best to convince him! You are really a good person, your boss will definitely be satisfied with your performance!" Raiola complimented with a smile.
"Okay, then let's make a decision, I hope to get good news from you next time!" Cook said in high spirits, he could tell that Raiola was tempted, and he was going to do his best to persuade Zhang Yuan to come to Manchester City.
Manchester City is just a seller who has suddenly appeared, and the battle for Zhang Yuan has actually begun now.
After the match with Dortmund, it was the match day of the national team, and Schalke 04 Neuer and Westermann were called up, but Zhang Yuan and Gao Jun were not called up by the national team.
According to the national team's arrangement, they will play a friendly match against the Portuguese national team in Coimbra on March 3.
Coach Gao said on the phone to Zhang Yuan and Gao Jun that some newcomers would be recruited to join the team this time, and the two of them would not attend such a friendly match for the time being.
Both Zhang Yuan and Gao Jun stayed in Gelsenkirchen for training.
There was another person who seemed happy during the national team break, and that was Degan.
In 2008, Dunga recruited Digan to join the Brazilian Olympic team, but he was later defeated.
Since then, Digan has not been involved in the Brazilian national team and has not been called up once, but this time his luck came, Dunga did not have Digan's name when he announced the national team's match list, but then a defender in the team was injured, and Digan was called up by Dunga during training.
Anyway, the friendly match of the Brazilian team is against Ireland, and the match venue is also in Ireland, so Digan doesn't have to work hard.
So Deganle went crazy and ran away to Ireland, as for whether he could play or not, it could only depend on the will of God. (To be continued.) )