Updated: 2013-03-27

The offer to Stam was quickly and neatly rejected by Manchester United. [Full text reading. 】

They are not short of money, and Stam has not yet published the autobiography that annoyed Ferguson, Manchester United failed to achieve good enough results in the Champions League last season, and Ferguson naturally will not let go of this extremely important central defender, so although Atletico Madrid's first offer was 20 million US dollars, Ferguson rejected it directly.

After knowing this result, Dick quickly gave up the idea of introducing Stam, especially when he knew that Stam had not yet published any autobiography, and the current goal was actually only one Thuram, and Thuram was also the most realistic target that Dick could fancy now.

Soon, Atletico Madrid asked Parma for the price, and the other party quickly replied with the news: "We don't want to sell Lilian? Thuram, he's not for sale for us. ”

Atletico Madrid were not discouraged, they made their first offer, and the price was directly offered 15 million US dollars - you must know that this price is already the highest defender value outside of Stam to Manchester United, the Dutch central defender transferred to Manchester United two years ago for 19.5 million US dollars, before him, no defender can be worth more than 15 million US dollars!

Parma refused, but the second offer came immediately – $17 million, plus two million.

Parma continued to refuse, and this time the tone of the rejection was a little wavering: "We don't want to sell Thuram. ”

On Dick's instructions, Atletico made a third offer, this time only a million dollars, 18 million.

Parma finally said it was time to talk: "No $25 million, no talks!" ”

"Maybe they're trying to scare us off...... The third time it only added a million dollars, which probably made them think that we could only come up with so much, plus two million, twenty million dollars, a record-breaking price, to see if they were tempted! ”

Dick sneered and said that it is now July 10, less than half a month left before Atletico Madrid's pre-season training camp, and the transfers of other players have been completed, and the Spaniard exchanged Moraga for Atletico Madrid's Toni, and now Dick has a transfer fee of 24 million US dollars, which is enough for him to have enough gold cannonballs to break down the defense of Parma's side.

Sure enough, breaking a record and approaching a record are two different things - when the previous offer of $18 million, Parma also planned to scare off Atletico with a higher price, and now they have directly broken Stam's transfer value, and of course they know what it means!

If it weren't for the fact that they had just sold Argentine striker Crespo to Lazio for a world record price of $52 million, I am afraid that they would have surrendered directly under the impact of Atletico Madrid's $20 million......

Parma were silent for a day, but Atletico's offer continued.

"Two million dollars, this will be our final offer!"

This offer became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

After a day of struggle, Parma said: "Twenty-three million, take it!" ”

"Deal!" Atletico Madrid immediately made a decision, which is within their psychological tolerance, since Dick said that as long as there is such a central defender, then even if all the transfer funds are spent, there is no problem!

While Atletico Madrid and Parma were in a tug-of-war, Dick had already arrived in France – Thuram, who had just finished the European Championships, was now resting in his hometown.

Dick had already informed Thuram's agent before he arrived, so he easily found Thuram - after this successful European Championship, every member of the French national team has doubled in value, Trezeguet got his wish to move to Juventus, Wiltord also moved to Arsenal, to say that it is unlikely that Thuram will not blush when he sees such a situation, after all, Parma are now only a mid-table team in Serie A......

It's just that Dick seems to have overestimated Atletico's status in the minds of these stars......

"Mr. Dick, with all due respect, I don't think my move from Parma to Atletico Madrid will be a leap in my career...... Yes, there are no big clubs coming to me, but I also have European matches to play in Parma, and I have reached the final of European competitions with Parma, so why should I go to Atletico Madrid? It's just jumping from one mid-table team to another......"

Dick sighed in his heart, sure enough, although Atletico Madrid still has a great attraction to some players who are not considered top, but for this kind of player who has reached a certain height, the glory in Atletico Madrid's history is not particularly attractive to them, they are concerned that Atletico Madrid has not won a decent championship for several years, the team management is chaotic, and the coach is changing like a marquee, which is not a place where players who want to pursue honor want to go.

And Dick, despite his outstanding firefighting achievements last season, was not enough to give them enough confidence in this, so Tristan rejected Atletico Madrid, and Trezeguet also rejected Atletico, and it was only Makelele and Jadel who could be brought in such unsuccessful players in the national team, and relatively marginal players such as Cruise, Vicente and Camoranesi, and it was difficult for the real top players to be attracted to them.

So Dick needs to impress Thuram with practical actions.

"Hmm...... Lilian, did you hear about Atletico last season? Dick thought for a moment and asked Thuram.

"I've heard a little." Thuram nodded: "I played badly at the beginning, and it took the last month or two to win consecutive games and avoid relegation, and I also won the Copa del Rey. ”

"To be precise, after the dismissal of Coach Antich in the 32nd round of the league, Mr. President made me interim head coach and gave me the power to control the whole team, Atletico Madrid won six consecutive league games and won the Copa del Rey. Because of these results, Mr. President set me right before the start of the season and gave me the same power to transform the team...... Now that the team has almost been reinvented, I have sold seven or eight players and brought in seven or eight players, and I am confident that I can put Atletico on the right track. Yes, anyone can talk the truth, but when I took over, Atletico were seven points behind the relegation zone, with only six league games remaining, and although they reached the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey, they faced a strong team like Barcelona...... But I won all eight games in one go, and I did what everyone saw as a miracle...... I was able to lead the team to good results in such difficult circumstances, and now that the whole team is built according to my ideas, then I can get even better results! ”

At this point, Dick looked at Thuram with sparkling eyes: "Lilian, tell you something...... I have made a military order to Mr. President, my contract at Atletico is three years, and if I don't win the league title in three years, I will leave automatically! I don't think I'm going to leave because I'm confident that I'll be able to take Atletico to the top again! Lilian, I don't say this to show how great I am, but to tell you that the next Atletico Madrid will not be as chaotic as the previous two years, because I am the first Atletico manager with so much authority, as long as I don't speak, even Mr. President can't sell one of my players! As long as I don't have the constraints of the club, I can be confident of winning the title, and right now, there is a vacancy in my team that has not been filled, and that is a top centre-back. Lilian, you are the talent we need, and with you, we will definitely be able to get some decent honors. We've sold a lot of people this season, but we've brought in a lot of people, and now Parma are likely to agree to our offer, and if you sign, you'll be the most expensive centre-back ever! This summer, the total investment of our buyers will be close to 100 million, and the actual investment will be close to 50 million US dollars! It proves that we are an ambitious team and what about Parma? How many people have been sold in recent years? Maybe Atletico's strength and results are not as good as Parma's now, but Parma is declining, and Atletico Madrid is on an upward trend...... You're twenty-eight years old now, and your physical condition is starting to decline, if you spend another year in Parma, how long can you shine in a wealthy family? When you come to Atletico, you can be a part of the big club with Atletico! ”

Thuram is a little tempted - Dick's words are true, how many people has Parma sold in recent years? They basically sell one or two main players every season, what Veron, Chiesa...... Each of the main players will make Parma a lot of money, but Parma have slowly gone from being a team that can win the Serie A and the UEFA Cup to a mid-table team......

Crespo was sold this year, although Parma also brought in a lot of people, but can such a top player be met casually? Dick said that Parma was gradually declining, and it was not true.

The question is, is Atletico really on the rise? They were almost relegated last season......

"A club that can net close to $50 million in the transfer market in a season is not on the rise? Modern football is a game of throwing money, and whoever is willing to throw money at it can get better. What was Inter like before Moratti took over? They're all on the verge of relegation! Although Moratti spent money inaccurately, Inter Milan has gradually become one of the strong contenders for the Serie A title, this is the power of money! Atletico Madrid has been in turmoil in the past two years, but has Atletico spent less money? It's just that they didn't get the idea right because they didn't have a top coach like me. I'll prove to you that I'm definitely going to be a much better Atletico than the previous two years! ”

Dick said loudly, "Lilian, I can make a private agreement with you...... If Atletico Madrid doesn't make it to the Champions Cup next season, then as long as there are giants to poach you, I will definitely not leave it difficult! Of course, this is just a private agreement, and I won't reveal it, if you believe me. Atletico Madrid is not short of money, if you agree to join, a three-year contract, an annual salary of two million US dollars, it is yours. ”

Dick showed his utmost sincerity.

Thuram looked at Dick, a smile on his swarthy face.

"Since you've said so, what else can I say?" Thuram stood up and held out his hand to Dick: "Mr. Dick, if Parma agrees to Atletico's offer, then I am willing to join Atletico." ”

Dick shook his hand, then smiled, "Lilian, trust me, you won't be disappointed with today's decision!" ”