"Wesley, do you want to continue to build your strength? Want to hit for more honors? I absolutely believe in the level of Ajax's youth training, and I absolutely agree with your quality, from a technical point of view, you have nothing to strengthen, what you need to strengthen now is vision and adaptability. The Eredivisie, like the Portuguese Super League, is a haven for attacking players, and attacking well in such a place does not prove that the same performance can be achieved in the top five leagues. It's impossible for you to improve in the Netherlands now, both technically and experienced, to go to Serie A, to get a higher level of training, to grow up with better team-mates, to know what you want to do and what you can do in a better tactical system...... That's what you're going to do now. ”

'Inter now need a playmaking core in midfield. That's right, a player like you who is not very famous, it is very difficult to become the core of the midfield at Inter Milan as soon as you go, but Inter Milan still has me, I achieved good enough results last season, there are no players in the whole Inter Milan who do not listen to me, I promise that as long as I give the order, they will honestly follow my arrangement...... Next season we're going to be in the third line, we need a lot of good players, and you, even in this season's signings, are one of the two most important guys. ”

'That's right, we bought a lot of midfielders in the summer, Figo, Chigarini, Yaya Toure...... But we've sent away a lot of midfielders, Semioli, Calagounis, Farinos and possibly gone, so I'm not going to promise you're an absolute mainstay, but as long as you can show what I want to see in training, then you're the heart of Inter's midfield and as long as you're healthy, you're going to be on the pitch. ”

After seeing Sneijder in private, Dick was immediately shocked, the spirit of the king was exuded everywhere, and the three-inch incorruptible tongue was preached, and all the questions that Sneijder wanted to know were talked about - the effect was really good, after listening to Dick's tirade, Sneijder nodded: "As long as the club agrees to the offer, I am willing to join Inter Milan." ”

Dick laughed, then reached out to Sneijder - a reaction that was Sneijder's style, and after rationally analyzing the pros and cons, he was able to make a decision immediately, and at the same time did not want to get into a stalemate with the club......

"No problem, we will make an offer to Ajax immediately, but I also hope that you can show some attitude, after all, if Ajax does not let go, there is nothing we can do, this season we are not spending money in the transfer market, but we will definitely not spend a lot of money...... We don't have a Russian injection. ”

Sneijder also laughed, the Russian Abu has been famous in European football in the last two years, and Chelsea buyers generally automatically increase the price by 50 per cent, but it is clear that Dick will not do such a thing.

The contact with the Ajax side was not too smooth.

Among the Ajax group of players, captain Zivo was the first to leave, and the next to leave was Ibrahimovic, and this summer, Van der Vaart was almost certain to leave, and Ajax was ready to train Sneijder as the next main force, but at this time, Inter Milan made an offer to them!

Inter Milan's first offer of eight million euros was almost immediately rejected by the Ajax side, Van der Vaart was rumored to leave two years ago, but for the sake of Ajax's results, he stayed, and Ajax did not plan to keep him, but Sneijder is a year younger than Van der Vaart, and now Inter Milan wants to introduce him, which is also a pretty big blow to Ajax......

"Mr. Endet, a player like Sneijder, we are very sincere in bringing him in, you see, the funds we have prepared are definitely not small, what do you think of 10 million euros? With this money, maybe it would be possible to keep Van der Vaart...... You must know that in Ajax, Van der Vaart is more important than Sneijder, I think Ajax can sell Van der Vaart now, also because Sneijder can take over, right? However, if Van der Vaart could be kept, would you still need Sneijder? ”

Dick's words made Ajax's technical director Endet stunned for a moment, and then he calculated - in the hearts of Ajax fans, Van der Vaart's status is naturally more important, in order to keep Van der Vaart last summer, they even sold Ibrahimovic who was at odds with Van der Vaart, as the current captain of Ajax, Van der Vaart is more famous and important than Sneijder......

However, he quickly reacted, staying in Van der Vaart for two seasons before, it was determined that the club promised not to stay in his transfer in the future, and now Van der Vaart is estimated to be ready to leave, and if he wants to keep him, will Van der Vaart agree? These are two different things!

"Impossible, Mr. Dick, we have promised Van der Vaart to let him leave...... We can't do this kind of untrustworthy thing. Endett shook his head and rejected the tempting offer.

"How much can Van der Vaart sell for? Million? Million? Twelve million euros, Mr. Endet, as long as Sneijder's transfer is agreed, 12 million euros will be Ajax's. Dick said slowly.

Endett shook his head in extreme pain: "It's not about money......"

"Well, not to mention Van der Vaart, even if we want to buy Sneijder directly, 12 million euros is already a top number, how much did Ibrahimovic sell when he went to Juventus last year? Sixteen million! He is a striker, and even at this price, it has been delayed until the transfer deadline, how much impact has it had on Ajax's preparations? Ajax's poor performance in the league in the first half of the season has something to do with the lack of a reliable striker. I don't think I will lose last season's league title...... You see, we didn't think about taking advantage of Ajax, 12 million euros, even if you stay with Snejder for a year or two, will he be able to sell it for a higher price? In recent years, it has been rare for a Dutch player to sell for such a high price...... Look at the captain of your sworn enemy, Van Bommel, who has just joined Barcelona on a free transfer...... Now that other clubs are very good and they are not willing to spend so much money on Dutch players, Sneijder still has a few years left on his contract? Two years, or three years? By then, he will be fully mature, and he will be able to join a top club as a free agent, just like Van Bommel did, and the transfer fee saved can also increase their own salary income......

Dick's words left Endet speechless, this is indeed the current situation of Dutch football, the free transfer made the powerful Ajax team fall apart in an instant, and then they lived a good life by selling people, but with the disappearance of the bubble in the European transfer market, the giants of other leagues have begun to become more budget-conscious, and the player would rather be free to transfer and get more salary - Litmanen waited until his contract expired and went to Barcelona on a free transfer and got the top annual salary of five million US dollars at the time, I have to say that it is also a stimulus......

In this case, a team like Ajax that started with youth training is becoming more and more difficult, and the players who have been trained are always unable to form a system, and it is difficult to get too good honors, so naturally they can't sell at a high price, and at the same time, the investment in youth training has also been affected, so it is indeed quite difficult for them to maintain.

"Twelve million euros, you think about it, this money is in the hands of Ajax, it can be used to keep Van der Vaart, it can be used to invest more in the academy, to develop more young players, and at the same time to be able to offer them longer contracts and avoid financial losses, but at the same time it's still very early, the transfer market has just opened, sell Sneijder, and there is plenty of time to find a new replacement for him...... I'm much kinder than Moji, I won't be slaughtered, but I won't let the other party suffer too much. Dick said with a smile as he spread his hands.

"We still need to discuss this issue." Endett finally gave such an answer.

Such an answer is actually a relief, Dick naturally knows it in his heart - anyway, there is still a long time, and there is no need to be too anxious now, in his heart, the transfer fee of less than 15 million is within the range of his tolerance, you must know that Sneijder transferred to Real Madrid two years later, and his worth is 27 million euros, of course, the current Sneijder is not as famous as two years later, and it is normal for his value to decline.

After discussing it, Ajax was still a little hesitant, Inter Milan's offer was very good, but if Van der Vaart and Sneijder were let go in one summer, whether it was athletic or otherwise, it would be greatly affected......

In this case, they began to probe Sneijder's tone, if Sneijder himself does not want to go, then decisively refuse, Inter Milan does not seem to be a style that will go all out to smash people, especially Dick, the head coach, never blindly spends money when buying people, and cannot make a sky-high price, if the player does not want to go, then there is no need to agree.

When coach Koeman asked Sneijder, Sneijder said that he was still very grateful to Ajax, but if there was a good opportunity, he still wanted to play in a higher level of the league, of course, he would never do anything harmful to the club, and he would only agree to leave if the club agreed to the offers of other giants.

Such an answer fell in the ears of the Ajax management, and they already knew it - Sneijder had probably made an agreement with Inter Milan privately, but he did not use the identity of the player to put pressure on the club, whether it was Inter Milan or Sneijder, it was already very kind, unlike last year Juventus can be said to have exhausted all means, Ibrahimovic kept saying that he "has always liked Juventus and is willing to break his leg for Juventus", and used various methods to grind the price, Although Ajax persevered until the last minute and still got the price they wanted, the transfer preparations for the whole summer were a mess, which directly affected the game......

"Twelve million is not enough to satisfy us."

Eventually, Ajax gave such a reward, and Dick knew that taking Sneijder was almost a sure thing - now it was just a matter of how much more money it would cost......

After some bargaining, Inter Milan finally added a transfer fee of 2 million euros, and won the 21-year-old Dutch international Wesley Sneijder for a transfer fee of 14 million euros.

"Welcome to Inter Milan." After seeing Sneijder sign the contract, Dick smiled and extended his hand to Sneijder.