Chapter 254: Who Does He Think He?!
'Pep has received a lot of offers in the winter and to be honest, a lot of them are leagues outside of Europe, he's not particularly interested in that, he's ambitious and he wants to stay in Europe! Just now you said that we want to be more direct, then I will make it clear that we care about two issues, one is salary, and the other is playing time! Can Trapani come up with sincere conditions?! Orobdig asked.
What Orobdig means is that if Trapani can't come up with the corresponding invitation conditions, Guardiola will have to go out of Europe to Qatar, what major leagues, J-League and gold panning!
In fact, in Europe, Trapani is not only interested in Guardiola, Guardiola's time in Brescia is deeply loved by Brescia fans, and his performance after the ban is lifted is also very good, there are also Baggio and Mazzoni who know him and know him, Guardiola has said that he is willing to return to Brescia soon after joining Roma, and even expressed his willingness to go back during the winter break, but salary is a big problem.
Orobdiger couldn't take all his words, he just wanted to get more pay.
"The first condition you said, I can reply to you now, I will be willing to give an annual salary of 2 million euros after tax, but we will sign a contract for three years! As for playing time, Sailly and I can't guarantee you whether you have the ability to play under Zeman, it's up to you! Hugo said.
2 million annual salary, three-year contract time, Orobdiger is satisfied, if it is one year, of course, it is better to go to Qatar to pan for gold, three years is good, Trapani can be promoted to Serie A next year, Guardiola can also continue to prove himself in Serie A.
"Pep, we are willing to pay such a high salary to invite you because we believe that you can help the team, if you are confident, then you should accept the challenge, I believe that Mr. Zeman will give you the right arrangement!" Sailly said from the side.
The first meeting with Guardiola was okay, both sides exchanged opinions, very frank exchange of opinions, Hugo bluntly said to Guardiola that your past is your past, to Trapani is a new beginning, Trapani is a coach who has the final say, not a player, what you have to do is to actively cooperate with Zeman's tactical arrangements to meet Zeman's requirements.
The hidden meaning in the words is that you are a big name, but you are not a big name in Trapani, Guardiola has not had a good time in Rome this season, and he has been talking a lot recently, claiming that coming to Rome is a wrong decision, and the internal situation in Rome is unstable, and he, Barty and others have uncovered the uprising, which has a very bad impact on Rome.
After the two sides talked, Orobdig and Guardiola were satisfied with the salary and agent commission, and Orobdiger was promised that Hugo could pay him a commission of 400,000 euros.
However, as for whether to go to Trapani, Guardiola did not make a clear statement, saying that he needs to think carefully.
Hugo and Cerly also don't want to persuade him that Pep Guardiola is a player who may be helpful to the team, but he is not a necessity in their minds, and he is not as important as Del Vecchio.
The Roma club has informed Del Vecchio that they accepted Trapani's offer and wanted to see what Del Vecchio meant, and Del Vecchio's first reaction was to refuse, he didn't want to go to the Serie B team at all, it was the end of the world, it was too bad!
But Sensi and Bardini are heartfelt, I wish he could go, he can go to Montella, the salaries of the two of them are much higher than Guardiola, Montella is about 4 million euros, and Del Vecchio is close to 3 million euros.
The goal efficiency of these two people is not good, even if they are loved by Roma fans, but the high salary is also a sin, and now it is finally a pick-up man, and he is willing to pay a transfer fee of 8 million, Roma naturally hopes to get rid of Del Vecchio.
But he refused, and when Roma told Hugo the news, Hugo was very angry, because Sailly had contacted Del Vecchio's agent, but Del Vecchio refused to meet and did not want to talk to Trapani's people about any transfers, he was willing to stay in Rome.
"Who does he think he is?! Am I still going to hang him from a tree?! Hugo roared in the hotel room, he stayed for only one purpose, to convince Del Vecchio, but this Del Vecchio was too faceless to look down on Trapani, which to be honest made Hugo very hurt!
"Gigi, what's the good of being angry like this?! Isn't it normal for him not to come?! He's an international and it looks like a bargain to choose us! If we don't have him, we can find other candidates! Selly persuaded Hugo to dissipate his anger, which was originally a two-way process.
Del Vecchio's transfer was led by Hugo himself, Sailly was not very optimistic about this deal, people are the national football team, why choose you?! money, he has now taken 3 million euros after taxes, which is really a lot, and Trapani can't give him too much, 4 million is impossible, Hugo will not give his salary to 4 million euros.
The much-negotiated deal turned out to be so yellow, and Hugo clearly had Delvicchio in mind.
When a reporter interviewed him later, he talked about the recent rumours that Trapani's Italian international Del Vecchio in the Roma team was interested in whether it was true.
"Del Vecchio?! I've never heard his name at all! Besides, a marginal national football player like him can look down on Trapani?! ”
He sarcastically mocked Delvicchio in his words, to which Delvicchio did not make any response.
Sailly flew to Turin, Guardiola has to think about it, it's up to him, Del Vecchio is in the soup, and with the winter transfer closing date just a few days away, Selli has to re-target Lucarelli.
Hugo returned to Trapani, Trapani has completed a league match against Salernitana in the 20th round of the league on January 26 after the Coppa Italia, this time it is no longer a substitute, Zeman made a small rotation, Trapani beat the opponent 3:0, got three points, and the points became 33 points, benefiting from the first few teams have dropped the chain, Trapani actually promoted several levels in a row, and climbed to the fourth place in the standings.
This position can be a promotion play-off with the 16th place in Serie A, Hugo seemed very happy, and after returning to Trapani, he talked to Zeman and praised the old man Zeman for his recent work, a full 6 rounds of games, Trapani only lost one, not to mention the league points during this time, the Italian Cup also entered the semi-finals, and Zeman did not break his promise.
Zeman also knows about Guardiola, and with the further integration of Miku during this time, Zeman feels that this is a dispensable figure, and it would be too cost-effective for Hugo to hire a substitute like Guardiola with a high salary.
The old man said to Hugo with great ease: "We don't necessarily need Guardiola, and if the cost is too great, we don't need to bring him in!" ”
"Are you worried about using him badly?!" Hugo thought so.
"Our current team has gone through most of the season, and I can now say that it has taken shape, Miku is now used to his role, and it may not be a good thing for this team to add another main player in the middle of the season!" Zeman said.
"I know, I know, I understand! But Mr. Zeman, Guardiola's strength is still obvious to all, although he has experienced injuries and is older, but if you can make him find resonance with the team, Trapani's strength will increase a lot, which is a good thing for the team! Mr. Zeman, don't worry, if he can't adapt here, he can only blame himself, I have already told him in advance, this is a new starting point, not a place for him to play big names! Hugo said with a smile.
"What's more, he's still thinking about it now, and it's not certain that he won't come here!" Hugo continued.
Zeman is not afraid of managing big players, in fact, he gets along with a lot of big players, he is just worried about upsetting the balance in the current team, and Hugo has no problem with that.
Then on January 28, Trapani and Torino agreed on the transfer of Lucarelli, Trapani spent 4 million euros to sign Lucarelli to supplement the striker, and then on January 30, Pep Guardiola joined Trapani from Roma for free on a three-year contract.
Lucarelli's joining is just small news, he is an inconspicuous striker, Guardiola's joining is a bit of big news, no one would have thought that Guardiola actually chose Trapani, but then various media inquired about Trapani's willingness to give Guardiola a three-year contract, and the basic salary is 2 million euros, everyone understands everything.
When the two men arrived, Trapani also held a special press conference, and Giorgio took the two to appear.
"Cristiano and Pep are both experienced players, we know that we are a young team and they bring a lot of experience to the table, and their arrival strengthens us and we will be aiming for more wins in the second half of the season and a promotion spot!"
Giorgio is confident about the prospects of the two in the team.
Lucarelli, an inefficient striker, has been criticized this season, and he has to come to Trapani, Torino really looks down on him, this form is too bad, Lucarelli hopes that he can change some luck after going to Trapani.