Chapter 2 Gambling
The price is "40 million pounds, this price is not bad, is it?" ”
In Manchester, England, in the Carrington training base on the outskirts of the city, an old man in sportswear and glasses stood casually on the edge of the training ground, with his left hand phantom chest and his right hand holding his chin, as if he was contemplating and muttering to himself.
The weather conditions in the UK are not ideal, the most famous is London, which is shrouded in smog and clouds all year round, in fact, except for London, most British cities are like this, so at this moment Manchester, although it is already summer, but the cold wind in the early morning is still cold, and the cold is unexpectedly cold.
In the cold wind, the old man didn't seem to be aware of it, his face was shining with a shiny look, his mental state looked quite good, and there was even a hidden excitement in it.
Mulenstin stood next to the old man, and shook his head helplessly, in fact, he still had some embarrassment in his heart, normally speaking, even if the club is very interested in a certain player, but according to the process, it should first contact the player, and on the right track, it is necessary to communicate with the other party's club first, and then negotiate, and finally make an offer - and now, the league has just ended, and it is still early for the transfer market to open, The owner of his own house was so impatient that he instructed the transfer department to send a transfer application and an offer to the opposing club, which ...... Isn't it a little too fast?
Even if you have an agreement with the opposing player, is it really good to do so? Real Madrid is not a small club that cats and dogs do not fall into the stream, are you sure that the other party will not mistake the other party for our provocation to them?
When Muhrensteen was complaining in his heart, his boss, well, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson had already turned his head and looked at him with blazing eyes.
"Do you think the price is fair, Rene?"
Obviously, Ferguson's mental state was indeed excited today, and it was not enough to mumble to himself, and he even sent an inquiry to his assistant - it was better to ask for a sense of recognition.
'Well, the price is fair, for a young player, although he is really good, 40 million pounds is not a small number. He's worth the price! I think Real Madrid will be very satisfied......"
Muhrensteen replied, of course, he is not very sure of this answer, to be honest, the average young player, at the age of twenty-one, it is difficult to achieve much, even if it is very potential, but 40 million pounds, is definitely a premium.
But for that person...... Is he really worth £40 million? Muhrensdin wasn't so sure.
First of all, last season, that guy not only equaled the decades-old Champions League single-season goal record, but also dominated the league and Champions League four tables, and also won the European Golden Boy Award - which is also a very important honor, enough to make his value a lot.
And this season, on the road to Real Madrid's victory in La Liga, the Chinese teenager also played a very key role, and now the opponent is already a champion-level player, and his value naturally has to rise with the tide.
After all, when Real Madrid introduced him, it also cost 30 million euros, which is converted to a season worth more than 20 million euros, which is a big increase, but the problem is that the other party is a heavyweight superstar, and according to the recent "disputes" on the Internet, Real Madrid does not seem to want to sell this talented teenager who is destined to reach the pinnacle of football glory in the future......
Therefore, he has no idea whether 40 million pounds can impress Real Madrid. Of course, the boss is in high spirits at the moment, he naturally won't say anything to disappoint the fun, anyway, his words won't have any effect, so pick up the good ones, it's always right.
"Rene, you're right. He's a really good player. It's just that I'm worried that it's not that he doesn't deserve the 40 million pounds offer, but that this offer is not worthy of him, and presumably Real Madrid won't easily nod and agree to this offer. ”
Ferguson spoke again, his brows tangled together, but as if he thought of something in an instant, he quickly let go again, and Muhrensteen was about to respond again, only to hear Ferguson speak again as if talking to himself, "But it doesn't matter, Fan and I have already made an agreement, he nodded about leaving Madrid, and the rest depends on our sincerity and means...... Also, transfers are like doing business, what is impossible to discuss? Since it can't be kept, it can only be sold, as for the price...... Oh, for Fan, I'm bound to win! ”
"For Fan, I am bound to win!"
Such a bland but resolute words fell on Muhrenstin's ears, which made him stunned, he looked up at his boss, the expression on the Scottish old man's face was still with an indifferent smile, but the firmness in his eyes was undoubted.
With Mulenstin's knowledge of Ferguson, he knew very well that since the old man had said such a thing, it was really imperative that even a huge amount of representation could not change his determination.
As he thought so, Mulensteen noticed that the boss had turned around and walked slowly towards the office building.
"Boss, you...... Where are you going? ”
"There should be news back over there, let's go check ......"
The voice drifted in the distance, and Ferguson walked forward, his figure quickly disappearing at the entrance of the office building.
Muhrensdin was stunned for a moment, but quickly came back to his senses and trotted after him.
……
"Forty million pounds?"
"Almost 50 million euros?"
"It's a lot of money, it's just ...... More than 50 million want to take Fan away, which inevitably makes things too simple. We're Real Madrid, but we're never short of money! ”
After a brief moment of astonishment, Florentino came back to his senses and looked at the offer and transfer application in his hand, the corners of his mouth outlined a clear sneer.
When United's offer was in front of him, he finally figured it all out. Van Bizhuang's reluctance to sign a new contract is clearly due to waiting to leave the Bernabeu at the end of the season. And the ones who paid for his departure were Manchester United and Alex Ferguson.
Speaking of which, Florentino is no stranger to Manchester United and Ferguson, both are world-class giants, and they have dealt with a lot of times, and whether it was Beckham, Vanney, or now Cristiano Ronaldo, they all transferred from Manchester United, it can be said that although the two teams are competitive in Europe, their private friendship is quite good.
Of course, in business, under the instruction of Ferguson, although Manchester United peddled many stars to Real Madrid, the transfer fee should be a lot, and even, he did not forget that the lion opened his mouth and bit a large piece of meat on the white team. It's just that the two sides are willing to fight and the other are willing to suffer, which is nothing to say.
It's just that now the roles of the two sides have reversed, Manchester United and Ferguson have become buyers, they want to poach from Real Madrid, which makes Florentino feel a little unhappy - to be fair, from the historical background and the depth of honors obtained, to the influence of the world, Real Madrid is undoubtedly more than Manchester United, most of the time, it was Real Madrid to poach other teams, and now other teams are poaching themselves, and the target of poaching is still a player that he values very much, which will inevitably make him feel uncomfortable.
For Fan Bizhuang, Florentino wants to keep him, even if the other party wants the highest salary and the best treatment in the team, he can agree without hesitation, but the problem now is that Fan Bizhuang does not accept the signing of a new contract at all, which means that Real Madrid cannot occupy too much initiative on the issue of whether Fan Bizhuang will stay or not.
Of course, Florentino could force Van Bizhuang to stay at the Bernabeu according to his previous contract, after all, he signed a three-year contract, and now it is only one season, according to the spirit of the contract, Van Bizhuang can stay at the Bernabeu for at least two seasons - this is the best result.
But obviously, whether this result will happen or not is not up to him Florentino.
Because this contract is set up with a liquidated damages clause, that is, Fan Bizhuang can choose not to continue to perform this contract, so as to choose to compensate Real Madrid - as long as Real Madrid is compensated 40 million euros, then Fan Bizhuang can be "free".
Thinking about it this way, Manchester United's offer is really "conscience" enough, they can choose to only pay 40 million euros in liquidated damages and take Van Bizhuang away, but they just issued an offer of 40 million pounds, equivalent to more than 50 million euros, which is from another point of view, it can be regarded as the goodwill released by Manchester United, and they are not willing to deal with Real Madrid because of this "liquidated damages".
Think about it, it's all mixed in the football circle, you don't see you when you look up, and everyone is a giant team with status and status, and it is already a very tasteless thing to forcibly take away the important players in the opposing team.
For an experienced "old oilman" like Ferguson, this is completely unnecessary. With Van Bizhuang's current form and the ability he has shown, even if United pay an extra sum of money, if the deal is done, they will still be able to make a profit. So there is no need to worry about spending more than 10 million euros.
Thinking of this joint, Florentino has a dumb feeling, in order to get a player, there are very few clubs that choose to pay liquidated damages, and even fewer clubs are willing to pay more transfer fees than liquidated damages, and because of Fan Bizhuang, Manchester United is willing to pay more, so thinking about it, it is really a "strange thing" in football transfer transactions.
But Florentino couldn't laugh, because he really didn't want to sell Fan Bizhuang, or rather, he didn't want to let him go easily.
He was curious about what exactly Van Bizhuang and Manchester United had agreed to in private, but now was clearly not the time to dwell on that, and now that the two had reached an agreement, it would be useless to think too much.
The most important thing now is how to maximize the benefits.
Florentino's characteristic merchant shrewdness was now fully revealed. He also knows that since he can't keep it, how to make a profit in this deal is the most important thing to do.