Chapter 772 Sell, Why Not Sell?
After talking to President Luis Felipe Vieira and General Manager Rui Costa at the Stadium of Light, Yang Huan went to Benfica's training base to visit, accompanied by the two.
As Lisbon's flagship team, Benfica's training base is not in Lisbon, but in a small town called Sechal in the district of Setúbal, south of Lisbon.
Seixal and Lisbon are just across the wide Tejo River.
Benfica's training base is located on the banks of the Tagus River.
Standing at the gate of the Sechal training base, you can see the scenery of the Tejo River at the end of the road from a distance, which is very beautiful.
Even the bustling downtown area of Lisbon can be seen across the river, which is also unique.
Tourism has always been one of the pillars of Portugal's economy, and the Tagus River has always been a favourite for tourists.
Don't look at Benfica's finances, but they are not stingy with their investment in the training base.
The area is not small, the first team and the academy are here, sharing a training building, but the facilities are very perfect, everything is available, and even a lot of equipment is very advanced, it is a very modern training base.
Not to mention in the Portuguese Super League, even if it is put in Europe, it is definitely second to none.
This can't help but remind Yang Huan of the training base of the Premier League team.
It's really more human than human, and it's infuriating!
Don't look at the Premier League teams are very wealthy, but the concept is still quite old, they are willing to spend a lot of money on players, but the spending on the training base is very stingy and picky.
Therefore, in the Premier League, in addition to those top teams, there are many teams whose training bases are terrible.
At this point, Yang Huan really thinks that Benfica's concept is very worthy of affirmation.
After visiting the Sechal training base, Yang Huan, accompanied by Vieira and Rui Costa, went to the banks of the Tagus River for a walk, and then a group of people returned to Lisbon and went to Wangjiang Pavilion for dinner.
It was at this dinner that Yang Huan mentioned Oblak's transfer.
This Slovenian? It will be after the winter break that he will officially replace Brazilian goalkeeper Artur as the main team, and he has performed well in the Portuguese Super League, which has been recognized by the Southampton scouting team.
However, the player is not well-known at the moment and will not be too valuable.
However, because Oblak's ownership also involves a third party, Vieira could not give Yang Huan a direct reply, but he promised that he would do his best to facilitate this transfer.
After negotiating the transfer of Oblak, the two sides talked about the current situation in European football.
Patrick Vieira mentioned something that intrigued Yang Huan a lot, namely Singaporean Chinese billionaire Lim Eng Hock who has made a strong move into Valencia, and the Bat Legion has made offers for a number of players in Benfica's squad.
Obviously, with Lin Rongfu's financial support, the rise of Valencia is only a matter of time.
But what's worse is that he found Jorge Mendes as a partner, he is really stupid and has a lot of money.
This piece of news also once again confirmed Yang Huan's previous views.
That is, in the coming years, there will be more and more international capital and consortiums that are targeting the football and sports industry.
In the past few years, the development speed of football and sports industry is too fast, and the market is too big, but it is difficult for anyone who is slightly familiar with and understands this part of the market to refuse this temptation.
Therefore, for Yang Huan, there is less and less time left for him to stake the field, if he doesn't seize the opportunity now, then I'm afraid it will be too late to regret it in the future.
Thinking of this, Yang Huan's idea became more resolute.
After eating with Vieira and Rui Costa, Yang Huan returned to the hotel.
At this time, Tesiki Begiristan, who had gone to Sporting Lisbon to approach, was already waiting for him at the hotel.
For Begiristan, who has extensive connections in Portugal, borrowing the training base of Sporting Lisbon is a piece of cake and not a big problem.
What really worries Begiristan is the situation facing Atletico Madrid right now.
"Master Huan, in recent times, there have been a number of teams that have been in contact with us, including Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United, Bayern Munich and Barcelona, and they have all shown a lot of interest in our players."
No wonder Begiristan is worried.
Atletico Madrid has only had two seasons of outstanding performances, last season was the La Liga champion, and this season is the Champions League final, but now they are facing this kind of almost falling apart poaching, can you not worry?
If one is not handled well, Atletico Madrid's results will plummet.
By that time, the good situation that had been painstakingly built up over the past two years had been completely lost.
Yang Huan understands Begiristan's worries, but he also has his own considerations, "What did Simeone say?" ”
"I asked him for his opinion and he said to follow the club's decision!"
Yang Huan snorted, knowing in his heart.
There are only two paths in front of Atletico Madrid.
One is to do everything possible to keep the player, but this will require the club to renew the player's contract and pay a higher price.
The advantage of this is that the team avoids turmoil and maximizes the team's existing competitiveness.
But the downside is that if the metabolism is not processed well, Atletico Madrid is likely to encounter the embarrassing situation of Inter Milan.
Another is to reorganize the squad drastically, sell the players in the team who do not meet the team's long-term plan, introduce a group of young powerful stars, and promote the rejuvenation of the lineup, which is also the most in line with Atletico Madrid's current business line.
The upside is that the team doesn't have to carry heavy operating costs and is able to take the opportunity to complete their metabolism.
The downside is that the team's results are likely to be affected and fluctuate.
Yang Huan flew from Southampton to Madrid in person in order to renew Simeone's contract and had talks with him, during which he mentioned this matter.
Now it seems that Simone's attitude is to follow Yang Huan's opinion.
This is not surprising, the club belongs to Yang Huan, only Yang Huan can decide what kind of philosophy he wants to run the team, as for Soriano and Begiristan, they are just managers, and Simeone is even more just a head coach, and they can only provide advice on this kind of matter related to the club's long-term plans.
"By the way, has Simeone's contract been signed?" Yang Huan suddenly thought of it.
It's a big deal.
"Well, signed, we're planning to make an official announcement in the next two days!" Begiristan replied.
Simeone's importance to this Atletico Madrid team is undeniable.
Even in Yang Huan's opinion, any player in the team can go, and Simeone must be kept no matter what.
This is not to say that without Simeone, Atletico Madrid will be finished, but Yang Huan feels that Atletico Madrid is now at a critical moment to build the foundation of a giant, and talents like Simeone should do their best to retain.
Moreover, it is only right to keep Simeone, avoid turmoil in Atletico Madrid, and make the team improve steadily as a whole.
Hearing that Simeone signed the contract and renewed it, Yang Huan was relieved.
"Tessicchi, go back and contact Tottenham Hotspur, I negotiated with them before, Felipe and Miranda, the total price is 60 million euros, you go and sign with them!"
"Sixty million? Begiristan was a little surprised.
60 million euros for two players?
Isn't that a shocking deal?
You know, when Atletico Madrid introduced Felipe, it only cost 12 million euros, and the introduction of Miranda didn't pay a penny, but now selling them has earned back 60 million euros?
Yang Huan saw his surprised expression, and felt funny in his heart, this deal had to be done no matter what.
As the saying goes, fat water does not leave outsiders to the field, anyway, Tottenham Hotspur is going to be slaughtered by others, rather than cheapening others, it is better to cheapen yourself, no matter what, you will not cheat to cheat them, right?
"I've thought about it, now that the new stadium is in full swing, we need money, and rejuvenation has always been our established route, so it's better to take this opportunity to sell this group of players and restructure the squad!"
Originally, according to Yang Huan's plan, he was responsible for the funds for the new stadium.
But now, since Atletico Madrid can bear this cost by selling players, why not Yang Huan?
Begiristan also knows that the new stadium is the foundation of the giants, and only with the new stadium can Atletico Madrid be qualified to talk about challenging Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Therefore, Young Master Huan's measures are not impossible.
"But, Master Huan, it's nothing to sell Miranda, after all, we still have Godin, Otamendi, Jose Simeone and Velasquez, but after selling Felipe, we will have one Jose Gaya left at left-back."
José Gaja has made many appearances for Atletico Madrid in the past two seasons, and his performance is very eye-catching, and he is a native Spanish player, which can be regarded as the target of Atletico Madrid's key cultivation.
In the case of the sale of Felipe, it is natural to support José Gaya as the main player.
And younger, localized, the benefits for Atletico Madrid are self-evident.
But the problem is that if the team is going to continue to play in the Champions League next season, one Jose Gaya alone will certainly not be enough.
Yang Huan knew in his heart and thought for a while, "What do you think, how is Luo Huo?" ”
"Rojo?" Begiristan frowned, "Young Master Huan, are you talking about Rojo from Tottenham Hotspur?" ”
"Hmm!" Yang Huan nodded, "This player is not liked by Van Gaal, so they want to bring in Felipe, if you think it is appropriate, I will come forward to talk and let them use Rohoga cash to buy Felipe, why do you have to let them make up 20 million, right?" ”
"Wonderful!" Begiristain exclaimed, "If Tottenham Hotspur are willing to use Rohoga cash to bring in Filipe, then this deal is worth it!" ”
Joking, Rojo is not liked by Van Gaal, but it will also be seen how things go.
From the past season, Rojo's performance in the Premier League still has a lot of potential.
It's just that Tottenham Hotspur's defensive team is too clumsy, and even Rojo has become a pit, so it looks bad, but in fact, the Argentine left-back still has the strength.
Besides, now Rojo's performance is sluggish, and his value is at the lowest point, and Atletico Madrid just wants a supplement, and Rojo is fully competent.
Through such a transaction, Atletico Madrid has not lost much in terms of strength, but it has earned a generous transfer fee, which is a good deal to think about.
Thinking of this, Begiristan's eyes when he looked at Yang Huan became unusual.
This Young Master Huan's operational ability is so strong.
"Then Arsenal wants to bring in Juanfran, Young Master Huan, what do you think?"
Who knows, as soon as his words fell, Yang Huan was already laughing.
"Sell, why not? Even Miranda and Felipe were sold, and do you care about a Juanfran ? ”
Juanfran is a Spanish right-back, the main right-back of Atletico Madrid, and a Spanish international.
But Yang Huan's idea is also very simple, with Montoya and Keno Peruzzi, two new generation players, since someone is willing to pay a high price to buy Juanfran, why not sell it?