"Eight million dollars, George, are you crazy?"

When George left Brazil triumphantly, Evan couldn't help but speak his mind.

The next day, Kaka gave George good news. Kaka is willing to move to Blackburn, so now the remaining question is to apply for a labor certification for Kaka. Of course, Kaka only played half a season in the Brazilian league, so he was not eligible for a labor certification.

Then George can only apply for a "special genius clause" for Kaka.

But Evan thinks George's eight million dollars are a bit expensive. Eight million dollars, that's five million pounds. Blackburn's current transfer fee is not very sufficient, and when he signed Campbell, the signing fee was already very high.

Although the value of players has risen sharply, the bubble in the ball market has begun to burst. Five million pounds to buy a 19-year-old player is rare even in European football.

For Kaka, there is only half a season of experience in the Brazilian league. Evan is not very optimistic.

"Evan, don't question my vision. Haven't you also watched some of his game videos and thought he was good? ”

Before coming to Brazil, Evan had seen some of Kaka's materials.

At that time, Evan also recognized Kaka's talent.

"I think he's good, but eight million dollars is always ......"

"If we don't take him now, we won't have a chance at all in two years."

If it weren't for this opportunity, Blackburn would have won the Champions League. If the likes of Manchester United and Milan were to enter the transfer, Blackburn would not have any advantage to compete with them. That is, now, Kaka is still a player who has just debuted.

Giants like Manchester United and Milan haven't paid attention to Kaka yet.

It's only mid-July, and George has already won two heavyweights. Campbell and Kaka, both made George quite satisfied.

Campbell will be able to play as a regular when he arrives, and he will be able to immediately improve the strength of Blackburn's backline. And Kaka, although it is unlikely to be the main force in Blackburn's midfield immediately. But Kaka is on the team, which can completely allow George to make another change to Blackburn's tactics.

Therefore, the transfer of the two people, although it cost George a lot of transfer fees. But George still felt it was worth it.

Blackburn have been moving fast this season. Or that George has always been quick in the transfer market, and George doesn't like that kind of procrastinating transfer. Like Arsenal, they drag their feet when they buy players.

Even they have been delaying the purchase of players until the last days of the transfer period.

Although that would save some transfer fees, because the new signings came late, it was also late to train with the team.

George clearly didn't like that. George is reluctant to let his team's training suffer for millions of pounds. To be able to make a transfer as quickly as possible, this is what George has always thought.

………… Although Campbell's move to Blackburn Rovers has a big impact.

Not only in English football, but also in European football. Blackburn Rovers are strong in their own right, winning the Premier League last season. And if there is no miscalculation, no one can say what position they will be able to reach in the Champions League last season.

Now with the addition of a fierce player like Campbell, the European football world can see Blackburn's ambitions.

But this transfer has only been fried for a while, and the bigger transfer news has hit European football. The whole of European football is on the rise.

That is, Zidane, who is now the European midfield master and the king of France, known as "Zizou", transferred from Juventus to Real Madrid at a world record price of 75 million euros. When this transfer came out, everyone in European football was shocked.

Florentino is another big deal that has stunned everyone.

Last summer, Florentino had just become president of Real Madrid when he brought in Figo from arch-rivals Barcelona. Not long after the transfer market opened this summer, it turned out to be the best midfielder in the world Zinedine Zidane at the moment.

It's so bold. It's so bold.

In the current European football world, who can have the courage of Florentino.

However, although Juventus lost Zidane, it definitely did not make a loss-making deal. 75 million euros, what is the price. It wasn't until nearly ten years later that Xiao Xiaoluo broke this transfer price.

They used the money from the sale of Zidane to add some money to the club and bought Thuram, Buffon and Nedved.

Although none of them can compare to Zidane's fame, all three are truly world-class players. With Zidane alone, in exchange for three world-class superstars, this deal is worth it no matter how you look at it.

Zidane's move was a truly happy one.

Real Madrid have acquired a king like Zinedine Zidane, who is also widely regarded as the closest to a king of the ball among the active stars. It is not only a sign of further promotion of Real Madrid, but also a new level of strength for Real Madrid.

For Zidane, from Juventus to Real Madrid, it was a leap in his career. Although Juventus is also a European giant, when it comes to the number one European giant, people will still say that it is Real Madrid.

Now I don't know how many players in European football are crying and shouting to join Real Madrid.

Juventus are the beneficiaries of this transfer. A rebuild was quickly completed, with Nedved, Thuram and Gianluigi Buffon all becoming the most important players for Juventus in the future.

But with Buffon's arrival, there is one person in a position that is quite awkward.

He is Juventus' former main goalkeeper Van der Sar.

Van der Sar definitely does not believe that Juventus bought Buffon in order to buy themselves a substitute. What is the value of Buffon, when he came to Juventus, the transfer fee exceeded more than 40 million US dollars. It is the highest transfer fee in the history of a goalkeeper.

And Buffon is Italy's No. 1 national goal.

How could such a player be a substitute for himself? Van der Sar understands that his spell at Juventus has entered the countdown.

But Van der Sar is not afraid, he has confidence in himself.

Van der Sar made his senior debut for Ajax in the 1990/91 season, and soon after the 21-year-old helped them win the UEFA Cup in 1992 beating Torino. And in the 1994-95 season, he won the UEFA Champions League with Ajax.

This was Van der Sar's heyday.

Later, Van der Sar transferred to Juventus and was also Juventus' main goalkeeper.

In the Dutch national team, Van der Sar has been the main goalkeeper since his first selection at the age of 24.

Such an experience made Van der Sar feel that even if he left Juventus, there should be giants who would throw an olive branch to him. But he was wrong, since Buffon's transfer, his agent has been busy for a long time, only to find that the European giants basically did not buy Van der Sar's **.

It's not that Van der Sar lacks strength, it's that these European giants already have their own goalkeepers. They won't risk buying Van der Sar, a 31-year-old goalkeeper.

This frustrated Van der Sar.

At this time, the only person who contacted Van der Sar was a club from the Premier League, a team called Fulham.

It's a team that has just been promoted. However, their boss has some ambitions and wants to make a big splash in the new season. So I contacted Van der Sar and offered to buy him for five million pounds.

Van der Sar was dismissive at first.

Fulham, what club, has not heard of. Don't say that foreign players like Van der Sar look down on Fulham, even England natives like George look down on Fulham.

As London's first football club, Fulham has a much older history than Arsenal, Chelsea and West Ham United. It's a pity that their honour book is empty, and if they had to find one, it would be to reach an FA Cup final nearly three decades ago and fail.

Van der Sar was humiliated at first.

No matter how you say it, Van der Sar is a goalkeeper who has won the UEFA Cup and the Champions Cup. is the main goalkeeper of Juventus and the Dutch national team, is it really going to this newly promoted Premier League team. But after waiting for a while, there were no other clubs interested in him.

Or even if some clubs are interested, they are all out of town when they see the five million pounds thrown out by Fulham.

They don't play with the upstarts from the Premier League. And Van der Sar is already thirty-one years old, who knows what the state will be in the future.

Van der Sar has almost resigned himself to his fate. I didn't expect myself to fall to this point.

Van der Sar, however, is a cheerful man. Since everything is already like this, it's useless to think about it. He handed over his transfer to his agent and then played at home with his wife, Anne Marie, and children.

Van der Sar's favorite thing to do is to spend time with his son and daughter.

At this time, the mobile phone in my arms rang. Van der Sar picked it up and saw that it was a call from his agent. It looks like the negotiations with Fulham are almost over. England? Premier League clubs? Fulham?

Van der Sar shook his head. Never thought about going back to the Premier League before.

"Rob, why did the negotiations end?"

I've already thought about it. So Van der Sar asked casually.

"Edwin, I've terminated the negotiations with Fulham."

"Huh?" Van der Sar was stunned. Van der Sar remembers that a few days ago his agent had said that Fulham's contract was not bad. It is said that as long as some of the provisions are changed, the problem will not be big. How could the negotiations be terminated after a few days?

"Another club got in touch with me."

"Who?"

"Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League. George. Levy called me personally. ”

"George. Levy? Van der Sar was stunned. Van der Sar played for Juventus for both seasons. For the name George is thunderous. This young coach, who is only a year older than him, is now a big name in European football.

He has excellent grades, but he has a bad temper.

However, Van der Sar knows that Blackburn is a Premier League powerhouse and the Premier League champion last season. They are actually interested in themselves? Compared to Blackburn, what is Fulham, what kind of club is that?

"Yes, Edwin. George. Levy called me and said he wanted you to move to Blackburn. ”

(To be continued)