493 Aulas
"Hello, Chairman Aulas."
Olas is already very old, but don't look old, but he has big eyes and speaks with a lot of energy. This person is a qualified club president, but definitely not an avid fan.
In Aulas's eyes, Lyon is a business, and Lyon is a business. The way he manages Lyon is the way he manages a business, and although it may seem ruthless at times, the results are good. Under this management style, Lyon may not have a good sense of humanity, but whether it is good grades or income, it is the best.
It's not often that a Lyon manager can stay with Lyon for a long time. Because Aulas is not allowing the manager to stay at Lyon for too long, thinking that the league club is the company. No one can stay in a business, in a certain location for too long. Except, of course, for the location of Olas.
"Mr. Chelny, I've been waiting for you for a long time."
When Olas saw Riester, he was glad to greet him. In fact, Rist doesn't have much to ask for Olas, and Olas doesn't have much to ask for for Lister.
After all, Rist is an agent predator who casts a net everywhere and in more than a dozen UEFA leagues. And Olas is a Ligue 1 boss and doesn't really need an agent. But although we don't usually have much friendship, we can use it when we have something. So it's fun for Rist and Olas to talk about family life. Soon the two sides chatted like friends they hadn't seen in a long time.
"Michelle, my father has a lot of admiration for you running the club."
"It's a joke. Who in European football doesn't know that Sparta Prague is home to the best of Eastern and Central Europe. The profit of each season is also beyond the reach of Lyon. β
Olas wasn't joking. France was originally rich in talented players, and with the French colony of Africa as a support, Ligue 1 has never lacked talent.
France is one of the central countries of the European Union, with a population of more than 60 million. The influence in Europe and the world is not at all comparable to that of a small Czech Republic. However, in recent years, the Czech league has been backed by the talents of several countries in Eastern Europe, Northern Europe and Central Europe. It's not worse than Ligue 1.
Sparta Prague is one of the best. Although the strength of the small national leagues in Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, and Central Europe is not too high, there are occasional geniuses. At present, they are all pouring into the Czech league, and Sparta Prague, as the giants of the Czech league, occupy the highest position. Almost all of the top talents have come to Sparta Prague.
Sparta Prague has had talent every season and excellent transfers every season. Although it is not a shock transfer of tens of millions, there will occasionally be transfers of tens of millions of euros. Every season, the transfer market alone can make tens of millions of profits. Sparta Prague's profits every season are the envy of many clubs in European football.
"Lister, I'm looking for you today for Ribery at the Metz club."
Metz has had a good season in the past two seasons. It began to be taken seriously by other Ligue 1 powerhouses. After all, Metz is just a small club in Ligue 1, and if it is a traditional giant like Marseille, it will be difficult to poach Lyon. But for a small club like Metz, Lyon has no scruples.
"Frank?"
In fact, Rist has long had this idea. Because at the moment, Mace is about to fall apart. Not for any other reason, but for Metz coach Jean. FernΓ‘ndez was poached. Marseille, the traditional giants of Ligue 1, poached coach Fernandes as he prepared to re-emerge. Coach Fernandes had approached Lister before leaving Metz to take Ribery with him.
Whether Ribery is going to Marseille or Lyon, he is leaving Metz anyway. Metz is a small club that would not have worked with Metz without Fernandez coach Rist. Now Coach Fernandez is leaving, and the players who have left Rister in Metz are leaving. Including Cazorla, Russ. Diarra, Tony, Koscielny, these people are to be taken away. After all, without Coach Fernandez, Metz is simply a small club with nothing.
"Michelle. I won't hide it from you. Coach Fernandes is immediately the manager of Marseille. He talked to me. Hope to take Frank away. Together to Marseille. β
Marseille used to be the number one club in Ligue 1 and even won the Champions League. Although it took away that Champions League title, Marseille's place in French football was there. It's a pity that as a former giant, it doesn't mean that it is a current giant. Marseille's current strength is completely out of step with Lyon's. The current Ligue 1 is the world of Lyon.
However, because of Fernandez, Rist considered letting Ribery go to Marseille. It's just that I didn't expect Lyon to be interested in Ribery as well.
"Marseille? Hum! Lister, Marseille is not the Marseille of twenty years ago. Now it's Ligue 1 for Lyon, where only Lyon is the hegemon. Franck Ribery is outstanding, don't you want him to play in the Champions League? Franck Ribery is already twenty-two years old, and it's too late to play in the Champions League. If he had played in Marseille, Ribery would not have been able to play in the Champions League until he was twenty-four or fifteen. β
Olas doesn't care about Marseille at all. Twenty years ago, Marseille was the boss and dominated Ligue 1 football. But now Marseille has not completely come out of the scandal of the year, and is not qualified to fight with Lyon at all.
"Champions League. Champions. β
Rist does have some difficult choices. Lyon are the hegemon of Ligue 1 and are easy to become famous. Marseille has Ribery's mentor, Coach Fernandez.
But Olas was right. Champions League, only the Champions League is the real place of fame. Any player who is famous in European football is a player who has performed well in the Champions League. If a player doesn't perform well in the Champions League, he doesn't do well in the league. It is also a huge flaw.
The representative figure is Ibramovic. There is no doubt about the strength of this person, but there is a huge regret. That is, he has done so well in the league that there is a saying that "whoever gets Ibrahimovic gets the league". However, his poor performance in the Champions League affected his place in the history of European football. If his performances in the Champions League can be as good as the league, then his status is definitely a big cut beyond reality.
Ribery could not continue to harbor in France. After all, Ribery is now twenty-two years old, and in another year, in 06, it will be the World Cup. After the 06 World Cup, Ribery was not able to transfer immediately, in addition to the mistake of Ribery's agent, another reason is that many giants are waiting. Because before the World Cup, Ribery was not famous.
Even Domenech took Ribery to the World Cup, and there were many media jokes. Because before his World Cup, Ribery didn't have much of a reputation at the club. Although he has performed very well in Marseille, Marseille's results are not considered to be the best team in the world. Therefore, many giants are waiting to see if Ribery's performance in the World Cup is just an accident.
If Riester wants to operate Ribery to leave France after '06, Ribery will have to accumulate enough fame before the World Cup. In this way, those giants will decisively bring in Ribery.
"Michelle, in my case of course I want Frank to come to Lyon. Lyon has a bigger stage and a better salary. But I'm going to talk to Frank, after all, Coach Fernandez is his mentor, and Frank still yearns for Marseille. β
Rist slowly leaned towards Lyon. But Rist can't show that he thinks about it, and he can't make Aulas think that Ribery is easy to bring in.
"Yes, Rist. I wait for your good news. β
Olas is very optimistic about Ribery. Lyon have sold players every year over the years, but they have always been able to bring in some good players. This is thanks to Lyon's scouting system, but also thanks to Aulas's excellent vision. Aulas bought talented players from Ligue 1 and then sold them to Lyon a year or two later. Franck Franck Ribery is exactly what Olas considers to be the best Ligue 1 talent at the moment. Lyon are currently lacking a good player on the wing.
Wiltord is not fit to play wide and Ben Arfa is too young and reckless. Especially after this season, it can be seen that Ben Arfa, although he is very talented, has always been unable to fit into the team. Plus Ben Alpha is too lonely and underestimates the rest of his teammates. That's why Olas set his sights on Ribery.
"Michelle, don't worry. That is, in two or three days, I will give you a clear answer. I'm not a big fan of procrastination. β
Olass nodded. The first time Olas came into contact with Rist, he was very satisfied with Rist's attitude. After talking about Ribery, Olas said to Ribery: "Lister, it's not just Ribery who is looking for you today. β
"Anything else?"
Rist was a little surprised. Aulas asked Rist what else to do besides the player's transfer. Could it be that Olas still wants to work more deeply with Lister? If Leon is really willing to cooperate with Lister further, Lister can consider it. After all, Lyon is the representative club of Ligue 1.
"There's someone who wants to meet you."
"Who?"
Rist was curious. can invite a powerful figure in French football like Olas as an introducer, what kind of character will this person be. In French football, it is estimated that even the current president of the French Football Federation does not have such a face.
"Michelle."
Although Olas only uttered a name, Rist immediately became serious. The name Michelle is widespread, and the number of people who have it in Europe is in the hundreds. But there is only one person who can say it from the mouth of Aulas, and it is still so formal. Lister didn't even need to think about it, he already understood. That is Michel, who is known as the first man in the history of French football. Platini.
Rist, of course, is going to be serious. Platini is a high point in the history of French football. Platini wanted to see him, and Rist knew that there must be something important.