Chapter 219: Signing
After getting Park Ji-yeon's upper sword, Deegan immediately called Zahavi, who got the exact news and started to act.
Fiorentina is not a listed club, all the shares are in the hands of the De La Valle family, from 2002 to the present, the De La Valle family has been at the helm of Fiorentina for more than 20 years, in these 20 years, the most glorious is of course the four seasons that Digan played here.
However, since the departure of Digan, Fiorentina has deteriorated, although it can barely maintain the level of mid-table Italian football, but as the Delawale family has invested less and less in Fiorentina, it is clear that the passion for football has gradually cooled.
Andre. De La Valle also left the club the year before last, handing over the club to his youngest son, although the successor was full of enthusiasm for football, but there was no way to reproduce the glory of the original Purple Lily Dynasty, so many years have passed, Fiorentina has simply become a chicken rib in the hands of the De La Valle family, without meat, it is a pity to abandon it.
And Zahavi's idea of playing the Fiorentina team is not a matter of one or two days, since Digan was injured at the beginning of this season, he has been helping Digan find a way out, and now since Tottenham can't tolerate Digan, then going to Florence and continuing to be active in the football circle as an owner and player is obviously the best way out.
The current value of Fiorentina, which Zahavi has previously estimated, is only 300 million pounds at best, and the reason why the value is not high is because Fiorentina does not have its own home stadium, the Fraki Stadium belongs to the city government of Fiorentina, and even the training base of Fiorentina is rented.
To put it bluntly, what is really valuable for Fiorentina is the players in the current squad at all levels, as well as Fiorentina's history and those honours.
This season, although Fiorentina finished in the top six of the league and won the Coppa Italia, it will not affect the value of the club much.
After two days of preparation, Zahavi travelled to Fiorentina as a representative of Dugan to meet with the current president of the club, Dravari.
Delawaree Jr. is only in his thirties, and he is a crazy fan, especially for Degan, so when Zahavi arrived at Fiorentina, he had a big plan in his mind.
Obviously, Drave Jr. has no intention of selling the team at the moment, and he wants to bring Degan back to Flaki.
"What? Acquire the club! It can't be, it can't be! Florence belongs to the Delavale family, and there's no way I'm going to sell it to anyone! I love Florence more than anyone else, and I want to bring the Purple Lily back to its glory. ”
The reflection of Junior Delawarei was completely unexpected by Zahavi, unlike his father, who was an avid fan chairman like Moratti, and he loved Fiorentina no less than anyone else, and all he wanted was to restore Fiorentina to its former glory.
It's a pity that he has received too little help from his family over the years, every season, he needs to run up and down for the transfer fee, Fiorentina is also in this low investment, began to gradually decline, and now although he can still maintain the identity of the mid-table team in Serie A, but to say that he will regain his glory, it is just a dream.
"President De La Vale, as a friend of your father, I must explain to you that I have come here to be entrusted by my employer, Mr. Wright, and he loves Florence no less than you, and the current situation of Florence, if you want to reproduce the glory of the Purple Lily Dynasty, it is simply impossible, unless there is a large injection of funds to help the team bring in better players, this money, the De Valella family will not come up with, but my employer, Mr. Wright, can, Do you want to watch the purple lilies continue to wither? If you really love Florence as much as you say, you shouldn't hold on to it, but you should take the initiative to let go and put the purple lily in the hands of someone who can restore its glory! Do you understand? ”
Little Delava was stunned, and he had to admit that Zahavi had a point, and when he thought about it, he hated the decision-makers in the family, all of whom were typical Venetian merchants, and were so stingy that they didn't want to spend a penny more on Florence.
But he is reluctant to sell Fiorentina, and it is not up to him to decide, and, if Digan does come back, it may not require a lot of investment, and the team can return to glory.
"Mr. Zahavi, I don't think it's a good place for us to continue today, so why not think differently? If Degan is willing to join Fiorentina, I think the Purple Lily can return to that height even if it does not have a large amount of money, and you can rest assured that I am willing to give Degan the club's maximum salary, 10 million euros, or even higher! ”
When Delava Jr. came to speak, he was also thinking in his heart, what should Florence do if he wanted to meet Digan's demand for an annual salary?
Transferring high-paid players is a necessity, but how do you make enough room for salaries?
Zahavi will not consider this suggestion at all, what he wants to do is to find a way out for Degan, even if Degan can really play until he is fifty years old, but there will always be a day when he retires, what should he do after he retires?
Be a so-called football celebrity who sells his mouth!?
That's not the trajectory of life that Zahavi is willing to plan for Degan!
Becoming Fiorentina's owner, leading Fiorentina back to glory and making Digan the most successful footballer of all time is what Zahavi would like to see.
"I'm sorry, President De La Vala, I think I can only disappoint you, my employer doesn't have this intention, what I need is to take full control of Fiorentina and rebuild the team according to his ideas!"
Seeing Zahavi's refusal, Drava Jr. couldn't hide his disappointment: "Okay! Mr. Zahavi, since you say so, I don't think there is any need for us to continue talking, I will never agree to sell it in Florence, there is no need to talk about this matter at all! ”
When Zahavi heard this, he didn't continue to insist, he got up and left, but just gave up, that is not Zahavi's style of acting, since little Drava is unwilling, then it is better to simply go to old Drava.
Previously, because of Degan's relationship, the relationship between Zahavi and the elder Delawaree has always been good, and many of the players who played for Fiorentina before were under Zahavi, and the personal relationship is really good.
When Zahavi contacted the elder Drawa and expressed his intentions, the old Delavelai's heart was inevitably moved.
In fact, since Digan left, the old Delavelai's mind about football has faded, although he likes football, but he is also a businessman, he values profits, money, and now Fiorentina obviously can't bring him income, since this is the case, it seems that it is not unacceptable to sell Fiorentina club.
Of course, it depends on how much money Deegan is willing to come up with!
Zahavi directly threw out the price of the 200 million euros acquisition, and as expected, the elder Delaware refused without even thinking about it.
"My old friend, are you kidding? 200 million euros to buy Fiorentina FC! It's simply impossible, and I think as a person who experienced the Purple Lily Dynasty at the beginning, you won't be unaware of the value of Florence! ”
Zahavi laughed: "Of course, of course I know, if it was twelve years ago, I think Rod would be willing to shell out 500 million Champions League to buy Fiorentina, but, Andre! I think you should also be a little sober, is the current Fiorentina still the same team that established the Purple Lily Dynasty in the first place? A lot of the players in the first team and youth team are signed by me, so don't I know their value? And the Frachio Stadium does not belong to the Fiorentina club, even the training base is rented by someone else, and the Fiorentina club has nothing of value at all except for the players in the teams of various levels and the office building? History? Can history be turned into real money? ”
De La Vale also had to admit that Zahavi did have a point, but ~~~~~~~~
"200 million euros is too little, I can't explain it to the family's board of directors at all!"
Speaking of which, Zahavi has been convinced that the old Delaveral has made up his mind to sell the Fiorentina club, and no one can defend a hen that lays golden eggs, but now Fiorentina not only can't lay golden eggs, but even ordinary eggs can't be laid, such a club in his hands, although it can make the Delawarea family famous, but the real economic benefits, nothing, every season, the family still needs to invest a lot in Florence, and it makes no sense to continue to hold Florence in their hands.
"Elan! I can sell Fiorentina, but definitely not for 200 million euros, Rod has to show good faith if he wants the team! ”
Zahavi nodded noncommittally: "So Andrei, how much do you think is appropriate?" ”
The elder Drava looked at Zahavi's face and tentatively reported a figure: "Four hundred and eighty million euros!" ”
Zahavi was stunned when he heard this, and then got up and was about to leave: "Andre, just now you said that you want to make Digan show enough sincerity, but unfortunately, I can't see any sincerity you show, 480 million euros, are you kidding?" If Rod is willing to come up with this money, he can buy the Club of Rome! ”
Roma have reached the last three of the league this season and secured a ticket to the Champions League qualifiers, and judging by the trend of next season alone, it is clear that Roma have the advantage of acquiring.
Old Dravelai, too, knew that the price he offered was a bit high, but he didn't expect Zahavi to refuse without even thinking about it: "Wait! Wait a minute! Elam! I don't think we have much of a difference, and we can continue to discuss! ”
The old Dravale is really determined to sell Florence now, and he doesn't even think about discussing it with Little Drava, he just wants to get rid of the big burden of Florence as soon as possible.
"How about 400 million euros? Elam! You know, even if that's the case, I'll need to go to the family board and give an explanation, they won't nod their heads if the price doesn't satisfy the vampires in the house! ”
Zahavi sneered in his heart, when it comes to vampires, who else in the Delawale family can compare to this Andre in front of him. Delaware.
"Nope! That can't be, Florence isn't worth that money at all now, Andrea! I'm not a rookie, I know better than you about football, Fiorentina is worth a little more than 200 million euros at best, you offer 400 million euros, God! I don't know what you think! ”
The elder Dravelai naturally knew that he couldn't hide Zahavi, a shrewd man in the industry, but with 200 million euros, he couldn't agree at all, but if he didn't sell the Fiorentina club and continue to invest in this team, the opposition within the family would only be greater.
If this matter is not handled well, the support rate of Little Delawaret within the family will only continue to decline, what should I do then?
"370 million, this is my bottom line!"
The elder Drava said, not forgetting to raise his eyes to see Zahavi's face, but to his disappointment, he didn't see anything.
"250 million euros, this is also my bottom line, beyond this money, I think Ruder Finn can only give up the acquisition plan!"
When De La Valle heard this, he really wanted to scold his mother and sell Fiorentina, that's for sure, in fact, since last season, he has begun to contact those oil godfathers, but those Middle Easterners are not interested in Fiorentina, the reason is that Florences are very xenophobic, they don't even want to admit that they are Italian, once there is foreign capital into their beloved team, the opposition of Fiorentina fans can be imagined.
If you analyze it carefully, it is the best decision to let Deegan take over the Fiorentina club, Deegan is the greatest player in Fiorentina history, the fans will not reject him in any way, and secondly, the De Valle family can also get rid of a big baggage.
But the difference in price between the two is too big.
Next, the two people were like businessmen, engaged in a repeated tug-of-war on the price, the negotiations lasted for two days, and the day before the Champions League final, the two sides finally reached a consensus, 300 million Champions League, Fiorentina changed hands.
Digan, who came to Milan with the team, was also in the hotel and put his name on the club's share transfer agreement.
From today, Digan will be the owner of Fiorentina FC, but this matter cannot be announced until the Champions League final is over.