Chapter 41: Choose one of three
In the end, to everyone's surprise, all three clubs were willing to meet Villa's asking price, but the details differed.
Manchester City are the deepest and they can not only meet Villa's asking price, but even trade at a premium, simply because Joe Hart is the weakest link in their squad and they are eager to tinker with it.
Real Madrid, on the other hand, want to add players for a trade, but which player? Certainly not the main players, and the value of the players they will definitely increase dramatically.
Only Chelsea, who were instructed by Abou, showed great sincerity.
Chelsea were initially reluctant to accept Villa's asking price, but they had to agree to Villa's asking price because of Abu's instructions, and they also asked to discuss a specific transfer plan with Jose first.
Now that all three clubs have agreed to Villa's request, it remains to be up to Jose's personal wishes.
Due to the inconvenience of telephone communication, all three clubs requested face-to-face negotiations, so José had to end his vacation early and fly to London.
The news of the three giants vying for Jose was soon learned by media reporters, and under the rapid spread of the Internet, it only took half a day to spread all over the world.
For an unknown 17-year-old who offered £30 million, the overwhelming majority of people's reaction was "Manchester City, Chelsea and Real Madrid are crazy".
Despite their reluctance, José's parents personally sent José to the airport.
"Xiao Sai, no matter which club it is, now you can only keep playing games is king, even if the salary is a little lower." At the time of parting, José's father followed the teachings.
"Hmm." Jose nodded.
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With the experience of two flights, this time Jose directly booked the location of the business class away from the window.
After another 16-plus hour flight, we finally arrived at London International Airport.
Immediately after walking out of the airport, José was besieged by journalists and interviewed by various media outlets.
José couldn't figure out how he had leaked his whereabouts.
"Mr. José, do you know anything about Real Madrid's invitation to join you this time?"
"Mr. Jose, would you be interested in considering joining Manchester City?"
'Mr. Jose, Eden Hazard has chosen to join this year's Champions League, would you make the same choice?'
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In the face of reporters' questions, José did not answer a word, in extraordinary times, silence is the best choice.
Just when Jose was surrounded by reporters at the entrance of the airport, suddenly a stout man squeezed in front of him and said to José: "Mr. José, my name is Perry, Mr. Mendez asked me to pick you up, you come with me." ”
Perry is an employee of Mendez and is responsible for some of Mendes' handovers.
"Oh, thank you!" Hearing Perry's explanation, Jose felt a little relieved, and he also knew that Mendes had come to London.
Escorted by Perry, José finally stepped out of the circle of reporters and met Mendez himself at the Hilton Hotel.
Although the summer transfer window has not yet opened, Mendes has already started to get busy, on the one hand, he wants to get the most out of his players, and at the same time he is trying to get a bigger platform for his players, and of course he is doing all this to earn huge commissions.
After meeting Mendes, the two exchanged views for the first time.
Jose insisted that being guaranteed to play was the first condition.
Mendes, on the other hand, believes that he should first join a giant club to increase his popularity.
"Mr. Mendes, you have a point, but I still think that at the age of 17, I should strive for more opportunities to play, whether a player can continue to improve, it is not something that can be achieved by training, and the game is the fastest way to grow." José stuck to his ideas.
"But there are not too many opportunities to join the giants, although Real Madrid's Keylor Navas has performed well, but his image does not meet Florentino's requirements, if they find a suitable replacement goalkeeper, Real Madrid's road will be broken."
'Joe Hart is good, but his butter hand is a ticking time bomb for Manchester City, and if City want to go further, they have to look for better goalkeepers.
"So the two of them are very interested in you, join any of the two of them, it is estimated that it will only take about three years, and you can take the position." Mendez continued.
Listening to Mendes' words, Jose just smiled and asked: "What about Chelsea?" ”
'The situation at Chelsea is not for you. Mendez shook his head.
"Why?"
'First of all, their main goalkeeper, Petr Cech, is in his prime, and by his age, he has at least four or five years to go.
"Well, that's not a good choice." José nodded slightly.
'That's just one reason, there's another reason why they have a good young goalkeeper on loan at Atletico.' Mendez added.
"Courtois?"
"Yes, Courtois is no worse than you, but if you are not as good as you, it is the penalty and free-kick skills. That's probably why Abu wants to take you to Stamford Bridge. Mendez explained.
"I think I need to think about it, my future is not clear right now, and I don't want to leak it out before I make a decision." José replied after a moment's thought.
"That's good, when you've thought about it, tell me that no matter which side you choose to join, I'll do my best to help you get the best treatment."
"Thank you, Mr. Mendes."
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After a few words with Mendez, Jose took the car back to the Villa training base.
Mendes has analyzed very well, joining Real Madrid and Manchester City is the safest, it only takes two to three years, and he will definitely become the main force.
However, Jose did not want to waste three years on the bench, because the rewards of the system are based on official performance.
If Jose stays on the bench, not only will he not be able to gain game experience, but he will also not be able to earn enough rewards, which Jose will not be able to accept in any case.
As for Chelsea, Jose had already ruled them out when he heard that Cech still had five years to go and that Courtois on loan was just as good.
Just as Jose was thinking about it, the system, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly lit up.
[Join Real Madrid Club, 3000 bonus points, silver treasure chest*5]
[Join Manchester City Club, reward points 3000, reward a random aura]
[Join Chelsea FC and get 3,000 bonus points, and a chance to redeem talents]
[Join any other club, reward points 1500, Silver Treasure Chest*2]
Four parallel missions with different rewards.
Except for the fact that joining does not consider joining other clubs, the other three have their own merits.
How to choose?