Immediately after returning from Monaco, Guardiola sent an offer to Monaco to buy Mbappe.

If they didn't find it, then forget it, since they had already discovered this piece of jade, it would be too sorry for them to make a special trip if they didn't buy it.

In order to avoid alarming Monaco and other rivals, Guardiola made a cautious offer for the first time, offering a price of 20 million.

For a young player who has just turned 17, this is definitely a sky-high price.

The current record for under-18 transfers in football is held by former AC Milan player Pato, who spent 24 million to sign Pato in 2007, setting a record for the highest transfer fee ever paid by a young player.

Pato had a very good run after his move to AC Milan, scoring 18 goals in 42 games in his second season at AC Milan.

He also won the European Golden Boy Award for this, and at that time he was regarded as the "third person in football" who could be equal to Messi and Ronaldo in the future.

It's a pity that Pato was affected by injuries later, coupled with his own willingness to fall, which made his performance go high and low, and failed to meet the expectations of the outside world.

In 2013, after five years at AC Milan, Pato was sold by Milan to Corinthians of the Brazilian league for a low price of 15 million euros.

This record was hopefully broken by Lin Quan, but because he left Barcelona on a free transfer, there was no transfer fee, so the opportunity to break this record was lost.

But now, that record is in high probability that it will be broken by Mbappe.

After receiving an offer from Manchester City, Monaco were on the verge of being a big enemy.

They wondered: How did Manchester City target Mbappe?

Mbappe is still so young and has made very few appearances in Ligue 1, how did such a player get into the sights of Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola?

Being able to offer a transfer fee of 20 million euros to a 17-year-old player is enough to prove that Manchester City values Mbappe.

Therefore, Monaco decisively rejected Manchester City's offer, on the one hand, because of the lack of money, and on the other hand, because of the expectations of Mbappe.

After all, Mbappe is a player trained in their own academy, and the team has high hopes for him from top to bottom.

At this time, Mbappe has been recognized and praised by the coach of the French national team, Didier Deschamps, as well as the famous Henry of French football, and Monaco already knows that he will definitely become a top star in the future.

So in the minds of the Monaco, they value Mbappe much more than Manchester City's offer.

"Rejected?"

Pep Guardiola was a little surprised to learn that Monaco had rejected Manchester City's offer.

Of course he knows that Mbappe is not worth the price, but the problem is that he doesn't dare to overreport!

If he quoted forty or fifty million or even more as soon as he came up, then even if Monaco is a fool, he knows that he is very optimistic about this kid, so why don't they take the opportunity to ask for a sky-high price?

"Do you want to continue to increase the price?"

Guardiola was a little undecided, so he came to Lin Quan and asked for his opinion.

Lin Quan thought about it seriously, and Mbappe's performance in his first season in Ligue 1 can only be described as average.

He didn't make many appearances and scored very few goals, and although he had shown some talent, he was still far from becoming a star and an indispensable player in the team.

However, by the time of next season, things will change dramatically.

If he's not mistaken, Mbappe will have an explosion next season, scoring 15 goals and completing 11 attacks in 29 Ligue 1 appearances.

Such a phenomenal performance immediately raised his value to more than 100 million euros.

In order to introduce him, Grand Paris spent a huge sum of 180 million euros.

You know, when Paris signed him, Mbappe was only 18 years old!

So, if Pep Guardiola really wants to buy him, now is the best time to make a move.

If you drag it out for another season, it will be hard to get your hands on it.

"I can only say that I am optimistic that he can reach the height of Henry, as for how much Henry is worth in your heart, it depends on your own positioning!"

Lin Quan's meaning has been made very clear, Mbappe's ceiling is very high, and if he can really join Manchester City, it will greatly improve the strength of Manchester City.

It's just that Monaco is different from other clubs in Ligue 1, they are similar to Paris, and they all have a big boss behind them who is not bad for money.

Therefore, they do not reject such things as making money by selling players, but they will not do it deliberately, which is still different from several black shops in the Portuguese Super League.

After the World Cup last year, Ronaldo's value skyrocketed, and he couldn't keep it, so Monaco also sold it at a high price and made a profit.

And Mbappe is a product of his own youth training, and he is even more optimistic about the team.

So even if he is seventeen years old, it is unlikely that he will be bought for less than 70 million euros.

However, for a person as mature and stable as Guardiola, he spent 70 million or more to buy a young man who is only 17 years old and may make his huge amount of money go down the drain at any time because of an injury.

This decision is obviously difficult!

It's not that Guardiola doesn't believe in Lin Quan's vision and judgment, but he also has to assess the risks here.

So, he decided to think hard before deciding whether to make a bid.

After Monaco rejected Manchester City's offer, they were also worried that other giants would also discover this gem of their own team.

However, after waiting for several days, apart from Manchester City's first offer, they did not receive any more offers from other teams for Mbappe, which made them all breathe a sigh of relief.

As for Manchester City, Pep Guardiola made another offer after a few days of serious thinking.

This time, he increased the price to 40 million euros.

40 million euros is enough to buy a star who can play the main force in the transfer market.

Therefore, Manchester City's second offer can be said to be full of sincerity.

After receiving this offer, Monaco was clearly hesitant.

The 40 million euros is a full double the previous offer, a figure that makes them a little excited.

Although they see Mbappe as a treasure, there is no treasure that cannot be sold as long as the money is enough.

With the big Paris giant in the way, Monaco's ambitions for the Ligue 1 title are also not great.

In terms of capital and investment, Grand Paris has completely destroyed them, and they naturally can't compete with Grand Paris.

Since it is not as good as Paris in all aspects, there is no need to invest so much money, and you can't win the championship anyway, just compete for the top three in the league and get a Champions League seat.

Therefore, the Monaco people actually know very well that Mbappe will have to leave sooner or later, and they simply can't keep such a superstar.

Since they have to leave sooner or later, how to maximize their benefits is something they have to seriously consider.

It is to take a big risk to cultivate for a few more years, in the hope that in the future he will be able to kick out, attract the attention of more buyers, and then sell for a higher price.

Or will we catch the fat sheep of Manchester City and slaughter it now, and then settle down for safety?

There is no shortage of young talent in football, but very few can play in the end.

Occasionally, some geniuses flickered, but most of them disappeared quickly like epiphany.

The reason why Melo is called the peerless duo is not only because of their good skills and many goals, but also because the two of them can stay at the top for a long time and have a very long and stable career.

Looking at the football world as a whole, it is very rare to be able to maintain the peak for more than ten years.

Therefore, major clubs are very cautious about young players and are not willing to take too many risks.

If Monaco chooses to sell now, it can make a steady profit of 40 million.

But if you really wait another year, maybe because of an injury, the player will be ruined, and the money will be wasted.

So they couldn't make up their minds and didn't respond to Manchester City right away.

"The other party did not reply, which shows that this transfer will be a drama, and Mbappe is not for sale!"

Although he did not receive a reply, Guardiola understood the attitude of the other party at once.

For the team's non-sale, the major clubs will reject the offer from the outside world in order to make their attitude clear and make those who try to dig into the wall die.

In the Manchester City team, Lin Quan enjoys such treatment.

In the past few years, Manchester City has rejected all the offers made by other teams for Lin Quan, without even looking at the amount.

Stand firm and take a stand in an attempt to make other clubs die of this heart.

Although the attitude is very resolute, the effect does not seem to be very good, and other clubs have not given up because of this, and there are offers about Lin Quan every year, and the amount is higher and higher year by year.

Monaco did not immediately reject the offer as they did before, suggesting that City's offer was close to their psychological expectations.

So, is it time to continue to increase the price?

"Wait a minute, let's settle the transfer of other positions first!"

Pep Guardiola has a lot of experience, and he knows that Monaco is still hesitant at this time, and will most likely choose to stay on the sidelines.

If City raises their offer again before they give a clear answer, it will only give them the initiative and continue to ask for a price.

Therefore, Guardiola intends to take the cold and play psychological warfare with the Monegasque.

Because during the summer transfer window, Guardiola didn't buy too much.

As a result, he has a lot of transfer funds in his hands, with a total amount of 130 million pounds.

If the money is not enough, he can continue to apply to the club, and with Mansour's usual generosity, he will not refuse his request.

With such a large amount of money in hand, Guardiola's move was also very decisive.

He first bought Jesus from the Brazilian league for 30 million and then Schalke 04 winger Leroy Sane for 40 million euros.

He then made an offer to Roma to bring in winger Mohamed Salah.

This series of offers and transfers has made the Premier League and even the entire football world look sideways.

What is Manchester City doing here?

has made such a big reinforcement to the forward line in one go, is it really going to win the Champions League three times in a row?

Monaco are also closely monitoring Manchester City's movements in the transfer market, and when they learned that Manchester City had spent 30 million to bring a young striker from the Brazilian league, they couldn't help but be a little worried.

They are worried that after Manchester City buy the substitute striker, they will not consider Mbappe again, which means that their chance of making 40 million is gone.

And when they learned that Manchester City had bought Leroy Sane again, they were even more desperate.

Sane, like Mbappe, is also a youth gem of Schalke 04 and has always been regarded as a treasure by them.

When they saw the price of Leroy Sane's move to Manchester City, they immediately understood in their hearts.

Manchester City submitted transfer offers to each of their two clubs for the same price and then chose one of them.

They didn't respond in time, so the deal was cut off by the Schalkes.

After thinking about this, the Monegasque people suddenly regretted it.

If you knew this was the case, you shouldn't have hesitated in the first place!

Sane and Mbappe are of similar age and in the same position, and both are high-potential wingers.

Relatively speaking, Sane, who is two years older than Mbappe, is currently receiving more attention in football.

After all, Manchester City had already made an offer to Schalke 04 this summer.

Although the deal didn't work out in the end, it also made a lot of people pay attention to the young star in Schalke 04.

Leroy Sane, who is about to turn 20, is clearly stronger than Mbappe, so he is a more suitable choice for Manchester City, who need a replacement.

Thinking about it this way, the Monegasque people suddenly felt as if they had taken advantage of Manchester City's offer of 40 million?

It's a pity that they missed this opportunity.

Seeing that the transfer period is coming to an end and no one from any other team has made an offer for Mbappe, it has made the Monaco people feel even more remorseful.

In fact, the Monegasque did not think about selling Mbappe in the first place.

But being so engaged by Manchester City's offer, they passively had such an idea in their hearts.

And because what they lose is the best, so at this time they regret it very much.

What a treasure of bullshit, it can't be sold, it's a treasure of fart smashed in your hands!

On 31 January, just as the Monaco was in remorse and the transfer period was coming to an end, Manchester City submitted a third offer to the Monaco.

This offer did not increase the amount of the transaction, but only sent the second offer again.

However, unlike before, after receiving the exact same offer from Manchester City again, the Monegasque man was in for a treasure.

This feeling of loss and recovery made the Monegasque so excited that without even thinking about it, he immediately agreed to Manchester City's offer, for fear that if it dragged on, the cooked duck would fly away!

The same 40 million euros, at different times, has a completely different effect.

When he learned that the club had accepted Manchester City's offer to sell him, Mbappe was stunned:

What the heck?

I'm a small transparent in Ligue 1, and someone will offer a sky-high price of 40 million euros to buy me?

And to buy my team or Manchester City, the top team in football?

Is it April Fool's Day?

After confirming that it was not a joke, Mbappe was overjoyed and happily packed his things to report to Manchester.

And the reason why he feels so excited is - his idol is Lin Quan!

The thought of being able to play alongside his idol at the Etihad Stadium in the future makes Mbappe extremely excited!

(End of chapter)