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Chapter 438 Buy 1 Get 1 Free

Chapter 438 Buy One Get One Free
Pini Zahavi appeared in Saint-Etienne, France, and sat opposite Romeyer.

The Israeli looked at the Frenchman in front of him with a kind smile, and the joke that Master Huan said yesterday came to mind.

Three pieces of advice for smart men: don’t play mahjong with your mother-in-law; don’t sleep with a woman who thinks more than you do; don’t start a company with your best friend, and the last one is the most serious.

At this moment, Saint-Etienne chairman Romeyer sitting in front of him is a typical example.

In French football, when it comes to Saint-Etienne, most of them feel strange about the team's dual-chairman configuration.

Interestingly, the club shares held by the two major chairmen, Romeyer and Caiazzo, are both 50.00%.

They were very good friends before the acquisition of the club in [-], but after they joined hands to acquire Saint-Etienne, conflicts broke out one after another. In the end, instead of being friends, they became enemies instead.

It was not until the last two years that the situation improved, but the contradictions between the two sides are still obvious.

The two sides now have a very clear division of labor, and Romeyer is responsible for the team's sports affairs, finances and personnel appointments, including the head coach.

Caiazzo is responsible for the daily operation and supervision of the team.

Anyone who is familiar with Saint-Etienne knows that if you go to Caiazzo to discuss a transfer, you will settle the deal, and Romeyer will immediately come out to oppose it, and it will definitely not work.

And if you want to talk about business cooperation, it is useless to find Romeyer. Caiazzo has a veto power.

Pini Zahavi knew this very well, so he appeared in front of Romeyer.

"I am here this time to represent Mr. Yang Huan!" Pini Zahavi immediately raised his backer.

Yang Huan, who in the world doesn't know him?
"We just completed the acquisition of Monaco!"

Romeyer was a little surprised. He had received information before that Monaco had been acquired by foreign capital.

But he didn't expect that Yang Huan from Southampton was behind him.

The Chinese seems to want to follow Abramovich's practice, but become more secretive.

"When sorting out Monaco's finances, we found that Saint-Etienne's transfer arrears of 200 million euros was overdue, so Mr. Yang Huan entrusted me to find out the situation."

As he said that, Pini Zahavi also took out a letter of authorization.

Romeyer quickly took it with both hands, glanced at it casually, and politely returned it to Pini Zahavi.

Although the reputation of the Israelis in the European football circle is not very good, they are at least number one, and it is impossible to cheat.

Romeyer said with a smile: "Mr. Zahavi, there is indeed a final payment of 200 million euros, but we have already communicated with Monaco in advance. Besides, you also know about the transfer market. We are a small team. There are no players sold in the transfer market this summer, and we dare not introduce them."

After a pause, the Frenchman had a wry smile on his face.

"200 million euros, can it be delayed?"

Pini Zahavi certainly knows that the Ligue [-] teams are indeed quite poor.

For a team like Saint-Etienne, without selling players, there is not enough funds to introduce players.

Their biggest income in a season is the share of the Ligue [-] broadcast fee, plus the match day income.

But running a team, which one does not cost money?
Therefore, 200 million euros is a drop in the bucket for European giants, but it is a huge sum of money for them.

"According to last year when Rufael transferred, the two teams agreed to pay in three installments within a year, but you Saint-Etienne only paid the first installment, and the second and third installments are still in arrears. I'm afraid this is not a delay, right?"

When Pini Zahavi spoke, his back was straight and his tone was a bit heavy.

After all, one's own side has a reason.

Think about it, when you took advantage of Monaco's relegation, you made trouble for them and tried every means to poach corners.

Well, now Monaco is being torn apart by you, but you don't even owe the transfer fee, is it plausible?
Romeyer was a little embarrassed. Rufell is a local goalkeeper cultivated by Monaco and a popular candidate for the national team.

However, seeing the other party's tough attitude, Romeyer complained a little bit.

Who is Pini Zahavi?

The past few years have been considered low-key, but in the past few years, they were all big names in European football.

It's too late for him to praise such a character, how dare he offend him?
Not to mention that there is still a big local tyrant, Young Master Yang Huan standing behind him!

Pini Zahavi looked at Romeyer's expression and knew it in his heart.

"Last season, Saint-Etienne won the seventh place in Ligue 3000, and the broadcast fee was divided into at least [-] million euros. It should be not bad money."

Romeyer's face turned into a bitter gourd, "Mr. Zahavi, you don't know the difficulties of our small team. How can you run a team without money?"

Although Saint-Etienne plays football in France, going to the away game always requires some expenses, right?
Will there be a round trip fee?

Club staff want wages, right?

Which one doesn't cost money?

Three or four thousand euros is not enough for a small team!
Pini Zahavi heard this, and chuckled, "You and Kayazo are both rich people. Two million euros is not a small amount, but to you, it's not much. One million euros each..."

Speaking of this, Pini Zahavi deliberately paused, "Or, I will invite Caiazzo to talk, 200 million euros, he should be able to afford it."

"No!" Romeyer shook his head almost without hesitation.

Just kidding, the two have been arguing for four or five years, and now they have finally reached a detente. How can such a thing happen again?

At the earliest time, Caiazzo's shares were 50.00%. After Romeyer took over, the two parties conducted several negotiations on the shares, and finally reached a consensus.

If Kayazuo is asked to pay now, it must be exchanged for shares. At that time, his own shares will not be as good as Kayazuo. Wouldn't he be stepped on by him in the future?
As for the two of them paying 100 million euros each, it's not impossible, it's just...

Pini Zahavi knew that.

When the two bought Saint-Etienne, they had borrowed money to buy it. Otherwise, they would have bought Saint-Etienne for a little money, and they would need two good friends to buy it together?

Over the years, they have been repaying the debts of the year, a bit like the Glazer family's acquisition of Manchester United.

It's just that Saint-Etienne is not as famous as Manchester United!

The Israelites did not speak, and Romeyer felt a lot of pressure in his heart.

No way, people are poor and short of breath!
"Mr. Zahavi, why don't you talk to Mr. Yang Huan? Or, just like this, our Saint-Etienne serves as a satellite for Southampton and helps the Saints train young players for free. One year is appropriate for you... Hey, you understand!"

Of course Pini Zahavi understood.

To pull satellites these days, you have to give some subsidies a year, ranging from tens of thousands or 10,000+, to hundreds of thousands of euros.

Pini Zahavi heard this, first sighed deeply, and then shook his head heavily.

"It's not that I don't help you, but you don't know about Master Huan. He is the most clean and neat in his work. He doesn't like to be procrastinated, especially if others owe him. Even if you really want to cooperate, you have to pay the transfer fee first!"

Romeyer was depressed.

If he was not really afraid that the other party would go to Ligue [-] to complain, he would reply directly, if there is no money, can human flesh be eaten?
But he didn't dare to say that!

"Cough!" Pini Zahavi sighed again, "Then, it's not that I won't help you, I'll give you a trick!"

"Well, okay, tell me, tell me!" Romeyer immediately got excited.

Pini Zahavi looked around, as if he was a thief.

"I have a good relationship with the Southampton scouts, and I heard them mention your players before."

"Who?" Romeyer's heart tightened.

The Israelis have been paying close attention to Romeyer's expression, and he is as shrewd as a fox secretly laughing.

"Kurt Zouma, and Aubameyang!"

"Huh?" Romeyer was stunned.

Kurt Zouma is a product of Saint-Etienne's youth training. He is a very promising local talented central defender. He is only 17 years old now.

As for Aubameyang, a Gabonese player, now 23 years old, was originally loaned by Saint-Etienne from AC Milan, but half a year ago, the team saw that he performed well, so they bought him out directly.

The buyout price is very cheap, only 100 million euros.

Pini Zahavi had already made up his mind.

Master Huan had already named Kurt Zouma by name, saying that this Saint-Etienne genius central defender was worth 200 million euros, and he used it to make up the numbers.

But Pini Zahavi felt that only one Zuma could not show his abilities.

Therefore, he made his own claim and asked for an extra Aubameyang.

Aubameyang is the main striker of Saint-Etienne, and his speed is very good. In the past season, he scored 36 goals in [-] games, and he has a lot of glory. Moreover, this player was also loaned by AC Milan to Monaco for a season. There is no problem in integrating.

If you want to talk about geniuses, Aubameyang can also be regarded as a genius, otherwise, AC Milan would not like it.

Presumably, Master Huan wouldn't mind having a few more!
Buy one get one free, Master Huan must be happy!

Just when Pini Zahavi was happily thinking about how to claim credit, Romeyer was in a dilemma.

One side is 200 million euros in cash, and the other side is Kurt Zouma and Aubameyang.

How to choose?
Seeing Romeyer's expression, Pini Zahavi was determined to add more firewood, so he sighed and stood up directly.

"Forget it, forget it, just pretend I didn't say it!"

As soon as he saw the Israelites standing up, Romeyer panicked.

"I'm going back to Monaco now and tell Master Huan that I won't interfere in this matter, you can figure it out yourself!"

Romeyer was dumbfounded.

Is this to let Yang Huan do it himself?

Hey, what level of character is Yang Huan?
The British media have said that millions and tens of millions of people are smashed at every turn, and he sees 200 million euros?
If you are annoyed by such a trivial matter, and get angry, you will directly sue the Ligue [-] League, how can you deal with it?

Besides, I still want to climb a high branch and cooperate with Southampton in youth training!
Thinking of this, Romeyer gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, yes, two is two!

"Mr. Zahavi, the deal is done!"

At this moment, his heart is bleeding!
Kurt Zouma and Aubameyang are now unknown in European football, but they are well-known in Ligue [-].

Even if they are sold, both players are worth at least 200 million euros.

Forget it, anyway, Aubameyang was only 100 million euros half a year ago, so Zuma sold 100 million euros!
Although I lost a little, but if I can get along with Yang Huan, then...

Thinking of this, Romeyer immediately pulled Pini Zahavi, and made the other party say a few more good words, which contributed to the youth training cooperation between Southampton and Saint-Etienne.

Pini Zahavi nodded and agreed with a smile, saying that he would definitely help to speak.

As for whether it will succeed or not, who knows?

(End of this chapter)

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