Football giants

Chapter 797 The Only Chance

"What? What did you say?"

Abramovich jumped out of his seat in his office at Stamford Bridge in London.

"You said that Inter Milan's price for Icardi is as high as 4000 million euros?"

Granovskia nodded helplessly, "Yes, Icardi's price is 4000 million euros, and Ranocchia's price tag is as high as 500 million euros."

"How is this possible?" Abramovich almost jumped violently.

Such a price tag, not to mention the sluggishness, has faintly become the fourth largest league in Europe, Serie A. Even in the Premier League, it is quite high.

Do you really think that there are a lot of bubbles in the football transfer market now, so you just treat me as a winner?
In fact, Abramovich is very clear that Yang Huan's behavior has always been like this.

"According to the news received by Mendes and the confirmation of the player's agent, Inter Milan does not intend to sell these two players. Even Yang Huan flew from Barcelona to Milan non-stop on the day he received the news, and personally handled the matter."

After listening to Abramovich, the anger in his heart became less.

Can make Yang Huan so anxious, it proves that his poaching operation is effective.

"After Yang Huan arrived in Milan, Inter Milan immediately met with the agents of the two players the next day and tried their best to keep them. At the same time, they also offered a promise to renew their contracts. Then, Yang Huan flew to Hamburg as soon as possible. He should be dealing with the transfer of Calhanoglu."

Abramovich couldn't help laughing when he heard this, "It seems that he is quite busy!"

It is also a very cool thing to make Yang Huan fly around like a headless chicken.

"I talked to the player's agent, and they have already told Inter Milan that they hope that the Nerazzurri will seriously consider our offer. Judging from the fact that Inter Milan has offered such an obviously unrealistic high price non-stop, Inter Milan does not intend to sell, but wants to make us retreat."

Granovskia's analysis is also reasonable.

In European football, if you really don't want to sell a player, you usually just ask a sky-high price.

"Marina, what do you think?" Abramovich asked lightly.

Granovskia thought for a while, "Icardi is the most important scorer in Inter Milan's frontcourt. His outstanding performance in the second half of the season has proved his value, and he is so young..."

Having said that, Granovskia paused for a while, then glanced at Abramovich before continuing.

"If you want to introduce a striker, instead of the high-priced Falcao, I think the young Icardi is more suitable."

Introduce Falcao, which is highly recommended by Mendes.

But everyone knows that Falcao is a player under Mendes.

Although Abramovich relies heavily on and trusts Mendes in many things, but as a superior, Abramovich knows better than anyone else that the reason why Mendes is attached to him is ultimately for profit.

But he is not a Russian, and his money is not printed by his own bank. Therefore, he will also have his own interests to consider and weigh, and naturally he will not follow Mendes' opinions in everything.

This time, Mendes and Mourinho urged the introduction of Falcao, but Abramovich hesitated.

With such a high price and salary, and having been seriously injured for half a year, is such a player worth bringing in?

According to Granovskia at this time, he is also an efficient and excellent scorer. Icardi is younger and cheaper than Falcao.

"In terms of the transfer fee, can we still talk about it?" Abramovich asked with concern.

Granovskia was overjoyed, there was something going on!
"I can talk to the player's agent again and let them exert some pressure. I should be able to talk about it, but I'm afraid it will be difficult to talk about it. You know, that guy Yang Huan has always been like this!"

Abramovich raised the corner of his mouth and smiled coldly.

After fighting with Yang Huan for so long and suffering so much, he certainly knows what kind of person Yang Huan is.

"What about the money?"

Granovskia nodded and said: "It's not a big problem. According to our previous transfer operation plan, if we sell Lukaku and David Luiz, we can get back a transfer fee of about 8000 million pounds. This sum of money should be able to afford the signings this summer, but we will definitely have to negotiate installment payments with Inter Milan."

"Yes, if the price is too high, you can't trade with them in cash. Don't go for nothing, Yang Huan!"

Abramovich also agrees very much. He even feels that Granovskia has handled it quite well this time.

If he could do it so beautifully every time, then he, the boss, would be much less worried.

"Where's Charhanoglu?" Abramovich asked again with concern.

But this time, Granovskia shook his head helplessly, "Hamburg's attitude has been a little soft. I even made an appointment with the chairman of the board of directors Krove and the football director Kruse, but later pushed back."

Speaking of this, Granovskia guessed, "It is estimated that Yang Huan is exerting pressure from behind."

"Last night, Hamburg's technical director Beiersdorf came forward and publicly stated that Charhanoglu is not for sale. In addition, Leverkusen, Bayern Munich, Liverpool and Dortmund are all interested in him, so I'm afraid..."

Unexpectedly, just after she finished speaking, Abramovich shook his head and asked, "I'm afraid what? Huh?"

Before Granovskia could say anything, the Russian had already laughed, "There is nothing to be afraid of. Charhanoglu is leaving the team. It has been rumored for a long time. If the hamburger is not sold, let's let the players put pressure on it. At worst, the price will be higher. Are you afraid that you won't be able to find it?"

Granovskia listened and nodded, but in this way, the transfer fee may be even higher.

Who is Abramovich?

As soon as you see the expression of the female subordinate, you can know what she is thinking in her heart, and she knows it well.

"Marina, have you seen the changes in European football in recent years?"

"Transformation?" Granovskia was a little strange.

"Don't you think that in the past few years, the transfer fees of European football players have generally risen, and are getting higher and higher?"

"Well, yes, I also noticed that the bubbles are too big!"

But after hearing her words, Abramovich shook his head with a smile, "Bubbles? Yes, maybe a little, but not all!"

"What do you mean, boss?"

Abramovich smiled, "The European professional football market is only so big, and there are only so many stars. In just a few years, first Manchester City, then Southampton, Paris Saint-Germain, Tottenham Hotspur and other rich and powerful teams have risen rapidly, waving their checks, and recruiting in Europe."

"What's the result?" Abramovich asked with a smile.

"Result?" Granovskia frowned, "The competition for players, especially high-level players, has become more intense!"

"Yes, the competition is fierce, and the transfer fee is naturally rising!"

In the final analysis, this is still the relationship between supply and demand at work, how can it be regarded as a bubble?

After seeing Granovskia nodding, Abramovich smiled again, "This is just one of them, and then you look at it. In the past few years, in addition to the few teams that fans and the media are talking about, Arsenal, Liverpool, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid and other quasi-first-tier teams have also begun to recruit aggressively."

"Manchester United have always been on the sidelines during Ferguson's time, because they believed that there were many bubbles in the transfer market. However, after experiencing the trough of Moyes this season, Manchester United also realized that the team must re-enter the transfer market. Otherwise, in the industry reshuffle brought about by the influx of capital, they will be eliminated miserably!"

Granovskia understood what his boss said.

Not to mention other leagues, just like the Premier League.

Southampton is already a powerhouse in the Premier League, firmly in the top four of the league, and Manchester City's high investment can also ensure that they get a ticket to the Champions League. What about the remaining two?
Tottenham Hotspur fired Villas-Boas this season and chose Van Gaal. In addition, the team even shouted that they will not set a cap budget for transfers. It can be seen that this rich team is bound to win the top four in the league.

Arsenal is as stable as ever, but who knows if Wenger can reproduce the miracle in the new season and lead the Gunners to the top four?
Liverpool performed well in the past season, but what about the new season?
Coupled with Manchester United and Chelsea, the pattern of the entire Premier League has changed drastically.

In this case, whoever can't keep up and whoever is stepped down will be invincible.

What?don't know?

UEFA has already said that starting from 500, the UEFA Champions League prize money and share will be greatly increased, and the prize money for winning the championship will be as high as 800 million euros, far exceeding the current [-] million euros.

But this is just a bonus, what about the share?

The Premier League currently has four teams sharing a prize pool of 7000 million euros, but with the signing of the new broadcasting contract with British Telecom, the prize pool will double.

In other words, if the number of teams participating in the Premier League is reduced from the current four to three, but the prize pool will be doubled, the three teams participating in the Champions League will get amazing benefits.

And what about the teams that didn't make it to the Champions League?
With a sharp drop in income, they have to cut expenses and suppress the salaries of the players. They will be squeezed out of the first team!
Judging from the current situation, both Southampton and Manchester City are the most powerful contenders for the Champions League qualification, and this season the Saints are also uncharacteristically, renewing their contracts including Toni Kroos, Matic, Hazard, Varane and other players to ensure the team's combat effectiveness.

It can be seen that Yang Huan is very clear on this point.

Manchester United missed the UEFA Champions League this season, their income dropped sharply, and their stocks fell in response, forcing the Glazer family to invest huge sums of money quickly and invest in transfer operations.

Isn't Chelsea the same?

Chelsea want to sign up again this season and sell Lukaku and David Luiz to raise funds, but it is obviously not enough, and Abramovich needs to advance in himself.

If he can't play in the Champions League in the new season and still misses the chance to enter the Champions League next season, can Abramovich bear it?
Abramovich can't continue to invest, so he has to sell high-priced stars and invest in signings.

But signings are risky, what if the signings fail?
The final result was that Chelsea were directly stepped down by the Premier League upstarts.

In this season's Premier League, the competition is to qualify for the Champions League next season.

This is Chelsea's only chance!

In the absence of the ability to introduce top superstars, introducing a group of high-level cost-effective players to further strengthen the team's strength has undoubtedly become Chelsea's best choice.

And even so, Chelsea still have only one goal for the new season, and that is the top four in the league!
Thinking of this, Abramovich also secretly cheered himself up in his heart, gritted his teeth, and made a decision.

There is a sentence that he has always kept in his heart, and he is unwilling to say it.

That is, although he disliked Yang Huan extremely, he had to admire Yang Huan's vision.

Many people say that a product produced by a saint must be a high-quality product.

And behind the saint is Yang Huan!

"Marina!"

"I'm here, boss!"

"Go and talk to Inter Milan and Hamburg, no matter what, these players must be won!"

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)