Chapter 39 Chapter 39 Two Quotes
Manchester United sent a fax to Real Madrid on the first day of the transfer window, asking for 3 million euros to buy Leandri, who was playing for Castilla.
Calderon asked Real Madrid sports manager Sanchez to inform Leandri's agent Carvajal and Florentino as soon as he received the offer.
Although Sanchez was promoted by the old man, he was still valued during the Calderon era and was even given the highest salary in football at the time.
When Gines Carvajal hurried to Perez's house, Florentino and his assistant Manuel were also there.
"Manchester United sent an offer this morning for 3 million euros."
Old Carlo handed the quotation application to several people. Florentino did not rush to look at it and passed it directly to Leandri.
"You'll be 18 in a few days, Ryan, tell me what you think first." Mr. Lafayette let his son make the decision first.
Leandri took the information. Manchester United's current starting goalkeeper is Van der Sar, who is known as the "Calm Cat". The 38-year-old Dutchman is performing more and more stably on the field. The other two backup goalkeepers in the team, Foster and Foster, are only 25 or 26 years old, but their performance is indeed unreliable. Both their talent and stability on the field are questionable.
"Even though Van der Sar has performed very well in the past two seasons, he is getting old after all. Manchester United wants to train the next stable goalkeeper. I am 18 years old now. It is the best plan for Manchester United to buy me to Manchester United. After training for another year or two, I can have a stable transition with Van der Sar."
Carvajal nodded. "You've already proven yourself in the game, and you just won the FIFA U-17 World Cup with Spain. It's not surprising that Manchester United would be interested in you."
Leandri shook his head, "But I guess that's just one of the reasons."
Several people looked at the youngest guy in the audience.
"Calderon has been in contact with Cristiano Ronaldo since last summer. He has always wanted to bring Manchester United's No. 7 to the Bernabeu. Ferguson will not let him go easily."
Seeing that Leandri had already pointed it out, Florentino finally spoke up, "Ronaldo was cultivated by Ferguson himself. He has been paving the way for him in recent years and even sent away Van Nistelrooy, who had a conflict with him. Now Real Madrid wants to take the Portuguese away from him, and of course Sir Alex is not happy about it."
"Since Calderon dares to poach the core players in their team, Manchester United will also dare to extend an olive branch to the recognized successor of Real Madrid. Although the Glazers are stingy, they will not disagree to let Ferguson spend millions to buy a suitable player to vent his anger."
The price of goalkeepers in the transfer market will be relatively low, and Leandri is just 18 years old and has not yet proven himself in high-level competitions. As long as both parties are willing, the price will naturally not be high.
Moreover, Leandri's own strength is among the best among goalkeepers of the same age or even older. If he can really be bought, the young man can not only strengthen the team, but also disgust Real Madrid. Ferguson is certainly willing to do this plan that kills two birds with one stone.
After the World Youth Championship, when the media first reported that Ferguson was interested in Leandri, the fans of the team had heated discussions online and did not want the team to let Leandri go. As his performance in the Spanish Second Division became more and more stable and Castilla's ranking got higher and higher, the fans became even more unwilling.
Selling to another team gives you a smooth transition? Go ahead and dream your big dream.
Moreover, in recent years, many youth training children from Castilla have left, and many players have not played well. Although the Meazza are harsh on the first-team players, they love their own children and always hope that they can have a better future in Real Madrid.
Leandri has been playing for La Fabrica since he was eight years old. Many fans have watched him grow up and skipped grades step by step to become the main goalkeeper of each echelon. Many people have also posted photos of Leandri as a goalkeeper and a ball boy when he was a child on the Internet. Many fans have already imagined that in the future, when Casillas, who is getting older and his condition is beginning to decline, will personally put the captain's armband on Leandri. This is a handover of goalkeepers and also a heritage for the future. Real Madrid doesn't keep such a legitimate prince for themselves, but sells him to other teams to make them happy?
"But you do need more playing time to train. If you stay in Real Madrid, it will be difficult for you to get more opportunities in the first team." Carvajal still gave advice.
"But if I go to Manchester United now, I won't get many opportunities. Van der Sar is too stable."
Carvajal was about to say something when his cell phone rang.
After waiting at the door and answering the phone, he said to several people with a surprised look on his face, "Arsenal has also made an offer to the club for Leandri, 2.7 million euros."
Florentino smiled and shook his head. "It's rare that Wenger is willing to pay a high price for a young player."
"Lehmann is having a conflict with him, and Almunia's performance is average. He might as well scratch your lottery ticket. The higher the cost, the greater the return." For his players, Carvajal certainly hopes that the performance will be as outstanding as possible.
Originally Carvajal was worried that the father and son would want Leandri to stay in Real Madrid like Guti, but from the tone of their voices just now, it seemed that they were not opposed to temporarily going to other teams to train.
Leandri stroked the cup in his hand and looked down to see circles of water rippling inside. "Ginez, I don't want to leave yet. Castilla still has more potential in the Spanish Second Division. Please convey my intention to the club."
Carvajal glanced at Florentino, and the player's father said he respected his child's opinion.
After sending the agent away, Leandri returned to where he had just sat and Florentino did not leave either. It was obvious that they still had something to say.
"Even if you don't want to leave for the time being, Calderon still wants to sell you." The old man looked at his youngest son and leaned back on the sofa in relaxation. The agent was present before, so there were some things they were not convenient to say.
Leandri nodded in understanding.
Although some of Florentino's policies at Real Madrid ended in failure, the Galacticos he built made Real Madrid famous in the entire football world, and he himself left a significant mark at Real Madrid. Although Calderon was once a member of Karl Lagerfeld's team, they were not of the same mind. The butt determines the head. Whoever sits in that position hopes that his authority will be better maintained. Look at Chinese history. They were ruthless when overthrowing the previous dynasty. The Qing Dynasty even killed all the members of the Southern Ming royal family one by one.
Not to mention that Calderon has not yet completely blown away the shadow of Florentino. He has long been unwilling to let Leandri be a thorn in his heart, which is the legacy of his predecessor.
"I don't mind the transfer, but he can't use me to make money or as a bonus." Leandri said firmly.
It is an open secret that Calderon and Mijatovic collect black money in team transfers. The transfer fee premiums of Van Nistelrooy, Gago, Higuain and others are beyond common sense. Now they are interested in each other and Ronaldinho. No player is willing to be an add-on in someone else's transfer.
Florentino glanced at Manuel. As a personal assistant for more than ten years, he immediately understood his boss's thoughts and took out some documents from his bag and placed them on the table in front of him.
The old man flipped through the books on the table, "Ryan, you'll be 18 in a few days. You're smarter than I thought. I have high expectations for you, so there are some things you can know now."
"This is the transaction record of Calderon's business card. It clearly shows that he has been using Real Madrid's funds to pay for his personal expenses. You must know this."
"IL was registered in the name of Ignacio, Calderón's former campaign assistant. Manuel's people discovered that they were secretly redistributing and selling Real Madrid tickets."
Leandri was really enlightened by Calderon's behavior. The team chairman was reselling tickets himself?
Before Leandri could recover, the old man dropped another bombshell, "Manuel has already collected some evidence about him fabricating fake votes in the 2006 election."
Even if there are too many bombs, it won't be deafening.
Leandri thought about his mission, to force the emperor to abdicate. If not this outrageous thief, who else could he force?
"But now is not the best time." Florentino has experienced ups and downs in business and politics for a long time, so he knows that you have to hit the snake at its weakest point.
Leandri looked at the densely packed letters on the table. His intelligence lies more in his performance on the court and his sensitivity to digital logic. Although he is not particularly familiar with such dramas as power grabbing and palace fighting, he has some guesses of his own.
"I remember that Mundo Deportivo and AS reported on Calderon's misappropriation of public funds and stealing, but nothing happened the next day. Maybe we can dig out a lot of information from those reporters."
"We are already in operation. Several journalists have gained a lot of assets in their names during that period." Manuel immediately updated the progress when this was mentioned, confirming everyone's guess.
Leandri was too lazy to complain.
"Also, Eric helped me connect with someone, and we agreed to meet when she comes back from vacation."
The old man was really a little curious at this time. His son's friends must know some of the current situation in Real Madrid. They had given Leandri some clues before. Now he didn't know who Alba had pulled over.
"Who did you introduce to?"
Ryandre suddenly showed a little pride again, "Christina."
Now even Manuel couldn't help but look at the tall boy. Cristina used to be a secretary of Real Madrid. Calderon trusted this girl who was proficient in seven languages to be responsible for the management of player contracts. It can be said that this beautiful girl knew all the inside stories of player transfers. However, she broke up with Real Madrid some time ago, and has been traveling around since then. Karl Lagerfeld's people have tried to contact her several times but failed.
Unexpectedly, the key he had been looking for was now found by Leandri. Looking at his expression, the old man smiled and shook his head, "Stinky boy."
The winter break is still going on, and Real Madrid has made it clear to Manchester United and Arsenal that Leandri is an indispensable member of Castilla and the cornerstone of Real Madrid.
Leandri took some time out to pick out a birthday present for his German friend to congratulate him on his coming of age. Thinking back, his own birthday was also approaching, and their birthdays were only four days apart.
But two days before Leandri's birthday, Real Madrid announced in the media and on its website that Castilla player Arbeloa transferred to Deportivo La Coruna for 7 million euros, and Juan Mata also officially joined Valencia with a transfer fee of 12 million euros.
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