Chapter 425: Battle of Sincerity

"A competition between 150 million euros and 160 million euros!"

The next day, the sports edition of the Times used this sentence as the front page headline. In the article, they analyzed in detail the advantages of Real Madrid and AC Milan, and emphasized the development prospects of Wang Li after joining the two teams. The results were comparable.

However, many media are still more optimistic about AC Milan. This is mainly because of the exchange strategy proposed by AC Milan's coach some time ago. The strength of Ukrainian nuclear warhead Shevchenko is unquestionable. He is definitely not for sale in AC Milan. Using him plus a transfer fee of 100 million euros to exchange for Wang Li is really tempting.

But it seems that Chelsea did not receive such a transfer application. On the second day, the club's CEO Peter Kenyon emphasized in an interview with the media: "Alan is Chelsea's valuable asset. He has made an incomparable contribution to Chelsea's performance this season. Therefore, the club has already included him in the list of non-saleable players. We do not accept any transfer applications."

This statement was placed directly on the homepage of the club's official website, which reassured most Blues fans but also surprised many media and clubs!

In their opinion, since so much news has been revealed about Wang Li’s transfer, it means that Chelsea must be willing to sell Wang Li. Why is it making such a statement now?

Real Madrid told them with their actions. In the afternoon, they increased the transfer funds to 165 million euros. To Real Madrid, Chelsea's statement was complete nonsense. It was not a straightforward rejection at all, but just a reluctant rejection!

To put it simply, it means 'If the price you offer does not reach my bottom line, then I will not sell it.'

Just one day later, when Chelsea's negotiators were about to start discussing the transfer with Real Madrid, AC Milan made a new offer - 170 million euros.

Don't underestimate the 5 million euros just because Wang Li's value is already so high. You must know that a Premier League player with a little fame only costs a few million euros. For some small clubs, 5 million euros can even allow them to form half a team!

So, Chelsea's CEO, Mr. Peter Kenyon, immediately and happily started further contact with the representatives of AC Milan.

At the same time, in their residence at Stamford Bridge, Wang Li, Angela and Rita were sitting in the living room.

Rita came here today just to discuss Wang Li's transfer. She was not embarrassed now, after all, she and Angela had met many times. Although Angela probably didn't know the relationship between Wang Li and her, she still wanted to hide it. So, she behaved very generously. It seemed that she and Wang Li had a complete employer-employee relationship.

Sitting in the living room, Rita casually placed her small bag on the sofa, took out a stack of documents from it and placed them on the glass table. She took a sip of her drink and said, "Alan, what do you think about your transfer?"

At this time, after Angela finished her work, she naturally sat next to Wang Li and put her arm around his waist. In front of Rita, Wang Li was so intimate with her that he felt a little embarrassed, but he still pretended to be casual and asked, "What's the current situation? Which club has applied?"

Rita seemed to be unaware of this. She poked her gold-rimmed glasses with her pen, picked up a document in her hand, looked at it, and said, "The most sincere ones right now are Real Madrid and AC Milan. Their transfer prices are both over 150 million euros, and they both offer you a contract with an annual salary of at least 30 million euros."

"Real Madrid has recently started negotiations with Baptista of Sevilla, Robílio of Sassuolo, Ramos of Sevilla, Van Nistelrooy of Manchester United, and C Ronaldo. But it seems that they are most interested in your negotiations. However, Real Madrid's locker room is full of stars, and it may be a bit chaotic there, but their sincerity can be guaranteed. As long as you are willing to go there, they are willing to pay enough transfer fees and guarantee that you can sign a contract with an annual salary of more than 30 million euros. As for the image rights, they only want half of it and guarantee your starting position."

"AC Milan hasn't made any big moves recently, but I think they are more sincere than Real Madrid. You are the only one they are negotiating with, and the price they offer is much higher than Real Madrid."

Wang Li pushed the little hand on his belly away, thought for a moment, and said, "So, what are the attitudes of other clubs?"

"The others are Manchester United and Inter Milan. These two clubs are the most sincere. Their presidents have contacted me privately. However, they can't afford such a large transfer fee and can only guarantee about 100 million euros. They hope you can put pressure on the club. However, they will be more sincere in terms of salary contracts. Mr. Moratti, the president of Inter Milan, guarantees that if you can go to Inter Milan, he will offer you a contract with an annual salary of about 40 million euros."

"I think you should make a decision as soon as possible. After all, this is related to your life for at least the next two years. With your worth, no matter which team you go to, it will be very stressful. A huge worth will also bring huge pressure. I suggest you make a decision as soon as possible. However, it's okay if you want to think about it for a few days. After all, you will be suspended for half a year, so you don't have to worry about not having time to adapt to the team."

After hearing what Rita said, Wang Li couldn't help but curl his lips. Whenever talking about business, this woman became serious. Thinking about how she lay under him and panted a few days ago, Wang Li felt that he was ready to make a move. At this moment, he stared at Rita's eyes while thinking, making the latter panic for no reason. But when she saw Angela sticking to Wang Li, her face turned red and her nose felt sore, but she held back her tears.

Seeing this scene, Wang Li's heart trembled. He lowered his head to look at Angela, who was almost asleep in his arms, and gently moved her away. Then he unconsciously held Rita's little hand with his right hand, feeling quite sneaky in his heart.

Rita glared at him but didn't take his hand away. After they both smiled at each other with a guilty conscience, they started talking again: "Where do you think I should go?"

"AC Milan is more suitable. When you get there, you don't have to worry about the locker room problems. However, the influence of Serie A has been declining sharply in the past two years. If you want to continue to receive more attention and improve your personal reputation, it is better to go to La Liga."

Wang Li thought for a while and said, "I don't really want to stay in Chelsea. I have already won all the honors here and I don't have much motivation to continue. However, it seems that the club also seems to want to sell me, so let's part ways in peace. Let's continue to see the sincerity of both parties and make a choice after they have reached an agreement. After all, I feel good about Chelsea and I don't want to have any conflicts with the club before leaving."

Rita frowned and said, "But Allen, this will be bad for you."

Wang Li smiled and said, "With my strength, I can become the core of the team no matter where I go. I don't need to care too much about these external things. If they are sincere, I will go. If they are not sincere, I will naturally not go."

Seeing the confident expression of the black-haired boy in front of her, Rita's heart moved, but she couldn't help but hold Wang Li's hand and kissed him. It took a while before she reacted. Her face turned red with shame. She glanced at Angela lying next to her with a guilty conscience, stuck out her tongue at Wang Li, and put on a businesslike look, saying: "Okay, that's it for today. If there is any situation, I will call you in the evening."

Upon hearing this, Wang Li's heart moved. He looked up at Rita and said tacitly, "Okay."

The two smiled at each other, Rita picked up the bag and walked out of the room.

At this time, what neither of them noticed was that Angela, who was lying on the sofa, pouted her lips and held Wang Li's clothes even tighter with her hands.

That afternoon, in order to increase the stakes and win the transfer in one fell swoop, AC Milan's vice president Adriano Galliani, after a phone call with the team's chairman Berlusconi, directly proposed to exchange Wang Li for "Shevchenko + 120 million euros".

Although there were many media reports that AC Milan would adopt this method to carry out the transfer, no one in Chelsea believed it. You know, since last season, Mr. Abramovich has been wanting to get 'his own' Shevchenko, but no matter how high the price is, AC Milan will not sell him. As the top scorer of AC Milan, Shevchenko's importance is beyond doubt. Therefore, upon hearing the news, Peter Kenyon got up and left the negotiation table, took out his mobile phone and called Chairman Mr. Abramovich to report.

Just as imagined, Mr. Abramovich has been wanting to get Shevchenko for a long time. After receiving the news, he immediately instructed Peter Kenyon and representatives of AC Milan to start the next round of negotiations.

An hour later, the two sides seemed to have reached an agreement on all aspects, and several people walked out of the room with smiles on their faces. Later, facing the interview with reporters, Adriano Galliani loudly stated: "The negotiations between us are going very smoothly. As long as Alan Wang can agree to come to AC Milan, he will join San Siro in a few days."

This news caused a sensation throughout England! !

And all of Spain and Italy!!

Although the English media thought Wang Li would leave Chelsea, they did not expect the negotiations between the two sides to be so fast. You know, this is a super-large transfer involving nearly 200 million euros, and the protagonist is Alan Wang, the new Premier League idol who has rapidly risen this season with his performance.

AC Milan is not the only team pursuing Wang Li. Almost all teams want to get him. So how did AC Milan satisfy Chelsea at such a fast speed?

Soon, the media bought this news from a Chelsea staff member: "Shevchenko + 120 million euros."

It has to be said that faced with this price, even the Blues fans kept their mouths shut. They could not find any reason to object.

Even if Wang Li performs better and is worth more than 150 million euros, there is no comparison between 150 million euros and Shevchenko + 120 million euros.

Some players cannot be measured by money, such as Shevchenko. Even if you offer 50 million euros, let alone 30 million euros, I am afraid AC Milan will not pay any attention to you. As the soul star of a team, his value to AC Milan is immeasurable.

As time entered the new century, La Liga's super aristocratic Real Madrid also ushered in a period of transformation in its development. This former European overlord has never been so eye-catching.

Florentino, the president who took over the Bernabeu in 2000, was the key figure in changing the business philosophy of Real Madrid Club. Since Florentino became the president of Real Madrid, he has brought Real Madrid to an unprecedented height.

Florentino first participated in politics, and after achieving certain success in politics, he turned to the business world and served as chairman of ACS Group, the largest construction company in Spain and the third largest in Europe.

As early as 1995, Florentino participated in the presidential election, but unfortunately lost to Sanz by 698 votes. Unwilling to accept defeat, Florentino made a comeback in the presidential election in 2000, and this time he was well prepared. Before the election, Florentino promised to bring a world-class star to Real Madrid - Portuguese star Luis Figo from arch-rival Barcelona, ​​with a transfer fee of 56 million US dollars, which was a record at the time.

It turns out he succeeded!!

Florentino is an out-and-out businessman. Athletic performance has never been his highest goal, but he is an out-and-out expert in creating news effects and economic benefits.

The policy of "one superstar per year" was proposed by Florentino after he became the chairman of Real Madrid. Under this policy, Real Madrid has achieved unprecedented success. The club has not only won many championships, but also turned losses into profits, and surpassed Manchester United, the most successful club in commercial operation! !

However, in the past two years, while Real Madrid has continued to set records on the economic level, the team's competitive performance has failed to improve along with business development.

Since last year, Real Madrid's overall performance has begun to decline across the board, and it has even been completely suppressed by its arch-rival Barcelona.

The reason why Florentino was able to come to Real Madrid was because he had the support of a large group of senior members. When the team's performance was unfavorable, his position was somewhat unstable. Therefore, at this time, he urgently needed to introduce a strong star while continuing the superstar plan to strengthen the team's strength and improve Real Madrid's performance.

Who is the most attractive football star in Europe? Undoubtedly, it is Wang Li.

He set his sights on England and London, and saw the black-haired boy who was shining throughout Europe. Florentino was betting his entire fortune on this transfer!

Although Real Madrid is very rich, 200 million euros or even 300 million euros is still a huge sum. You know, an ordinary Premier League club is only worth tens of millions of euros.

However, despite this, Real Madrid's negotiations are still in crisis because they have a strong opponent - AC Milan.

"Gentlemen, it's time to make a decision about the negotiations with Chelsea's Alan Wang. Tell me your opinions. I think this matter must be finalized this time, otherwise we will lose to the Italians."

After being anxious, Florentino immediately convened a board meeting. Although he was the chairman of Real Madrid, he still did not have enough power to use such a huge amount of funds. If he wanted to add some chips, he needed the support of more board members.

After hearing what Florentino said, the others began to discuss among themselves.

As the head of the club's economic department, Javier Faus Santasusana is specifically responsible for the team's development in the Far East market. After Florentino finished his opening remarks, he stood up and expressed his support: "After research, I found that Alan Wang has a great influence in the East, at least in the ancient Eastern countries, Japan, and South Korea. I think we should introduce him at all costs. After Real Madrid's operation, his commercial value is at least 300 million euros. Gentlemen, this is just a conservative estimate."

"But the contract he signed with Nike is too long." At this time, another member stood up and said.

Everyone understood what he meant. Real Madrid's sponsor is Adidas. If Wang Li's sponsor is also Adidas, then if he joins Real Madrid, Adidas can at least unilaterally pay about 30% of the transfer fee.

But now, Real Madrid has to pay all this money itself, which is a considerable amount of money.

At this time, the director of the sports department, former Spanish international Mijatovic, stood up and said, "Gentlemen, I agree to bring in Alan Wang at all costs. You all know that this young man is very strong. The most important thing for us right now is to bring in a strong star to strengthen the team. After all, the team's performance last year was too poor. If there is no performance to support it, then all the commercial operations of the club will be greatly affected."

"But he was banned for half a year."

At this time, someone raised another question, which was the most important one at the moment. After all, Wang Li would be suspended for half a year. Even if he was very strong, it would be useless if he could not play. Fortunately, it was only half a year. If it was a year, I am afraid that the board of directors of Real Madrid would not even consider buying him.

The members of the board of directors began another large-scale discussion, but the final result still depends on voting.

"Gentlemen, please be quiet. Before you vote, I want to emphasize one point. Alan Wang's girlfriend is the daughter of Earl Edward of the British royal family, and they are about to get married. I think this news will make his commercial value even higher." Before the vote, Florentino emphasized another point. In fact, he spared no effort in bringing in Wang Li, and he felt that this would definitely be a successful decision.

As a result, he succeeded, and the Real Madrid board passed the resolution with 83% approval.

So, that evening, when Peter Kenyon was in his office thinking about how to get another piece of meat from AC Milan, a staff member stumbled in with a new transfer application document in his hand.

"Sir, sir"

The staff member looked very excited. He put the document in his hand in front of Peter Kenyon while speaking breathlessly. He pointed at the document for a long time without saying anything.

Kenyon glared at him and said, "What's the big deal?" Then he reluctantly picked up the document, glanced at it briefly, and then opened his mouth wide, staring with disbelief, and read it carefully again - "Walter Samuel, Michael Owen, Guti and 130 million euros in exchange for Chelsea's Allen Wang!!"

(To be continued)