Chapter 437: Using Players to Pay Debts

"Master Huan, I don't quite understand why you want to sell Falcao?"

After seeing off Jorge Ol丨des, Pini of Li Xavi asked Yang Huan with confusion.

Hasn't Master Huan always been saying that he wants to bring in the best and most outstanding players in the world?

Now Falcao is the top center forward that everyone is optimistic about in the future, so why let him go just like that?

Yang Huan smiled faintly. He certainly couldn't say that in his previous life, Falcao's condition deteriorated drastically due to an injury. He was not as brave as he is now, which also led to countless people questioning whether he had changed his appearance to be younger.

You know, Falcao's current official age is February 1986, but if it is two years less as the outside world worries, then he should be 28 years old this year.

Considering that the physical fitness of South American players is not as good as before once they are over 30 years old, can the 28-year-old Falcao still be sold at a high price?

Of course, Yang Huan would definitely not say these words.

"We at Southampton already have Ibrahimovic and Drogba, so we don't need another center forward."

Although Ibrahimovic and Drogba are already old, the point is that they are still strong.

Moreover, these two centers are getting smarter and smarter.

Pini of Li Xavi really wants to say, don’t you still have two teams, Monaco and Atletico Madrid?

But then I thought again, Young Master Huan always has his own ideas about doing things, so I just need to listen to him, why bother asking more questions?

"I have a different view of Atletico Madrid and Monaco. Atletico Madrid is a La Liga team. The biggest task for the new season is to qualify for the Champions League. Only by qualifying for the Champions League can the team's finances be improved."

The Champions League is indeed the key to turning around the finances of a team like Atletico Madrid.

It's not just the generous appearance fees, match bonuses and match-day operating income, but also the attention brought by consecutive appearances in the Champions League, which in turn attracts the attention of more sponsors and promotes the team's commercial income.

Only in this way can Atletico Madrid get out of its current predicament.

But there is a problem.

Falcao was sold, Diego, Pizzi and Silvio were sent away, Thiago's whereabouts were unknown, and Koke moved to Southampton, which made Atletico Madrid's entire midfield and frontcourt face considerable turmoil.

In Yang Huan's previous life, from Vieri, Hasselbaink to Torres, then to Aguero, Fran, and finally to Falcao and Diego Costa, many people said that Atletico Madrid produced many great strikers, which was due to the team's tactical style.

However, few people have noticed that Atletico Madrid's top strikers in recent years are actually getting worse with each generation.

After Torres and Aguero went to the Premier League, Falcao scored more goals, but overall he was not as good as Aguero.

When it comes to Diego Costa, he is slightly worse than Falcao, but Diego Costa has played other roles in Simeone's tactical system and strengthened the traditional imprint of the striker.

Therefore, after Atletico Madrid sold Falcao and supported Diego Costa, it was necessary to introduce a strong striker to supplement Atletico Madrid's risk strength.

In the frontcourt, Turan and Adrian are both powerful players, and if Salvio stays, he will also be a strong supplement, but it is still a little thin, and it is necessary to introduce another frontcourt attacker.

In the middle of the midfield, Gabi and Mario Suarez were the main defensive midfielders for Atletico Madrid to win La Liga and reach the Champions League final. Add in Raul Luizia who performed well after being loaned to Osasuna, and this configuration is pretty good.

Yang Huan wants to get Moutinho from Porto because he wants to use the Portuguese midfielder to fill Koke's shortcomings and strengthen Atletico Madrid's midfield.

As for the defense, Godin, Juanfran, Felipe and Miranda were all the main players in Atletico Madrid's La Liga title and the Champions League final. This line of defense does not need to be touched at all.

If we can get Otamendi from Porto, let the Argentine go with his fellow countryman Simeone, and at the same time strengthen Atletico Madrid's defense, and also add depth to the bench on the left and right flanks.

After such an operation and selling Falcao, Yang Huan only needs to invest a small amount of money, but he can provide strong supplements to all three lines of Atletico Madrid.

The only big problem is the goalkeeper position, as Asenjo is still not given high hopes.

Yang Huan plans to send Courtois to Atletico Madrid to serve as the main goalkeeper.

The Belgian goalkeeper has made rapid progress in two seasons at Southampton, but he has always lived under the powerful shadow of Neuer. Now is the time for him to step out and stand on his own.

As for Southampton, Yang Huan is considering introducing another substitute goalkeeper.

In addition to Courtois, Yang Huan asked Bielsa, Simeone and the technical team to think carefully about sending several talented young players in the team out for training, such as Markovic, who is already 18 years old, and Kovacic.

In Yang Huan's mind, the three teams he owns have different positioning.

Southampton and Atletico Madrid are both teams in the top leagues, and they should undoubtedly further tap their potential, especially Southampton, which is full of superstars and is the eldest son, so it must be the one that Yang Huan pays the most attention to.

Atletico Madrid is also important, but the most important task in the next few years is to gain a foothold in La Liga and enter the Champions League consecutively.

As for whether he can reproduce the glory of the past, whether Simeone can still lead the team to win the La Liga and reach the Champions League final, Yang Huan does not pay much attention to it.

In other words, Yang Huan's goal for Simeone is to keep the third place in the league.

Monaco is in the French Ligue 2 and will certainly be promoted to Ligue 1 as soon as possible. However, no matter from which perspective, Monaco is not suitable for more than one game. At least the constraints in terms of stadium and environment have limited Monaco's development prospects.

Unless Yang Huan is willing to spend money crazily and recklessly like the Qatar Investment Authority did to Paris Saint-Germain.

But that is definitely not Yang Huan's style.

Therefore, Yang Huan's positioning for Monaco is to be young, first cultivate the French domestic market and Monaco's football enthusiasm, and then steadily participate in the Champions League and Europa League. This is the most pragmatic and reasonable goal for Monaco at this stage.

To achieve this, Yang Huan believes that the most important thing is to build a young team that is energetic and motivated and mainly composed of French players as quickly as possible at the lowest cost.

This is undoubtedly a means to cater to local fans in a short period of time.

Besides, Yang Huan knows better than anyone that in the next few years, France will produce a group of talented newcomers.

As long as Monaco makes good use of the advantages, it may not be impossible to show its strength.

While Yang Huan was thinking, Peter Kenian and Pini of Li Harvey remained silent.

The two of them communicated mostly with their eyes, trying to guess what Young Master Huan was thinking at the moment.

This made the top floor of Tingyuxuan seem a little deserted, and even the tea had gone cold and was not changed.

Just when Pini of Li Harvey and Peter Cairnion were hesitating whether to break the silence, Yang Huan suddenly made a move.

Young Master Huan took an iPad from the side and tapped it rapidly with his fingers.

This immediately surprised Peter and Nian.

Master Huan, what is this about?

It seems like I'm looking for some information, but what is it?

"Pini"

"ah?"

"I know you have a lot of connections in the French Ligue 1, please help me do something."

Pini of Li Harvey became excited when he heard this. He knew he would not suffer any loss if he helped Young Master Huan.

"Master Huan, if you have anything to say, just tell me."

"You'll help me go to Saint-Étienne."

Yang Huan spoke calmly, and Pini of Li Harvey listened carefully.

"Last year they spent 3 million euros to bring in their main goalkeeper, Ruffier. Ruffier has played a full season for them and has become their main goalkeeper. But up to now, they still owe us 2 million euros in transfer fees."

Pini of Li Harvey felt Master Huan's indignation and couldn't help laughing in his heart.

Installment payments and overdue transfer fees are very common in the European transfer market. How many people in Europe are like Master Huan, who basically pays everything in cash?

Saint-Etienne is not a big team. Its annual transfer budget may be a pitiful 3 to 4 million euros. If it does not make a fortune by buying players, it will have even less to invest in the transfer market.

"Tell them to either pay me the two million euros or return Rufair, otherwise I will use their players to make up the number.

Pini of Li Harvey and Peter Cairnion both looked helpless and at a loss when they heard this.

Isn't Master Huan's behavior a bit too barbaric?

However, the truth is there. In European football, there are many precedents of players being used to pay off debts when debts cannot be repaid. It's just that ordinary fans are not very aware of it.

It has to be said that although Monaco's finances are very poor, the team is very strong in training players.

For example, Nkoulou, who transferred to Marseille, was a central defender who shined in the French Ligue 1 last season.

There are also Korean players like Park Ju-young who went to Arsenal, and Ruffier who went to Saint-Etienne, both of whom are very capable.

As for youth training, Monaco currently has Togolese central defender Mango, Cameroonian international Edgar Sali, defensive midfielder Mendy who is known as the little Makelele, Croatian international goalkeeper Subasic and so on.

Given the special nature of the goalkeeper, it is impossible for Saint-Etienne to let Ruffaire go.

The latter was the cornerstone of Saint-Etienne's defense last season when they finished seventh in Ligue 1. Can such a player be released?

Therefore, Saint-Etienne only has two choices, either to pay the money or to use the players to pay off the debt.

For Saint-Etienne, which has always been careful with its budget, two million euros is quite a staggering amount, and it may not be possible to come up with it all at once.

Thinking of this, the shrewd Pini of Li Harvey and Peter Kearnian suddenly looked at each other.

It can be seen that Master Huan, who has never been short of money, has taken a fancy to other people's players and forced Saint-Etienne to release them.

Pini of Li Harvey couldn't help laughing in his heart, "Who does Master Huan want to use to make up the number?"

Even though Yang Huan was so thick-skinned, he couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed.

Hey, man, could you please stop speaking so negatively of me?

Am I just so angry?

Who is Master Ke Huan?

How could I be so timid?

He said a name right away.

Pini of Li Xavi really knows the European league very well. As soon as Yang Huan said the name, he immediately knew who it was.

But this time, the Israelis smiled bitterly.

Everyone has heard that Young Master Huan has a sharp eye, and it is true. He immediately set his eyes on the genius that others value the most.

"Master Huan, this player is a talented rookie that Saint-Etienne values ​​very much. Romeyer is not an idiot who knows nothing. I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince him to let him go."

Romeyer, one of the two presidents of Saint-Étienne, is in charge of sport and finance.

Yang Huan just laughed and spread his hands, "Then give me the money."

Well……

Pini of Li Harvey and Peter Kearnian looked at each other and wanted to laugh.

Isn’t this Young Master Huan too shameless?

But soon, Pini of Li Harvey had an idea in his mind.