Chapter 440 Money is not a problem!
"Aubameyang?"
When Pini ofli Xavi returned to Monaco with a satisfactory answer and an extra surprise, he did not expect that Master Huan had no impression of Aubameyang whom he mentioned.
He even asked, which really dampened his confidence, "Who is it?"
The Monaco scout sitting next to him almost burst out laughing.
Pini ofli Xavi was depressed. Where was the surprise?
Where is the applause from Master Huan that you promised?
Oh my god, you can't play with me like this
"Aubameyang is a rising star in the French Ligue 1 last season. He scored 16 league goals and is only behind Giroud and Hazard in the scorer list. He is in the limelight."
Let oLuc Qixin take the initiative to take on the role of commentator.
When Yang Huan heard this, he was a little surprised. "It sounds pretty good."
Pini ofli Harvey immediately laughed, "That's natural."
After a pause, he took over the responsibility of the introduction.
"When talking about Aubameyang, we have to mention his father, a former Gabonese international who later became a scout for AC Milan. But this guy is also quite funny. He didn't scout other stars, but he stuffed his three sons into the Milan youth training camp."
Yang Huan laughed out loud, "Does this count as misusing public property for personal gain?"
Jean-Luc Qixin couldn't help but smile. This was also an interesting story in the scout circle.
"Not really. His three sons are all very good. The second son was once favored by Ancelotti and promoted to the first team. He participated in the Berlusconi Cup and scored the winning goal for AC Milan against Juventus, but later he failed."
Yang Huan said with an "oh". This kind of thing that hurts Zhongyong is not uncommon in professional football.
"The third one has been on loan for the past few years, including the 2010-2011 season when he played for Monaco."
"Really?" Yang Huan immediately looked at Jean-Luc Qixin, "What do you think of him?"
The latter is Monaco's chief scout.
Jean-Luc Chisin shook his head. "I came in the summer of 1911, when he had already gone to Saint-Etienne."
"oh."
"But I heard from Monaco that Aubameyang performed well in the six months he was on loan. He was very fast, like lightning. He was 1.85 meters tall and a little thin, but he was very flexible. Many people thought that he looked like Henry back then."
Henry, the legendary center forward of Arsenal, made his debut in Monaco and later went to Juventus. He played for half a season but his performance was sluggish. He moved to Arsenal six months later and became famous in the Gunners and became the world's top center forward.
When Yang Huan heard that he looked very much like Henry, his heart began to flutter.
"I didn't expect that you really brought back a treasure." Yang Huan smiled and praised Pini ofli Xavi.
How many people can be like Henry these days?
Besides, he is so fast, even if he can't be Henry, it would be good to play on the wing.
Moreover, he has achieved good results in the French Ligue 1, scoring 16 goals in a single season.
"Hey, I'm just wondering, if he's so strong, why would Saint-Etienne let him go?" Yang Huan asked curiously again.
This made Luc Qi Xin quite curious.
Pini ofli Xavi smiled slightly, "In fact, Saint-Etienne bought out Aubameyang's ownership from AC Milan only half a year ago, and it only cost one million euros in total."
"One million euros?" Oluc Qixin was also shocked. "This is unreasonable. I remember that Aubameyang scored eight goals in the first half of the season and also participated in the African Cup during the winter break. He also performed very well. How can it be so cheap?"
Pini ofli Xavi laughed, "This is where Saint-Etienne is smart, and this is where AC Milan is negligent"
After a pause, he continued.
"AC Milan has been laying off staff in recent years. First, they laid off the people in the Milan laboratory, and then streamlined the staff, including the scouting team, so that no one is tracking the players on loan. They don't know Aubameyang's performance."
"Saint-Etienne was very smart. When they saw that AC Milan didn't follow up and didn't value Aubameyang at all, they played tricks during the negotiations. As a result, AC Milan was fooled and sold Aubameyang for only 1 million euros."
Yang Huan nodded continuously as he listened.
They say scouts are not important, but look, they have been tricked, right?
Yang Huan secretly decided in his heart that, whether out of a sense of responsibility towards the players or out of a sense of protecting the interests of the club, he would definitely arrange for people to track and help the Southampton players on loan in the future.
Pini ofli Harvey didn't know that he had aroused Master Huan's thoughts, and continued to laugh.
"I know Romeyer best. He and Caiazzo have been scheming against each other for many years. Who in Ligue 1 doesn't know this? I took advantage of this and forced him to send Zouma and Aubameyang."
"Well done!" Yang Huan immediately praised with a smile.
Isn’t it?
They finally managed to cheat AC Milan, and now Monaco is going to cheat them back. How good is that?
It is not difficult to see from this incident that intelligence is of paramount importance in any industry.
Pini ofli Xavi was happy now, "Master Huan, Romeyer mentioned to me several times that he hopes to be a satellite team for Southampton. I think we can give it some consideration. This team is still very good."
The so-called satellite team is actually equivalent to a youth training team that helps train young players.
Once Saint-Etienne becomes a satellite of Southampton, Southampton can arrange for players to go to Saint-Etienne for game training and have the right of first refusal to buy Saint-Etienne players.
Of course, this requires an annual fee.
There have also been cases in European football where some satellite teams felt that their parent clubs were too stingy and terminated the agreements early.
Yang Huan thought about it and looked at Jean-Luc Qixin, "What do you think?"
The French middle-aged man didn't expect Young Master Huan to ask this out of the blue. He was a little surprised. He thought about it quickly and nodded, "I think it's worth considering. After all, Saint-Etienne is a French Ligue 1 team. If they take the initiative to come to us, the cost will definitely not be high. I think it's a good deal."
Yang Huan also thought it made sense, so he waved his hand and said, "Okay, Pini, I'll leave this matter to you."
"Okay," Pini ofli Harvey immediately nodded with a smile.
Even Luc Qixin felt warm in his heart, as if he was valued by his leader.
Yang Huan looked at Pini ofli Harvey, smiled and said, "There is one more thing. Please do it for me."
"Master Huan, please give me your orders." Pini ofli Harvey's face was full of smiles.
Young Master Huan asked him to do something, not only giving him benefits, but also proving that he values him more and more.
Didn’t you see that all the good things that Master Huan had in the past were given to Raiola?
Now, at least I have half of it.
"I asked a headhunting company to help me find a CEO for Monaco. I also stated some requirements, and they recommended someone to me," Yang Huan laughed.
"Who is it?" Pini ofli Harvey asked with concern.
Not only him, but also Luc Qixin looked concerned.
"Michael Bolingbroke, Manchester United's Chief Operating Officer"
"Is it him?" Pini ofli Harvey was not unfamiliar to him at all.
"You know him?"
"I've heard of him," Pini ofli Harvey nodded. "He's in his forties, graduated from Reading University, has a master's degree from London Business School, worked as senior vice president of Jim Henson, a world-famous puppet animation production company, for three years, and joined the famous Canadian Cirque du Soleil in 2001."
Circus...of the Sun?
Even Luc Qixin was dumbfounded.
Manchester United's Chief Operating Officer is actually a circus performer?
No way?
Yang Huan glanced at the Frenchman and found it funny. He was also full of surprise when he saw the information for the first time.
"This person is very capable and is very good at business management, especially match day management. In the past few years since he took over, Manchester United's ticket sales, jerseys, match day and non-match day business operations have all improved significantly."
Pini ofli Xavi obviously has a very good impression of this person.
Yang Huan was not surprised. He paid a headhunting company to find him, so how could it be bad?
Moreover, what he valued most was Michael Bolingbroke's expertise.
Are you kidding? Monaco is full of rich people, but the stadium attendance is so bad. If they don’t run the business well, wouldn’t they be sitting on a mountain of gold and crying poor?
Thinking of this, Yang Huan nodded and said, "That would be great. You and Rang will go meet him on my behalf."
Yang Huan's words immediately shocked Luc Qixin.
"I?"
"Yes, from now on, you are the football director of our Monaco Football Club. After you and Pini meet Michael Bolingbroke, return to France and start arranging the team's transfers."
As he spoke, Yang Huan handed over a document on the desk.
Luc Qixin and Pini ofli Harvey couldn't help but look at each other, and they both saw the surprise in each other's eyes.
When I opened the file, I saw a list of players.
La Liga Levante substitute goalkeeper, Costa Rican player Navas
Lille substitute left back, 19-year-old local youngster Digne
Corinthians substitute center back Marquinhos
Lyon's French talents Benzea, Fekir and Martial
Kondogbia, a 19-year-old midfielder from Lens in the French Ligue 2
And Lens is on loan at Toulouse in Ligue 1, the 19-year-old Ivorian right-back Aurier
The 19-year-old substitute winger of Bastia, a newly promoted team in the French Ligue 1 this season, is Thauvin.
Paris Saint-Germain's 17-year-old midfielder Rabiot
Verratti, the main midfielder of Pescara in the Italian Serie B
The substitute of the first team of Eindhoven in the Netherlands, the 18-year-old forward Depay
The list also states that Monaco will continue to keep the players, including goalkeeper Subashchi, defenders Denis Hepia, Mango, Kurzawa, midfielders Germain, Mendy and Esseric, forward Edgar Sali and other players.
In addition to the introduction of central defender Mangala from Porto and several young players on loan from Southampton, Monaco's entire lineup is full of talents.
Jean-Luc Qixin only took a quick glance and discovered that, except for goalkeeper Subashchi, the players who stayed behind by Master Huan were all young players, including some rookies that other teams were interested in.
As for the old players, Master Huan doesn't even plan to keep Giuly, the former international who once played for Barcelona.
But this also made Bisin realize that Master Huan was determined to take action against Monaco.
As the saying goes, there is no construction without destruction. Given Monaco's situation, drastic reforms to rejuvenate the team and remove the cancer and rotten meat within the team can not only reduce the team's finances, but also enhance the team's vitality and fighting spirit.
"Master Huan, I'm not sure about some of the foreign players, but some of our domestic players may be difficult to buy."
"Oh?" Yang Huan smiled slightly.
"Benzia is a recognized genius, very similar to Real Madrid's Benzema. Kondogbia is also favored by many teams. If you want to bring them in, you may have to pay a large transfer fee."
Yang Huan laughed out loud when he heard this, which showed that Luc Qixin really had good vision.
This middle-aged Frenchman once controlled the scout team of Lille, a famous French Ligue 1 youth training team, for a long time. Players such as Hazard, Cabaye, Mavuba, Gervinho, Obraniak and others were all discovered and recommended by him and his team.
Bissin's last contribution to Lille was to recommend the team to bring in Moussa Sow, who was frustrated in Rennes, and Landreau, the national team's third goalkeeper who was questioned at Paris Saint-Germain, on a free transfer.
As a result, in his first season after joining Lille, Moussa Sow scored 25 goals in 33 games, helping Lille win the French Ligue 1 championship trophy, and he himself became the top scorer of Ligue 1. A year later, he moved to Fenerbahce in Turkey for 10 million euros.
In addition, Landreau also regrouped in Lille, became the team's mainstay in front of the goal, and returned to the national team.
It can be said that it was Jean-Luc Chisin's outstanding performance in Lille that made Monaco decide to spend a lot of money to poach him.
After the Frenchman came to Monaco, he lived up to expectations and introduced many talented newcomers.
It is reported that Rennes, which claims to have the best youth training in Ligue 1, has set its sights on this talent, and his position is football director.
So, after much deliberation, Yang Huan finally decided to keep him and entrusted him with the important task of football director.
Some of the players listed by Yang Huan were recommended by Southampton's scouting department, and some were introduced based on knowledge from previous lives. All of them are the best candidates for young rookies.
Of course, if you want to bring in such a player, you have to pay a high price, but how high can it be?
According to the purchasing power of the French Ligue 1, it would be at most one or two million euros.
In Yang Huan's opinion, this is too cheap.
On the contrary, players like Verratti, Marquinhos, Depay and others will definitely be worth more, but Yang Huan has already made enough psychological preparations. As long as the transfer fee is not too exaggerated, he will definitely get it.
As long as this group of players arrives, together with Monaco's original players, the lineup formed will be quite competitive not only in the French Ligue 2, but even in the French Ligue 1.
More importantly, these players are young and have a lot of room for improvement in the future. They are worth investing in.
"Okay, let's do this, just go ahead and do it."
When Yang Huan said this, he stood up directly. He also made an appointment with someone to go to Spain.
"Remember, money is not the problem, the most important thing is people, understand?"
Pini ofli Xavi and Jean-Luc Qixin quickly nodded in agreement, feeling very happy.
It turns out that having a wealthy boss who is not short of money is such a great thing
It’s really addictive, isn’t it?