Chapter 458 He flew!
"Neymar is a real gem"
In the chairman's stand of Yongming Stadium, Florentino praised with a smile.
After two seasons of experience in English and European football, Neymar has clearly adapted to the European professional leagues.
He still looks a little thin, but not as frail as before.
Moreover, his playing style is not as fancy as it was in Brazil. His current playing style is still very entertaining, but also very practical and deadly.
It was just like the fake move he used to trick Alba just now. It was so sudden that Alba had no time to react and was fooled by him. The volley shot that followed was very well done and at a tricky angle, and goalkeeper Valdes couldn't save it in time.
"Who says it's not?" Russell praised sincerely.
As the president and owner of the club, they are no longer obsessed with the team's victory or defeat in a game when sitting in the stands. They are more concerned with controlling the overall situation.
"Mr. Yang Huan, there is still about a month left before the end of the transfer. Why don't you sell Neymar to us Barcelona?" Rosell suddenly asked.
He knew that Neymar's sponsor was the same as Barcelona's, Nike.
Although Southampton's training center is sponsored by Nike, the jersey sponsor is Adidas.
If Barcelona can bring in Neymar, it will definitely get strong support from Nike.
Unexpectedly, when he said this, Florentino beside him had his eyelids twitching, and his face was a little embarrassed. He coughed heavily, "Sandro, I have already talked to Mr. Yang Huan about Neymar."
"You've talked about it?" Russell was surprised.
Why didn't the outside media break the news?
"Any results?" Russell quickly looked at Yang Huan and asked.
Florentino was a little embarrassed and smiled awkwardly, "Not yet, but the progress is very good."
The subtext of this sentence is to say, Lao Luo, I have my eyes on this player, so don't compete with me for him. If you want to recruit someone, go find someone else. There are so many famous stars in European football, why should you stick to Neymar alone?
When Russell heard this, he couldn't help feeling a little depressed.
He is well aware of Florentino's strength. This Spanish tycoon is not only wealthy, but also has sharp tactics and strong operational capabilities. There is almost no player he cannot recruit.
But think about it, in today's football world, the superstars are Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi and Ibrahimovic, and the latter is obviously old, and with the previous relationship, it is impossible for him to be related to Barcelona.
Barcelona performed poorly last season and Guardiola left the team, which put pressure on the entire team, especially Rosell.
All Barcelona fans around the world are comparing Laporta and Rosell.
Therefore, Russell is also eager to resolve the crisis he is currently facing.
Introducing superstars is undoubtedly the best way.
Didn’t you see that Rosell’s support rate increased significantly after Fabregas was introduced last summer?
From the current perspective, the person who has the greatest hope of becoming the next superstar is Neymar.
How can we let it go to Real Madrid so easily?
"Hey, Florentino, you haven't reached an agreement yet, right? We still have a chance, right?"
Florentino's face froze. Oh my, this kid Rosel actually wants to snatch it from me?
"Sandro, you have to understand that Neymar's value is not low. You just brought in Alexandre Song and Alba. Do you still have money to carry out this transfer?
Russell smiled slightly, "Of course, we have had a surplus every year since the Grand Slam, so we have never worried about this problem."
"Really? But I heard that Barcelona was in debt last year because of high salaries."
Rosell was also angry at this, "That's just ignorant reporters talking nonsense. Anyway, as long as we buy it, we can afford the transfer fee."
Florentino didn't expect that Rosell would be so tough.
This guy is getting stronger and wants to strike back.
"Okay, if that's the case, then we don't need to say more, just rely on your own abilities."
Having said that, Florentino turned and looked at Yang Huan.
"Mr. Yang Huan, I am now solemnly making an offer to you. We are willing to introduce Neymar for 50 million euros."
Fifty million euros?
Considering that Real Madrid spent just over 20 million to sign Neymar two years ago, it has now doubled, which is not bad.
But as soon as Florentino finished speaking, Rosell became dissatisfied.
"We are willing to bring Neymar for 55 million euros"
Florentino opened his eyes and said, "Okay, you have some backbone."
"Sixty million euros" Florentino also got angry.
The more I watch, the more I feel that Rosell is not a good guy. Maybe he wants to become the second Laporta.
As the president of Real Madrid, Florentino knows better than anyone that if Barcelona has another president like Laporta, it will pose a huge threat to Real Madrid.
"Sixty-five million euros!" Rosell also got angry and stared at Florentino unwillingly.
Florentino was furious, and after saying "70 million euros", he glared back.
Roselle was now breathing heavily. 70 million euros?
Wow, how much is this?
But now that it has come to this, can I withdraw?
Besides, if Barcelona fans knew that he lost to Real Madrid in the transfer of Neymar, wouldn't he, the chairman of Barcelona, lose face?
Thinking of this, Russell wanted to make another bid.
At this time, Yang Huan, who had been silent all this time, coughed heavily twice, looking a little depressed.
"I say, you two, do you think I'm dead?"
Roselle and Florentino were both stunned. What did Master Huan mean?
But Yang Huan didn't care what they were thinking and just threw out a sentence.
"Neymar is not for sale"
Florentino and Rosell were both dumbfounded.
70 million euros?
Not selling yet?
Yang Huan didn't care what they were thinking and just said his own words.
"We at Southampton have just been promoted to the Premier League this season, and it's time for us to show our strength, so don't try to poach my players now, otherwise, we won't even be friends anymore."
Now Master Huan’s attitude is very clear.
Now is a critical moment for Southampton to gain a foothold in the Premier League. If anyone comes to poach players and shake our morale at this time, I will turn against him. At that time, don't blame me for turning my back on you.
If you really make me unhappy, I will come back to poach your people and see who has more money.
Even though Real Madrid and Barcelona are both membership-based, Florentino and Rosell couldn't help but swallow their saliva. If they really competed in wealth, they would definitely lose.
Who made Master Huan have so much money?
But both of them were smart people and immediately caught Master Huan's subtext.
Southampton has not yet established a firm foothold in the Premier League, so Neymar will not be sold.
But once Southampton has established itself, Neymar can be sold.
So they all couldn't help but laugh again, as if they saw a glimmer of hope.
At this moment, a cheer suddenly sounded in the stadium.
It turned out to be an attack by Barcelona, which broke into Southampton's penalty area.
But immediately afterwards, Messi's shot hit Varane, flew out of the penalty area and fell to the left.
As soon as Southampton left-back Alaba received the ball, Barcelona players pressed forward.
As a last resort, Alaba saw Modric pulling to the left to support, and immediately passed the ball forward along the left sideline.
Modric received the ball and Barcelona right back Alves approached quickly.
But the Croatian didn't wait for Alves to get close, and directly passed the ball past Alves to Gareth Bale who was in front of him on the left side.
Gareth Bale received the ball, faced Puyol, and suddenly kicked the ball forward with a big foot.
This move immediately surprised everyone, especially Puyol.
But the Barcelona center back is battle-hardened and experienced, and he immediately realized what Gareth Bale wanted.
This is to separate the man and the ball.
Damn it, I'm already depressed enough about meeting a perverted center forward Ibrahimovic, and you, a rookie, actually want to pass the ball from me?
Do you think I'm easy to bully?
Or do you think I'm old and useless?
Puyol was also smart. When he saw Gareth Bale kick the ball forward, his first reaction was not to turn around and catch the ball.
Because he knows very well that his speed is not as fast as Gareth Bale.
On the contrary, he immediately approached Gareth Bale and pushed him to the sidelines.
Puyol’s calculation is very clear: I may not be as fast as you, but I can prevent you from catching the ball.
Alves was also chasing back quickly. As long as Puyol stopped Gareth Bale, the ball would fall into the feet of Barcelona players.
But Gareth Bale is just too fast, ridiculously fast.
After being forced to the left side by Puyol, he was quick-witted and rushed out of the left side, bypassed Puyol, and overtook again on a curve. This time, the speed was even faster and more shocking.
When everyone in the Yongming Stadium saw Gareth Bale rush out of the white line of the stadium, bypass Puyol, rush back to the stadium and go straight for the ball, countless fans stood up involuntarily.
Everyone stared at what was happening on the court in amazement.
Gareth Bale is as fast as lightning.
Unbelievably fast
What is even more incredible is that he succeeded
Gareth Bale was seen rushing ahead of Puyol and Alves to intercept the ball, then he kicked it towards the penalty area without slowing down at all during the whole process.
Puyol and Alves were completely left behind by Gareth Bale. The Welshman was like flying, getting faster and faster...
Especially when he entered the penalty area, he flew
Seeing that no teammates could stop Gareth Bale's rapid advance, the Barcelona goalkeeper resolutely gave up the goal and rushed to the left corner of the small penalty area.
At this time, Gareth Bale was about to arrive
The two men made eye contact, the Welshman made a fake move of lowering his shoulder to the right, and Valdés immediately flew to his left side.
That is to the right of Gareth Bale, in the middle of the goal.
But Gareth Bale knocked the ball with his right foot, and the ball rolled past Valdes and to the left side of the goal.
The Barcelona goalkeeper had lost his balance, but his eyes were fixed on the violently spinning ball.
At this moment, he was praying, hoping so much that the ball would get out of control and roll out of the baseline.
But unfortunately, before the ball lost control, Gareth Bale adjusted his body and pushed forward with the inside of his left foot.
The ball turned in another direction and went straight into the bottom of Barcelona's goal.
Everyone stared at this scene in amazement.
It's so fast, it's unimaginable
If they hadn't seen the ball bouncing at the bottom of the net, I believe countless people would have doubted that they were dreaming.
A clear and somewhat piercing whistle sounded.
Beep
Goal is valid
Two to zero