Chapter 542 Yang Huan’s hired help

"Boss, Southampton sent a reply!"

In a mansion in West London, Marina Granovskaia appeared tremblingly in front of her boss Abramovich, nervously reporting the latest developments.

"What do they say?" Abramovich asked.

Granovskia gritted his teeth secretly and said: "They agreed to let us handle the transfer of Gary Cahill, but the transfer fee they proposed was very high."

"Very high?" Abramovich sneered and shook his head. "I knew that these vampires wouldn't let go so easily. How high are their demands? Tell me!"

"Twenty million pounds!"

"What?" Abramovich almost jumped up from the sofa.

"Twenty million pounds?"

"Yes!" Granovskia nodded with a wry smile.

"Is that Chinese man crazy about money? A substitute who can't play in the starting lineup at Southampton wants 20 million pounds?"

Granovskia swallowed and nodded nervously: "Ron Gourlay said so."

"Oh, do you really think I'm a fat sheep, easy to slaughter?"

Abramovich has been in a good mood recently, and his mood has improved a lot. He is not even that angry anymore.

"What else did Ron Gourlay say?"

"He also said that not a penny less than 20 million pounds was needed, and that..."

"Say it!" Abramovich knew it would not be anything nice to hear.

But he just wanted to listen.

This person is so contradictory!

"He also said that if we at Chelsea want to buy, we can buy. If we don't want to buy, we will sell it to other teams at a low price!"

"What? Low price promotion?"

Abramovich was really angry at this.

Why?

Oh, you offer low-price promotions to other teams, but ask for a very high price from us, Chelsea?

What are we Chelsea?

Kaizi?

Or is it that people are stupid and have a lot of money?

Also, even if you are treating people differently, could you please not be so obvious or so direct?

You have to give me some face, right?

"Damn it, Yang Huan is such a dishonest person!"

Granovskya looked at his nose with his eyes, and at his heart with his nose. He kept silent, but was thinking in his heart.

Boss, you are not very kind!

They don't want to poach him from other teams, but specifically target Southampton. Do you dare to say that they have no selfish motives?

Sometimes I think, the boss is really strange, Southampton rips you off time and time again, but why don't you reflect on yourself? Why do you keep sending yourself to be ripped off again and again?

Aren't you supposed to hate Southampton?

Is it really as the outside world says, that you don't lack this little money and you insist on spending it to poach players and kill Southampton?

But it doesn't seem like that. Southampton is not stupid. They won't sell their star players. You can only dig out some of the corners. What's the point? It doesn't pose any threat to them at all!

"By the way, Marina, are there any other teams interested in Gary Cahill recently?" Abramovich asked.

“Yes, there are!”

Marina Granovskia quickly answered.

"Manchester United is the latest team to express interest in Gary Cahill. This is news dug up by The Sun. It is said that Ferguson will retire after the end of this season and has appointed Moyes to take over the team. The Everton coach is very fond of Gary Cahill and believes that the England international can improve Manchester United's defense."

The world-class defense composed of Evra, Vidic and Ferdinand is undoubtedly gone as they grow old. How to rebuild a young and strong defense has become a difficult problem facing Moyes.

Gary Cahill, who is 27 years old, in his prime and an England international, is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.

"In addition to Manchester United, Manchester City also wants to sign Gary Cahill, but according to German Bild, Bayern Munich is the closest to Southampton."

"Bayern Munich?" Abramovich was a little surprised.

"Why are they here?"

Granovskia smiled bitterly, "Although Bayern Munich has four central defenders, Dante, Jerome Boateng, Badstuber and Van Buyten, Van Buyten is old and weak. Boateng and Badstuber, one is not stable enough, and the other is constantly injured and can't play as a starter, so it is necessary to introduce a strong central defender."

"There's no need to be obsessed with Gary Cahill, he's not a big star!"

Abramovich was depressed. "Could Bayern Munich be Yang Huan's hired help?"

Granovskia couldn't guarantee that.

It is said that although Yang Huan is young, he is very tactful and decisive in his dealings with others. In the European professional football world, everyone from UEFA President Platini to ordinary professional players have a very good impression of him.

There are not many enemies, the most famous ones are two. One is the second boss of Newcastle who was banned by Yang Huan as revealed by Charlene Lahiri, and the other is the one in front of him, his own boss!

It is not impossible to hire a helper in the transfer market.

"But according to Bild, Southampton appear to be more willing to send Gary Cahill abroad, even at the expense of selling the player to Bayern Munich for a low price."

"Why?"

No matter how you look at it, Yang Huan doesn't look like the kind of person who would suffer a big loss!

As soon as Abramovich asked this question, he reacted quickly and immediately realized the key.

That is, Southampton does not want Gary Cahill to stay in the Premier League and strengthen the strength of its competitors. Therefore, Yang Huan would be willing to lose money and send the player to Bayern Munich.

It's better to give it to opponents on the European battlefield than to domestic competitors, right?

"I have also received confirmation from Gary Cahill's agent that Bayern Munich has indeed contacted him, but Gary Cahill prefers to stay in the Premier League rather than go to the Bundesliga."

"Why is that?"

Granovskaia smiled bitterly, Abramovich's words exposed his football-blind nature.

"Boss, among English players, Keegan is the only one who has played in the Bundesliga."

"Really?" Abramovich really didn't know that.

"Yes, although Owen Hargreaves, who once played for Manchester United, is also English, he grew up in Canada and joined Bayern Munich's youth training camp early on, so he is not strictly an English player."

"Oh!" Abramovich finally understood.

No wonder Gary Cahill doesn’t want to go to the Bundesliga, it turns out there is this relationship!

"But as far as the Premier League is concerned, Manchester City and Manchester United are the most aggressive in pursuit!"

"Really?" Abramovich couldn't help but become nervous.

Chelsea currently has three central defenders, Terry, Benatia and David Luiz, as well as a versatile player like Ivanovic, so there is no shortage of manpower in the central defender position.

However, Mourinho was not very satisfied with David Luiz. Benatia had been injured constantly since coming to Chelsea and his condition was not as good as before, so the central defender was ranked first in Mourinho's transfer list.

Everyone knows that when Mourinho coaches any team, the first thing he considers is defense.

In this case, Gary Cahill has the ability, but he was relegated to the sidelines and became a substitute because he did not meet Bielsa's tactical requirements. The transfer fee should not be high. It is a typical example of good value for money. Doesn't it just suit Chelsea's needs?

Once Gary Cahill joins the team, Chelsea's entire central defender combination will undoubtedly be doubly insured!

But now it seems that good quality and low price products are really scarce!

"Marina, what do you think?" Abramović asked.

Granovskia shook his head and said, "I think it would be better to choose other players."

"Why?"

"Anyone with a discerning eye can see that in the Premier League, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur both follow Southampton's lead, and Manchester United and Arsenal also have a very good relationship with the Saints because of the International Champions Cup."

"If it is under the same offer and conditions, Southampton will definitely give priority to Manchester City and Manchester United. We have no chance at all. If we want it, we have to pay a high price and agree to Southampton's requirements!"

Twenty million pounds. No matter how urgently Manchester United needs it, no matter how rich Manchester City is, they will never agree to such an outrageous offer. But if Chelsea wants to get Gary Cahill, this is what they have to do!

People have said that it’s up to you to buy or not, this is a typical case of a big store bullying customers!

Abramovich was quite surprised when he heard what Granovskia said, and he thought about it more deeply.

When Chelsea rose to prominence, the Blues emerged as a disruptor.

Coupled with Mourinho's big mouth, the poaching of Peter Kenyon, Ashley Cole, Gerrard and Arnesen has led to a very bad relationship between Chelsea and the Premier League powerhouses.

But now, Southampton is also a disruptor, but Yang Huan uses more off-field factors, his personal charm and influence, to draw teams such as Manchester United, Arsenal, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool and others around him.

What is this?

Isn’t this what all disruptors dream of, the so-called peaceful rise?

Thinking of this, Abramovich had to admit that his methods in this regard were indeed not as good as Yang Huan's.

This made him a little frustrated, but more annoyed.

They are both owners of Premier League teams, so who is afraid of whom?

Isn’t it just money?

I don’t have anything else but a lot of money!

“Smash!”

"What?" Granovskia was startled, wondering if he had heard it wrong.

"I said, smash it!" Abramovich repeated solemnly.

"No matter what price Southampton offers, you can give it to me. I want to see Gary Cahill appear on the team's player list next season. Do you understand?"

Granovskia was completely stunned.

Isn’t this too ridiculous?

Boss, this is not the way to spend money!

No matter how willful you are, there should at least be a limit, right?

Spend 20 million pounds to bring in a substitute from Southampton?

Isn't this just using your own money to gild Southampton's reputation?

More importantly, people won’t be grateful to you at all, okay?

Is it necessary to do this?

However, when Granovskia saw Abramovich's face, she swallowed back the words she was about to say.

Because she knew better than anyone that the boss was very angry at the moment.

At this time, no matter who it is, if they say something he doesn't want to hear, they will definitely be met with his thundering wrath.

As a capable assistant who has followed Abramovich for many years, Granovskaia is very clear that he has to protect himself at this time, otherwise, it will not be long before he packs up and leaves.

I just feel angry and bitter in my heart. Why?

Why must we focus on Southampton and Yang Huan?

There are so many outstanding central defenders in the world, why do we have to bring in Gary Cahill?

Could it be that, for rich people of their level, it doesn't matter how much money they spend just to vent their anger and regain some face?

If so, then there is really...nothing to say!