Chapter 56 Ferguson's Fury

When walking out of the mall, Huang Ying discovered something very interesting.

That was the young bodyguard Long Wu following them again.

She has always felt a little strange about this bodyguard who looks a little mysterious and always keeps his head down playing games on his mobile phone.

"Old Five, why didn't I see you just now?"

Long Wu reluctantly moved his eyes away from the phone screen and raised his head, "I have been following you all the time, but you just didn't see it."

Huang Ying curled her lips and didn't say much, but she was wondering in her heart, is this young man who seems to be obsessed with playing with his mobile phone really a bodyguard?

Yang Huan sat in the back row, next to Huang Ying. He would not explain the little beautiful girl's doubts.

A truly top-notch personal bodyguard is one who you cannot detect his presence under normal circumstances, but once you need him, he will appear in front of you, resolve the crisis for you, and even block bullets.

"To St. Mary's."

Seeing Huang Ying pursed her lips and wanted to say something, Yang Huan smiled and said, "Let's go to the stadium to do some things first. I'll take you back to the studio later and try on the new clothes by the way."

When it comes to clothes, Huang Ying couldn't help but think of those embarrassing underwear, and her face turned red again.

This female academic who can’t help but be amused is really interesting!

The Bentley soon arrived at St. Mary's Stadium. Yang Huan opened the door and got out of the car himself, then took Huang Ying and Long Wu into the administrative office.

At this time, Nicola Cortes and Mino Raiola, who received the call, were already waiting in his office.

"I just received a call from a man named Thomas Krott." Yang Huan said as soon as he entered the door.

Raiola nodded. "This is a German agent, Manuel Neuer's agent. He was once a West German international and later worked as an agent. Shinji Kagawa's transfers to Dortmund and Manchester United were his work."

Yang Huan didn't know this Thomas Krott, and he didn't think he was some powerful person. What interested him was why Thomas Krott would come to him on his own initiative.

"It is no secret that Schalke 04 wants to sell Neuer. Bayern Munich and Manchester United have both had rumors with him after the World Cup, but Schalke 04 has always kept its mouth shut and has not loosened its mouth at all."

Raiola knows the current European transfer market better than anyone else because he makes a living from it.

"There are reports that investment banks in the City of London are putting pressure on Schalke 04. A loan of tens of millions of euros is due and they may use their ticket revenue as collateral. Schalke 04 made it to the Champions League this year."

Reaching the Champions League has both advantages and disadvantages for a non-top team.

The advantage is that the Champions League can bring in huge financial revenue. Without going into other details, just by participating in the group stage, you can at least get 10 or 20 million euros. If you add in the income from match tickets and sponsors, the total amount will be even greater.

If you can make it to the knockout stage, every hurdle you cross is equivalent to a significant increase in income.

But there are also disadvantages. If you want to go further and become more competitive in the Champions League, you have to improve your own strength and introduce powerful stars, which will increase the team's operating costs.

This is why many teams that were eliminated in the Champions League after one season have outstanding results in a certain year, but then suffer consecutive years of decline.

"You mean, Schalke 04 has made it to the Champions League group stage and wants to make a difference in the Champions League to increase the team's financial revenue, but lacks funds to recruit new players?" Nicola Cortes felt that this reason was reasonable.

Raiola nodded, "Yes, the most valuable player in this team is Manuel Neuer."

If Schalke 04 keeps Neuer, it will not be able to bring in other players. However, by selling a goalkeeper, the funds gained can be used to introduce talented stars in other positions, which is good for the overall strength of Schalke 04.

"Master Huan, do you want to meet him or not?" Nicholas Cortes looked at Yang Huan and asked for his opinion.

"Yes, why not?" Yang Huan laughed.

That's Manuel Neuer, the most sought-after goalkeeper now and the future world's best goalkeeper.

Courtois is good, but he is still too young and immature. Besides, who says a team can only have one top goalkeeper?

My Great Saints must have two top goalkeepers, one to guard the goal in the game, and the other to sit on the bench to help the team guard the water dispenser. They each do their own job, encourage each other to improve, inspire each other's fighting spirit, and maintain this internal competitive pressure.

"I think Schalke 04's asking price will not be too low," Raiola reminded.

If the asking price is low, they will definitely go to Bayern Munich or Manchester United instead of Southampton.

"The asking price is one thing, and how much we can negotiate is another. Moreover, they came to us on their own initiative this time. We can't just let them set the price. Do they really think that I, the Saint, am stupid and rich and need to come quickly?"

Yang Huan felt that he couldn’t just let them set the price as they pleased, but the price couldn’t be too low either, or else people wouldn’t be able to buy it.

"I heard that Manchester United once offered a price of around 15 million euros," Raiola shared his gossip.

Yang Huan felt that this Italian fat guy was more and more useful. He was almost like the Baidu girl in the transfer market. Whenever he didn't understand something, he just clicked on him and everything would become clear at a glance.

"Okay, Nicholas, just call Thomas Krott and ask him to come to Southampton, and then you meet him and find out the truth." Yang Huan said with a smile.

He was not willing to meet such a small figure in person, so it would be best to let Nicholas Cortes come forward.

"By the way, Mino, how are the transfers of Paul Pogba and Ravel Morrison going?"

Yang Huan also values ​​these two players very much, especially Paul Pogba. He knows the strength of this French midfielder better than anyone else. Introducing him to Southampton is just the right thing to do for the Saints' youth training, which can not only add depth to the current lineup, but also be said to be a preparation for the future.

"I guess Ferguson is also having a headache about this matter now." Raiola laughed.

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"I have submitted a formal written transfer application to the coaching staff and the club. I hope to leave the team, not because other teams offer higher salaries, but because they are willing to give me the opportunity to train in the first team. At Manchester United, I was notified to join the U19 youth team."

On the newly registered WeChat celebrity account, these words from French talented rookie Paul Pogba appeared on the hourly news on Sky Sports Channel.

This made Ferguson, who was sitting in front of the TV and watching the TV screen, stand up angrily and throw the remote control in his hand heavily against the wall, immediately breaking it into pieces.

"What a bunch of ungrateful bastards!" Ferguson was furious, his face flushed red.

"He doesn't even think about who gave him the opportunity and brought him to England. Now he has a new damn agent and has forgotten what he promised me!"

Ferguson was so angry that he paced back and forth in the office, gasping for breath. He couldn't sit down for a moment.

He suspected that he would go crazy if he sat down.

"Want to leave Manchester United?" Ferguson roared, "He's dreaming! Even if I put him on ice and prevent him from playing football for two years, I will never let him leave Manchester United!"

On the desk not far behind him were two formal written transfer applications.

One is for Paul Pogba and the other is for the team's talented rookie Ravel Morrison.

The former is a super talent that Ferguson values ​​very much. Otherwise, Ferguson would not have tried every means to dig him from Le Havre to Manchester United a year ago, and was sued by Le Havre to UEFA for this.

But unexpectedly, a year later this kid said he wanted to leave the team!

Paul Pogba's reasons are also very sufficient. Ferguson promised to give him a position in the first team, but he has not fulfilled his promise so far.

On the contrary, because he asked to join the first team, Ferguson sent him to the youth team and he even lost the opportunity to train with the first team players.

As for Ravel Morrison, he was a troublemaker at the Carrington training base. He skipped classes, was close to some gangsters, and fighting and making trouble were commonplace. All these caused the entire Carrington training base to be extremely troubled by Ravel Morrison.

For this, Ferguson has reminded him more than once and even severely criticized him.

But it's of no use!

The key to this transfer is Paul Pogba. As for Ravelle Morrison, Ferguson feels that leaving may not be a bad thing. At least it can prevent him from staying in Carrington and leading other youth players astray.

Ferguson was furious, and assistant coach Mike Perrin stood aside, not daring to move or speak.

If anyone interrupts Ferguson's venting at this time, he will vent his remaining anger on you a thousand times.

Therefore, the best and most appropriate option is to wait.

Wait until he has finished venting.

After waiting for a few minutes, Ferguson finally vented all his anger. He sat back on the sofa, rubbing his brows.

He felt that his energy was becoming less and less than before.

I just had a tantrum and now I feel a little dizzy.

"Can we sue that upstart?" Ferguson felt the need to fight back.

At the very least, we need to let this southern team know how powerful Manchester United is, so that they don't think that Manchester United is easy to bully.

Mike Perrin shook his head. “We have no evidence. Raiola is indeed very close to Southampton, but his player Ibrahimovic also plays for Southampton, so…”

"Damn it!" Ferguson cursed again. He couldn't understand whether Ibrahimovic's head was kicked by a donkey. How could a world-class center forward be so stupid as to join a League One team?

If this isn’t self-degradation, what is?

"Actually, we should probably consider selling the players," Mike Perrin suggested.

Given Ferguson's personality, after something like this happened, there was no way he would give the players even the slightest chance.

Instead of keeping it in your hands, you might as well sell it.

"For sale? Do you want me to surrender to that upstart?" Ferguson stood up again in anger.

Mike Perrin quickly explained, "That's not what I meant. There's no winning or losing here. However, the management will definitely not agree to us demoting these two players to the youth team instead of transferring them off."

The whole world knows that since the Glazer family took over Manchester United, the Red Devils have gone from being the richest club to the team with the highest debt ratio overnight.

Although Paul Pogba and Ravelle Morrison are still inconspicuous for the time being, their combined worth is at least two to three million.

As the saying goes, no matter how small a fly is, it is still meat.

From an operator's perspective, there's no reason to throw away two or three million pounds, right?

Ferguson knew in his heart that this was the truth, but he just didn't want to hear it.

"Mike, I am warning you very seriously again. I don't want to hear the same words again, a second time!"

Mike Perrin shrugged with a wry smile and nodded in agreement. He was not qualified to persuade Ferguson.

In Manchester United, there are very few people who can advise him.

David Gill may be the only one.

Just as Ferguson sat down angrily, his cell phone on the desk rang.

The ringtone he used was Manchester United's anthem.

The number on caller ID was David Gill.

As the CEO of the team, why did you call me at this time?

Ferguson had a bad feeling in his heart.

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