Chapter 605: Mind Reading

When the referee Webber blew the whistle to end the first half of the game, a burst of ghostly cheers came from a mansion in West London. The maid in the kitchen was so scared that she thought something had happened and ran out quickly.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out that the Russian boss had jumped up from the sofa in excitement while watching the game.

Is it really necessary to be so excited?

It’s not your Chelsea game!

You bunch of rich people really know how to have fun!

The middle-aged maid shook her head and sighed, then went back to the kitchen.

Marina Granovskia sat there, looking at her boss who was so excited that he became a little too proud of himself, feeling neither amused nor helpless.

But Abramovich still seemed very excited. He stood there dancing and even sang folk songs from his hometown.

Oh my god, this is too exciting, right?

If someone who doesn’t know sees this, they would definitely mistakenly think that Chelsea won the Champions League!

Little did they know that the two opponents in this match had nothing to do with Abramovich at all, okay?

As for being so excited about two rival teams?

But although she thought so in her heart, Marina Granovskia smiled and looked very happy on the surface.

"A draw is a pretty good result, and Stoke City's fighting spirit is pretty strong!"

How can you not be stubborn?

Given Stoke City's influence, the entire season combined cannot compare to the level of attention received by tonight's game.

If they can really beat Southampton away from home, no, even just draw with them, then Stoke City will definitely become famous, and every player who performs well will become famous.

Who knows, if old Ferguson is so happy, he might buy the great contributor to Manchester United tomorrow!

He won a championship before he even joined the team. Who wouldn’t love such a lucky player?

Therefore, the Stoke City team tried their best in this game.

If this team's fighting spirit had been a little weaker, Southampton would have probably scored three or four goals against them!

It’s really depressing for Southampton. They were in such a good form, but they couldn’t score a goal!

"Begovic, I remember him, the Bosnian international, I like him!"

Abramovich saw a close-up of Stoke City goalkeeper Begovic on the TV screen and laughed loudly in praise.

The entire European football world knows that Abramovich has a special affection for players from Eastern Europe.

After hearing this, Marina Granovskia also smiled and said, "This goalkeeper's physical fitness is similar to Cech's. They both have standard goalkeeper bodies. Judging from the course of the game, his reactions are also quite fast, his goal line technique is very solid, and he has good control over high balls."

She emphasized the last point because Cech's handling of high balls has been a weakness since he suffered a head injury.

It’s such a pity when you think about it!

Before the injury, Cech was the most sought-after super goalkeeper in the world. In the eyes of Chelsea fans, Saint Cech was almost synonymous with a perfect goalkeeper. But in the end, a serious injury not only ruined Cech's bright prospects, but also pulled him down from the ranks of top goalkeepers, leaving him only in the first-tier.

This is also why Chelsea has always wanted to bring in another goalkeeper.

"Let me ask you, how much money Stoke City wants?" Abramovich was happy now.

Marina Granovskia was immediately excited when she heard this.

Recruiting players is the favorite thing for all club management.

Just like in a big company, purchasing is always a lucrative job!

"Manchester United, Liverpool and Barcelona have all asked for the price before. Stoke City offered £15 million, but it scared off many buyers, including Juventus!"

Fifteen million pounds?

This is indeed expensive for a goalkeeper, especially for a mid-to-lower-level goalkeeper like Stoke City.

But it has to be said that the strength shown by Begovic cannot be compared with Buffon, Casillas and others, but at least it is much more reliable than Szczesny, Joe Hart, Pantilimon and others.

Therefore, Abramovich felt that the 15 million pounds was not too expensive.

The most important thing is, I don’t know why, the more I watch Begovic, the more I like him.

"Well, Marina, after this game, go to Stoke City and ask. We've bought it for 15 million pounds!"

But soon, Abramovich suddenly thought of another problem.

"Don't wait until the game is over. Begovic's price might have gone up by then. Ask now. Call and ask right away. As long as the price is right, we'll negotiate it!"

Marina Granovskia smiled bitterly.

Now? Immediately? Immediately?

My boss is really amazing. He is quick to react to any situation.

But is there any way?

Who made me a wage earner?

I had no choice but to take out my cell phone and make a call!

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"What? You want Begovic?"

In the chairman's stand at St. Mary's Stadium, Stoke City chairman Peter Coates covered his mobile phone with one hand and shouted loudly.

The noise level was too high and the movement was too great. If we didn't do this, we wouldn't be able to hear clearly.

But in this way, Yang Huan and others who were sitting nearby heard it.

"Talk about it now? Are you in such a hurry?"

Peter Coates was obviously not very happy, but the other party was Chelsea. Once the deal was done, it would most likely be a transfer deal worth 10 or 20 million pounds, which would be a huge financial revenue for Stoke City.

Marina Granovskia on the phone finally found Peter Coates' phone number through the club staff and got through. With the boss supervising her, she naturally had to work harder.

Yang Huan saw Peter Coates listening to the phone in silence and couldn't help but laugh.

"Hey, Peter, who wants to buy Begovic?"

Peter Coates listened to the crackling of Granovskia on the phone, drew a C with his finger towards Yang Huan and others, and pointed to the blue on his clothes, and everyone knew it immediately.

Chelsea!

"You know, Ms. Granovski, Begovic is the most important player in our team. Many teams want to sign him, so the price is not cheap at all."

"What? You Chelsea are very sincere?"

Yang Huan, who was standing by, laughed when he heard this. He pointed at Peter Coates, made a two sign, and whispered to his lips, "Twenty million pounds!"

"Twenty million pounds?" Peter Coates was speechless.

Isn’t this Young Master Huan too much?

Although he had previously stated that any team that wanted to get Begovic would have to pay a transfer fee of 15 million pounds, in reality, his bottom price was only 10 million pounds.

But now, Young Master Huan doubled it in one breath. Isn’t that too cruel?

Chelsea are not rich and Abramovich is not a fool, how could they agree to it?

But what he didn't expect was that when he shouted out loud just now, Granovskia on the phone thought he had offered 20 million pounds, and after turning around and talking to Abramovich for a few words, he actually agreed.

"What? You... agreed?" Peter Coates' jaw dropped in shock.

Twenty million pounds?

Begovic, who was originally satisfied with 10 million pounds, could actually be sold for 20 million pounds?

Yang Huan smiled and made an OK gesture, indicating that he should agree quickly.

Peter Coates was really happy this time and agreed immediately. Fearing that Chelsea would go back on their word, he made a few more agreements. The two parties agreed to go to London to sign the contract tomorrow.

Peter Coates felt relieved after hanging up the phone.

"Master Huan, how did you know that Abramovich would agree to buy Begovic for 20 million pounds?"

Yeah, why?

Master Huan, can you read minds?

The people around were all puzzled and looked at Yang Huan curiously.

Even Zhuang Ziqing, who was sitting next to Yang Huan, was curious. Could it be that he had received the news before?

Yang Huan was being stared at by so many people, he felt so proud in his heart that he immediately started laughing.

"This transfer negotiation is actually a psychological warfare. I know Abramovich too well. He is very possessive. You can imagine that he called me impatiently before the game was over. It was obvious that he saw Begovic's excellent performance in the first half and was anxious to get him. He was afraid that there would be competition after the game and the price would go up."

When everyone heard this, they felt that it made some sense, but it was still not enough of an explanation.

"Besides, Abramovich is the kind of person who is willing to spend money as long as he likes something. He is so eager to get Begovic, he must like him, so in order to get him, he spends a little more money, it's nothing, it's just a matter of digging a few more barrels of oil in Siberia!"

Master Huan's words immediately made everyone around him burst into laughter.

Dig a few more barrels of oil?

Is it that easy?

But if you think about it carefully, it seems to make sense.

All I can say is that Abramovich should just consider himself unlucky to have met Master Huan!

"Peter, you have to pretend to be more polite. Don't be too attentive. It's better to pretend that you don't care about the 20 million pounds at all. Just be indifferent and make Chelsea, a poor loser, feel out of reach. That'll be a success!"

Peter Coates was confused. "Master Huan, what's the logic behind this?"

"This is called hunger sales. You are too attentive and you don't show the style of Stoke City!"

At this point, Yang Huan raised his eyebrows and said, "If you put it up for sale and spread the news in the transfer market, you may be able to negotiate the price. At least you can get a good return in the future!"

The so-called later benefits are, for example, later clauses such as how much money will be paid after the player makes a certain number of appearances, or how much money will be paid after the team enters the Champions League.

There is only one player like this, if you want to buy him, buy him, if you don’t want to sell him, get out!

Peter Coates nodded in agreement, thinking to himself, no wonder Southampton sells every player at a high price, so this is the reason.

Well, although 20 million pounds is a sky-high price for Stoke City, this time we will listen to Master Huan.

The other people around couldn't help feeling a little strange after listening to the conversation between Yang Huan and Peter Coates.

The game is still a draw so far, but Master Huan seems to be very confident and has no pressure at all. He talks to his opponent Peter Coates as if they were old friends.

Could it be that he doesn't care about the game at all?

That’s not right!

With so many distinguished guests present, if Southampton fails to win the championship, it will not only be a shame for the Saints, but also for Young Master Huan.

Therefore, this game must be won at all costs.

But seeing Master Huan so calm and composed, chatting and laughing with the people around him, as if Southampton had already secured victory, was really curious.

I'm afraid there is only one possibility.

That is, he has absolute confidence in his team and believes that they can definitely win.

It seems that Southampton may have some tricks up their sleeves in the second half!

Since coaching Southampton, Bielsa has used many big moves in the second half.

This time, it all depends on how this Argentine madman makes his move! r1148