Chapter 618: The Top

"Aha, Peter, what made you think of calling me?"

Yang Huan answered the call with a smile, waved his hand apologetically at Cash Harris and Pini Zahavi who were under the parasol, and walked out directly, obviously wanting to go far away to talk on the phone.

The two people under the parasol were dumbfounded. Wouldn’t they be exposed to the sun in such a strong sun?

But when they looked at Master Huan’s tanned and shiny skin, they couldn’t help but sigh that these rich people really knew how to have fun!

"Master Huan, without you here, there are many things we can't handle!"

Peter Kenyon complained on the phone.

It's easy to imagine that he and Ron Gourlay must have been bothered a lot in recent times.

And it must be extremely annoying!

"Tell me what's going on?" Yang Huan asked with a smile.

"Real Madrid and Barcelona both agreed to our conditions and offered high prices!"

Southampton’s conditions are actually not that many. For example, the sponsorship contract signed by the player before, after the transfer, the new owner still recognizes it, which can reduce Southampton’s losses caused by the player transfer.

For a top superstar like Neymar, this clause is both big and small.

However, it can be seen that both Real Madrid and Barcelona are determined to get this player.

"What price did they offer?" Yang Huan asked again.

"Real Madrid offered a high price of 160 million euros, but asked to pay it in installments over two years."

It was normal for Yang Huan to laugh when he heard this.

Even if Florentino has extensive connections in the Spanish banking industry, which bank can easily come up with 160 million euros to help Real Madrid carry out a transfer?

Dividing it into two years is actually quite generous.

Chelsea previously signed Torres for 50 million pounds, but it was spread over five years. What was the result?

Torres suffered a Waterloo at Chelsea and turned into a complete dud. Now the Blues are planning to sell Torres.

But all the players here are going to be sold, and they still have to continue paying transfer fees to Liverpool.

This is the basic model of transfer operations for European teams at this stage!

That is why Yang Huan said that today’s professional football has completely become dominated by capital operations!

"What about Barcelona?" Yang Huan asked with interest.

He didn't believe that with Real Madrid offering such a high price, Barcelona would not quickly follow suit.

"Barcelona doesn't have that much money. Rosell intends to reorganize the team's lineup appropriately, so the conditions they put forward are players plus cash, and they promise to pay only for two years."

After hearing this, Yang Huan burst out laughing, "Do they have that much money?"

Two years?

Even if we give you players and cash, can Barcelona come up with so much money?

Yang Huan was not unaware of Rosell's reorganization plan, but core players such as Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, Busquets, Pique and others could not be moved, so basically, it was players like Alves, Fabregas, Villa, Sanchez and others.

But how much are these players worth?

All added together, I'm afraid it's not even as thick as Neymar's thigh!

"Neymar's father came to Southampton two days ago and had a deep talk with me. He said that the player would respect the club's choice, but personally preferred Barcelona."

"Oh?" Yang Huan understood after thinking about it.

Sponsors certainly play a key role here and may have promised players more benefits.

To be honest, this matter is really a headache.

At least, it is still difficult to handle the situation in a way that does not offend anyone.

"Peter, what do you think?" Yang Huan asked with a smile.

He is just like that. He definitely has troubles, but there is no need for him to be unhappy.

No matter how many troubles you have, there will always be a day when they will be solved!

"I personally think that the price has basically reached its peak. Neither Real Madrid nor Barcelona will raise the price any further. However, Barcelona's player plus cash approach has more room for maneuver."

"oh?"

"Bielsa has talked to me. Barcelona and Real Madrid are chasing Neymar, and Manchester City is flirting with Gareth Bale. The team may lose two wingers in the summer."

"Yeah!" Yang Huan nodded.

He was mentally prepared for this.

With Southampton's current talent pool, they can definitely cope with it.

It won't be a problem at all for Hazard to take over Neymar's position.

As for the right side, Ravel Morrison, Sturridge and James Rodriguez are also fully capable of taking over.

The team also introduced a very comprehensive player, Suarez, who can play in the middle and on the wing.

From this point of view, Southampton's overall offensive power has not declined much.

"Bielsa believes that Suarez's position is in the middle, and it is a pity for Sturridge to play on the wing. Ibrahimovic is one year older, so he will make more attempts in the new season. Therefore, he proposed to introduce another winger."

Yang Huan frowned, "Alexis Sanchez?"

"Well, this player was a favorite of Bielsa when he coached the Chilean national team. He knew him very well and thought that he was not playing to his best in Barcelona, ​​so he wanted to bring him to the Premier League."

In fact, Southampton has wanted to sign Alexis Sanchez for a long time, but the Chilean was more willing to go to Barcelona at that time.

If Bielsa really wants to get Sanchez, he would prefer Barcelona, ​​which would be more cost-effective for Southampton.

"What do you think?" Yang Huan asked again.

After all, he has not been familiar with the European transfer market in the past month or so.

"Gareth Bale's agent has put forward a condition: either renew the contract with a weekly salary of 250,000 pounds, or let them transfer to Manchester City. I have discussed it with Ron and Bielsa, and we all agree that we should sell them!"

A fierce look flashed across Yang Huan's eyes.

He has disliked Gareth Bale's agents since he first met them.

Not only is he too arrogant, but he is also extremely greedy!

Southampton won the treble this season. Yang Huan paid out more than 100 million pounds in bonuses alone. Gareth Bale also received a lot, and his agent also benefited, but what was the result?

As soon as he turned around, he immediately flirted with Manchester City and exchanged glances.

For this reason, Mubarak took the initiative to call Yang Huan to clarify, and it was actually Gareth Bale's agent who took the initiative to contact him.

How unfair!

Yang Huan felt that Neymar also wanted to leave, but at least he handled the situation more cleverly and was more considerate of the old times.

Therefore, Southampton and Miracle Media will continue to cooperate with Neymar.

As for Gareth Bale, who can stand him making such a fuss?

"Our opinion is to sell Neymar to Barcelona, ​​bring in Alexis Sanchez, and then sell Gareth Bale. In this way, the team's entire attacking lineup will not be worse than last season!"

Perhaps because he didn't hear Yang Huan's voice, Peter Kenyon added.

"According to the plan proposed by Bielsa, in the long run, Suarez and Hazard are the future of the team. Sturridge and Ravel Morrison are also important members of the team. If Alexis Sanchez is introduced, then our entire frontcourt players, both in terms of personal ability and technical characteristics, will be very compatible!"

When Yang Huan heard this, his eyes lit up.

Needless to say, Suarez and Hazard are young, have strong personal abilities, and are the type that can pass, shoot and control the ball.

Sturridge and Ravel Morrison also belong to this type.

If there is another Alexis Sanchez of the same type, the entire Southampton frontcourt will be invincible.

If combined well, it is entirely possible to put together a super strong attacking lineup that can brush up the stats.

On the contrary, like now, Ibrahimovic's personal ability is super strong, and under Bielsa's leadership, he has integrated into the overall effect well. Neymar can pass, shoot and control, but Gareth Bale's characteristics are single.

In this case, Southampton's trident seems powerful, but in fact its potential is very limited.

On the contrary, the suggestions put forward by Bielsa are completely in line with the tactical plan Bielsa had previously made for Southampton.

Even if the devil's wingers have to choose one of the two, they would keep Neymar instead of Gareth Bale.

"Good, very good!" Yang Huan thought of this and immediately gave a thumbs up loudly.

"I'll leave this matter to you."

Peter Kenyon nodded immediately.

As long as they get Young Master Huan's nod, they can go ahead and do it boldly.

"But there is one thing you must pay attention to!" Yang Huan suddenly thought of it and reminded.

"Master Huan, please speak!"

"Alexis Sanchez's performance in Barcelona is not ideal, so, as for the transfer fee... you know what to do!" Yang Huan said with a smile.

Peter Kenyon also immediately smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, I understand!"

According to the contract that Barcelona originally signed to introduce Alexis Sanchez, in addition to the transfer fee, there were also additional terms. It is preliminarily estimated that Barcelona should have paid more than 35 million euros.

But looking at Alexis Sanchez's performance in Barcelona, ​​it would be a bit of a loss for Southampton to spend this money.

Moreover, usually, such additional players must be cheaper.

Otherwise, if you have the guts, just take cash!

You have no cash and still want to buy my players, get out!

"Oh, by the way, Master Huan, Bayern Munich asked us about Vidal's price."

When Yang Huan heard this, his eyelids twitched for no reason.

Damn, Vidal is being targeted by someone?

It has to be said that the Chilean midfielder's performance in Southampton was quite eye-catching.

Although he does not have the organizational and passing abilities of Modric and Toni Kroos, his running coverage, scoring and defensive contributions are also quite eye-catching.

With him, Southampton's midfield has enough strength!

This is also the reason why Southampton would rather sell Strootman than keep Vidal.

But the problem is that Vidal's performance last season was so eye-catching and his statistics were so impressive that they attracted the attention of top teams.

If Real Madrid had not been working hard on Neymar, they might have attacked Vidal long ago.

Manchester United and Chelsea are also interested in Vidal, but neither of them dares to make an offer.

Who doesn’t know that Southampton’s players are extremely strong and there are almost no duds?

But the problem is that the transfer fee is high!

Since Bayern Munich dares to ask for the price, they must have prepared a generous transfer fee.

Thinking of this, Yang Huan couldn't help but shake his head repeatedly.

Damn it, I finally had a good season but now I’m being poached everywhere. Is this the only way to survive?

"What did Bielsa say?" Yang Huan sighed and asked.

"Pogba is still young and cannot take charge of the team on his own. It would be feasible to use Matic, but..."

Yang Huan understood what was going on.

It can be seen that it is not the right time to sell Vidal now!

"Go talk to Vidal and try to keep him. If it doesn't work, we can talk about it later!"

In the end, Yang Huan still couldn't bring himself to say "just sell it".

The key point is that Vidal is important to Southampton's midfield balance.

Moreover, it is not easy to introduce such a player with both offensive and defensive capabilities in the current transfer market.

It would be better to just stay for another year and do his best to train Pogba to take over.

"Yeah, okay, I get it!"

After that, Peter Kenyon hung up the phone.