Chapter 655 Vampire

"What? Joorabchian wants to see me?"

Early in the morning, Yang Huan was sitting in the dining room of the Southampton villa, eating the breakfast carefully prepared by Xiaobu, and quickly reading the newspaper delivered early in the morning, but he received a call from Pini Zahavi.

The Israelites brought him news that surprised him.

"Yes, Master Huan, he found me yesterday and hoped that I could help him make the contact, and I also thought that you might be interested."

"Oh?" Yang Huan was really interested after hearing what Pini Zahavi said.

He was curious, why did the Israelis think they would be interested in Joorabchian?

You know, since landing in Europa, Yang Huan has had no interest in those agents with bad character.

Therefore, after acquiring Atletico Madrid, the first thing to do was to eliminate Jorge Mendes' tentacles in the Colchoneros.

After introducing Tevez, Yang Huan immediately asked Pini Zahavi to deal with Joorabchian.

So what exactly is the reason that makes Pini Zahavi feel that Yang Huan is interested in Joorabchian?

"Tell me about it!" Yang Huan asked with an interested smile.

But Pini Zahavi didn't say much, but just said a name lightly, "Oscar!"

"Oscar? What Oscar?"

When Yang Huan first heard the name, his first reaction was the American Academy Awards. He felt very strange and wondered what this had to do with the Oscars.

But he soon realized that Pini Zahavi was talking about a player.

"Wait, are you talking about... Chelsea's midfielder, Oscar?"

Pini Zahavi nodded and said, "Yes, he is Oscar's agent."

"Then what does he want from me?" Yang Huan suddenly thought of a question.

I don’t know what the reason was, but Oscar was suddenly blocked by Chelsea in the second half of last season when he was in great form. He was even relegated to the second team and has not had even one chance to play since then.

At that time, some people said that it was because Oscar leaked the secrets of Chelsea's locker room, but no one knew what secrets were leaked, and the media did not get the news.

But many people also say that the reason why Chelsea missed the Champions League last season was because they banned Oscar, who was in good form, for no reason, resulting in a shortage of players in the team's midfield. The latter showed excellent competitive form in the summer Confederations Cup, but was not reused by Mourinho in the new season.

There were rumors before that Oscar might transfer to the Portuguese Super League, but Oscar himself denied the rumor in an interview with Brazilian media, saying that it was impossible for him to go to the Portuguese Super League and join Porto.

Thinking of this, an idea came to Yang Huan's mind.

Could it be that Joorabchian came here at this time just to recommend Oscar?

"Master Huan, didn't you tell me before that you wanted to find a midfielder who is good at both offense and defense in the transfer market?"

Pini Zahavi explained the whole story on the phone with a smile.

"So I spread the news, and then Joorabchian came to me and said Oscar was willing to join Southampton!"

When Yang Huan heard this, he couldn't help but laugh.

Oscar's ability and potential are definitely beyond doubt.

If you don't have some ability, can you become a main player in the central midfield of the Brazilian national team?

Bringing the core midfielder of the Brazilian national team to Southampton as a substitute?

This should feel quite sour!

"Okay, bring him to Southampton, I'll be waiting for you at St. Mary's Stadium!"

After saying that, Yang Huan hung up the phone.

I opened Southampton's data software, logged in, entered the Premier League Chelsea roster, and found Oscar.

You don't know until you see it, and it's really shocking.

Oscar made 34 appearances in the Premier League last season, including 24 starts and 10 substitute appearances, scoring four goals and providing four assists. He also scored six goals in European competitions and two goals in cup competitions.

But these are not the most surprising things.

As a debut season in the Premier League, Oscar's performance in the midfield was acceptable, but his pass success rate was only 83%, which is indeed a bit low for a frontcourt attacking player.

But averaging 1.1 successful dribble per game and 1.4 chances created per game, these two statistics make Oscar weaker than Juan Mata in Chelsea's midfield, but for a player who has just landed in the Premier League, it is quite good.

More importantly, on the defensive end, Oscar averaged two successful defenses per game and 2.5 steals per game. Among Chelsea's midfielders, he is second only to Ramires, which is a pretty good performance.

From this data, it is not difficult to clearly see that Oscar is a hardworking, comprehensive midfielder with both offensive and defensive capabilities.

He is willing to actively participate in defense, even returning to defense, and has excellent footwork and can advance the ball on his own.

The only unsatisfactory aspect is his goal scoring. The 8% chance conversion rate and 43% shot accuracy rate clearly show that this player's shooting technique is indeed difficult to be assured of.

But considering that Oscar is only 21 years old and last season was his first season in the Premier League, Yang Huan thinks that this player is really good!

But why would Chelsea give up such a gem of a midfielder?

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An hour later, Yang Huan, accompanied by Peter Kenyon and Ron Gourlay, met with Pini Zahavi and Joorabchian, who had come all the way from London, at St. Mary's Stadium.

There is also another person, that is the Brazilian super agent, Giuliano Bertolucci.

It is said that the latter is Joorabchian's partner in Brazil, so Joorabchian's team is almost entirely composed of Brazilian players.

This was the first time Yang Huan met Horabchin, and he felt that this guy was not as smart as the rumors said. Instead, he was a bit rustic and vulgar, especially his long middle-parted hair that was out of date and tacky.

But after all, he was famous, so Yang Huan did not dare to be careless and was cautious and alert as soon as they met.

Unexpectedly, Horabchin stated his purpose directly and directly.

"Master Huan, I heard that you want a midfielder substitute. Have you considered Oscar?"

Yang Huan was a little surprised by this straightforward approach. What surprised him even more was that Joorabchian did not seem to intend to use any negotiation skills, but really just wanted to join Southampton.

“I hadn’t considered it before, but after that phone call from Pini, I was interested!”

After a pause, Yang laughed, "In my opinion, Oscar should have always been a key player for a European powerhouse team, not a substitute midfielder!"

After hearing this, Horabchin gave Yang Huan a grateful look and nodded in agreement.

This gave Yang Huan a feeling that praising Oscar was equivalent to praising him!

Could it be that he is not the vampire as rumored by the outside world, but is truly considering the interests of the players?

This is not surprising.

Professional football, since it is a profession, it is capital operation.

Players are generally young and have low education levels, and any club manager can manipulate them at will, so players need agents.

Now that you have an agent, problems are likely to arise.

For example, when there is a conflict between the interests of players and clubs, the agent will play the bad guy for the benefit of the players, or even play the bad role of instigating the players to transfer.

Does that mean the club is a good guy?

uncertain!

Sometimes the club's so-called good faith retention is just for show. What can truly reflect their sincerity are the terms in the contract on the negotiation table.

Professional players are young and every player will consider the future of himself and his family.

The relationship between players and clubs is like the relationship between employees and companies. If they don’t talk about salary, treatment, and only talk about feelings and the future, they are just being a hooligan!

What’s even more interesting is that some clubs desperately rely on emotions and past favors to exploit their players, but outside they try hard to portray themselves as innocent people who tried hard to keep the players but were cruelly abandoned.

So, the players want to get rid of exploitation and want to transfer, but they have no way to do so, and the agents have to come out and play the clown!

As far as Yang Huan knows, there are quite a few such teams and transfer cases!

Relatively speaking, Gareth Bale's transfer was much more direct. It was clearly for profit, and everyone worked hard for it. Yang Huan was too lazy to try to keep him, so the result was simple: a good parting, each getting what they wanted!

Could it be that Khorabchin is also such a person?

Yang Huan couldn't help but think of some rumors he had heard before. It was said that Joorabchian had a very good reputation among Brazilian players, especially those in the Premier League, who all had a close relationship with him.

It seems that this is really a possibility!

But this completely overturned Yang Huan's past impression of him. When he wanted to introduce Tevez, he asked Pini Zahavi to snatch Tevez's agent contract from him!

But Yang Huan quickly shook off the many thoughts in his mind. Anyway, what he wanted to talk about now was the players and the trade.

"I'm very curious, why did Chelsea ban Oscar?" Yang Huan asked the question in his mind.

When Horabchin mentioned this, he was indignant, but he shook his head and said, "I don't know either!"

"You don't know either?" Yang Huan laughed immediately.

This is really a strange thing!

His own player was banned, why was the agent unaware of it?

"I have contacted many Chelsea insiders to find out, but the only information I got was that Oscar accepted a private interview with the media and leaked the secrets of the locker room!"

When Yang Huan heard this reason, he just laughed.

Which professional player, especially a famous star, has not been privately interviewed by a familiar reporter?

Forget Oscar, doesn't Lampard have one? Doesn't Terry have one?

If not, why did Martin Samuel write for Lampard even though his hand was in a cast when he was competing with Gerrard for the core position in the national team?

If Terry didn't, why would the media and reporters clear the air for him after the friend's wife scandal?

Holabchin was also an insider, and when he saw Yang’s laughing expression, he immediately shook his head helplessly.

"As you can imagine, Master Huan, everyone knows that this is a lame excuse, isn't it?"

"The real reason..."

Joorabchian shook his head vigorously, "I really don't know, and it doesn't make sense at all, because during that period, Oscar was in great shape and scored goals continuously. He shouldn't have been blocked for no reason!"

Yang Huan also felt that this matter was very bizarre and a little weird.

Could it be that Abramovich doesn't like the Oscars?

But no matter how much you dislike him, he has been helping your team score goals, so why should you ban him?

Thinking about it in the end, Yang Huan suspected that even if he racked his brains, he probably wouldn't be able to figure it out.

Outsiders probably won't understand the world of the Russians.

"Well, then we don't need to dwell on this issue any more!"

Yang Huan clapped his hands, "Let's talk about something serious. How much money does Chelsea plan to pay to let Oscar go?"

When asking this question, Yang Huan kept staring at Horabchin. He wanted to see the changes in this guy's eyes and expression.

If he is really a vampire who eats people without leaving any bones, then his true nature should be revealed by now!