Chapter 685: If You Want to Be Slaughtered, You Have to Act Like You Want to Be Slaughtered
"Master Huan, what brings you here?"
Even though Abramovich almost scolded Yang Huan to death in the office just now, but in fact, when they met face to face, the Russian put on a warm smile, and his whole face was like a blooming flower.
Yang Huan cursed inwardly, "What a hypocrite!" But he still put on a kind smile.
"Oh, it's been a while since I last saw Roman. It's a rare opportunity for me to come to Stamford Bridge today, so I decided to just come uninvited. I hope you don't blame me for being so presumptuous!"
Abramovich was immediately displeased when he heard this. "Master Huan, your words are too polite. I can't even invite a distinguished guest like you. Besides, we have a deep friendship. If you say that I am being presumptuous, I will be unhappy!"
"Okay, okay, okay, no need to be presumptuous, no need to be presumptuous!"
Abramovich showed an expression that said "that's about it", but in his heart he was cursing Yang Huan miserably.
I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone as thick-skinned as you, Yang Huan.
What's up?
You just beat me 5-0 on the court, and now you're deliberately trying to take advantage of my misfortune and embarrass me, right?
I just don’t do what you want. Do you think you can bite me?
"Come on, Master Huan, please come in!"
“Please, please, please!”
The two walked into a conference room, one in front of the other, looking very harmonious.
This immediately blinded the eyes of all the office employees at Stamford Bridge. How could these two old rivals, who were obviously at odds with each other, become so close as if they were friends for life and death when they met?
Fortunately, they were all worried that the two would fight each other, but now they were all disappointed.
The administrative office at Stamford Bridge is not big. After all, before Abramovich took over, Chelsea was not a top team. At best, it was similar to Everton today, a slightly stronger team among the weak ones. This was achieved only after Bates went into debt and burned money over the years.
Therefore, neither the software nor the hardware facilities of Stamford Bridge are ideal.
Abramovich had long thought of building a new stadium, but unfortunately, it was surrounded by residential areas and Chelsea was unable to move. Not to mention rebuilding it, even if they wanted to expand it like Manchester United, it would be impossible.
So, Abramovich can only use the conference room to entertain guests.
"Master Huan, what would you like to drink?" Abramovich asked.
Yang Huan laughed, "Whatever!"
Abramovich immediately nodded to Granovskaia, who immediately understood and walked out, probably to ask his secretary to prepare some drinks, and then returned.
Yang Huan was very outgoing. As soon as he sat down, he looked around, left and right.
"Roman, your place is really nice. After all, it's a wealthy area in London!"
The area where Chelsea's Stamford Bridge is located is indeed a wealthy area in London, with densely populated residential areas around it.
"No, no, it's more convenient for you. Although Southampton is not as good as London, it's much easier to do anything than in London. At least if you want to build a stadium or something, it's much more convenient than for us!"
When it comes to this, Abramovich is filled with envy, jealousy and hatred.
Originally, he planned to acquire two target teams, one was Chelsea and the other was Tottenham Hotspur.
But then he chose Chelsea, and the result was like a dragon swimming in shallow water, unable to move.
In contrast, Tottenham Hotspur now has a massive Northumberland transformation plan, and even the Mayor of London has come out to support them. It is said that even the Prime Minister is alarmed.
Even if Chelsea wanted to follow suit, it would be impossible.
The surrounding areas are all wealthy areas, or at least middle class. If you want to move their houses, even if you can convince the government and these residents, can you come up with such a large amount of compensation?
Besides, the surrounding residential areas are so dense that the entire Stamford Bridge is surrounded in the middle. The cost for Chelsea to expand Stamford Bridge is simply astronomical.
So, over the past few years, Abramovich has been watching anxiously, but there is nothing he can do!
According to Yang Huan, although Southampton is not a big city, it is within the one-hour economic circle of London. It is also a pearl city on the south coast of England with developed tourism and passenger transport industries. In recent years, many middle-class Londoners have chosen to flee London and move south to live in the area around Southampton.
So, when it comes to urban environment, Southampton is not inferior to London's West End.
More importantly, Yang Huan’s sea football field is said to be about to be completed and is scheduled to be officially put into use next season.
It’s really enviable just to think about it. How much would a stadium that seats 60,000 people, plus the surrounding supporting facilities, cost?
Nowadays, everyone involved in European football knows that professional football is all about money and capital!
Thinking of this, Abramovich frowned even deeper.
It can be seen that Southampton is likely to establish its position as a strong Premier League team in the next two to three years!
"Master Huan, let's get straight to the point!" Abramovich broke the silence again.
Yang Huan smiled slightly and nodded after hearing this, "Okay, then I won't beat around the bush!"
The Russian nodded with satisfaction, obviously unwilling to get entangled with Yang Huan any further.
"I want to bring in a player from you, Chelsea!"
"Oh?" Abramovich was delighted.
Hey, I didn’t expect that there would be a time when you, Young Master Huan, would want to ask me to buy players?
Wahhaha, okay, okay, if I don’t make a lot of money from you this time, I will take your surname Yang!
"Which of our players has the honor to be chosen by you?"
Yang Huan cursed in his heart, "You are so hypocritical, aren't you? You still feel honored? I think you are thinking of killing me now!"
"Juan Mata!"
"Juan Mata?" Abramovich frowned immediately, looking very distressed.
"This player is a bit difficult to deal with!"
Yang Huan had expected him to say this. Didn't he know who Abramovich was?
"Hasn't he been sidelined by Mourinho?"
"Who told you that?" Abramovich looked as if he had misunderstood.
Yang Huan didn't give any reaction. He just looked at Abramović with a half-smile, as if to say, "You bastard, keep acting. I want to see how long you can last!"
"Master Huan, this is a pure misunderstanding. Juan Mata is a midfielder that the team brought in with a lot of money. We sold Adam Lallana and Oscar because we wanted to support him as the core of the midfield. But, as you know, Jose always has his own strict requirements for employing players. Juan Mata cannot meet Jose's requirements for the time being, so Jose wants to take this opportunity to teach him a lesson."
At this point, Abramovich's face turned serious.
"So, for Juan Mata, I can only say, I'm sorry, this player is not for sale!"
"Oh, is that so?" Yang Huan looked very disappointed.
Following Young Master Huan, Long Wu, who was sitting next to him, took a sneak peek and laughed in his heart. Young Master Huan's acting level is good enough to win an Oscar!
"By the way, Master Huan, it's a good thing that you're here. I was just planning to talk to you!" Abramovich suddenly thought of what Granovskia had just mentioned, and made up his mind.
As the saying goes, a short pain is worse than a long one. It would be good for Chelsea to be quick and decisive.
"Oh, really?" Yang Huan was a little surprised.
He really hadn't thought of this. What was it?
"I heard before that a Major League Soccer team wanted to sign Drogba, why did it end up in nothing?"
"Oh, this matter!" Yang Huan suddenly understood it as soon as he heard this.
Oh, it turns out that Abramovich hopes to sell Drogba quickly!
"Speaking of which, this was also the idea of the coaching staff. After all, Drogba is in good shape. Look, the goal he scored in the injury time just now was definitely a testament to his skill!"
Abramovich's face twitched and he felt a little painful.
Damn it, can you please stop bringing up irrelevant issues?
"So, after careful consideration, our coaching staff finally decided to keep Drogba. There is no other way, we are in need of a center forward!"
Abramovich almost got furious. Are you guys at Southampton still lacking a center forward?
Ibrahimovic and Suarez are both European and even world-class centers. How dare you say that you lack a center?
Don’t forget, there is also Sturridge who has performed brilliantly this season!
But Abramovich could only curse in his heart and did not dare to say anything on the surface.
"The contracts of Matic, Toni Kroos and Sturridge..."
"It's still a long time, it won't expire that early!"
Yang Huan's words almost made Abramovich cry again.
I know it's still a long time. You signed a contract with them for five or six years at once. But the problem is, I'm the one who pays the salary!
Could we please not be so shameless and rely on others?
Granovskia on the side also felt helpless. This Yang Huan was simply making trouble!
She would never believe that Yang Huan would not hear the boss's hidden meaning!
So, Granovskia simply interrupted and said, "Master Huan, what we mean is, is it possible to terminate the previous bet?"
"Terminate the bet?" Yang Huan almost jumped up, "Roman, you don't want to go back on your word, do you?"
"No, I absolutely did not!" Abramovich immediately denied.
As a wealthy man on the Forbes Rich List with status and position in the world, how could he go back on his word?
If this gets out, his reputation will be completely ruined.
"Oh, that's good. We agreed at the beginning that you would pay their salaries during the contract period, so I decided to bring them in. If you are unwilling to pay their salaries now, our Southampton temple is too small to accommodate the big Buddha, so we must sell it!"
Sell it? Sure, sell it to us!
Abramovich immediately showed his joy and almost shouted out loud.
Chelsea is now desperately lacking a stable defensive midfielder. Isn't Matic just that type of player?
Also, Chelsea is short on players in the front line, so Sturridge's arrival is just right.
As for an organizing midfielder like Toni Kroos, he is the treasure that all European powerhouses dream of.
If Southampton is willing to sell, let alone 60 million pounds, I'm afraid there will be teams willing to buy if they add a little more.
Because players like Toni Kroos and Modric are so scarce.
Abramovich looked at Master Huan with resentment in his heart. He felt that he had been trying to probe him time and time again, but he had no idea where to start. This guy always talked about other things and never got to the point.
If I continue to argue with him like this, I'm afraid we won't be able to come to any conclusion until tomorrow, oh no, until next year.
So Abramovich became determined and made up his mind.
"Okay, Master Huan, let's get straight to the point. Let's stop beating around the bush and just tell us directly, what do you want in order to end our previous bet?"
Only then did Yang Huan burst into laughter.
Damn it, this is more like that!
If you are going to be slaughtered, you have to behave like one who is being slaughtered. How can I slaughter you if you don’t lie down?
Do I have to go through the trouble of finding a stool to rest my feet on?
Are you kidding?