Chapter 685 What do you want?

“Okay, since you said so, Roman, I’ll be serious about it!”

Yang Huan's words made Abramovich and Granovskia both nodded in agreement.

It’s best to be serious!

"Well, Roman, if you want to end the bet, that's fine, but I want to ask, what can I get in return?"

If Yang Huan was still avoiding the question just now, now he is very frank and tells Abramovich bluntly that if he wants to terminate the contract, then fine, then show him your terms of exchange!

Abramovich and Granovskaia also knew that Yang Huan was not an easy person to deal with. If they wanted to persuade him to terminate the bet early, but did they not offer some benefits in exchange, would they really think Yang Huan was a good person?

"Then I wonder what conditions Master Huan wants?"

Granovskia, sitting nearby, also showed a concerned look.

Yang Huan thought about it carefully and said, "How about this, if we terminate the bet, we can exchange them for David Luiz and Juan Mata!"

"What?" Abramovich jumped up and slammed the table.

"David Luiz and Juan Mata?"

Yang Huan seemed not surprised at all by his reaction and nodded calmly.

"Yang Huan, are you kidding me?"

Yang Huan raised his eyebrows, "What do you think?"

He looks completely serious and very, very earnest.

"That's absolutely impossible!" Abramovich shook his head without even thinking about it.

Both players are young, but their market value is good. Once put on the transfer market, they are the kind of players who can be sold at high prices, especially David Luiz. Although the performance of this central defender is sometimes good and sometimes bad, central defenders are so scarce in European professional football nowadays, his market value will definitely not be low.

It is absolutely impossible to use these two players as conditions in exchange for Yang Huan's termination of the contract!

"Roman, let's be frank!" Yang Huan still looked calm and composed.

"If I'm not mistaken, Chelsea's annual salary expenditure on these players is about 40 million euros. The contract still has three years left, and Toni Kroos' contract still has four years left. In the future, you will have to spend at least 130 million euros more. Am I right?"

Abramovich and Granovskaia looked at each other and both felt that there was no way to refute it.

"Then, I would like to ask, Roman, if the other way around, it is me who wants to terminate the contract early, what would you do?"

It has to be said that Yang Huan's rhetorical question seemed ordinary, but it left Abramovich speechless.

If we put ourselves in his shoes, if the situation were the other way around, Abramovich would definitely ask for a high price as well.

Just now, wasn't he planning to make a big profit from Yang Huan regarding Juan Mata's transfer?

"That's true, but Master Huan, David Luiz is a vital member of our team's backcourt, and Juan Mata is also a scarce creative player in the team. We can't include them in the transaction."

Seeing that his boss was speechless, Granovskia immediately took the initiative to speak out.

Abramovich's expression relaxed a little and he gave Granovskia an appreciative smile. It was a good reaction.

"Then what do you want to do?" Yang Huan simply spread his hands and kicked the ball back.

This ball is quite hot. If the price is too high, Chelsea will suffer a great loss, but if the price is too low, Yang Huan will definitely not be happy.

"Let's put it this way. We all know that Master Huan, you have acquired Atletico Madrid, so we will give Torres to you!"

After listening to this, Abramovich nodded and said that he could accept Granovskia's proposal.

It can be said that Torres has almost no place in Chelsea's main lineup this season.

On the contrary, David Luiz, both the central defender and the defensive midfielder, are highly relied upon by Mourinho.

Moreover, Torres is not only a competitive consideration for Atletico Madrid, but also a consideration for team spirit and to please the fans of the Colchoneros.

But Yang Huan shook his head and laughed until Abramovich and Granovskia were embarrassed. He stopped laughing and asked with a serious face: "Do you think I'm a fool?"

He glanced at Granovskia and fixed his eyes on Abramovich. "Roman, are you going to trade Torres for a 130 million euro bet?"

At this moment, Abramovich's face turned ugly.

Everyone clearly felt that Yang Huan was about to turn hostile.

Sure enough, Yang Huan shook his head and said in a resounding voice: "If this is your sincerity in negotiating, then I can tell you now that we have nothing to talk about. In the next three or four years, you will continue to pay the players' salaries!"

Now both of them were a little flustered!

Even they themselves had to admit that it was impossible to terminate the bet in exchange for Torres.

"Master Huan, we didn't mean that!" Granovskia quickly made amends.

"Then what do you mean?" Yang Huan looked at him coldly.

Granovskia glanced at his boss and gritted his teeth, "I mean, Torres is part of the deal!"

Yang Huan's expression softened and he breathed a sigh of relief. "If you had told me earlier, I would have been scared to death!"

Granovskia found that his palms were covered with cold sweat and smiled bitterly in his heart, "Master Huan, you scared me to death!"

"Okay, but with Torres' current performance, I can't pay a high price for him!" Yang Huan gave a shot of prevention first.

Granovskaia and Abramovich looked at each other, both helpless.

Although Torres joined the team at an astonishingly high price, a few years have passed and the Spanish striker's value has shrunk significantly, even to the point where no one is interested in him.

Before, they wanted to give it a try to see if Yang Huan would pursue Torres in order to please Atletico Madrid fans, but now it seems, judging from Yang Huan's tone, he has no such intention.

This guy has always been a stingy person, so you have to be careful when dealing with him!

Granovskia sensed his boss's admonishing look and nodded.

But before she could say anything else, Yang Huan spoke again.

"Oh, by the way, Roman, don't include the players under Burnaby Investment Company in the transfer deal. I have no interest in them at all!"

Yang Huan's sudden and irrelevant words made Abramovich's face change drastically.

Even Granovskia was a little flustered.

Burnaby Investment Company?

I'm afraid not many people have heard of this?

Even boutique sports investment companies are probably something that very few people have heard of.

Not to mention businesses like Gadisford International and Arts Creative.

Yang Huan sat upright in his seat, taking in the expressions of both men, secretly laughing in his heart.

Damn it, didn’t you just threaten Atletico Madrid?

Oh, do you know my secret? I know nothing about you?

The so-called Burnaby Investment Company, formerly known as Boutique Sports Investment Company, recently changed its name and is registered in Ireland and Jersey in southern England. It has three major shareholders, namely Clear Spring Limited under Chelsea, Gadisford International under Jorge Mendes, and Art Creative Company from the United States.

Originally, Boutique Sports Investments was jointly established by Gadisford Company and Art Creative Company, with each party holding 50%. The reason for setting it up in Ireland is that the corporate tax rate here is 12.5%, which makes it easier for them to evade taxes.

And not long ago, Chelsea also joined in, the shares changed, and the company's name became Burnaby.

As for sports investment, that is a nice way of saying it. The ugly way of saying it is human traffickers, third parties involved in the buying and selling of players.

Yang Huan's acquisition of Atletico Madrid was aboveboard and he paid money. Even if it were made public, the worst that could happen is that Atletico Madrid would be sold and there would be no problem.

But as the owner of Chelsea, Abramovich openly invested in setting up such a third-party trading agency when the Premier League and UEFA were cracking down on third-party player ownership transactions. What would happen to him if it was exposed?

Abramovich and Granovskia had never imagined that such a secret matter had been known by Yang Huan in such a short period of time!

Who else knows besides him?

"Master Huan, you are joking. I have never heard of Burnaby Investment Company." Abramovich put on a smile and pretended to be calm.

"Really?" Yang Huan laughed, "It doesn't matter, I was just saying it casually."

This made Abramovich feel a little more at ease. It was obvious that Yang Huan had no intention of fighting to the death.

However, Abramovich felt depressed whenever he thought about the fact that he had been caught with such dirty information.

Although this third-party player ownership transaction is expressly prohibited, it is still rampant. It is very common in many European leagues, such as Spain, Portugal and even Eastern European countries, especially Portugal.

The Portuguese Super League has close ties with the Brazilian League, which is the country with the most developed third-party player ownership transactions in the world. How can the Portuguese Super League be spared?

Burnaby currently owns nine players from Sporting Lisbon, as well as Porto and other teams.

Because this is too profitable for investors!

And for football clubs, their operating risks are even smaller!

As for the players, almost all Brazilian players are more or less involved in third-party ownership transactions before landing in Europe, and many players even desperately want to sell their ownership to big-name agents like Mendes.

The reason is simple. Mendes has enough resources and networks to operate the players.

To give the simplest example, an unknown little person is suddenly loaned to a wealthy team. Even if he has not played in a single game, the exposure he gets from appearing in the media alone is enough to double his value.

In an age where exposure equals transfer fee and salary, why aren't players flocking to it?

But even though all parties are willing, the third-party ownership of players cannot be made public.

Therefore, Abramovich was a little worried and winked at Granovskia, indicating that she should not offend Young Master Huan during the negotiations.

If we really fall out, I'm afraid I won't suffer any consequences.

Not to mention announcing it to the media, as long as he brings it up at the Premier League Chairman's Summit, if those teams that dislike Chelsea or simply want to support Yang Huan respond, Abramovich will be in big trouble.

Granovskia saw the look in his boss's eyes and felt helpless.

I really didn't expect that Yang Huan is so powerful and so well-informed. It is so difficult to negotiate with such an opponent!

Thinking of this, Granovskia was at a loss and could only sigh.

"Okay, Master Huan, what do you want?"