Chapter 766 Don't Count On It

The Bayern Munich headquarters at No. 51 Sebener Strasse in Harlaching, a southwestern suburb of Munich in southern Germany, is a holy place in the hearts of all Bayern Munich fans.

This is not only Bayern Munich's training base and youth training camp, but also the club's administrative office.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is the heart of Bayern Munich.

At this moment, in the conference room on the second floor of Bayern Munich's headquarters office building, the lights are on and the people are present.

"I spoke to Guardiola and he told me very clearly that he wanted Neuer and Toni Kroos!"

As the team's director of competitive affairs, Sammer expressed his opinion.

"Both players are world-class and are the first choice in Guardiola's tactical system."

Everyone present was not surprised.

A goalkeeper like Neuer, if he really plans to leave Southampton, will be the core player of any team he goes to.

As for Toni Kroos, there is no need to mention him. Which team doesn’t lack a midfield commander-level player?

After Sammer, Karl Hopfner, who was responsible for the club's finances, also spoke up.

"I have talked to representatives of sponsors such as Deutsche Telekom, Audi and Adidas. They will do their best to support us in bringing in these two players. I have also reached a consensus with Yubaolian and the bank. They are willing to provide low-interest loans."

All those mentioned by Karl Hopfner are sponsors of Bayern Munich.

Deutsche Telekom is the chest jersey advertiser, Audi is the car sponsor, and Adidas is the jersey sponsor.

Bayern Munich Bank is the sixth largest bank in Germany and is headquartered in Munich.

Rummenigge, who was sitting at the top, nodded after hearing this and said, "Karl, how much money can you raise?"

"One hundred and fifty million euros!" said Karl Hopfner. "But we will have to cut back on spending for the next three years!"

These words changed the expressions of many people present.

It should be said that the price is quite high.

Why do I say so?

Because according to the current situation, the value of Neuer and Toni Kroos is at a high level. Introducing them at this time will bear heavy financial pressure and will require tightening spending in the next three years. This also means that Bayern Munich will find it difficult to have enough financial resources to operate stars worth more than 20 million euros in the next three years.

But you have to know that players like Ribery, Robben and Lahm are already in their early thirties. Can they still last for three years?

This is something worth considering.

If Bayern Munich is not careful during these three years, it will be greatly affected.

Of course, if it really comes to a last resort, Bayern Munich can also consider a more risky approach, which is to continue to seek bank loans, but this is inconsistent with Bayern Munich's long-standing business philosophy.

Perhaps seeing the strange faces of the people present, Karl Hopfner said again: "I have talked to the marketing department. The joining of these two players and the completion of the blockbuster transfer will greatly stimulate our financial income in the next few years, so the situation should not be so bad."

Sure enough, after these words were spoken, the expressions of many people present relaxed.

"What's your opinion, Karl?" Rummenigge asked with concern.

Hopfner has been a veteran of Bayern Munich for decades. It was his idea to sell Rummenigge when he was a football player, so he has a lot of prestige in the team and is in charge of the finances, so many things have to follow his opinions.

"Now the whole team, fans, sponsors, and even German society are full of expectations. We have to do it!"

Karl Hopfner also said it very straightforwardly.

"The only suspense now is what Southampton's attitude is."

Sammer was obviously also full of expectations and desire for the joining of these two world superstars. After hearing this, he immediately laughed.

"Southampton shouldn't have a big problem. The Saints have always claimed that there is no player in their team that is not for sale. Even if it is a star player, as long as they are willing to pay the price, they will sell him. This has been the case in the past few years and I believe it is the same now."

Everyone nodded immediately. This is also the general view of Southampton in European football.

Look at the Saints' selling of players in the past few years. Even the core players and defensive pillars were sold at will.

This has also led to many people getting accustomed to the Saints' strategy, and many people even admire it, because the Saints have the ability to sell more and achieve better results.

"Okay then!" Rummenigge also spoke at this time, "Since everyone has no objection, then we'll make the decision. Anyway, we've already sent a fax with the offer to Southampton yesterday, so let's wait for their reply!"

Everyone also felt that they should wait for a reply.

But Summer said, "Or, we should give Yang Huan a call. As long as he nods, things will be easy."

Everyone knows that in Southampton, Young Master Yang Huan has the final say, and no one can object to anything he agrees to.

Rummenigge thought about it and agreed. "Okay, I'll get right to it..."

But before he could finish his words, the phone on the conference table began to vibrate.

I saw Rummenigge took the phone, moved closer, squinted his eyes and saw that it was a call from Yang Huan.

"Hush, Yang Huan!"

Rummenigge's words immediately silenced everyone in the audience.

Bayern Munich just made the offer yesterday, and Yang Huan called at this time. What does it mean?

Is it too late to agree to this?

Rummenigge clicked the answer button and immediately laughed, "Hello, Master Huan, I was just thinking about calling you!"

"Call me?" Yang Huan on the other end of the phone sneered, "Dear Mr. Rummenigge, how can you be so embarrassed?"

Rummenigge heard the sarcasm and ridicule in Yang Huan's words, and his smile froze immediately. It seemed that something was not right.

"What's the matter, Master Huan?"

"What's the matter?" Yang Huan looked angry. "Hey, Mr. Rummenigge, you seem to have forgotten our previous agreement? Believe it or not, I can also give you a trick to remind you."

Rummenigge was shocked, "Master Huan, what you mean is..."

"Don't play dumb, why did you make an offer for Neuer and Toni Kroos? Why did your offer yesterday appear in the newspaper early this morning?"

"Uh... this... Master Huan, please let me explain..."

Everyone in the conference room immediately realized that something was wrong and it seemed as if the discussion was not going well.

However, seeing Rummenigge so embarrassed in front of Young Master Huan, everyone smiled bitterly.

“Don’t explain!”

Yang Huan's voice was very loud. Although the speakerphone was not on, people close to Rummenigge could vaguely hear it.

"You are so dishonest. We agreed that if you like the other team's players, you should inform us in advance. But you did it? You directly sent the offer and notified the media. What does that mean? Do you think that you, Bayern Munich, have a lot of money? Do you believe that I can poach Lewandowski, Gotze, Thomas Muller and Jerome Boateng from you?"

Rummenigge's face was covered with sweat. Look at what Master Huan said. He is too rich, isn't he?

But he asked himself, Yang Huan does have the ability and financial resources.

"Master Huan, listen to me. Hasn't the domestic public opinion put too much pressure on us recently? So we had no choice but to send an offer just to make it look good. Of course, if Southampton is willing to sell..."

"Don't count on it!" Yang Huan interrupted him suddenly. "Neuer and Toni Kroos cannot be sold. And I can tell you very clearly that they have to renew their contracts. They are not for sale in Southampton. No matter how high the price is, we will not sell them, unless..."

unless?

And unless?

Rummenigge suddenly felt a glimmer of hope.

But soon, Master Huan's next words extinguished his fire of hope.

"Unless you have the ability to buy out their contracts directly!"

Buy out the contract?

Rummenigge's cheeks tingled, how could this be possible?

Let’s not talk about contract renewal, just talking about the current contract, if you want to buy out the two players, it will cost at least 200 million pounds.

This doesn’t even include taxes!

Yaya Gope, this is to make Bayern Munich give up.

"Karl!" Yang Huan's tone softened at this time, "We are old acquaintances, so I called you. If it were someone else, humph, I wouldn't be so polite."

"Yes, yes!" Rummenigge was indeed frightened and broke out in a cold sweat just now.

If Young Master Huan forcibly poached Bayern Munich's main players, he would not be able to keep them given the situation of the Bundesliga and Bayern Munich.

"Regarding this offer, you have sent it, but we will never agree to it. We will hold a press conference to clarify this. As for your situation, you have to swallow what you have vomited."

Rummenigge smiled bitterly again, but could only nod and agree, "Okay, I'll take care of it."

But soon, he remembered another thing, "Oh, by the way, Master Huan, that Javi Martinez..."

Yang Huan was silent for a few seconds on the other end of the phone. "Florentino from Real Madrid made me an offer two days ago, so we still need to think about it for the time being!"

consider?

Rummenigge wanted to cry. Didn’t we talk about it almost completely before?

But on second thought, it was probably the offer for Neuer and Toni Kroos that angered the Saints.

"But, Carl, our previous preemptive purchase clause is still valid!"

Master Huan's words gave Rummenigge hope again.

Yes, isn’t there a pre-emption clause?

"Okay, that's how it is. Try to downplay it and don't let it affect our preparations for the Champions League final!"

I guess the reason why Master Huan was angry was because the competition was approaching.

Damn it, how important is this Champions League final?

Anyone would be angry if someone did this to me before the big game, right?

Rummenigge hung up the phone helplessly, put down the phone, turned around and looked around at everyone in the conference room.

"Carl, what did Southampton say?" Sammer, who was most concerned about introducing the two superstars, asked quickly.

Rummenigge shook his head in frustration. "It's hopeless. Yang Huan has said that he is not for sale. Unless we convince the player to buy out the contract, it will be impossible to sell him!"

"What?" Summer and everyone present were also shocked.

Just because of this, I don't have any hope at all.

If there is still room for maneuver and negotiation, people generally won't say things so decisively during negotiations.

Especially, this was said by Yang Huan himself over the phone, which made it even more significant.

"Let's just leave it at that!" Rummenigge was also helpless.

"As for the sponsor, you can arrange someone to explain. We will also do appropriate media work and try to downplay the matter. Southampton will come out to clarify soon. We will cooperate and it will be over."

This is the only solution.

In fact, from Bayern Munich's several contacts with Neuer and Toni Kroos, it can be felt that these two players are not very willing to leave the Saints.

In this case, if Southampton refuses to sell, Bayern Munich will have no choice.