Chapter 823: Sky-high price, another sky-high price!

"An Italian reporter photographed Manchester United CEO Ed Woodward personally visiting Inter Milan's office at 24 Via delle Torini yesterday afternoon."

"According to subsequent interviews with the parties involved, they all said that Woodward's purpose of this trip was to bring in Icardi and Ranocchia from Inter Milan."

"Both players have received interest from a number of Premier League clubs this summer, including Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United."

"However, judging from the current situation, Manchester United has undoubtedly moved ahead of its competitors!"

"The next piece of news is that Leverkusen's general manager Michael Schade said in an interview with a German Bild reporter that Calhanoglu is still very young and should not choose to take risks in the Premier League, but should concentrate on developing in Germany."

"This talented Turkish midfielder from Hamburg has received attention from many European teams this season, among which Arsenal, Chelsea, Wolfsburg and Leverkusen are the most interested."

"Michael Schade said that Leverkusen has made three offers to Hamburg and will make a fourth offer in the next two days, striving to bring in Calhanoglu before the start of the new season!"

"The next piece of news..."

While the news was playing on TV, Abramovich, who was sitting on the sofa opposite the TV, felt a headache.

Because the team is not good at recruiting players!

Granovskaia is not an insider in the football industry after all. Within the Premier League, it is slightly better, but when it comes to European football, she knows nothing and can only delegate the operation to her agent.

But judging from the current situation, progress is not smooth.

Mendes has too much business to do. After working on Rakitic and Cuadrado this summer, Chelsea's transfer progress has stagnated.

Everton has always refused to negotiate Stones' transfer and has repeatedly stated that Stones is not for sale.

Who would believe this?

According to Granovskaia's speculation, Everton is going to raise the price and wait until the transfer is finalized before starting negotiations, striving to sell at a good price.

Damn it, it’s already 30 million pounds, and you’re still not satisfied?

As for Inter Milan's Ranocchia and Icardi, the transfer was suspended for a while because of Abramovich's lack of determination, but now he has made up his mind to get them no matter what.

But the problem is that Manchester United and Arsenal also took advantage of the situation, and Inter Milan also took the opportunity to raise the price.

Now, who in the entire European football world doesn’t know that the Premier League is full of rich people?

And as for Calhanoglu, Abramovich doesn’t know whether he is a genius or not, but he is very clear that Chelsea must get him. Otherwise, wouldn’t all the previous efforts be in vain?

Besides, it's August now, and Mourinho's team played so badly in the warm-up matches. In four warm-up matches, they drew two and lost two, scored three goals and conceded five goals. Who would believe it if they said there was no problem?

If we continue to play in the Premier League with this lineup and in this state, we may even be relegated!

So, in the past few days, Mourinho has been calling once a day to urge him.

No matter what, even if we have to try every possible means, we have to recruit reinforcements as soon as possible!

Thinking of this, Abramovich grabbed his cell phone and made a call.

"Jorge, it's me!"

"Hello, Roman!"

“Have you returned to Europe?”

"Yeah, I just got back two days ago!"

"So what about that transfer I told you about before?"

"Roman, I was just about to tell you about this. Inter Milan and Hamburg have both raised their prices again. This may be difficult to handle. If you have other goals, I suggest you change them."

"Why?"

"You saw that Ed Woodward went to Milan in person, but he still couldn't convince Fassone..."

"Then we'll offer a higher price..."

"but……"

"Nothing but!" Abramovich said very decisively.

He has now been forced into a desperate situation.

"What price did they offer?"

"Ikar? The asking price is 35 million pounds, and Ranocchia is 15 million pounds!" Mendes sighed and said.

"However, this price is still a little far from what Manchester United and Arsenal want, so..."

"I know, but let's not talk about it anymore!"

"What?" Mendes didn't quite understand.

"Just promise them, we want it!"

When he said this, Abramovich's hands shook noticeably.

Fifty million pounds! Even if he is rich, he can't help but feel distressed.

"You want it?" Mendes was a little surprised. "Really?"

"Yes, immediately, right now, you have to settle it!"

"Okay, that's no problem!" Mendes agreed on the spot. "What about Calhanoglu?"

“How much does the burger cost?”

"Twenty-five million pounds!"

Abramovich's eyes twitched. This was really too damn dark!

Isn’t the Bundesliga always known for its cost-effectiveness?

That bastard Yang Huan actually offered a whopping price of 25 million pounds?

"In fact, Hamburg is not willing to sell Calhanoglu, but the player has made up his mind to leave, so..."

Mendes' words seemed to be reminding Abramovich that this was all thanks to the players' attitude, otherwise he might not have been able to buy the player at this price.

Abramovich thought about it, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, let's buy it!"

"Okay, I'll do it right away!"

"Oh, yes!" Abramovich suddenly thought, "What about Falcao?"

He remembered that Mourinho really wanted Falcao.

"Manchester United has offered a whopping £50 million for Falcao, but there is still a gap to Paris Saint-Germain's £60 million, so the two sides are still actively negotiating for the time being."

After a pause, when he heard that Abramovich on the phone didn't speak, Mendes continued.

"If Chelsea is interested, I think they can include Falcao in the transfer of David Ruiz. Paris Saint-Germain really wants this Brazilian international. The difference between the two players should be around 10 million pounds."

Falcao is one of the top scorers in Europe.

He was already famous when he was in Atletico Madrid, and he also performed well when he went to Paris Saint-Germain.

Therefore, if you want to poach a player like this, it must be a transfer at a sky-high price.

Abramovich was also a little hesitant.

Because he knows very well that Falcao's transfer fee is not only astonishing, but more importantly, his salary is very high.

Bringing in such a superstar will certainly boost Chelsea's morale, but it will also put a heavy pressure on the team's management.

But now, there are really not many of the most powerful strikers in European football.

Icardi is very good, but he is still seriously inadequate to lead Chelsea's front line independently.

Therefore, it is necessary to introduce another striker.

But, do we really want to bring in Falcao?

But soon, Abramovich opened his eyes because he thought of Manchester United.

The Red Devils also want to sign Falcao, so he must not succeed at all costs.

To put it bluntly, this is an arms race, and whoever you can step on counts were the best.

"Jorge!"

"I am here!"

"Go and talk to Paris Saint-Germain, try your best to negotiate, and trade David Ruiz!"

"Okay, I got it!" Mendes answered calmly on the other end of the phone.

It felt as if Falcao's transfer had nothing to do with him.

But when Abramovich put down his phone, he felt helpless.

Of course he knew that both Mendes and Mourinho hoped that he could bring in Falcao, because he was a player under Mendes. Chelsea used such a large transfer fee, and the commission alone was enough for Mendes to make a fortune.

But what else can he do?

Chelsea's management is so bad at handling transfers that they can only rely on Mendes.

If you lose the money, you can still earn it again, but if Chelsea is eliminated in this baptism of capital, it will be difficult for them to make a comeback.

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With Abramovich's decision, the European transfer market was once again in turmoil.

Chelsea first announced that they had signed defender Mathieu from Valencia for a high price of 25 million euros.

This time, Chelsea really snatched food from Barcelona's mouth.

Originally almost everyone thought that Mathieu would transfer to Camp Nou, but Chelsea intervened and intercepted him halfway.

Chelsea then announced that they had signed Icardi and Ranocchia from Inter Milan for £35 million and £15 million respectively.

Immediately afterwards, they brought in the talented Turkish midfielder Calhanoglu from the Bundesliga Hamburg team for a sky-high price of 25 million pounds.

But what really shook the entire transfer market was Falcao.

When Chelsea officially announced that it would bring Colombian center forward Falcao from Paris Saint-Germain for a sky-high price of 60 million pounds, fans around the world were almost exclaimed.

Sky-high price, sky-high price again!

This is the biggest superstar transfer in this summer's transfer market, following Ibrahimovic's move to Paris Saint-Germain. And unlike Ibrahimovic, Falcao is in his prime.

Such a transfer, such a sky-high price, how can it not be exciting?

Many people also praised Chelsea's negotiations, believing that when James Rodriguez was sold for a sky-high price of 100 million pounds, it was quite a bargain for a superstar like Falcao to be able to negotiate for 60 million pounds.

You know, Falcao is the undisputed ace of the Colombian national team!

Of course, his status as the top player has certainly been shaken after the World Cup, but his influence in Colombia is still unquestionable.

In this world-renowned transfer, David Ruiz became a bonus to Falcao's transfer, with a price of ? 10 million pounds.

In other words, Chelsea introduced Falcao with David Ruiz plus 10 million pounds in cash.

When this transfer was announced, Manchester United and Barcelona were the teams most affected.

The former is undoubtedly the most tragic character in this year's transfer market.

They wanted to bring in a world-famous coach, but he was intercepted by someone else.

We wanted to recruit players, but the players were intercepted one by one.

In the end, Manchester United found that all of its transfer targets had been poached.

As for Barcelona, ​​it's also quite sad.

Mathieu, Rakitic and Cuadrado, who were all favored by the Spanish Super League giants, were all snatched away by Chelsea one after another.

In the end, the recruitment plan only brought in Turan, Ter Stegen, Bravo, and Arsenal defender Vermaelen who was snatched from Manchester United.

After David Ruiz joined Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona announced that it would renew the contract with the team's main central defender Mascherano.

This also makes people worried about the new season of La Liga, believing that the two Madrid giants are likely to be the strongest contenders for the championship in the new season. As for Barcelona, ​​due to unfavorable recruitment and FIFA's transfer ban, it is likely that Barcelona will find it difficult to achieve anything in the short term.

While the European transfer market is in turmoil, the annual International Champions Cup is also in full swing in the two major arenas of Asia and North America.

Barcelona and Manchester United, who have performed poorly in the transfer market, also performed disappointingly in the International Champions Cup.