Chapter 958: This life is unbearable!

"Juventus can be said to have been hunting geese for many years, but today they were pecked in the eye by a sparrow!"

In the general manager's office on the top floor of Milan, Galliani commented with a smile after hearing that Inter Milan defeated Juventus and signed Pjanic.

There was a hint of gloating in the red and black bald man's tone.

Anyway, it has nothing to do with Milan. It's quite satisfying to watch the two rivals fighting each other to the point of bloodshed.

But if you dig deeper, you will find that it is mixed with envy and melancholy.

At the very least, Juventus can still be pecked in the eye by the sparrow, but AC Milan doesn't even have the chance to be pecked in the eye.

Galliani now has a lot of passion and ambition, but he has no way to display it.

Although Thohir promised to invest 100 million euros in transfers when he took over AC Milan, in reality, how many people can be bought with this 100 million euros? What kind of people can be bought?

And you have to know that although it is said to be 100 million euros, in reality he cannot come up with that much cash. What he meant was just that the transfer fees for introducing players add up to 100 million euros, but it can be paid in installments.

This is also the reason why A Milan has never participated in the transfer competition for Pjanic.

There’s nothing you can do even if the fans scold you. How can you fight for it if you have no money?

It's like you only have fifty yuan in your pocket and you want to have lunch. Well, you can only go to a low-cost restaurant where the average cost per person is fifty yuan. But you insist on going to a mid- to high-end restaurant where the average cost per person is one hundred yuan, or even several hundred yuan. Isn't that asking for trouble?

So, sometimes, Galliani is helpless about some of the accusations from fans.

If he had money in his pocket, would he not want to recruit new players?

If he can come up with 30 million euros in cash, it is still unknown whether Pjanic will go to Inter Milan or A Milan!

Transferring players is a very complex systematic project, involving almost every aspect of the team.

For example, Real Madrid, when recruiting players, they first consider the team's image and positioning. They will basically consider players who do not meet these two requirements. Therefore, it is impossible for Florentino's Real Madrid to introduce a player like Faubert.

They would rather let players in other positions replace him temporarily, or even leave the position vacant, than consider Faubert.

They would rather have nothing than something of poor quality; they only pursue the best!

In addition to the club's self-positioning and business strategy, the team's transfer budget is also key.

You get what you pay for. A filling lunch in this world is not cheap, let alone free.

Technical and tactical style, the head coach's requirements, the scope and familiarity of scouts, the players' adaptability...

In short, transfers are a very large and complex system project.

This is also why most teams consider players from their own league first when recruiting players, because they are more familiar with each other and the risk will be relatively lower.

Juventus' current problems ultimately come down to two aspects.

One is that they don't have much money. Compared with the Moggi era, the players' prices are now inflated, and Juventus' finances are not abundant. They have to be thrifty and calculate every penny, so they want to put pressure on Roma.

But Inter Milan doesn't need to do that. After selling De Bruyne, they made a lot of cash, and they have a big sponsor like Yang Huan as their backer. They are rich and powerful, so of course they don't care.

Another very important reason is that after the Calciopoli scandal broke out, Moggi fell, Juventus was relegated to the Serie B, and the entire management and scouting departments of the Zebras fell apart, which directly led to the fact that even though Juventus has been revived in recent years, it has not been able to return to its peak state of the year.

From this point of view, Marotta has been very successful.

But relatively speaking, Inter Milan is better in this regard.

On the one hand, the talents of Fassone, Branca and Ausilio are no less than Marotta. In addition, with the support of Yang Huan's huge football resources and connections, Inter Milan's operations become easier.

For example, in the transfer of Pjanic, many people only noticed that Inter Milan spent 30 million euros, but did not consider Roma's eager pursuit of Salah at all.

To some extent, if it weren't for Salah, it would be hard to say whether Pjanic would go to Inter Milan.

Galliani stood at the window of his office, looking across.

Opposite the Milan House, across the main road, is the Nerazzurri City.

The grand opening ceremony a few days ago must have made countless AC Milan fans envious.

But there is no way, Inter Milan is indeed stronger now.

They introduced Pjanic, which made the overall strength stronger and the lineup more top-notch and luxurious, but it made life difficult for Milan and other mid- and upper-level teams in Italy.

Juventus missed Pjanic, and will definitely try their best to grab a substitute next.

Who could it be?

Gundogan? Bertolacci? José Mauri?

Who knows?

However, competition with AC Milan for talent has become a foregone conclusion.

Not only in the midfield, but also in the front line, the first choices of both teams are Bacca from Sevilla, Jackson Martinez from Porto and Luiz Adriano from Ajax.

But Ajax have made it clear that Luiz Adriano is not for sale.

In theory, Bacca is more cost-effective. Sevilla's previous price for Bacca was 20 million euros, which is much lower than Jackson Martinez, but the problem is that there is competition now.

Perhaps, we should have a good discussion with Andrea Agnelli and Marotta about this issue.

Galliani was thinking in his mind, because he didn't want to affect the cooperative alliance between Milan and Juventus, which was hard established, in order to attract players.

But just as he was thinking about it, the phone suddenly rang.

When I took it out, it turned out to be Tohir.

This made Galliani frown, feeling that it was not a good thing.

"Hello, Eric." Galliani answered the phone and greeted.

"Adriano, I want to know how your talks with Sevilla went?" Thohir asked.

This has always been his style. To put it nicely, he is decisive and swift, but it can also be said that he does not know how to respect others.

"We are still discussing it. There are many teams interested in Bacca." Galliani replied, and then thought for a moment, "Eric, should we discuss this with Juventus?"

"Why?" Tohir asked on the phone.

"They are also interested in Bacca," Galliani said.

If the Holy Alliance follows its previous practice, in order to avoid vicious competition, the best option for both sides is for one to choose Bacca and the other to buy Jackson Martinez, so that both sides can avoid direct conflict.

"But didn't you say that Bakka is more secure and more cost-effective?"

"Yes, but..." Galliani thought to himself that he was upset.

Bacca has experienced the training of the La Liga and proved his ability. As for Jackson Martinez, although he passed the ball aggressively in Porto, who knows how strong he is?

As for the price-performance ratio, given the character of Sevilla's general manager Monchi, he will dare to ask for any price as long as someone wants it.

"No buts, Adriano!" Thohir interrupted Galliani directly. "I understand what you mean. We need to cooperate with Juventus, and I understand that. But now the fans are making a lot of noise and the management is under a lot of pressure. We must produce results as soon as possible to convince the fans."

After a pause, Tohir sighed and said, "You should know that the team's season ticket sales have been very unsatisfactory recently. The bank is also very dissatisfied with this. If our performance and business operations do not improve, our days will become even more difficult."

Finally, Thohir said, "Get rid of Bacca as soon as possible, Juventus will understand us!"

Hearing the busy tone on the phone, Galliani showed a look of disgust.

He knew that Thohir had used the team's ticket revenue to mortgage the team, so the management was under great operating pressure.

But if AC Milan and Juventus fall out, will the holy alliance that has been re-established with great difficulty have any meaning?

Let Juventus understand and understand?

I guess Juventus is also waiting for your understanding!

Galliani felt overwhelmed when he thought about this.

Without money, I’m living like a dog every minute!

This life is unbearable!

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"Is it hard to get by?"

While Galliani was wailing in Milan, Yang Huan appeared at the White Hart Lane Stadium in north London, glancing maliciously at Tottenham Hotspur CEO Daniel Levy, whose belly had gained a lot of weight.

"The whole world knows that your life is getting better and better, but now you tell me that life is unbearable? Come, tell me, what do you mean?"

When Daniel Levy saw Young Master Huan waving at him sinisterly, he didn't dare to go near him and smiled bitterly.

"Master Huan, am I not just complaining a few words?"

"You're complaining? You still have the nerve to complain?" Yang Huan said with a straight face, "You just got a 50% salary increase, and you tell me, are you complaining?"

After he finished speaking, Master Huan nodded immediately, "Okay, then, when we hold the next board meeting, I won't give you a raise. I guess you're still comfortable with your previous salary, right?"

Now Daniel Levy is at a loss.

During his stay in Qatar, Yang Huan mentioned to Prime Minister Hamad that Tottenham Hotspur was doing well. Although the team was still operating at a loss due to the successive introduction of superstars, its financial revenue was growing rapidly. Daniel Levy made an indelible contribution to this and he should be given a salary increase.

Prime Minister Hamad waved his hand and directly raised the salary by 50%, bringing the annual salary to 2.5 million pounds.

This does not include the proceeds from Daniel Levy's shares in Tottenham Hotspur.

You know, with Prime Minister Hamad's successive large investments, Tottenham Hotspur's valuation has been rising steadily in the past two years, especially after entering the Champions League this season, its revenue has skyrocketed.

Now, the team is going to sign Cristiano Ronaldo, which will undoubtedly further increase the commercial value of the North London team.

It can be said that in the past two or three years, the North London team has been steadily establishing its position in the top four of the Premier League. Although it cannot compare with Southampton for the time being, it can still compete with Manchester City.

This is also thanks to Master Huan.

Van Gaal was invited to coach the team and the Dutch coach was entrusted with important tasks. Almost all the players that Van Gaal liked were brought in.

Although Tottenham Hotspur has invested huge amounts of money every year for this, its results have been steadily improving.

However, Young Master Huan was very dissatisfied with this.

Because all the players Van Gaal recruited are his!

Especially this summer, Alderweireld, Crassi, Blind, Matic...

Van Gaal was happy, but Daniel Levy was miserable as he was bombarded with a lot of insults from Master Huan.

However, Daniel Levy really admired Master Huan to the point of devoting himself to him until his death.

Take this salary increase for example, Daniel Levy was so touched.

Even though Master Huan seems to be doing bad things on a daily basis, deep down, he is truly a good boss!

Just when Daniel Levy was about to give in and beg for mercy, he saw the little Middle Eastern prince Hamad arriving late.

As a result, when this guy showed up, Yang Huan took a look and spat out a mouthful of water.

Dude, what are you doing?