In fact, before coming here, Li Shiguang estimated Camoranesi's value at about 12 million euros, but what he spent was real money after all, and after selling Chiellini and Deisler, Li Shiguang had no intention of selling any more players throughout the winter. Before the next month's income arrived, he had to reserve about 3 million euros in cash on the books to support the normal operation of the club, so being able to take out 12 million to buy Camoranesi was already his limit.

But Giraudo was obviously not an easy person to deal with. After rejecting Li Shiguang's offer of 9 million euros, he leisurely picked up the coffee on the table and drank it by himself, obviously waiting for Li Shiguang to increase the price.

After a while, Li Shiguang's voice sounded again in the box: "How about this, Mr. Giraudo, I will add another 2 million euros?"

Giraudo slowly put the coffee cup in his hand back on the table and looked at Li Shiguang sitting opposite him, gently shook his head and said: "Mr. Li, the price you offer is really too low. It is far from the value of Camoranesi in our minds." His voice revealed an unquestionable determination, and he seemed to have no interest in this price at all.

Hearing such an answer, Li Shiguang almost laughed out loud. He thought to himself: "What kind of logic is this!" What does it mean to be far from the expected price? A South American player who is about to turn 30 years old, is he going to be sold at an astronomical high price? This is simply ridiculous!

Now is not like 10 years later. Although the professional life of a player is related to his own professional quality, in 10 years later, the progress of sports medicine is the main contributor to extending the professional life of players.

Take Cristiano Ronaldo as an example. More than a decade of self-discipline and increasingly advanced sports medicine have allowed him to perform at the top level even when he was 35 or 36 years old. Later, when he was nearly 40 years old and went to the Saudi League, he was still able to perform well.

But now, it is generally recognized that the peak period of players is just a few years from 26 to 30 years old, and they start to go downhill after 30 years old.

Moreover, everyone has a stereotype about American players in this era, that is, their flowering period is very short. They are really strong at their peak, but once they make money, they fall really fast!

So just when Li Shiguang was about to use these two points to counterattack Giraudo, the phone in Allen's pocket rang at an inopportune time, breaking the slightly tense atmosphere in the box.

Allen took out the phone and looked at it, apologized to the two bosses, and left the box to answer the phone. Then, in just a dozen seconds, Allen opened the door of the box, walked straight to Li Shiguang, whispered a few words, and then sat down.

After listening to what Allen said, Li Shiguang's face, which was originally a little serious, suddenly relaxed. He changed the subject and said, "Mr. Giraudo, I am a straightforward person. 12 million euros is my last offer. If we still can't reach an agreement, then I can only look for another target. Just now, my scout reported that they have some new discoveries, which may save me some money!"

Giraudo didn't believe that there was such a coincidence in the world. Just when the negotiations were deadlocked, Leeds United had a new target.

But he also had a feeling that if he held on and didn't give in, Li Shiguang might really give up Camoranesi.

In Giraudo's heart, Camoranesi is indeed the main force, but in Juventus, where stars shine, he is not without substitutes. Piero, Mutu and even Oliveira can replace him. In the summer, he spent a full 20 million euros to buy Vieira from Arsenal. If Camoranesi can be sold, he can also recover a wave of blood.

So after seeing Li Shiguang's firm attitude, Giraudo and Moggi whispered a few words, and then responded: "Okay, we accept this offer!"

Seeing that Giraudo finally gave in, Li Shiguang also breathed a sigh of relief and gave Allen an admiring look.

The call Allen just received was indeed related to Juventus, but it had nothing to do with the content of today's negotiations. Li Shiguang just wanted to bluff Giraudo, but he didn't expect that this time it really worked

He was frightened.

Now, the two bosses finally reached a consensus, and the next thing to do is to reach individual agreements with the players one by one. So, after bidding farewell to Giraudo and Moggi, Allen acted quickly and contacted Camoranesi's agent without delay.

Li Shiguang did not leave immediately, but returned to the box and began to think about the next plan.

Allen just said one sentence to him, that is, he has already contacted the Milan Sports Daily.

Before Allen came to Turin, in addition to asking him to make an offer to Juventus, Li Shiguang also arranged another thing, that is, to ask him to send someone to contact the Milan Sports Daily, and the call just now was made by the person arranged by Allen.

To be honest, Allen usually spends a lot of money to raise these little bees, but they are really useful at critical moments. Before Allen left, he called to ask in detail. Now Li Shiguang already knows that Milan Sports Daily has someone investigating Juventus and AC Milan, and it seems that some evidence has been obtained.

This news shocked Li Shiguang! He never thought that as early as half a year ago, Gazzetta dello Sport had already obtained some key evidence. All this seems to prove that the "Phone Gate" incident that shocked the football world half a year later was not accidental, but a carefully planned event. No wonder when the "Phone Gate" incident was exposed, all the evidence was as solid as iron, and it was irrefutable. Even a few years later, Moggi was sentenced to several years in prison.

But Li Shiguang didn't care about this. Whether Juventus was relegated or not had nothing to do with him.

He was concerned about the superstars who left Juventus after the "Phone Gate" broke out!

That lineup was really luxurious. There were Ibrahimovic and Mutu on the forward line, Vieira and Emerson in the midfield, and Thuram, Zambrotta, and Cannavaro on the back line. Any one of them is an absolute superstar in the current world football position.

If I could contact these players privately before the "Phone Gate" broke out, maybe I could get the upper hand in the summer transfer war! As long as Leeds United can qualify for the Champions League and the salary can be appropriate, I believe it will be able to impress these players.

Thinking of this, a name came to Li Shiguang's mind.

That was Raiola, who was later regarded as a "thorn in the eye" by major clubs! If I remember correctly, Ibrahimovic and Emerson's agent is this greedy fat man!

Li Shiguang remembered that his scout director had dealt with Raiola, so he took out his phone and called Ron, asking him to help make an appointment with Raiola. Since he came to Italy, he should meet him first!

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