Football's No. 1 Prodigal Son

The two sides have been in a state of panic, and the two sides have been in a state of panic.

Soon after Yang Luo and Bernstein returned to Manchester, an offer was handed to them.

The offer came from Chelsea, and the target of the purchase was Essien.

The performance of this African buffalo last season was really eye-catching, especially as the season progressed, his performance became more and more comfortable.

It can be said that the barrier between him and Makelele in the midfield is an important reason for Manchester City to qualify for the Champions League.

How could Yang Luo sell him to a competitor?

So, he didn't even look at it: "Not for sale!"

Bernstein looked at the offer and hesitated: "It's a lot of money."

Yang Luo looked at it with his eyes slanted: "Oh, 25 million pounds."

Bernstein nodded: "That's right."

Yang Luo smiled: "Do you think I'm someone who needs 25 million pounds?"

Bernstein thought of the 150 million pounds in the club's account and nodded in understanding.

But Chelsea's persistence exceeded their imagination.

Their second offer came soon: "30 million pounds."

Bernstein couldn't help but be amazed: "Chelsea is really rich."

Yang Luo smiled: "Russian oligarch, do you think you are joking? In terms of assets, he must have at least ten of mine."

Bernstein raised his eyebrows. Yang Luo spent money much crazier than Abramovich, and he didn't believe that Yang Luo was poorer than Abramovich.

But in fact, Yang Luo is really far less rich than Abramovich now.

But in a few years, that may not be the case.

Of course, Yang Luo still rejected Chelsea without hesitation.

And then, Bernstein's phone rang.

It turned out to be Chelsea's CEO Peter Kenyon.

Peter Kenyon asked: "Mr. Bernstein, what is your psychological price for Essien?"

Yang Luo on the side quickly wrote a number on the paper.

Bernstein saw it and shuddered all over.

Because the price written on it was 80 million pounds!

You know, the current transfer fee record is only 64 million US dollars for Zidane, which is about 44 million pounds according to the exchange rate at that time.

And Manchester City marked a young midfielder at such a high price, obviously not wanting to sell him.

So he could only tell the other party truthfully: "Our price for Essien is 80 million pounds."

Peter Kenyon on the other end of the phone trembled all over and didn't say a word for a long time.

He also understood that Manchester City was not going to sell Essien.

So he sighed: "Then will you sell Robben?"

Yang Luo on the side was so angry that he laughed. Why did he catch us and take advantage of us?

In fact, it's not Chelsea's fault. Who told you to buy all the players they like?

After Yang Luo resolutely rejected their purchase, Peter Kenyon hung up the phone and said to the Portuguese in front of him: "Jose, it seems that it is not so easy to buy players from competitors."

Mourinho frowned slightly, and then raised his eyebrows: "It seems that we can only buy other people first."

Peter Kenyon looked at the paper in front of him, and then asked: "Who do you want to buy next?"

Mourinho thought for a while: "Let's buy a striker first!"

Peter Kenyon looked at the name on the list, hesitated for a while, and finally nodded.

On the Manchester City side, Bernstein received another call at this time.

The person on the other end of the phone was Barcelona President Laporta.

And his purpose was to buy Manchester City's striker, Eto'o.

This made Bernstein a little embarrassed.

Because he clearly remembered that they had promised Eto'o last year that if there was a reasonable offer from Barcelona, ​​they would let him go.

So he first stabilized Laporta, and then went to find Yang Luo.

After hearing the news, Yang Luo frowned.

In theory, he should respect the agreement with Eto'o.

However, Eto'o is still very important to the team. If he is sold, he must discuss it with the head coach.

So he called Van Gaal: "Mr. Van Gaal, if there is a suitable offer, are you willing to let Eto'o go?"

Van Gaal did not hesitate: "As long as you buy me another striker of the same level, there will be no problem."

Yang Luo immediately understood that the old guy was probably not very satisfied with Eto'o.

After hanging up the phone, Yang Luo said to Bernstein: "Let's listen to Barcelona's offer first."

Bernstein nodded and called again

I called Laporta and asked, "Mr. Laporta, what is your offer for Eto'o?"

Laporta said calmly, "20 million euros."

Bernstein frowned, "Mr. Laporta, this price is far from what we want."

Yang Luo, who was standing by, was also a little unhappy. This price was almost an insulting offer.

Eto'o was the top scorer of Manchester City last season. He scored a total of 23 goals in the league and domestic cup competitions, which is definitely a very good number.

Moreover, he is only 23 years old now!

You only offer 20 million euros for a 23-year-old first-class shooter?

We spent 16 million pounds to buy Eto'o, which would cost more than 24 million euros in euros!

Laporta seemed confident: "Mr. Bernstein, I think you know that Eto'o is not happy in your team. I think he is willing to change his environment."

Bernstein frowned when he heard it: "Mr. Laporta, what do you mean?"

Laporta smiled: "This is not a secret. As a wealthy club, we have many channels to learn about this."

Yang Luo's face was livid. Laporta must have had private contact with Eto'o!

This is a taboo in the transfer market, but he has no evidence at all!

If he doesn't agree, they only need to release the news that they have offered Eto'o to the media, and then Eto'o can take the opportunity to put pressure on the club and make the club compromise!

Barcelona is very familiar with this trick, and the most famous one is Fabregas' transfer that year.

They used the name of family to wear jerseys and play the emotional card, and finally let Fabregas pay the difference out of his own pocket before returning to Barcelona.

Arsenal and Wenger made a big fool of them.

But unfortunately, he met Yang Luo!

Yang Luo stood up and walked to the phone: "Mr. Laporta, I am Yang Luo, the owner of Manchester City Club. We will not accept your offer. If you still insist on this offer, I don't think you will get what you want."

Laporta was silent for a while, and smiled: "Mr. Yang, I'm sorry, I think our offer is enough to reflect Eto'o's value. If you don't agree, we can only put this deal on hold for the time being."

Yang Luo said coldly: "Then you can put it on hold."

After saying that, he hung up the phone.