Football's No. 1 Prodigal Son

The two sides have been in a dilemma.

Since the purchase of Drogba failed, Yang Luo immediately changed his target.

He remembered that in the next few years, the most dazzling center forward in the Premier League was not Drogba.

Although this person's peak period was relatively short, as long as he cashed out at a high point to give it to the sucker, everything would not be a problem!

So, Yang Luo and Bernstein came to Madrid.

The purpose of this trip was to use money to hit Torres!

Last season, Torres was a big hit in La Liga, scored 19 goals in the league, and became the captain of Atletico Madrid.

You know, he is only 20 years old now, he is simply a star from heaven.

His current single-soldier combat ability is much stronger than Drogba, so Yang Luo is also ready for a big bleed.

So they came to Madrid.

Before coming here, Bernstein contacted their club president, Enrique Cerezo.

Enrique Cerezo's attitude at the time was very ambiguous. In Bernstein's understanding, that is, he would not sell unless he paid enough.

But what is Yang Luo most lacking?

They came to Atletico Madrid, and the president Enrique Cerezo was already waiting for them in the conference room.

Atletico Madrid is now in a trough, and even the European war is not necessarily guaranteed.

This season, Atletico Madrid won the seventh place in La Liga and failed to enter the UEFA Cup. They can only participate in the Toto Cup, which is not painful.

So, Manchester City is more attractive than them now.

After they exchanged pleasantries, Bernstein said, "Mr. Cerezo, we offered 20 million pounds on the phone before. What do you think?"

Enrique Cerezo looked embarrassed: "Gentlemen, you know that Fernando is our treasure and our youngest captain. We want to train him as a banner. So under normal circumstances, we will not sell him easily."

These words are almost written on his face.

How could Bernstein, who is so experienced, not understand what he means?

So he smiled: "Mr. Chairman, you have to believe in our sincerity. How about we raise the offer to 22 million pounds?"

Enrique Cerezo still shook his head: "Our valuation of Fernando is much more than this number."

Yang Luo on the side suddenly laughed: "Mr. Cerezo, I am always straightforward. We will raise the offer by another 3 million pounds. This will also be our final offer. If you don't agree, I think we should change our target."

Cerezzo's eyes flashed and fell silent.

Yang Luo looked at him and muttered to himself: "In fact, Everton's Rooney is not bad... He is also English..."

Bernstein also tacitly said: "Yes, I asked Everton some time ago, and their asking price is also this number. If it doesn't work, we will buy him."

Cerezzo knew that they were provoking him, but he also knew that Yang Luo and the others were telling the truth.

His face changed for a moment, and he finally sighed: "Okay, I accept this offer."

After hearing this, Yang Luo secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Twenty-five million pounds was a price he could afford.

After the clubs reached an agreement, the rest was to negotiate with the players.

After Cerezo informed Torres, he and his agent rushed to the club.

Today, Torres still looks like a handsome boy. Apart from the freckles on his face, he is also a very good-looking guy overall.

After all, he also had a lot of fans back then...

Bernstein couldn't help but nod his head at a glance. Players with such good looks can make a lot of money back in commercial value alone.

Recently, he has been infected by San Dezi.

Bernstein has made up his mind that he must take half of his image rights when negotiating the contract later.

As the captain of Atletico Madrid, Torres naturally doesn't want to leave the team so early.

But he also knows that Manchester City is now qualified for the Champions League, Atletico Madrid...

If he stays in Atletico Madrid, he may not be able to play in the Champions League for a long time.

So he thought about it and finally agreed to join Manchester City.

He also reached a five-year contract with Manchester City with a weekly salary of 50,000 pounds.

As long as he completes the medical examination, Torres will officially become a member of Manchester City!

July 1, 2004.

As the traditional transfer market opening day in continental Europe, many teams also announced a lot of transactions on this day.

For example, French winger Ludovic Giuly, who performed well in the Champions League last season, joined Barcelona to help the La Liga giants who are now in poor condition.

Roma, whose economic situation has further deteriorated, finally couldn't stand the pressure and sold Samuel, the core of the team's defense, to Real Madrid for 25 million euros.

However, Yang Luo knew that this was a very failed deal.

Samuel completely lost himself in the Spanish arena, and finally returned to Serie A a year later, and then he found the feeling of a world-class central defender again.

The Serie A giants Inter Milan also announced that the young midfielder Cambiasso, who had played for Real Madrid, officially joined the team.

The Argentine player who was frustrated in Real Madrid did not expect at this moment that he would leave such a successful journey in this Serie A giant.

The Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich announced that Leverkusen's Brazilian central defender Lucio joined the team for 18 million euros.

And Manchester City Club also announced a series of personnel changes on this day.

The original youth training director and chief team doctor left the team after their contracts expired, and were replaced by the new youth training director Hugh Jennings and the new chief team doctor David Favre.

Although this news did not cause any big waves, in the eyes of professionals, these are two very good signings.

In order to build a successful club, in addition to having good head coaches and players, top club staff and coaching teams are also indispensable.

Both of them are top talents in the industry, which is tantamount to a super reinforcement for Manchester City.

If these personnel changes have not alarmed most people, then the joining of Fernando Torres has really alarmed many people.

The performance of this super star in La Liga is obvious to all, and Manchester City did not expect him to be taken down quietly!

Of course, for the English media who are used to seeing Yang Luo's big money, this has become a little numb.

I don't know how much money this yellow-skinned boy has. The money he spends is almost like running water.

In comparison, the so-called Russian oligarch is nothing special...

Of course, the biggest casualty of this deal is Eto'o, who is about to be demoted to the reserve team...