The Godfather of Football

"You are crazy!"

In the luxurious guest room of the Bulgari Hotel, which is known as the most luxurious hotel in London, Mijatovic was furiously pointing at Eliza who was sitting in front of him, clasping her slender jade-like fingers and wearing an elegant and indifferent smile. Moon shouted.

This hotel is located close to the south of Hyde Park, next to Harrods Department Store. The decoration style of each room is designed by professional designers, especially the deluxe rooms, which cost up to 850 pounds a night. Converted into RMB, that is equivalent to 8,500 yuan, making it the most expensive luxury hotel in London.

Of course, money is not important to Mr. Mijatovic, who is traveling on official business.

"I must remind you, Mr. Mijatovich." Although she was pointed at, Eliza was not angry at all, her voice was very soft and soft, "Luther is indeed thirty years old, and he will be here soon. He is 31 years old, but he won the Golden Boot award in the Premier League and Europe last season, and so far, his condition is still very good. It is not a problem to continue to maintain his current condition. "

When Eliza said this, she smiled faintly again, but this smile was somewhat sneer in Mijatovich's eyes.

"I believe you know better than me. In a world where even Pepe can be sold for 30 million euros, and a 29-year-old Henry who has been injured for more than half a year and is obviously on the decline is worth more than 20 million euros. I think Ruud’s €40 million is totally justified.”

The transfer market this summer is indeed a bit outrageous. From Manchester United signing Nani and Anderson for more than 20 million euros respectively, to Real Madrid signing Pepe for 30 million euros, the entire transfer market has been As the tide rises, all boats are lifted, and the transfer fee for almost anyone with a little bit of fame is easily 10 to 20 million.

"It is impossible for us to pay such a high transfer fee for a thirty-one-year-old veteran!" Mijatovic said to Eliza Moon with certainty. If Ruud van Nistelrooy is a young player, it can still be considered. Because the transfer fee is higher, the salary can be pushed down appropriately. Overall, Real Madrid's payment will not be too outrageous.

But who is Fanny?

The No. 1 center in the world, especially after winning the Golden Boot Award last season, he once again firmly holds the position of the leading center. For such a player, especially considering his age, it is almost impossible for him to reduce his salary. Yes, then Real Madrid's contribution would be too great, even ridiculously large.

"Then we have nothing to talk about!" When Eliza heard what he said, she stood up directly. "I think there will be someone more sincere than you!" After saying that, Eliza left.

Mijatovic watched this woman walk out of the room and punched the soft sofa with both hands. He clearly felt that he had been slighted. He even felt that Eliza Moon's price for AC Milan and Inter Milan was not included in the price. Certainly not this high.

According to the information Mijatovic received, Inter Milan's psychological price for Van Nistelrooy was around 20 million euros, and there was a gap of 5 million euros between Inter Milan and Tottenham Hotspur, so he originally wanted to pay two Van Nistelrooy was bought for about 15 million, but now it seems that Tottenham Hotspur are raising the price.

This is also a very normal thing. No matter what time it is, Real Madrid will always be slaughtered when buying people. However, during the Calderon period, this phenomenon became more and more outrageous. Mainly because they lacked connections, connections and means. .

When Mohamed Diarra was introduced from Lyon, Lyon chairman Aulas's first offer was 8 million euros. But after Real Madrid intervened, Mohamed Diarra's value skyrocketed and he directly offered 30 million euros. , and then there were negotiations all the way, but in the end they only talked about 26 million euros.

Almost all teams now regard Real Madrid as being taken advantage of and slaughtered as a big fat sheep.

Sometimes Mijatovic even feels that a very important reason why Florentino is only willing to buy the most expensive one is that since buying cheap first-class players will mean getting ripped off, then I would rather buy the most expensive one. Yes, even if they are slaughtered, they can still use the influence and appeal of superstars to recoup their costs.

"Hey, Ramon!" Mijatovic called Real Madrid chairman Calderon. "The talks have collapsed!"

"What's going on?" Calderon was a little speechless on the phone. He had just shouted in the National newspaper two days ago that he would win Ruud van Nistelrooy, and now his general manager actually told him that the negotiation had collapsed?

Mijatovic really wanted to say, you have been so loud in the newspaper that now everyone knows that we must buy Van Nistelrooy and let the other party raise the price, and you still come to ask me what's going on? But he knew very well that with Calderon's current temper and character, if he said this, the two of them would definitely fall out, so he held back.

"Tottenham Hotspur raised the price on the ground. Their offer to Inter Milan was 25 million euros, but they offered us a price of 40 million euros. And I talked with their CEO for more than an hour. Step by step. They refused to give in."

In Ye Qiu's previous life, some people said that Calderon and Mijatovic made black money from player transfers. It's hard to say whether this is true, but the operation is very difficult, and the risks are relatively high. After all, the transfer Faced with many clubs and intermediary operators, it is difficult to maintain complete confidentiality, and the two people's operation and negotiation techniques are indeed very clumsy.

Relatively speaking, they can make more money from the authorization of the image rights of clubs and stars than from the transfer market. Just imagine that in just three or four years, they can make the brand reputation of Real Madrid, which ranks first in the football world, plummet. It can be seen how badly Real Madrid's brand has been ruined by them over the years, and the money they made from this is definitely an astonishing figure.

Of course, this is not just Calderon and Mijatovic, but also the entire operation team behind them. Isn't this the reason and purpose for supporting Calderon to run for election?

Calderon was silent on the other end of the phone for a while, thought about it, and said: "Talk again!"

"Talk again?" Mijatovic was a little surprised. The other party offered a price of 40 million euros and refused to give in. Talk again?

"We must introduce a superstar this summer. We can do without Van Nistelrooy, but we need other superstars. What do you think?" Calderon asked in return.

The meaning is very clear. You said that if they want a superstar, then give them a superstar. Now I can be embarrassed, but you have to give me a superstar. Look at the current football world, and find one. As long as there is a superstar who can replace Van Nistelrooy, I will agree.

Mijatovic was a little embarrassed, because there are many top football stars now, but basically they are already taken. It is very unlikely to persuade the other party to let them go, especially the striker. This position is very valuable. Everyone knows that Real Madrid wants to introduce a strong striker, who will not raise the price?

Only now did Mijatovic truly feel a rule in the transfer market.

The transfer fee of a player does not depend on whether he has such value, but on how much you need him!

Ye Qiu is very arrogant. He even put Tottenham Hotspur on the same level as Real Madrid. Real Madrid came with the general manager, so he arranged for the CEO to come out for negotiations. This is obviously a contempt for Real Madrid currently managed by Mijatovic.

Thinking of this, Mijatovic sighed deeply. Being the general manager of Real Madrid is indeed very impressive, but the problem is that the pressure is also very great. Sometimes, he has no choice at all.

After hanging up Calderon's phone, he called Eliza Moon again and expressed his hope to negotiate again tomorrow, but hoped that Tottenham Hotspur could further show sincerity, and Real Madrid would also properly consider Tottenham Hotspur's interests.

This is also the atmosphere that Tottenham Hotspur has been deliberately using the media to create in the past period of time, that is, Van Nistelrooy is the guarantee of the team's points and the most important star of the team. The club will never let him go, and other teams interested in Van Nistelrooy naturally have only one choice, to use money to poach.

As most of June has passed, the curtain of the America's Cup is about to open. The eyes of the world's media are on Venezuela in South America. Tottenham Hotspur has also specially arranged a scout team, led by Peter De Visser, to Venezuela to inspect this America's Cup.

There are also many Tottenham players who represent their national teams in the America's Cup. Marcelo, Alves and Thiago Silva of the Brazilian national team are all selected for the America's Cup. In addition, Anderson, a young player who has just transferred to Manchester United, is also selected.

This is also because several superstars including Ronaldinho and Kaka failed to enter the America's Cup roster, so Dunga still hopes to observe the players more for this Brazilian national team.

Messi and Mascherano of the Argentina national team, Cavani of Uruguay, Vargas of Peru, a total of seven Tottenham players participated in this America's Cup, and Ye Qiu also informed these players early that after the America's Cup, they will have two weeks of rest time, and then go to the team for training.

But Tottenham's transfer pace did not slow down because of the approaching America's Cup. On June 18, Tottenham's official website announced that the team had introduced midfielder Luka Modric from Dinamo Zagreb, Croatia, for 8 million euros.

Almost at the same time, Arsenal also announced that it had introduced striker Eduardo da Silva from Dinamo Zagreb for 7.5 million euros, while Manchester City introduced Dinamo Zagreb defender Joel Luka for 6 million euros.

For a time, the entire central axis of Dinamo Zagreb was emptied by the three Premier League teams. The whole of Europe was amused by the poaching of the Croatian giants by the three Premier League teams. They even joked that this was a looting from the Premier League, which completely deprived Dinamo Zagreb of its combat effectiveness.

But two days after the announcement of this transfer, Tottenham Hotspur announced another surprising transfer. The team's main center forward, Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy, finally transferred to La Liga giants Real Madrid for 35 million euros, breaking the record set by Batistuta when he transferred to Roma in 2000.

This is definitely an earthquake-level transfer. At least no one can believe that Real Madrid will pay such a high transfer fee for Van Nistelrooy, because no one can guarantee how long Van Nistelrooy can maintain the peak state of last season. After all, he will be 31 years old in July.

But when announcing this transfer, Real Madrid's chairman Calderon and general manager Mijatovic repeatedly stated that Van Nistelrooy is in excellent condition and the arrival of the Dutchman can greatly enhance the lethality of Real Madrid's front line.

"We all know that Batistuta used to be the transfer record for players over 30 years old in world football, but now this record belongs to Ruud van Nistelrooy, because we believe that Van Nistelrooy's current state and strength are better than those at that time. Batistuta is even better!”

Ruud van Nistelrooy, who went to Madrid, Spain for a physical examination and joining ceremony, expressed his gratitude to Tottenham Hotspur in an interview. He believed that he had reached the peak of his career at Tottenham Hotspur. He also thanked Ye Qiu. Care and trust in him, but he also hopes that he can go to the next level in Real Madrid.

"I'm very grateful to Tottenham Hotspur, but I belong to Real Madrid now and I hope to score more goals for Real Madrid in the new season because I feel that I am in very good shape now and I He has a very strong desire to score goals.”

Head coach Schuster also said that the arrival of Ruud van Nistelrooy can greatly strengthen Real Madrid's frontcourt attack power. He firmly believes that Ruud van Nistelrooy, Raul, Robinho, Robben, Van der Vaart and Sneijder's frontcourt The attacking combination will make Real Madrid's frontcourt invincible.

"In the new season, we will play an offensive storm, we will make all Bernabeu fans satisfied, and we will win all games and championships!"

At the same time, Real Madrid also announced the introduction of Heinze from Chelsea, paying 12 million euros to Chelsea. This is also a way for Real Madrid to further strengthen the team's defense after deciding to let Robert Carlos go. Signal.

After Ruud van Nistelrooy announced his arrival in La Liga, Arsenal also announced that Henry would switch to Barcelona for 24 million euros, but Wenger used the money to introduce Da Silva and Las Dia LS. Nia and many other powerful stars, while the Spanish star Reyes, who was loaned to Real Madrid last season, was sent to Atletico Madrid by Wenger.

While Atletico Madrid introduced Reyes, they also transferred the team's top scorer, Spanish golden boy Torres, to the Red Army Liverpool for 36 million euros. This is the highest transfer fee so far this summer. , Liverpool’s generosity is a bit amazing.

But at the same time, Liverpool also acquired winger Ryan Babel from Ajax for a transfer fee of 14 million euros, which can be increased to 17 million euros. This also made Liverpool's new season It has become very eye-catching, especially the offensive line of this team, which is even more exciting.

Perhaps feeling that competitors are rushing to recruit players, Chelsea also introduced winger Malouda from Ligue 1 after selling Heinze to further strengthen the team's wing attack power. This made Manchester United, the defending champion, also feel When the pressure comes, continue to strengthen negotiations with West Ham United and strive to win Tevez before the Copa America.

But West Ham United seems to have no such desire. They prefer to negotiate after the America's Cup is over, because for players like Tevez in the America's Cup, as long as they perform well, their value will definitely skyrocket.

Tevez, who lives in Venezuela, expressed the hope that West Ham United can reach an agreement with Manchester United as soon as possible. He believes that he will succeed at Manchester United. Ferguson also said that Tevez is the player who best fits the spirit of the Red Devils of Manchester United and will become A vital member of the team.

While other competitors are recruiting heavily, causing fans all over the world to marvel at the wealth of Premier League clubs, Tottenham Hotspur has changed from its arrogance of squandering over 100 million last season and has become a bit stingy.

After selling Ruud van Nistelrooy, the team received 35 million euros, but the introduction of Modric only cost 10 million, plus Ramsey, it was only 2 million, and the others There are still more than 20 million euros in transfer fees in hand, and this does not even take into account Ye Qiu's budget for additional transfer fees.

But just when all Tottenham Hotspur fans are looking forward to it, Ye Qiu said in an interview that the team will not introduce any more forwards because he believes that the current team's forwards have already Enough to handle any challenge.

"Yes, there is no doubt that Luther's departure is a huge loss for us. We lost our most important scorer from last season, but I have always said that we are not a one-man team. We rely on It’s a holistic approach. We also have Robin van Persie, Cavani and Carroll in our team, all of whom are very good forwards with great potential.”

"In the new season, we will try to adjust the team's offensive style. I believe that everyone will see a Tottenham Hotspur that is very different from last season, and we will become better. Attack power."

Regarding Ye Qiu's promise, the media and fans have mixed opinions. Many people feel that Ye Qiu has begun to imitate Abramovich and tighten money. However, many Tottenham Hotspur fans agree, because in the past The total investment in the construction of Theobald Training Base in the past year has now exceeded 80 million euros.

This is the most advanced and complete training base in the world, and is also recognized by fans as the most beautiful training base. Therefore, for Tottenham Hotspur fans, as long as the team's performance can be guaranteed to be stable, there will be no additional investment for the time being. Turning to investing in team hardware facilities, that's all understandable.

In Ye Qiu's view, apart from bringing in young players such as Modric, Ramsey and Neymar, all of Ruud Van Nistelrooy's income has been invested in Theobald training base, which can just fill up the Theobald training base. The funding gap for the construction of the base's youth training area saves Tottenham Hotspur's financial pressure.

Therefore, Tottenham Hotspur did not invest much in the construction of the Theobald training base from its construction to its completion. All of it was filled by operations in the transfer market and the difference earned from the transfer and sale of players.

However, such a training base has made Tottenham Hotspur's overall market value at least 200 million higher. If Tottenham Hotspur's current lineup is taken into account, the outside world's valuation is that if you want to acquire Tottenham Hotspur again, you can't even think about it without 500 million.

In just one year, from the acquisition of 200 million to the market value of 500 million, Tottenham Hotspur has undoubtedly surprised all investors around the world. Ye Qiu and Eliza Moon's operation and manipulation skills are also amazing.