Chapter 215: Crazy Transfer (4)
Shortly after Jiang Feng quelled the protests of Manchester United fans, news came that Russia's richest man, Roman Abramovich, had successfully bought Chelsea, a London club.
Jiang Feng was shocked, he didn't expect Abramovich to buy Chelsea nearly twenty days in advance.
Now, although Manchester United has secured eleven transfer contracts, the five players that Jiang Feng most wants to sign are now only two, one is Ronaldo, the other is Van der Sar, and the other three, Ronaldinho, Rooney and Drogba have not yet been completed.
Jiang Feng knows that Abramovich has bought Chelsea and will inevitably start to recruit vigorously. With Abramovich's strength, if he and others want to buy the player they like, they must start in advance. Otherwise, if the player you like is caught by Abu, a madman, it will be a lot of trouble.
What's more, there is Real Madrid, which has not been able to get Beckham for a long time, and Barcelona, which has just hired Rijkaard after last season's pain, and Inter Milan, which buys people every year, not to mention the Premier League powerhouses that have already felt the "wolf".
It can be said that this summer, there will be a transfer storm in world football. The form of European football today is not optimistic. After all, there are only so many good players, but there are many who are ready to wave checks and buy them aggressively. "Wolves have more meat and less meat", it's hard to distinguish! Manchester United wants to make a gain, wants to buy their favorite players at a better price, there is only one word - fast choice, quick decision, fast action. In short, it's about being fast, fast, fast!
With this understanding, Jiang Feng immediately sent someone to fly to Brazil. He himself went to Liverpool, which is only 50 kilometers away from Manchester.
He's going to get Rooney's deal personal.
Like Arsenal, Everton is a joint-stock company whose majority shareholder is theatre producer Kenlight.
A native of Liverpool, Kenwright is a true Everton fan who was involved in club affairs back in 1994. And in 1999, he bought a 68% stake in Everton for 20 million pounds, after which he established True Blue Holdings, sharing shares with billionaire Greg and others.
Kenlight met with Jiang Feng in his office.
"Mr. Jiang, welcome." After meeting, Kenwright stretched out his hand to Jiang Feng and said.
After some pleasantries, Kenwright said: "Mr. Jiang, I have a very close relationship with your China, and one of my Everton sponsors is one of your Chinese companies. And we also have a good Chinese player in the team. ”
Jiang Feng smiled, of course he knew that Kejian Company was Everton's sponsor. Li Tie, a member of the current Chinese national team, also plays for Everton.
"Hehe, thank you very much Mr. Kenwright for taking care of my countrymen." Jiang Feng said with a smile.
"Mr. Jiang, there have been rumors that you are going to buy a large number of players this summer, but I didn't expect you to be interested in our Rooney, which is our honor." Kenwright complimented with a smile on his face.
Jiang Feng smiled faintly.
"Mr. Kenwright, since you know what I'm here for, I won't spare you." Jiang Feng also said directly to the point, "For Rooney, whether it is me." Sir Alex Ferguson, I like it very much, we have full sincerity. I don't know how much Mr. Kenwright is willing to pay to agree to Rooney's transfer? ”
Kenwright's eyes lit up slightly. Kenwright is not a big money player in football. So Everton invest very little every year, but fortunately Kenwright appointed David Moyes as manager last year, and under the management of the Scottish young manager, the team was able to survive in the Premier League more comfortably. But. The team's financial situation is still not very good.
At this time, the news that the world's super-rich Jiang Feng wanted to buy Rooney, Kenwright started his activities. Many parties inquired about the news, wanting to see if Jiang Feng really wanted to buy Rooney.
It was at this time that Manchester United made a transfer request to the club for Wayne Rooney, but the price offered did not satisfy Kenwright.
In fact, when United later raised the price to £10 million, Kenwright was already tempted. It's just that, in order to test Manchester United's attitude, he rejected Manchester United's offer.
Originally, Kenwright thought that Manchester United would continue to make offers, but who knew that Manchester United would not take any action. At this time, Kenwright was a little anxious and wanted to contact Manchester United, but he was afraid that he would lose the "first hand" in the negotiation because of the contact, so he kept hesitating. Just when he had a headache, Jiang Feng, the new owner of Manchester United, came to the door automatically, which made Kenwright smile.
"Mr. Jiang, since you are so straightforward, I am not ambiguous. Fixed price, 30 million pounds. The Kenwright lion said widely.
Jiang Feng's eyelids jumped.
This Kenwright really dares to speak, 30 million pounds, that's equivalent to 43 million dollars! Jiang Feng remembered that in another time and space, the price for Rooney to transfer to Manchester United after the success of the European Cup was only 30 million pounds. And in the deal of Beckham's transfer to Real Madrid, which is still being negotiated, Manchester United's psychological reserve price is only 35 million US dollars, just less than 25 million pounds!
Will Rooney be worth more than Beckham now?
Jiang Feng smiled and shook his head.
Kenwright also knows that his offer is a bit high, but this is the way it is in business, bargaining, if you don't shout higher, how can you bargain?
"Mr. Jiang, Rooney is a real talent, and what he has achieved now shows that he is not only a genius, but already a player who has achieved great success. I believe that after Mr. Jiang brings him to Manchester United, he will be able to grow into a world-class superstar. Therefore, Mr. Jiang did not lose money when he bought Rooney at this price. Ken Wright bewitched Jiang Fengdao.
Jiang Feng smiled, no one knows Rooney's future achievements better than him, because he has "seen it with his own eyes". However, now he is still just a teenager who has not yet reached the age of eighteen.
"Mr. Kenwright, Rooney's potential, I don't deny it. However, after all, potential is only potential, and no one can predict the future development. It will take too much investment and time for Rooney to become a true international superstar. And for 30 million pounds, I can already buy any international superstar. Mr Kenwright, do you still think Rooney is worth £30 million now? Jiang Feng is now also an "old fox" in the business world, and he did not directly reduce the price, but pointed out the problems that Rooney could not ignore at present, and asked Kenwright rhetorically.
Sure enough, Kenwright was embarrassed, which was Rooney's "sore foot". Wayne Rooney is a very promising talent, and few deny it. However, he is only a newcomer who has spent a season in the Premier League, scoring just six goals in 33 appearances in the Premier League this past season.
"Mr. Jiang, I don't know how much money you are willing to pay to buy Rooney, this is all negotiable." Kenwright said helplessly.
Everton's current financial situation is very bad, and if there is no more large income, the team is likely to fall into the dilemma of administrative trusteeship.
"Hehe, 10 million pounds, I think this price is a very reasonable market price." Jiang Feng spat out a number.
Kenwright frowned, this price is too low, although it is in line with the market price, but after all, Jiang Feng came to buy, and the price is always higher than the market price, which is the rule of the industry.
Kenlight's demeanor, Jiang Feng saw it in his eyes, and naturally understood what he was thinking.
"Hehe, Mr. Kenwright, don't forget, this summer, there are a lot of quality players in the international transfer market, and I can choose more than just Wayne Rooney." Jiang Feng took a strong medicine.
After a pause, Jiang Feng said again: "If Mr. Kenwright agrees, I will pay all the transfer fees immediately!" ”
"Mr. Jiang, regarding the sale of Rooney, the minimum selling price cannot be less than fifteen million pounds." Kenwright said categorically.
Jiang Feng frowned slightly, although this was much less than the 30 million pounds that Kenlight shouted before, it was still a certain gap from the price in Jiang Feng's heart, and it was still a little expensive.
Jiang Feng's look, Kenlight naturally saw it in his eyes, and knew that at present, Rooney's price was slightly higher, but Kenlight had the "capital" to shout the price.
"Mr. Jiang, I'm afraid you don't know the latest news yet." As he spoke, Kenwright handed Jiang Feng a copy of the "Sun" that had just been released in the morning.
Jiang Feng frowned slightly, took the newspaper, and looked at it carefully, feeling a burst of surprise in his heart. The Sun headlined "Russia's richest man buys Rooney from Chelsea".
Jiang Feng hurriedly opened the newspaper, which said that Russia's super-rich Abramovich was preparing to buy Everton prodigy Rooney after completing the acquisition of Chelsea.
'Mr. Kenwright, Roman Abramovich's Chelsea are also buying Rooney and my Manchester United buying Rooney is not directly linked, it's just fair competition. In business, I don't buy a player at a price much higher than the market price because a competitor joins me. I don't think even Mr. Abramovich wants to be wronged himself. Jiang Feng said calmly.
Kenwright smiled and didn't say anything.
There is nothing more satisfying for Kenlight than two clubs with rich owners competing for a player from his club, where Kenright can make the most profit. Of course, at the moment, Chelsea's favourite target is not Wayne Rooney. However, when negotiating, any means and bargaining chips must be shown.
Seeing Kenwright's performance, Jiang Feng frowned. Hearing that Abu bought Chelsea more than half a month ahead of schedule, Jiang Feng was not surprised. But when he heard that Abramovich was also interested in Rooney, Jiang Feng was a little surprised. Of course, there will be many surprises for himself to buy Rooney.
Jiang Feng's expression, Ken Wright saw it in his eyes, his heart was dark music, but his face was silent. (To be continued.) )