Chapter 135: Galliani's Countermeasures
When AdelΓ³ Braida listened to what Gallian had just told him in Galliani's office, Brajda's face became solemn.
"What do you think?" Galliani asked.
"I think maybe Barbara is looking for a breakthrough." Braida said.
Galliani did not react in any way to this claim.
Brajda continued: "Actually, so far, don't worry too much, it's a second division thing after all, it's too far away from us, and even the media probably won't be too interested. But if Sampdoria manage to get promoted to the first division, I think Barbara has something to do, like when Sampdoria plays us...... Although neither of us knows much about the signing and termination of youth team players, under the media rendering, the vast majority of talents don't care about these things. But if we wait for things to ferment and then find a way to solve them, we will always be in a passive position, so I think the best response now is that we should strike first. β
"How do you strike first?" Galliani asked.
"The rhetoric that Barbara could have used to attack us, I was able to think of nothing more than that under our leadership, the club let go of a talented genius who was supposed to be our new favourite, but who became our enemy because of the decision of the Milan laboratory. Wouldn't we just buy this genius back now? At the end of the season, we reached an agreement with Sampdoria to bring him back to the San Siro, the threat was lifted, and the fans in turn had to thank you for another great move in the transfer market. β
After listening to Braida's suggestion, Galliani pondered for a moment before asking: "But how do you guarantee that the player wants to return to AC Milan?" You must know that the reason why he left the team in the first place was due to the judgment of our laboratory......"
"I still believe in a Milanese child's affection for his home. I think as long as the club can express a certain amount of apology, he will let go of his knots. And even a player who hasn't played for AC Milan before is hard pressed to turn down a call from AC Milan, isn't it? 'Braida was absolutely sure and obviously he was very confident in the charisma of his team.
Galliani nodded slightly, he felt that Braida had a point.
In any case, AC Milan is much more attractive to a player than Sampdoria, and any player with a normal brain may have a good idea of how to choose between the two.
"One last question, what if the lab is right? Will he really become a constantly injured glass man in the future? β
"That's not something we should be thinking about, Adriano." Braida said with a smile. 'We're talking now about resolving a possible crisis of confidence, not how the players will perform in the future. If he doesn't believe that he has become a glass man, the club just needs to do it normally, is it possible that we have no players injured before that? It wasn't our responsibility for him to become a glass man. β
Galliani was persuaded by Braida.
If Gao Zheng is really talented, has performed well since coming to AC Milan, helped AC Milan achieve great results, and became the darling of San Siro, it will naturally be a happy result for all, and it is another example of Galliani's successful transfer action.
But if it is unfortunate to be seen by the Milan laboratory, Gao Zheng has fallen into endless injuries after coming to AC Milan, and it has little to do with Galliani. He just gave the displaced Milan children a chance to go home, and he can't be responsible for the injuries and illnesses after they go home, right? There is really too much luck in the injury thing, and the basin of the player's injury can't be buckled on his head in any way.
"Well, then we have to hurry up and make contact with each other. Otherwise, it will be complicated once we get our neighbours and Juventus to do the same. Galliani said.
He wants to leave neither the player nor Sampdoria at a choice so that he can buy the wanderer for the least amount of money.
After all, the current financial situation of AC Milan club is not very good, and it must be diligent and thrifty to save money.
"I'll do it right away." Braida understands what Galliani means, and they have been working together as partners for many years, and this tacit understanding is still there.
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The next day Braida gave Galliani a feedback that made him happy: "According to my investigation, Gao doesn't seem to have an agent ...... yet"
"There's no agent?" Galliani asked rhetorically in surprise.
He and Braida both know that if a player doesn't have an agent, it's much easier.
"Yes, there is no broker. He signed with Sampdoria himself. Braida's voice on the phone had a light-hearted flavor, as if it was already easy to get the job done. I'm going to try to get in touch with Sampdoria and I think it's going to be a lot harder to get them than it is to get the players, and with the momentum they're showing right now, they're going to be asking for a lot of money. β
"It doesn't matter, we can make up for their losses with some young men in the reserves. And we can also staging. Galliani, who was holding the phone, turned his finger as if Brajda was right in front of him, and his gestures could be seen.
"Okay, I'll talk to them." Braida simply hung up the phone.
Sitting in his office, Galliani pondered the matter for a moment to make sure that both he and Braida had corrected their judgments. The only trouble in this matter is to convince Sampdoria that the player himself has no agent, but it is better to deal with it.
But even if it was to convince Sampdoria FC, Galliani didn't find it too difficult. In his career, he has encountered many more difficult situations than this one, and he has finally solved them one by one.
For example, Swedish god Tajbrahimovic, who now plays for AC Milan, was worth 46 million euros when he moved to Barcelona from Inter Milan, plus an Eto'o. After a year at Barcelona, he didn't perform badly, but due to conflicts with the team's manager Pep Guardiola and the team's top name Messi, he switched to AC Milan.
At that time, Galliani personally negotiated Ibrahimovic, who is worth 46 million plus Eto'o, to join on loan, and after one year of play, AC Milan has the right of first refusal to buy it out for 24 million euros, and the 24 million euros are not paid in a lump sum, but in installments...... In order for Barcelona to accept such conditions, Galliani is indeed very capable of commercial negotiations.
This is just one example of Galliani's manipulation in the transfer market.
So Galliani is confident enough to make the move happen.
If Sampdoria can be promoted to the first division, then they will also want to get a lot of new players to strengthen their strength. Then AC Milan would be happy to help one of the seven sisters in this regard.
As for whether the player himself is willing to join AC Milan, Galliani didn't think about it at all.
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Another day later, Braida called again, only to give Galliani an update that he didn't know if it was good or bad.
"You said Raiola was in contact with high?"
"Yes, the Genoese media have covered it, and a reporter has photographed someone from Migure company appearing outside the Sampdoria training base......"
Galliani fell silent.
Migure, the broker company founded by Raiola, and their men appeared outside the Sampdoria training base, apparently for Gao Zheng.
How can this fat man's nose be as sensitive as a dog? Galliani said in his heart.
Raiola is the toughest agent in all of Italy, and one that managers of major clubs don't like.
If he really becomes Gao Zheng's agent, then AC Milan's plan to get Gao Zheng at a very small price may be ruined.
But on the other hand, Raiola has had a lot of cooperation with AC Milan in recent years, and the two sides have a close relationship.
His team of Abate, Rodrigo Elie, Van Bommel, Emmanuelsen, Robinho and Matiani are or have played for AC Milan.
After AC Milan's finances were tight, the cooperation with Raiola also allowed AC Milan to get a lot of cheap players. At the same time, thanks to Raiola, some transfers that didn't seem easy to operate turned out to be a reality.
For example, in the process of Ibrahimovic's loan-to-buy move to AC Milan, Raiola played a very important role. Raiola's role in the early termination of his contract with Bayern Munich in January 2011 and his subsequent move to AC Milan on a free transfer cannot be overlooked. Also as Raiola's player, Emanuelsen's move to AC Milan is also going well.
So Galliani even asked the player to change his agent so that he could manage better, for example, he asked Pato to replace his agent Beros with Raiola.
However, Pato refused......
If Raiola really becomes Gao Zheng's agent, does it mean that Gao Zheng's transfer to AC Milan is easier to operate?
"Do I still want to contact Sampdoria now?" Braida waited on the phone for instructions from Galliani.
"Wait, wait for the outcome on Raiola's side." Galiani said.
If Raiola really becomes Gao Zheng's agent, then the priority of contacting Sampdoria Club will be lowered, and talk to Raiola first.