While Don was trying his best to dig into the corners of others, the corners around him were also being dug by others.

Just a few days after the Champions Cup final, there was news from Spain: La Liga giants Real Madrid targeted their summer reinforcements at Nottingham Forest's star Frank. Ribery. And unlike the rumors in the first half of the year, this time Real Madrid FC is here for real.

This summer, Real Madrid has two key targets, one is the Portuguese Cristiano, who scored 41 goals in one season for Manchester United and became the top scorer in the Premier League this season. Ronaldo, the other is the best player in this European Champions Cup, Frank. Ribery.

Both of them are some of the most appealing stars in world football today, and the essence of Real Madrid is to constantly seek the best players in the world and then make them all play in the best clubs in the world.

Whether it was Di Stefano in the first days or Figo, Zidane, Ronaldo and David Beckham, the century-old giants Real Madrid have never been a civilian team.

They can develop superstars on their own or they can dig from other teams. This is very hateful - the stars you worked so hard to cultivate were finally poached by Real Madrid with money, who can be willing?

Calderón, the current president of Real Madrid, was able to succeed in coming to power because of "three promises": he promised that if he was elected as the new president of Real Madrid, he would definitely bring Brazilian Kaka, Portuguese Ronaldo and Dutchman Arjen Robben to the fans.

Now, Robben's promise has been fulfilled, but when it came to pursuing Kaka, he was strongly rejected by AC Milan, and the concern between the two clubs even broke down for a while.

After a summer of experimentation, Calderón realized that now was not the best time to bring in Kaka. So this summer, Ronaldo's explosion this season has made him a hot star, but there is only one club that really dares to ask for him - Real Madrid.

Even before the season was over, Real Madrid had already been in close proximity to Cristiano. Ronaldo's agent, Mendes, approached him to find out what the player himself wanted. This is Real Madrid's usual style of poaching – threatening the club they play for with their players.

Ronaldo's response was positive, as he wants to leave Manchester United and go to Real Madrid. On the one hand, this transfer can bring him better treatment; In addition, he will have the opportunity to continue his dream of winning the European Cup. He was disappointed that he was in such good form this season and that United were defeated on both fronts.

After learning of Ronaldo's idea, Real Madrid began to make a blatant offer to Manchester United: 50 million euros.

But Real Madrid faced a strong opponent - the old man Alex Ferguson.

"No matter how much money you pay, Cristiano will not sell, he is a player at Manchester United, he still has a contract with Manchester United, he is very happy at Manchester United, there is no reason to go to Real Madrid. I'm not going to let anyone go. ”

In fact, Manchester United wants to sell Ronaldo, after all, the American owner wants to make money. But at Manchester United, Ferguson's position is almost unshakable, and his voice represents the voice of Manchester United. At the same time, in order to convince everyone on the surface that there are no differences and contradictions within Manchester United, the club must also speak in unison with Ferguson.

Real Madrid thought that Manchester United was short of money and began to gradually increase the weight, but Ferguson still did not let go. Tired of it, Manchester United said angrily: "Want to take the Portuguese? 100 million euros! ”

Can this scare Real Madrid?

Real Madrid are really starting to raise 1400 million euros in transfer funds and are ready to acquire the world-class superstar they have in mind.

Manchester United may have underestimated Real Madrid's financial situation, but Real Madrid also underestimated the stubbornness of the old man Alex Ferguson. He said publicly: "Even if they (Real Madrid) really come up with 100 million euros, Ronaldo is not for sale!" ”

Real Madrid, which has been invincible in the transfer market in the past, has really hit a nail in the coffin this time. Ronaldo's transfer was forced to be put on hold because the European Championship was just around the corner, and Ronaldo has publicly stated that he does not want to talk about where he is going next season at this time.

In this way, Real Madrid has set its sights on another player who is on a par with C. Ronaldo - Nottingham Forest's Frank. Ribery.

In terms of technical characteristics, Ribery's skills are not as good as Ronaldo's, and he can please the audience, but he is more practical, strong breakthrough ability, excellent scoring ability, and all-round talent who can play on the wing and in the middle. In Schuster's eyes, there is one thing that Ribery is better than C. Ronaldo, and that is the ability to organize attacks up front. At Nottingham Forest, despite the presence of Van der Vaart, Ribery's organisational skills in attack are still impressive.

Seeing that Ronaldo's side was making slow progress, Schuster immediately strongly recommended to the top management to buy Ribery. Calderon is also a good candidate, and when Nottingham Forest knocked out Real Madrid over two legs to reach the semi-finals, his high-profile club president was impressed by Franck Ribery's performance.

In this way, Ribery has once again become a key target for Real Madrid, going hand in hand with Ronaldo's line.

Don't underestimate the transfer transactions of these two people, there are also a lot of articles behind them. Calderón is demanding results on both sides, Cristiano. Ronaldo's transfer was handed over to the club's sporting director, Mijatovic, who was solely responsible, while Franck Ribery's transfer deal was handled by the finance director, Jose Brown. Angel. Sanchez has the power to himself.

If you want to ask what the meaning is, just look at the relationship between the two people, Sanchez and Mijatovic are bitter rivals, and Calder's grand reuse of Sanchez in the Florentino era was due to his distrust of Mijatovic. A man who came to share power with himself, how could Mijatovic have a crush on Sanchez.

This arrangement can also be said to be the result of Calderón's balance between the two sides. Assign very important tasks to two people separately, and in the end, see who completes it well, and if it is done well, it will naturally get further trust from the chairman, and if it is not done well...... In the upper echelons of Real Madrid, it will be difficult. So the two will definitely do their best to sign these two for Real Madrid. Once Ronaldo and Ribery do switch to Real Madrid, it will definitely be the most sensational sports transfer in the world this summer.

※※※ Against this backdrop, Nottingham Forest received an official quote fax from Real Madrid.

Donn was a guest commentator on the competition in Switzerland at the time, and his day was busy. Because the commentator doesn't just go up and open his mouth to speak, but also has to collect a lot of information and intelligence outside of the game, so that he can make these things come with his mouth open during the game.

Evan made a phone call to him and told him that Real Madrid were planning to buy Ribery. He almost reflexively rejected the offer.

"No way!"

"Aren't you going to hear how much they pay?" Evan asked with a smile.

"I won't sell it for any amount of money!" Discussing the possibility of a Ribery transfer actually offended Donne's backlash. "Real Madrid thought they had the money to collect all the best players in the world to play for them? Then let me tell them that money is not everything! ”

"Fifty million euros is not a small amount, Tony."

"Manchester United shouted that if it didn't come out of 100 million, don't want to take Ronaldo. We can also shout that we have not paid 150 million euros, and don't want to take Ribery. ”

"Can they sell it when they get out?"

Don was silent for a while, he knew what Evan was pursuing, and he also knew that Evan was his boss, so he saved face for Evan: "If they really come up with 150 million euros, just to buy a Ribery, I will promise to release him!" ”

At the same time, he said in his heart: "It's strange that Real Madrid has to give up 150 million!" ”

Evan certainly knew that Donn was tactfully refusing to say so, and that no club in the world would be crazy enough to offer 150 million euros for a player. He smiled: "Okay, just refuse in the name of the club." ”

"Thank you for your understanding, Evan. After all, we're not at the point where we have to make money by selling players, are we? If you sell key players, the team's results will be greatly affected......"

Evan interrupted Donne, "Of course I do, Tony. ”

The call made Donn a little worried, certainly not about his relationship with Evan, but about Ribery. It seems that Real Madrid are really planning to make a move on Ribery...... There are very few players in the world who can resist the temptation of the giants, and once Real Madrid does reach out to Ribery, what can Nottingham Forest do to resist?

※※※ At this time, Don very "coincidentally" received Ribery's agent Bruno. A call from Hyder Sheed.

"What a coincidence, Mr. Hyder Sheed." The sarcasm in Donn's tone could be smelled by a fool.

"Ha, since Mr. Donn knows what I'm here for, then I'm not going to talk nonsense. Honestly, I would like the club to reconsider the contract with Ribery. ”

To put it bluntly, it's still a raise. Don understands this. For Ribery's current status, the weekly salary of 80,000 yuan is indeed lower, and if he has a rich boss like Abu, he can give Ribery a weekly salary of 200,000 yuan in one go. But does he have it? He didn't, so he couldn't.

'The club has been thinking about this and we are sincere. But last time we offered a salary of 100,000 a week you didn't agree, Mr. Hyder Scheed. "So, the problem is not on our side.

There was a burst of laughter on the other end of the phone: "Mr. Donn, don't you really think that 100,000 is too little for Ribery's contribution and fame?" ”

This time Don didn't get angry, he knew that getting angry wouldn't help solve the problem.

"And how much do you think appropriate, Mr. Hyde Sheed?" He asked calmly.

"One hundred and fifty thousand."

No matter how good Tang En's cultivation is, he can't help but get angry when he hears this, not to mention that he is not a polite gentleman in the first place.

"I think, Mr. Hyde Sheed. You don't want to be a broker, it's too condescending, it's better for you to go straight to rob the bank. He gritted his teeth.

The last time the two were at a stalemate, Hyder Shed's condition was a weekly salary of 130,000, which Don didn't accept, let alone 150,000.

"Please remain calm, Mr. Donn. I think this condition is very suitable, and considering the current situation, it is very reasonable for 150,000 to keep a world-class player. Hyde Sheid wasn't angry at Don's sarcasm, but his calm tone sounded so unpleasant to Don that he was extremely upset, and his anger was accumulating...... "Huh, reasonable?" Tang En laughed angrily, "You tell me that the weekly salary of 150,000 yuan is very reasonable?" You go and ask, what is the weekly salary of Ronaldo of Manchester United? 120,000! Why are you talking about reasonableness in front of me? The owner of Nottingham Forest is not a Russian plutocracy with money and nowhere to spend, nor is it a powerful American dad! Do you think it is reasonable to ask for a weekly salary of 150,000 in the present financial situation, Bruno. Mr. Hyde Sheed? ”

"Calm down, Mr. Donn."

"I'm more calm than an iceberg." Don still couldn't hold back his foul language.

"I understand the club's desire for Ribery to stay, but don't you think there should be some sincerity on the part of this?"

It's the same old again. Don pouted: "Unilaterally emphasizing the obligations of the club, while turning a blind eye to the loyalty that players should have, one mouth is 150,000 weekly salary, who are you scaring about?" Is this the beginning of what good negotiations should be? Let's be clear, you want Ribery to move to Real Madrid, you can take a cut of it, right? Ten percent sir. ”

This time, Don didn't even call his name, but just called this codename full of irony.

"I think sober analysis, that's the way it is, Mr. Donn. Either the club raise the salary package to keep Ribery if they are satisfied, or he will have to leave the Forest team to give other teams that can meet his small demands. Hyder Scheed's tone grew colder.

When Don heard this person say this sentence without any emotion, he really wanted to yell into the microphone: "**_you! You bitch! ”

But he opened his mouth and just took a deep breath to calm his excitement.

He didn't know what Allen would think about it, but he decided to grit his teeth and make some concessions, and he had to keep Ribery, who was one of the team's attacking core players, and with him, the team's tactical routine was much richer.

"120,000, that's the maximum we can accept. In the current situation of the club, I think it is enough to show our best sincerity. ”

"No, 150,000 ......"

Don shook his hand and smashed the phone out. The sturdy-looking Nokia phone slammed into the opposite wall with a thud and shattered into a pile of parts scattered across the carpet.

(To be continued)