"There are so many people in your Glory Square?"

Sitting in the Southampton Club's exclusive Lagonda Conqueror's car, Florentino was on the Royal Tanker Terminal, overlooking the Place of Glory on the other side.

Although the league has ended, although there are no activities and festivals today, and even now it is only three o'clock in the afternoon, there is already an endless stream of pedestrians on the Glory Square.

On the side of the Royal Cruise Terminal, buses come and go in the huge bus stop area, and each stop brings a large number of fans and guests, and judging from the bus stop signs, there are even intercity buses from surrounding cities such as Winchester, Eastleigh and Portsmouth.

Just now, Florentino went south from London, from the newly opened Municipal Avenue into the city, and you can see all the way that the entire old city renovation project in Southampton is in full swing.

And now, he is undoubtedly very sure that Glory Square will be the most lively and prosperous business district in Southampton after the transformation of the entire old city, and there is even a huge potential to be tapped here.

Peter Kenyon, the CEO of Southampton, who accompanied Florentino on his visit here, smiled and nodded after hearing Old Fernandes's question: "Yes, it's usually like this, if it's in the evening, or on the day of the game, there will be more people." ”

Florentino couldn't stop nodding, he himself was in the business of construction and real estate, so of course he knew what this meant.

What really impressed Florentino in Southampton was Yang Huan's courage.

He actually made up his mind to build this amazing artificial island and the dreamlike underwater hotel on the sea surface of the Solent Strait, and these two projects alone invested a lot of money.

But also because of the artificial island of the stadium and the undersea hotel, it has driven the vitality of the surrounding area.

With the backing of the Qatari consortium that is not bad for money, and the Grosvenor Group, which has both political and business skills in the UK, the transformation of the old city of Southampton is a natural thing.

But this feat, even Florentino, who is a real estate predator, has to be admired and admired.

They are tantamount to building a beautiful city on the south coast of the entire United Kingdom, with money!

This kind of thing is not new to the Middle Eastern tycoons, Dubai is the same, and Doha is the same, they have long been used to it.

And Florentino also has a hunch that after this round of enthusiasm, more investors and consortia will inevitably pour into the city.

Florentino, for example, knows that BAA, the UK's largest airport operator controlled by Spanish Railways, is already considering revamping and expanding Southampton Airport, and it is clear that they are also aware of the city's potential.

It is entirely foreseeable that within a few years, Southampton will become the most dazzling emerging city on the south coast of the United Kingdom.

Oh no, it should be a revival!

"Let's go, let's go to St. Mary's!" Peter Kenyon said with a smile.

Florentino didn't have an opinion either, so he nodded in agreement.

The driver turned around and headed straight for St. Mary's Stadium.

Near the Royal Cruise Terminal, Peter Kenyon also introduced a site where the foundation has been laid and the first floor has been built, which will be the future administrative headquarters of Southampton, and the name has been conceived, which is called the House of the Saints.

Due to the new season, Southampton's home stadium will officially move to the Glory Stadium, so St Mary's Stadium is basically useless.

According to the original plan, St. Mary's Stadium should be demolished, but considering that the administrative office in Southampton has not been moved, the demolition project has not been moved for the time being, but the area around the stadium has begun to be demolished, and the movement is quite large.

But in the eyes of real estate businessmen like Florentino, the greater the movement, the brighter the future.

It also reminded him of Real Madrid's Bernabeu Stadium.

Why didn't he think about turning the Bernabeu Stadium into a business ecosystem like Southampton?

It's just that Real Madrid's internal interests are intertwined and very complicated, and many things are not at all something that he can do as a president, so sometimes he can only think about it and envy it.

"Come, Florentino, please inside!"

Peter Kenyon got out of the car and politely invited Florentino to St. Mary's Stadium.

"Mr. Kenyon!" As soon as the front desk lady in the lobby saw them coming in, she immediately stood up and said hello.

"Well, is Young Master Huan here?" Peter Kenyon asked.

"It came ten minutes ago." The front desk lady replied.

When Florentino heard this, he was a little unhappy.

If you want to say that this young master Huan, the score is also a little bigger, right?

When he went to the Bernabeu, he personally greeted him, but when he came, he was obviously there, but he hid and didn't see anyone?

What is this?

But soon, he forgot to bother with such trivial matters.

Peter Kenyon said, "You inform Young Master Huan that Mr. Perez has arrived." ”

"Oh, but Young Master Huan just said that if Mr. Perez arrives, let Mr. Kenyon entertain you first, he has something to do temporarily, so ......"

"What's the matter?" Peter Kenyon asked.

"The Man Utd are coming!"

Manchester United?

Florentino was also surprised, why did Manchester United come?

'Why did Manchester United come at this time? Didn't you make an appointment for tomorrow morning? Peter Kenyon frowned.

Obviously, this was also unexpected by him.

"I don't know, it's Mr. Ed Woodward leading the team."

"yes, okay, I know!" Peter Kenyon waved his hand and motioned for her to go back to her errands.

Immediately afterwards, the Premier League bald man turned his head and smiled apologetically at Florentino, "I'm sorry, Florentino, let's go sit inside first." ”

Florentino didn't say anything, but nodded, and followed Peter Kenyon into the innermost room.

On the way, I passed by a conference room outside, and I could faintly hear the sound inside.

But the sound insulation effect is very good, and there is no way to know what is being talked about in it.

But Florentino's heart was a little heavy.

He knows better than anyone that Manchester United urgently need to strengthen the recruitment of new players, but the current scarcity of top European stars is extremely scarce, even if Manchester United now have a large transfer budget in their hands, but they just can't buy players.

Finally caught a James Rodriguez, Manchester United still can't do their best to pounce?

In fact, now Florentino would like Di Maria to refuse to be a transfer addition to Modric, because in this case, Real Madrid can justifiably send the Argentine into the transfer market.

With the current value of Argentines, more than 60 million euros have not run, and even, with a little operation, with a little skill in negotiation, it is possible to reach 70 million.

Because Manchester United, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain must have gone crazy.

However, when Southampton decided to sell Modric, they put forward a condition that Real Madrid would have to trade for Di Maria, and Florentino was eager to buy Modric at that time and agreed.

Now that I think about it, it's still a loss!

But what can be done?

In Florentino's view, it is Real Madrid who keeps his promises, but if he breaks his promises, it will lose his personal credibility.

It's just that James Rodriguez must be taken down anyway.

Finally, hard work, the entire transfer market has been heated up, if in the end, at the critical moment, the biggest star is given a head start by other teams, then Real Madrid is not a bamboo basket for water?

"Florentino, you sit down first, I'll go out for a while, and I'll be back soon!"

Peter Kenyon led them into the conference room and hurried out.

Florentino didn't care, but turned to look at the legal counsel who had accompanied him, who was in charge of the negotiations, who knew what to prepare.

Then, he took out his phone again and made a call.

"You help me find out how much money we can raise in the next month, including the loans promised to us by the two banks, hurry up, send me WeChat!"

After hanging up the phone, Florentino simply closed his eyes and concentrated on his thoughts.

There are so many things and details to consider when dealing with such a blockbuster transfer.

Although all of this is done by his subordinates, the overall situation alone is enough for Florentino's head.

This is also what he is strange about, why is it the same club owner and the same reinforcement, why does Yang Huan look so relaxed?

Could it be that he had planned it a long time ago?

How is this possible?

How could he be so sure that James Rodriguez will be poached by so many teams after the World Cup?

Unless, he can predict the prophet!

But this kind of thing, Florentino even thought about it and thought it was funny, let alone believe it.

Sitting in the conference room and waiting, time flies quite quickly.

In the middle, club staff came in to bring hot coffee, and Peter Kenyon never showed up again.

Until, the door in the conference room was opened again, and Yang Huan's apologetic laughter came again.

"I'm sorry, Florentino, I'm so sorry!"

Florentino stood up, and when he turned his head, he was already smiling, "It's okay, I know that you are busy with young master Huan!" ”

"Look, you're mad at me!" Yang Huan smiled and beckoned him to sit down, "In this way, don't go back tonight, stay in my undersea hotel, eat, live, play, and treat me as a treat, just as I apologize to you!" ”

Florentino smiled and asked, "Can I refuse?" ”

"No way!" Yang Huan replied very seriously.

"Haha, well, I can only promise you!" Florentino smiled and nodded.

Yang Huan walked to the opposite side with satisfaction and sat down face-to-face with Florentino.

"Alright, Florentino, now we can get started!"

Florentino nodded, "Young Master Huan, I believe that you should be very clear about my intention to come today, right?" ”

Yang Huan nodded for a while.

Needless to say, it was definitely for James Rodriguez.

"Young Master Huan, we are very sincere, we hope to bring in James Rodriguez, for this, we are willing to pay Southampton this amount!" With the index finger of his right hand, Florentino made a one-to-one gesture.

"100 million?" Yang Huan shook his head with a smile, "Florentino, I feel your sincerity, but, just now, Manchester United's Edwood Ward made an offer of about 100 million euros to me, but I still didn't immediately agree to him." ”

Who knows, as soon as Yang Huan finished speaking, Florentino waved his hand and said, "No, no, young master Huan, they are euros, and I said it...... It's pounds! ”

"100 million pounds?" Yang Huan was a little moved.

"That's right, and I promise, a lump sum cash payment!" Florentino's face was ruthless.

It can be seen that this amount of money is already quite high for him.

Yang Huan almost didn't think about it before he stood up with a smile and stretched out his hand, "Then ...... Happy working together! ”

People have already satisfied your psychological price, what else to consider?

Of course, I just agreed!

By any measure, James Rodriguez can buy £100 million, that's a pretty good price, isn't it?