Chapter 189 - Gambling (First Update)
After Sao Paulo's 3-0 away win over Uruguay Nacional, the South American media were focused on the match.
Because it wasn't supposed to be a one-sided game, the Uruguayan national team is not weak, and it's still on their home turf.
According to everyone's expectations before the game, the Uruguayan national team will be able to win at home. It doesn't matter if it's a big win or a small win, it's always okay to win.
What Sao Paulo should be chasing is a draw. As long as you get a draw, it's a win.
As for away goals or something, there is no need to be annoyed.
Back at home is when they decide the winner.
But who knew that one game of Sao Paulo would make the two-legged knockout round lose its suspense!
Not only did the Uruguayan national team not win at home, they didn't even score a goal!
After the match, the Uruguayan media criticized the performance of the national team as a shame!
Penarol, the sworn rival of the national team, ridiculed the fact that a team like the national team represented Uruguayan football was a joke.
The media in São Paulo, Brazil, cheered São Paulo's performance.
“…… There is no doubt that Osvaldo's São Paulo is already in the hunt for the title! ”
That's what the Reims newspaper said.
Look, even a professional and authoritative sports media like "Reims" said that "it is possible to win the championship", and Rongguang dared to say that he guaranteed to win the championship, no wonder whether it was Lecco, Sun Fengyang, and Debora were surprised.
And because of this, Gao Weia was very interested and curious about how Rong Guang could fulfill his guarantee.
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But the media coverage is not the point. The focus is on concerns from Europe.
Alofs was the first to get the scouting report that Michar had passed to him, and he also got the video of the game.
As Michael had guessed, his efforts didn't play a key role, and the match report he wrote wasn't even looked at by Alofs, who went straight to the footage of the match, and after watching the footage, he decided to start negotiations with Sao Paulo.
Of course, this does not mean that he will directly agree to St. Paul's offer of 7 million in breach of contract.
Werder Bremen is not a wealthy tycoon like Bayern Munich, and every penny they have to spend is broken.
Seven million dollars is still a lot of buying power in today's football, especially in Germany.
Germany is flooded with cheap Eastern European foreign aid, and seven million dollars can buy good players.
Alofs hopes to negotiate a transfer fee of less than $5 million.
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"Four and a half million dollars?" When Lecco saw the fax from Werder Bremen, he laughed angrily.
Do Germans have only muscles in their brains, no brains? They don't have to think about it with their butts, how can the glory of scoring two goals against the Uruguayan national team be worth four and a half million dollars?!
Seven million dollars in contract breakers, Leko thinks it's less now......
After the president of the club said anything, Leko couldn't continue to go against Glory.
All he can do now is deal with the European clubs' offers or offers for glory.
But he has already decided that any club, if it wants to be honored, must accept a special clause: "If Sao Paulo does not win the Copa Libertadores, this contract will be null and void!" ”
Isn't your glory to be able to succeed?
Then I'll give you this opportunity, give you this stage, and let you succeed!
I'll see what you're up to!
Be careful not to smash it, boy!
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Alofs shook his head with a wry smile as he took the São Paulo club's reply.
São Paulo rejected his offer.
Of course, this is normal.
Four and a half million US dollars, which is low in terms of glorious performance.
Is it really going to be seven million?
Alofs was a little reluctant.
They are not big tyrants, and every penny counts. It was a lot of pressure for him to come up with seven million dollars in one go......
After thinking about it, Alofs gritted his teeth and raised the offer for Glory to six million dollars, and then passed it to São Paulo.
If it doesn't work this time...... If it doesn't work this time...... Then think again!
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Beckenbauer and Hoeness watch the glorious game footage together.
Because Beckenbauer knew about this at the beginning, he was quite concerned about the glory thing.
He always thinks of the pretty girl who rushed out to stop the car in order to sell her players.
As an agent, Beckenbauer is also very curious about her players - how good can she make her agent so desperate.
Both of Glory's goals made Beckenbauer and Hoeness's eyes shine.
'Ed is right, it's a very good player. And most importantly, he is only seventeen years old, and he belongs to our future. ”
After watching the video, Hoeness said.
Beckenbauer nodded as well.
"I've heard that Alofs has made an offer for São Paulo, and he's targeting this kid as well." Hoeness said.
As the general manager of Bayern Munich, it is natural to have his news channels in the circle.
So although Alofs chose to keep it secret, he actually couldn't hide it from someone who had a heart.
"Eide pointed out in the report that there was a repudiation clause in the contract between Rong and São Paulo."
Beckenbauer came interested: "Oh? ”
Brazilian clubs rarely have such a clause because they live on the output of their players. Buying and selling players is even an important part of the Brazilian economy. If there is a breach of contract payment, the business will not be easy to do, and the other party will pay the amount of the breach money, and it will be fine.
Clubs in Brazil can't bargain, and brokers can't eat buyers and sellers.
So Beckenbauer was surprised to hear that Glory actually had a clause for breaking the contract.
"How much?" He asked.
"Seven million, dollars." Hoeness said.
"Seven million ......" Beckenbowmore rubbed his chin and fell into deep thought.
Hoeness said next to him: "Kaka, who is partnered with him, AC Milan is said to be chasing him, and there are media reports that AC Milan intends to pay eight million dollars to bring in Kaka......"
After hearing Hoeness's additional explanation, Beckenbauer's fingers tapped lightly on the table a few times, and then he said to Hoeness, "Take it." ”
Hoeness nodded, without even asking Beckenbauer if it was worth spending seven million dollars on a young man who had never proven himself in European football.
This is the difference between the poor and the tyrant, when the poor Alofs is still racking his brains about how to terminate every penny, the tyrant Bayern Munich has very simply decided to spend $7 million to activate the breach clause in the Glory contract.
Beckenbauer and Hoeness, after watching Glory's game against the Uruguayan nation, both agreed that the kid would definitely be worth more than $7 million in the future.
The Uruguayan national team is no stranger, having won the Copa Libertadores three times and the Toyota Cup three times. That is, as long as they participate in the Toyota Cup, no European team will be able to beat them.
Counting history, they are thick and glorious.
Now, they are the champions of the Uruguayan domestic league for three consecutive years, and they are in full swing.
I didn't expect it to be such a team, in front of Glory alone, behaving like paper paste.
Just for this performance, it is enough for the two giants present to look forward to his future.
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"Seven Million ......"
Leco's hands shaking as they held the fax.
The moment he feared most finally came.
Ever since the fat man insisted on buying a ticking time bomb in his contract, he had been wondering when it would be detonated......
Now, it's finally detonated.
The first, for the glory of the seven million dollar club appeared.
And this club is still ...... The famous Bayern Munich!
They only won the European Cup two years ago.
He is the undisputed boss of German football.
It's a real giant.
Such a team is interested in Rongguang, will Rongguang probably not agree to go?
Leko seems to have seen Glory in a Bayern Munich shirt.
Perhaps there is only one thing that can stop this from happening.
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"Do you have to wait for Sao Paulo to get the Copa Libertadores for the transfer to take effect?" Hoeness took the fax from the São Paulo club with a hint of exasperation in his tone. "What does this mean?!"
He had never seen such an unreasonable request.
What does the transfer of a player have to do with whether the team wins the championship or not?
He even thinks that this is the Sao Paulo club deliberately making things difficult for Bayern Munich, which is a naked provocation!
If it weren't for Beckenbauer's interest in Glory's transfer progress, perhaps he would never have contacted Sao Paulo again.
He sent another strongly worded fax to the club asking what it meant to do so.
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When Leko received the strongly worded fax, even from thousands of miles away, he could fully feel Hoeness's anger through these words.
If that could really anger Bayern Munich and make them give up on bringing in glory, it would definitely be something that Leco would be happy to see.
In his reply, Leko explained in detail the gambling agreement between Glory and the chairman of the club.
However, the tone and wording are a bit frivolous.
For example, he said that this is the will of the players themselves, and they as a club have nothing to say, they can only abide by it. Therefore, he hopes that Bayern Munich will endorse this agreement in the spirit of respecting the wishes of the players.
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"I can't understand the strange thinking of this player......"
In Beckenbauer's office, Hoeness was complaining to Beckenbauer.
His good impression of Glory after watching the game video before was destroyed.
Beckenbauer, on the other hand, was reading a reply from the Sao Paulo club that Hoeness had brought out, explaining in detail why they would ask for such a condition to be added to the contract.
Rongguang actually took the initiative to promise that he would definitely help the team win the Copa Libertadores before leaving.
If he didn't, he stayed in São Paulo until he helped the team win the Copa Libertadores.
This gambling agreement has never been seen in his life.
actually took the Copa Libertadores as a weight for his transfer......
For the Copa Libertadores, Beckenbauer still knows a lot.
It's the equivalent of the South American Champions Cup.
Those who can win this championship are the giants of South American football. That's one of the best teams.
The competition is very fierce, and it is very difficult to win the championship, how can it be said that you can get it?
But......
He shook his head.
It's a good match for the agent who flew to stop the car and sell the player...... Her players also like to play cards out of the ordinary.
An agent who doesn't play cards according to common sense is paired with a player who doesn't play cards according to common sense, a perfect match!
Beckenbauer smiled: "Anyway, it was between the players and Sao Paulo, and it had nothing to do with us. If they want to add it, let them add it. ”
Hoeness stared at Beckenbauer with wide eyes.
"But we spent a lot of energy and money on this transfer, and in the end it all came to naught because Sao Paulo didn't win the title...... Isn't that child's play? Besides, if the transfer is not successful, it will disrupt our transfer accounting ......"
Beckenbauer raised his hand to signal Hoeness to calm down, and then said: "There is never a transfer that is 100% sure of winning, and there are always a lot of surprises in transfers. Maybe we worked hard for a summer, and before the transfer market closes, transfers fail – aren't there a lot of things like that? So relax, Uli. Moreover...... Isn't that a great opportunity? ”
Hoeness looked at Beckenbauer in confusion.
"It's a good opportunity for us to understand how much strength Rong has. Let Ed stay in Brazil and follow every game of Rong. If he can't lead Sao Paulo to the Copa Libertadores, then don't be a player like that. ”
Hoeness's look at Beckenbauer turned to surprise.
"A player who can be bought out for $7 million can't be a nobody. Bayern Munich is the champion team, and only the champion players are worthy of her! ”
Perhaps it was an illusion, Hoeness felt that the last words of Beckenbauer were full of domineering, and he had a bit of the style of the "football emperor" back then.
He suddenly felt that he was being targeted by the "Football Emperor", and he didn't know if Lu Dao was lucky or unfortunate for that kid......