80_80813 When Yang Huan was sitting in the presidential suite and talking to Sun Yue and others, H was downstairs, and Barcelona President Sandro Rosell was waiting for the long-awaited knock on the door.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw Bartomeu, his right-hand man, standing outside the door.

"Josep, come in!" Russell hurriedly gave way and welcomed his right-hand man in.

As soon as Bartomeu walked into Russell's room, he walked directly to the sofa in the hospitality area and sat down.

"How's it going?" After Russell closed the door, he chased after him.

Bartomeu shook his head and said: "I talked to Berthe Hoyet about Neymar and Nike's attitude was that the sponsorship fee is negotiable, but they will not get involved in this transfer. ”

"Why?" Russell was a little disappointed and a little curious.

You must know that Southampton, where Neymar is located, is the official sponsor of Adidas.

From a certain point of view, Nike should be eager for Barcelona to sign Neymar.

Wouldn't it be possible to work together to develop the Brazilian and South American markets for the next few years?

Coupled with the fact that Barcelona currently has South American stars such as Messi, Sanchez, and Mascherano in the team, this is a great opportunity, how could Nike miss it in vain?

"Bert Hoyet said they have a good relationship with Southampton and don't want to have a conflict over this."

Bartomeu's words suddenly reminded Rosell that when Southampton built a new training base, Nike sponsored 30 million pounds to the Saints to build a mysterious Nike training center.

For this matter, the sports media around the world also reported wildly, thinking that Nike was disgusting Adidas.

No one knows what kind of cooperation is involved, but I heard that it is very high-end and advanced.

Seeing Russell's disappointed expression, Bartomeu said: "I learned some news from other sources, I heard that Nike is crazy with Adidas for the sponsorship of the International Champions Cup. ”

"Sponsorship rights? Didn't Adidas sign it? Russell was a little surprised.

Last year's International Champions Cup was officially sponsored by Adidas, and the organizers focused on the two major sponsors, Etihad Airways and Adidas, when promoting and promoting.

Bartomeu shook his head and smiled bitterly: "For this matter, Nike also fired an executive, citing incompetence!" ”

"What's going on?"

"As early as the planning stage of the International Champions Cup, Miracle Media contacted Adidas and Nike separately, but no one knew at that time whether the International Champions Cup would be successful, after all, there was a North American challenge."

Russell nodded, Barcelona joined when he first joined, and he rushed a generous appearance fee.

"Therefore, both sides did not pay much attention to this event, so in the end Adidas signed, but only signed for two years, as a result, the first International Champions Cup last year was an instant hit, directly detonated the American football market, and now the second is making a comeback, according to the survey of external authorities, the momentum and attention are more than last year!"

As soon as Bartomeu said this, Russell immediately understood.

A two-year sponsorship contract, that is, this year is the last year.

Now that the International Champions Cup is on fire, of course Adidas is desperately trying to renew its contract, but the United States is Nike's home base, and now it has suffered a big loss, of course, it is about to catch up immediately, how can it be let go?

In addition, the International Champions Cup may be expanded next year, and once the army is expanded, the next battlefield will definitely be the Asian region.

That is the best economic development momentum in the world right now, and Nike and Adidas are both vying for a strategic high ground to capture.

In this case, the International Champions Cup is undoubtedly a great weapon for attacking the city and grabbing land.

Thinking of this, Russell couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly, no wonder Nike was reluctant to offend Southampton!

In this way, the biggest help that Nike can give Barcelona is the sponsorship negotiation!

"That's right, Josep!" Rusell seemed to think of something, "Did Real Madrid also launch an offensive against Neymar?" ”

"Well, according to the exact information I have received, the purpose of Sanchez's trip is to talk about Neymar, and they have already made an offer to Southampton!"

Russell's eyelids jumped, and his heart panicked, "How much?" ”

"The exact amount is not very clear, but I heard that it is not less than Cristiano Ronaldo!"

Russell's mouth was so wide open in surprise that he could almost stuff it into a fist.

No less than Cristiano Ronaldo?

That's over 100 million!

This will become the first footballer in the history of world football to have a transfer fee of more than 100 million!

"Is the information reliable?" Russell's voice trembled a little.

"It should be reliable, but I don't know exactly how many offers Sanchez made to Southampton."

What is the acceptable bottom line for Real Madrid and what they are offering Southampton are two different things.

But in Russell's view, Barcelona have been completely reactive.

"When I made an offer of 70 million euros to Yang Huan just now, did you notice his expression?"

Bartomeu frowned, a little dazed, he didn't notice.

"I think the offer made by Real Madrid is definitely higher than ours, and much higher!"

"What then?" Bartomeu also panicked.

If Neymar is taken away by Real Madrid, then Barcelona will be too passive.

Adidas has released cruel words, to fully support Real Madrid, Chelsea and Bayern Munich and other teams to poach Messi, if Messi is poached, Neymar can't be signed, then how is Barcelona good?

You know, Messi is currently the most commercial star in the Barcelona team, and he is also the most threatening attacker on the football field.

At the very least, fans who don't know the truth will definitely vent all their anger on them.

However, they can't say a word about these things.

Thinking of this, a hint of determination flashed in Russell's eyes.

"Josep, we only have one choice now!"

Bartomeu's eyes flashed with surprise, "Could it be ...... You're going to ......"

"Yes, I can only do this, at any cost, to take Neymar!" Russell said fiercely.

Bartomeu thought about it again, sighed in his heart, and nodded.

In the current situation, they only have this option.

"Although the team has achieved good results in the past few years and can come up with a lot of transfer fees, I am afraid that it is still possible to compete with Real Madrid for Neymar."

When it comes to borrowing money to buy stars, Florentino's ability is several streets away from them.

Without further ado, Florentino can be compared to the top of all the big banks in Spain, can they?

"Southampton have been asking for cash for the sale of players again, I'm afraid it's ......," Bartomeu said worriedly.

Russell nodded, "Then try to add existing players to the transfer deal, or, let Southampton's men be merciful and allow us to pay in installments!" ”

In the European transfer market, it is quite normal for players to pay transfer fees in installments.

On the contrary, it is unusual for Southampton to pay for the purchase and sale in full!

But because it is paid in full, Southampton always has an advantage in terms of recruitment, and the price is relatively cheap.

"Any player?" Bartomeu asked tentatively.

After all, Russell authorized him to negotiate, and he had to be sure how much bargaining chips he had at his disposal, right?

"Anyone but key players like Messi, Xavi and Iniesta!"

Russell's words were quite weak, but there was nothing to be done.

The shape shì has developed into the current situation, and he can't help it!

"Okay, I'll talk to Ron Gurley tomorrow morning!"

"It's best to talk about progress in these two days!"

"Well, I understand!"

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The next day, the Sun Life Stadium in Miami gathered more than 1,000 media from all over the world.

Like last year, this year's lottery ceremony is still a free live broadcast of the lottery by the people.

Not only that, the organizers also specially organized some live performances, inviting entertainment superstars including Uncle Bird and Lin Yuna to sing, and even the lottery guests were very important football stars like Beckham.

Overall, it was a very high-profile draw, not even a knockout draw for the Champions League.

Although there are relatively few teams participating, each of them is one of the best teams in Europe.

Coupled with the huge repercussions in the United States last year, it is only natural that the second edition of the International Champions Cup is in the spotlight.

Southampton ended up drawing against Barcelona, Juventus and Manchester United.

Real Madrid are in the same group as Manchester City, Arsenal and Bayern Munich.

This also made many fans excited, thinking that the teams in both groups are quite good, and they are both veritable powerhouses in Europe, and such a game is undoubtedly quite interesting.

But what makes fans even more excited is that in the past few days of the draw for the International Champions Cup, news has been sent from the United States to the rest of the world.

Manchester United, for example, has their eye on Southampton's Chilean midfielder Vidal, with a transfer fee of up to 60 million euros.

But in the blink of an eye, news came out that Arsenal and Real Madrid also had their eyes on the Chilean international.

But soon, this news was drowned out by Neymar's transfer rumors.

The Sun newspaper was the first to break the news, taking a photo of Ron Gurley and Barcelona vice-president Bartomeu having dinner together at the branch of Wangjiang Pavilion Chinese Restaurant in Miami, revealing that Neymar is infinitely close to Barcelona.

But Marca soon gave another piece of news, that is, Real Madrid general manager Sanchez said in an interview with Marca newspaper that Real Madrid's number one target this summer is Neymar!

Even the new coach of Real Madrid, Carlo Ancelotti, who is far away in Spain, said in an interview with the newspaper Ace that Neymar is an exciting superstar and a player that all managers dream of!

But in just two or three days, when the world's media were excited about Neymar's transfer, Yang Huan reiterated in an interview with a reporter from the New York Times, "Neymar is not for sale!" ”

This also suddenly made Neymar's transfer confusing again.

In the days that followed, Neymar's father and his agent also came out for interviews, saying that Neymar was excited about the offers from Barcelona and Real Madrid, but the most important thing for now was to help Southampton continue their pursuit of Manchester United.

And just when Neymar's transfer rumors were hyped, the Sun, which has always been known for its pervasiveness, broke the news again.

Not only is Neymar being targeted by Real Madrid and Barcelona, but Gareth Bale, another player in the Devil's Wings, is also listed as the number one target for recruitment this summer within Manchester City, with a transfer fee expected to be as high as 50 million pounds.

This has once again made the media around the world excited.

Could it be that Southampton will be poached by a big team again this summer?