"What? What did you say? ”

In his office at Stamford Bridge in London, Abramovich was so angry that he jumped straight from his seat.

"You say Inter Milan's price tag for Icardi is as high as 40 million euros?"

Granovskia nodded helplessly, "Yes, Icardi is forty million euros, and Ranocchia's price tag is as high as twenty-five million euros." ”

"How is this possible?" Abramovich almost jumped.

Such a price, not to mention in the doldrums, has faintly become the fourth largest league in Europe, Serie A, even in the Premier League, it is quite high.

Do you really think that there are a lot of bubbles in the football transfer market now, so I will treat my big Blues as a winner?

In fact, Abramovich knows very well that Yang Huan's style of acting has always been like this.

"According to the news received by Mendes and the confirmation of the player's agent, Inter Milan does not plan to sell these two players, and even Yang Huan flew from Barcelona to Milan non-stop on the day he received the news to deal with the matter personally."

When Abramovich heard this, his heart was a little less angry.

can make Yang Huan so anxious, which proves that his poaching operation is effective.

"After Yang Huan arrived in Milan, Inter Milan immediately met with the agents of the two players the next day, tried their best to keep them, and also made a commitment to renew the contract, and then, Yang Huan flew to Hamburg for the first time, which should be dealing with Calhanoglu's transfer."

When Abramovich heard this, he couldn't help but laugh, "It seems that he is quite busy!" ”

It is also a very cool thing to make Yang Huan fly around like a headless fly.

"I've spoken to the players' agents and they've told Inter Milan that they want the Nerazzurri to seriously consider our offer, and judging from the fact that Inter Milan are now offering such an obviously unrealistic high price, Inter Milan is not going to sell, but wants us to get out of the way."

Granovskia's analysis is also sound.

In European football, if you really don't want to sell a player, you usually pay a sky-high price.

"Marina, what do you think?" Abramovich asked lightly.

Granovskia thought for a moment, "Icardi is the most important scorer in Inter's frontcourt, and his outstanding performances in the second half of the season have proved his worth, and he is so young......"

At this point, Granovsky paused for a moment, glanced at Abramovich, and then continued.

'If you want to bring in a striker, rather than a high-priced Falcao, I think the young Icardi is more suitable.

Bring in Falcao, which Mendes highly recommends.

But everyone knows that Falcao is a player under Mendes.

Don't look at Abramovich's great reliance on Mendes in many things, and he trusts Mendes very much, but as a superior person, Abramovich knows better than anyone that the reason why Mendes is attached to him is, in the final analysis, for the sake of profit.

But he is not a Russian, and his money is not printed by his own bank, so he will also have his own interests to consider and weigh, and naturally he will not do everything according to Mendes's opinion.

This time, Mendes and Mourinho pushed for the introduction of Falcao, and Abramovich was hesitant.

With such a high value and salary, and a serious injury for half a year, is such a player worth introducing?

According to Granovskia at this time, he is also an efficient and excellent scorer, Icardi is younger than Falcao, and his value is cheaper, and he can be angry with Yang Huan, and he can kill more birds with one stone!

"In terms of transfer fees, can you still talk about them?" Abramovich asked with concern.

Granovskya was overjoyed, there was a play!

"I can talk to the player's agent again, let them put some pressure, and I should be able to talk about some, but I'm afraid it's hard to talk about it much, you know, Yang Huan's guy has always been like this!"

The corners of Abramovich's mouth lifted and he smiled coldly.

After fighting with Yang Huan for so long and suffering so many losses, of course he knows what kind of person Yang Huan is.

"What about funding?"

Granovskia nodded: "It's not a big problem, according to our previous transfer operation plan, selling Lukaku and David Luiz will probably be able to withdraw a transfer fee of about 80 million pounds, which should be able to afford to bring in reinforcements this summer, but we will definitely have to negotiate with Inter Milan for installments at that time." ”

"Yes, if the price is high, you can't trade with them in cash, don't go cheap Yang Huan for nothing!"

Abramovich agreed, and he even felt that Granovskia handled it quite well this time.

If he can do it so beautifully every time, then he, the boss, will have a lot more peace of mind.

"Where's Calhanoglu?" Abramovich asked with concern again.

But this time, Granovskia shook his head a little helplessly, "Hamburg's attitude has softened a bit, and I have even made an appointment with the chairman of the board of directors, Croft, and the director of football, Kreuzer, but then I postponed it. ”

Speaking of this, Granovskia guessed, "It is estimated that Yang Huan is putting pressure behind his back." ”

"Last night, Hamburg's technical director Beiersdorf came forward and publicly stated that Calhanoglu is not for sale, plus Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich, Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund are all interested in him, so I'm afraid it ......"

Who knows, as soon as she finished speaking, Abramovich shook his head and asked, "I'm afraid of what?" Well? ”

Without waiting for Granovskia to say more, the Russians had already laughed, "There's nothing to be afraid of, Calhanoglu is leaving the team, this is something that has been spread for a long time, the burger is not sold, let's just let the players put pressure, it's a big deal, the price is higher, are you afraid that you won't be able to dig it?" ”

Granovskia listened and nodded, but in this case, the transfer fee may have to be higher.

Who is Abramovich?

As soon as I saw the expression of the female subordinate, I knew what she was thinking in her heart, and she knew what she was thinking.

"Marina, have you seen a shift in European football in recent years?"

"Transformation?" There is something strange about Granovskia.

"Don't you think that in the past few years, the transfer fees of players in European football have generally increased, and they are getting higher and higher?"

"Well, yes, I noticed too, the bubble is too big!"

But after listening to her words, Abramovich shook his head with a smile, "Bubbles? Yes, maybe a little, but not all! ”

"What do you mean, boss?"

Abramovich smiled, "The market for European professional football is so big, and there are so many stars, in just a few years, first Manchester City, then Southampton, Paris Saint-Germain, Tottenham Hotspur and other deep-pocketed teams have risen rapidly, waving cheques in their hands, and buying in Europe." ”

"What is the result?" Abramovich asked with a smile.

"The result?" Granovskia frowned, "The competition for players, especially high-level players, has become more intense!" ”

"Yes, the competition is fierce, and the transfer fee is naturally rising!"

In the final analysis, this is still the relationship between supply and demand, how can it be considered a bubble?

After seeing Granovskia nodding, Abramovich smiled again, "This is just one of the points, and then you see, in the past few years, in addition to these teams that fans and media are talking about, Arsenal, Liverpool, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid and other quasi-first-line teams have also begun to make a big splash of reinforcements." ”

"Manchester United has always been on the sidelines during the Ferguson period, because they think there is a lot of bubble in the transfer market, but after the trough of Moyes this season, Manchester United also realized that the team must re-enter the transfer market, otherwise, they will be eliminated in this reshuffle of the industry brought about by the influx of capital!"

Granovskia understood what her boss was saying.

Let's not talk about other leagues, like the Premier League.

Southampton is already a Premier League powerhouse, firmly in the top four of the league, and Manchester City's high investment can also ensure that they get a ticket to the Champions League, so what about the remaining two?

Tottenham Hotspur sacked Villas-Boas for Louis van Gaal this season, and the team even shouted that they would not set a cap budget for transfers, and it is clear that this local tyrant team is bound to win the top four in the league.

Arsenal are as solid as ever, but who knows if Arsene Wenger can repeat his miracle in the new season and lead the Gunners to a top-four finish?

Liverpool have done well in the past season, but what about the new season?

With the addition of Manchester United and Chelsea, the whole Premier League landscape has changed dramatically.

In this case, whoever can't keep up and who is trampled on will be doomed.

What the? Don't understand?

UEFA has said that from 2015, the prize money and share of the Champions League will be greatly increased, and the prize money for winning the championship will be as high as 55 million euros, far more than the current 38 million euros.

But that's just the bonus, but what about the share?

The Premier League is now four teams sharing a prize pool of 70 million euros, but with the signing of BT's new broadcast contract, the prize pool will be doubled, but the current European points of Premier League teams are declining every year, and the four Champions League places are in jeopardy.

In other words, if the number of Premier League teams is reduced from the current four to three, but the prize pool is doubled, the three teams participating in the Champions League will reap a staggering profit.

And what about the teams that didn't qualify for the Champions League?

Income has plummeted, expenses have to be cut, and the salaries of players have been suppressed, and they will be squeezed out of the First Army!

Judging from the current situation, Southampton and Manchester City are the strongest contenders for Champions League qualification, and this season the Saints have also gone against the norm, renewing players including Toni Kroos, Nemanja Matic, Hazard, Varane and other players in one go to ensure the team's fighting power.

It can be seen that Yang Huan sees this very clearly.

Manchester United missed the Champions League this season, their income plummeted, and their stock fell in response, forcing the Glazer family to quickly invest heavily in transfer operations.

Isn't that true for Chelsea?

Chelsea want to bring in more reinforcements this season, selling Romelu Lukaku and David Luiz to raise funds, but this is clearly not enough, and Abramovich needs to advance another money himself.

If you can't play in the Champions League in the new season, and you still can't get into the Champions League next season, can Abramovich stand it?

If Abramovich can't continue to invest, he will have to sell the high-priced star and invest in reinforcements.

But the reinforcement is risky, what if the reinforcement fails?

The end result was that Chelsea were trampled directly by the Premier League upstarts.

This season's Premier League is in contention for qualification for the Champions League next season.

That's Chelsea's only chance!

In the absence of the ability to bring in top superstars, bringing in a group of high-level cost-effective players to further strengthen the strength of the team has undoubtedly become the best choice for Chelsea.

Even so, Chelsea's goal for the new season is still only one, and that is to finish in the top four!

Thinking of this, Abramovich also secretly cheered himself in his heart, gritted his teeth, and made a decision.

There is a sentence that he has always kept in his heart and is reluctant to say.

That is, although he was extremely displeased with Yang Huan, he had to admire Yang Huan's vision.

Many people say that the products of the saints must be high-quality.

And behind the saints, it is Yang Huan!

"Marina!"

"I'm here, boss!"

"Go talk to Inter Milan and Hamburg, no matter what, these players have to win!"

"Yes!"