"When I heard that you were going to be at the helm of Real Madrid, my first feeling was that it would be very difficult to deal with Real Madrid in the future, that the happy days of the past are gone!"

After watching France's 3-1 win over Spain, Yang Cheng was in Juan? In the hotel where Figel stayed, he met the chubby godfather of Brazilian football, he has indeed been much fatter and older than when he first met, although it has only been 7 years.

For a young man like Yang Cheng, from 27 to 34 years old, 7 years seems to be nothing, not much has changed, but for Juan? For an old man like Figel, 7 years is undoubtedly a very long and difficult period of time, and 7 years ago and 7 years later can be very different.

"Should I take this statement of yours as a compliment? Or is it sarcastic? Yang Cheng asked with a smile.

"Both!" Juan? Figel said with a smile.

Yang Cheng smiled slightly, raised the coffee in his hand, saluted the old man, and then took a sip.

"I'm starting to get less involved in football now, I'm so tired, I'm dealing with so many people, and football is getting more and more complicated and difficult...... "Juan? Figel smiled bitterly and sighed, "A lot of times even I feel confused, and I'm wondering, who the fuck is making this so complicated?" ”

"Is it tricky?" Yang Cheng asked.

Juan? Figer nodded, "Sort of, but it's done!" ”

"What did Corinthians say?" Yang Cheng asked.

This time he fancied Corinthians' Argentine defender Mascherano, the reason why it was an Argentine midfielder and not Yaya? Toure and Cambiaso are because Mascherano has qualities that the other two players do not have.

"People have already run away, what else can you say? They simply don't have a choice. can only be sold, but the initiative is in the hands of his broker! "Juan? Figel scolded with a bit of indignation, "That insatiable boss of the MSI Group, Khorabchin! ”

This kind of agent taking ownership of a player is not a big deal in South America or even Africa, but in Europe it is a big headache because FIFA rules that the ownership of a player must belong to a club. It can't be an independent third party.

So, when players are operating in South America, it works, but when you get to Europe, it's a big problem. The most obvious is that Horabchin later operated Tevez and Mascherano on loan at the end of the transfer period to West Ham United, and then Mascherano even almost fell through the ownership problem when he moved to Liverpool.

Previously, Yang Cheng was affected by the memories of his previous life, and thought that Khorabchin's MSI company was preparing to enter Europe, but later through Juan? After Figel went to find out, he found that the brokerage company did not have such an idea, or not for the time being.

There are a lot of shady scenes in this company that are inconvenient for people to dig deep, so their best choice is to make a fortune quietly. There is no reason to go to the Premier League with the highest exposure to buy a team for no reason, and the reason why they were forced to take this path in Yang Cheng's previous life is a very important reason for the departure and retention of the Argentine twin stars.

Since the two Argentine stars joined Corinthians, they have been ostracized and verbally abused by their Brazilian teammates and fans, and the feud between Argentina and Brazil has made it difficult for them to establish themselves in the Brazilian league, even within Corinthians. They were very ostracized by their Brazilian teammates.

This has become even more evident this season, with Carlos Tevez and Mascherano simply leaving the training and fleeing Corinthians in search of a move to the Europa League.

There are a number of teams interested in these two players at the moment, but the problem is that after hearing about their intricate ownership, they can't help but retreat. Because no one wants the ownership and retention of the players they rely on to be in the hands of someone else.

But Horabchin clearly values these two players and wants to get the same generous reward from them as Ronaldo's former agent, so he is reluctant to let them go, and this has been the case until West Ham, when Mascherano only came out of the misery after switching to Liverpool. But Tevez never got rid of the shadow of Khorabchin, which is why there was so much turmoil later. Because of this, when it was impossible for the two Argentine players to return to Corinthians and switch to other teams in Europe, Horabuchin contacted West Ham United and prompted the player to join West Ham United on loan, but the problem was that West Ham United was heavily indebted and could not afford to buy these two players in the future.

Eventually, Horabuchin came up with the idea of using players as a buyout to buy West Ham United.

This is just an approximation, but the specific details are intricate, such as that there are other black hands behind Khorabchin, etc., this kind of thing is not clear even to a big man like Figer, let alone Yang Cheng who is in Europe.

Yang Cheng didn't know the inside story, so he contacted Horabuchin through Figel and put forward the idea of getting the Argentine twin stars, he initially wanted to pack Tevez together, but later rejected Yang Cheng's proposal, because from any point of view, Tevez is more promising than Mascherano.

In the end, Yang Cheng rejected Tevez's offer to lease Tevez, but was offered the opportunity to buy Mascherano directly.

In this, Juan? Figer exerted a lot of strength.

The reason why Mascherano is valued so much is that Yang Cheng wants to give Xavi? Alonso is looking for a partner.

Harvey? Alonso's characterised by long and short pass organisation and passing, wide range of combing and precise transfers, and control of the pace of the game, are the specialties of the Spanish midfielder, but he alone cannot guarantee a midfielder, especially his protection of the penalty area is a little weak, which requires him to have someone around him to partner and cooperate.

Mascherano is a very talented and at the same time very good midfielder. Toure compared to the Ivorians in the zone coverage defence. He is not far behind Mascherano, but his tackling ability is not as good as Mascherano, which means that the Ivorian can stand up, but his ability to grab the ball is very different from Mascherano.

Cambiaso is also capable of covering a wide area, and he also has some tackling ability, but he is also not as good as Mascherano.

Yaya? Toure and Cambias Sobi Mascherano had the advantage in their attack, with the former having a long-range shot. The latter has good playmaking skills, while both have not weak ball-sharing ability.

Of course, Mascherano's possession and playmaking are not bad, but his passing is also enough to ensure that he has a foothold in the midfield position, Yang Cheng found. His ability to play the ball in the 15-20m is still guaranteed, which proves that he is not the kind of midfielder who grabs the ball and throws it away.

Another point is that Mascherano's anticipation of the ball is very good, coupled with excellent positional sense and decision-making ability, and a high ability to enter the game and execute tactics, which allows him to become the Real Madrid midfield designed by Yang Cheng to tend to be balanced.

Yaya? Neither Toure nor Cambiasso could do that.

"What price did they offer?" Yang Cheng asked with a smile.

For Mascherano, Yang Cheng is already determined to win, as long as the other party is willing to sell. No matter how high the price is, you have to take it.

"15 million euros!" Juan? Figel looked at Yang Cheng and said, looking at his appearance, he seemed to be a little worried about the price being too high.

To be honest, this price point is indeed high for a South American defender who has not established himself in Europe's top league, but considering that Mascherano was bought by Horabuchin for 12 million euros, it is understandable that he was slaughtered for 3 million euros.

Yang Cheng was slightly stunned. He didn't expect it to be this price.

"Think it's high?" Juan? Figer asked, he felt that Yang Cheng was the kind of guy who was good at calculation, "Maybe I can talk to the other party again, and I should be able to drop again!" ”

Who knew that Yang Cheng shook his head vigorously, "No, no, Juan, promise them." 15 million euros, I give! ”

This time the surprise turned into Figer, is this Mascherano really that strong?

But after seeing that Yang Cheng didn't look like he was joking at all, Figel knew that this guy was going to kill Mascherano.

"Okay. I'll get in touch right away, maybe you can negotiate a contract with Mascherano tomorrow! Figer laughed.

Yang Cheng nodded and smiled, "Then the first thing I will do is to let him get rid of Khorabchin!" ”

Figer smiled, feeling that Yang Cheng was not wrong at all. ..., after the two had agreed on some details about Mascherano, Figel mentioned Baptista.

"Honestly, in your plan, is Baptista positioned as a main player or a substitute?" Juan? Figer himself is Baptista's agent, and although he and Yang Cheng have formed a relationship because of Ronaldo's affair, he also has a good relationship with other managers such as Arsene Wenger.

His concern is not unreasonable, because Baptista is the type of player who you have to put your tactics around his characteristics, so he was able to perform well in Sevilla, but he was good and bad when he joined Real Madrid.

'Arsene Wenger called me and he really wanted to get Baptista, you know, he almost got him last year, I kept Baptista in Spain and now he's got Spanish citizenship and he should be planning for his career.'

Yang Cheng is very good, that's right, but if you stay under Yang Cheng and just play a dozen substitutes and soy sauce, then it is better to go to other giant teams to play the main team, maybe you can still mix up.

It should be said that Arsenal is a very good place to go, because Thierry Henry is now clamoring for a transfer, and if Henry does leave, then Baptista will get more opportunities at Arsenal.

"Tell me the truth......" Yang Cheng felt that there was no need to lie about this matter, "It's hard for me to tailor tactics for him!" ”

It's very dangerous to build tactics around a certain player, such as Villarreal's Riquelme, once that player is cracked, it is very difficult for the team to threaten, so Yang Cheng never does this kind of thing.

"Then let him go!" Figel said.

Yang Cheng shook his head and smiled, "I didn't say I wouldn't let him go, but the problem is, Arsenal has no money!" ”

The kind of thing that sends players to play for a year or two before getting money, Yang Cheng will definitely not do it.

"Now Atletico are going to bring in Diego? Fran and Reyes. I'm sure Wenger will be determined to let Reyes go as soon as you relent, and by that time he will have enough money to bring in Baptista, but you should be well aware that he can't reach the €20 million he was when he joined last year. ”

Yang Cheng thought about it, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll make a bottom with you." 15 million euros, as long as Wenger gives this price code, Baptista can go to London! ”

"Do you think this price is taking care of my old friend?" Figer asked with a wry smile.

Yang Cheng nodded, "Of course!" ”

"Shameless!" Figer scolded.

"Thank you!" Yang Cheng smiled and thanked him.

Both couldn't help but laugh.

Actually, the price is slightly acceptable, but for Arsenal. It's a bit high, but if Reyes can be sold for a good price, it's not impossible, for example, Atletico Madrid offered Reyes a transfer fee of nearly 18 million euros, but Wenger still bites the bullet.

Former Atletico Madrid in order to get Manchester United's Diego? Forlan offered a price tag of 21 million euros, and if Reyes is added, it would be almost 40 million euros. It seems that the arch-rival team is ready to make a big splash this season.

On the contrary, Barcelona, the transfer market has been carried out so far, they have brought in Gudjohnsen from Chelsea for 12 million euros, and Rijkaard is still looking for a suitable full-back, but the defending champions let Maxey go in one go? López, Gabri, Rustu and many other substitutes.

The streamlining of the squad does not have much impact on Barcelona's combat effectiveness, and the key is to see how Barcelona fill the gaps in the squad, especially the backline, after all, their midfield is indeed perfect enough.

"That's right. Do you also have a crush on Independiente's Sergio Aguero? "Juan? Figer asked.

"No, what's wrong?" Yang Cheng shook his head in denial.

"Horabchin also wants to get him recently, Chelsea, Bayern, Barcelona, Juventus and many other teams are paying attention to him, although he failed to participate in the World Cup, but his limelight is bigger than Tevez, and the outside world has rumored that you also fancy him!"

"What about Atletico?" Yang Cheng asked with concern.

Figer shook his head, "They don't have much money. Although the price was set at 20 million euros by Hill Jr., the acquisition plan adopted by Atletico Madrid can be said to be the least competitive, and it will take them 8 years to pay this amount! ”

Yang Cheng smiled slightly, a long installment payment is indeed a big problem, because the payment time is too long. It is likely to lead to the debtor's default, and a very important reason why Bundesliga teams like to sell players to Bayern and would rather strengthen the fighting power of their competitors than sell them to foreign teams is that Bayern will not default on their debts. ..., but one of the important reasons why Atletico will succeed in the end is that rich teams such as Chelsea, Juventus, Bayern Munich and Barcelona are reluctant to make a move, because it is too cost-effective for these giants to spend so much money to bring in an 18-year-old.

Yang Cheng doesn't think it's not cost-effective, but he has to take into account the team's foreign aid restrictions.

Real Madrid's current foreign players include Robert? Carlos, Baptista, Ciciño, Marcelo, Thiago? Silva, in which Carlos and Baptista both have Spanish nationality, is not a big problem, so the latter three occupy the three foreign aid spots of Real Madrid.

Mascherano has Italian nationality, so he will not take advantage of the team's foreign aid restrictions when he joins Real Madrid, but Aguero does not, so it is almost impossible for him to join Real Madrid, because even if he comes, he will definitely not be able to play.

Yang Cheng was also helpless about this, otherwise, he would be very interested in this big air wing.

At present, Real Madrid's offensive configuration is actually very good, although there is no top superstar like Zidane, but the configuration of the whole team has become more reasonable, and the starlight cannot be said to be too bad.

Raul and Beckham are both superstars in today's football, if Carlos Ken stays, it will be the three superstars, and Yang Cheng has also asked Butragueno to start operating several players he needs, and all of them are top star-level players, but the current progress is not very smooth, so Yang Cheng did not disclose it to the public.

If Yang Cheng has made the biggest change and adjustment since taking charge of Real Madrid, it must be that his operation in the transfer market has become more secretive, instead of swaggering to announce that he is interested in a certain player as before, and then sit back and wait for the other party's value to rise immediately, which is not what Yang Cheng did.

While this would limit the club's commercial hype, it would make the price of the team more reasonable and less pressure to negotiate with the other side.

After all, being in the media all the time makes it difficult for the team to move forward.

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After negotiating with Juanfiger, Yang Cheng immediately called Redondo over, and the two went together to watch the top 8 knockout match between Argentina and Germany.

But after this game, Yang Cheng and Redondo went to the hotel where Argentina stayed to meet him, and chatted about joining Real Madrid in person.

A day later, in the match between England and Portugal, the feud between Ronaldo and Rooney broke out again, the two players who played for Liverpool and Manchester United respectively, were full of gunpowder in the game, and finally because of Rooney's foul on Rooney, the Portuguese pressed the referee, and the Englishman was sent off with a red card.

This also made Xiao Xiaoluo the enemy of the whole of England, and even many English media were threatening, saying that they would expel the Portuguese from the Premier League, and then the media around the world began to hype up this matter, and England fans were indignant about it.

It seems that the whole of English football can no longer tolerate Xiao Xiaoluo! (To be continued......)