Chapter 230 Superstar
What was Ferguson at home at Saturday night?
Maybe some people would say they were watching TV, some would say they were enjoying the cool air on the balcony, and some would say they should be sleeping.
However, no one would have thought that at this moment, Ferguson would wear his wife Cathy's green apron and wash dishes in the kitchen of his Cheshire villa's house. Next to the dishwasher, there was a full glass of red wine from France. He washed it and took a sip, and hummed a Scottish song from his hometown. He was also leisurely and comfortable.
This scene is absolutely not allowed to be leaked, otherwise Ferguson's prestige may be weakened.
As for enjoyment, I'm sorry, that's the power of my wife, Cathy and her grandchildren, he doesn't
He had to wait until he finished washing the dishes and cleaned the kitchen before he could unbutton his apron, return to the living room to sit comfortably, look at the time, it was still early, because he never rested so early, and many games were at night, which forced him to develop the habit of sleeping late.
When he was bored, he would be like all the old people, watching the TV series that were criticized by young people, and from time to time, he was amused by the vulgar plots inside. At this time, he was no different from other old people.
But when his cell phone on the table rang, his face quickly changed from a smile to a seriousness.
"Hey" Ferguson picked up the phone directly, and didn't have time to see who it was, "Who?"
"It's me, David," David Gill said over the phone, "Have you received the message?"
"What news?" Ferguson's eyes were still staring at the TV. He was watching it in full swing. What's wrong with you.
When David Gill heard this, he sighed, "Ronaldinho has announced his transfer."
"What?" Ferguson jumped up from the sofa when he heard this.
You should know that since April this year, he has been constantly operating Ronaldinho's transfer. In his opinion, after Peron refused to move the right, Ronaldinho became the most suitable candidate to replace Beckham. Moreover, the Brazilian has a magical footwork that Premier League players do not have, which will be a powerful addition to Manchester United.
To be honest, there are many big clubs who are optimistic about Ronaldinho now, but not many are really interested, because the Brazilian is the one who has played the limelight in the Korean and Japanese World Cup. In Ligue 1, he performed well in the first year and was average in the second year.
Judging from the transfer market this summer, the biggest hot spot for players is still in Ajax. The only teams that are really interested in Ronaldinho are Manchester United. As for Real Madrid, who still thinks they will introduce Ronaldinho after introducing Beckham? I heard that Florentino gave the condition to stay in Ligue 1 for another year and transfer to Madrid next year.
But Ronaldinho clearly rejected Real Madrid's proposal and said he would not stay in Ligue 1 again.
After the World Cup last summer, Ronaldinho was indeed very popular. Brazil was at its peak at that time. Paris Saint-Germain also took the opportunity to speak out, scaring away many buyers, resulting in Ronaldinho's destruction in his hands. A year later, in April, Ronaldinho's external estimate was 9 million euros.
At that time, Ferguson directly expressed interest in Paris Saint-Germain and hoped to conduct in-depth negotiations. However, as soon as Paris Saint-Germain saw a team expressed interest, the price immediately increased, but it was only UU,000 euros. Ferguson, who was frugal, said that it would temporarily put it aside and deal with it coldly.
This is also a common trick in the transfer market. Anyway, there are no other buyers, so I will deal with it cold for a while before slowly grinding with you.
In the U month after the end of the season, Beckham's transfer was public, and Ferguson's idea of finding Beckham's successor was obvious. At this time, Paris Saint-Germain also started the price, giving Ronaldinho up to 10,000 euros, and Manchester United was not allowed to return the price.
Ferguson observed the situation and confirmed that no other team was interested in Ronaldinho, so he decided to continue waiting.
This wait was for Real Madrid and Barcelona to enter, but the two teams had different ways of entering. The former directly found the players, hoping to persuade Ronaldinho to stay in Paris for another year and then switch to the Galaxy Battleship, but Ronaldinho's brother and agent refused.
As for Barcelona, Laporta's most important thing now is to find the head coach. Although the introduction of Ronaldinho is underway, it only maintains a sense of presence, does not give positive contact, and does not even have quotations or asking prices, which reassures Manchester United.
But Paris Saint-Germain took the opportunity to raise prices again and directly shouted that there was no 45UU million euros, don't come to Paris
Everyone can see that they are using Ronaldinho as a money cow, especially after seeing that Manchester United must be Ronaldinho after selling Beckham, and after Laporta lost Beckham, she urgently needed to introduce a star player to replace Beckham to comfort the fans. Parisians' appetite is too big.
Even Ferguson, David Gill and Peter Kenion personally negotiated with Paris Saint-Germain's chairman Greele, but the Frenchman arrogantly stated that Ronaldinho does not lack buyers, and the transfer has also reached a stalemate since mid-U month.
Ferguson is very sure because his opponent Barcelona is not as high as the Parisians want. After selling Beckham, Manchester United became one of the few top teams in the entire European football world that can get the transfer fee, so he can wait and is willing to wait.
But what no one expected was that in just ten days later, news of Ronaldinho's transfer suddenly broke out in the transfer market. How could this surprise Ferguson, who was sure to win, be shocked?
"Who? Is Barcelona?" Ferguson asked in shock.
David Gill said in a little frustrated on the other side of the phone: "No, it's not Barcelona, they must be very surprised now."
"Who is that? Don't fucking keep me in the air." Ferguson was a little angry.
"Chelsea" David Jill said.
Ferguson was surprised and quickly calmed down. Yes, there are not many teams in the transfer market that have sufficient budget now, and Chelsea and Manchester United are two of them, and Chelsea have more money than Manchester United.
"Damn" Ferguson almost had the urge to throw away the phone, "How much did they pay?"
"30 million euros, plus a young player introduced from Bastia, Michael Essin, who rented Paris Saint-Germain for free for one year. Grele has officially notified me that Paris Saint-Germain had agreed after only one day of consideration, and Ronaldinho will come to London to sign tomorrow with his brother."
Michael Essing, a player Ferguson likes. However, due to the labor certificate issue in the Premier League, Ferguson had to give up the Garner rookie. However, unexpectedly, he went to Chelsea, which made Ferguson feel the urge to vomit blood.
Two players he liked were actually poached by his opponent at the same time. How could he not hate him?
It’s 30UU,000 euros, and I can take it out, but why was Ye Qiu snatched it first?
"Damn guy" Ferguson cursed angrily.
"They used dU00,000 euros to introduce Michael Essin and sublet Paris Saint-Germain for a year. It is reported that this is because Essin is unable to obtain a labor certificate for the time being, and Paris Saint-Germain is also interested in Michael Essin, so he finally completed the transfer."
"Fuck" Ferguson made several swear words in a row, which showed his anger at this moment.
It’s good to have money. If you spend a lot of money, you don’t need to worry about it at all. But Ferguson is used to being thrifty and thrifty. Although Manchester United is rich now, he still has to save some money, unlike the nouveau riche.
"What should we do now?" asked David Gill.
Ferguson was a little distressed, thought for a while, and sighed: "Let's talk about it tomorrow"
He really couldn't think of any trick at this moment, but he kept cursing the damn Ye Qiu in his mind. He felt that the Chinese seemed to be against him and kept attacking him, so why didn't he kill Wenger?
Little did he know that at this moment, Wenger was at David Dunn's house and was feeling depressed.
Early the next morning, the whole of London was in full bloom
Because on this morning, the media broke the news that Paris Saint-Germain was posted on the official website last night, saying that Paris Saint-Germain had accepted the 300,000 euro offer issued by Chelsea against Ronaldinho, and this transfer also surpassed Beckham and became the transfer bidder this summer.
All the fans were shocked because there was no news before. Everyone thought that Manchester United or Real Madrid were the closest to Ronaldinho, but suddenly it turned into Chelsea, which is surprising.
In the morning, Ronaldinho arrived at the Heathrow Stadium in London accompanied by his brother Roberto Assis and his lawyer. There was a media site here, taking photos of their arrival in London, and then following them all the way, seeing them getting into the car that Chelsea came to greet and heading to Stamford Bridge Stadium.
Throughout the morning, both sides were negotiating intense personal treatment, and Ye Qiu also took the time to meet Ronaldinho. The Brazilian expressed his satisfaction with joining Chelsea, hoping to have the opportunity to show his best level here, and Ye Qiu promised to give him the greatest room to play.
During the whole process, many journalists and media from all over the world gathered outside the Stamford Bridge Stadium, and many Chelsea fans heard the news and came here to support the team. After all, Ronaldinho is also a superstar figure.
The happiest thing is Abramovich. He gave Ye Qiu a transfer budget of 300 million euros, hoping that Ye Qiu can introduce powerful superstars. But until now, Macon and Van der Sar are relatively famous. Evra is not famous and has almost no superstar-level players joining, which makes him feel very disappointed.
Of course, Abramovich himself is also very clear that although Chelsea steadily occupies the top four in the Premier League every year, it is very difficult to get a superstar. Even a quasi-superstar like Ronaldinho is very complicated to operate. Chelsea promised to give an annual salary of 4 million euros after tax to induce the Brazilian to join Chelsea.
You know, Cannavaro's current star is only 4.5 million euros in annual salary after tax. Can Ronaldinho be unhappy? In addition, Chelsea handled Assis through Eliza, and finally worked hard to finalize the transfer.
Therefore, Abramovich could still understand Ye Qiu's difficulties.
Four hours later, the two sides officially signed an agreement, and Ronaldinho belongs to Chelsea in the next five years.
Then, despite the heat at noon, Chelsea invited all the reporters who were guarding outside to the press conference at Stamford Bridge Stadium and officially announced Ronaldinho's joining, but this time, Ye Qiu obviously not just wanted to announce Ronaldinho's joining.
"I am very happy to be able to bring in a superstar like Ronaldinho, who is one of the most incredible players in football today. I have no doubt that he will succeed at Chelsea, and I also believe that he will become the core soul of the team's frontcourt in the new season. He is our No. 10."
When Ye Qiu introduced Ronaldinho, he focused on the Brazilians' important position in their tactics, and the Brazilians did not hide their teeth, and they burst into laughter, making them look very happy.
"I feel very honored that Chelsea and Mr. Ye Qiu value me. Yes, many people think Mr. Ye Qiu is very young, but I think this is not a problem at all, because his age allows us to maintain better communication. I believe that I can reach a higher level at Chelsea."
Finally, Ye Qiu personally gave Ronaldinho a Chelsea No. 10 jersey, and Ronaldinho's name was printed on the back, and then displayed it to all the reporters who came to the scene, allowing them to take photos at will.
After introducing Ronaldinho, the Brazilian left the venue early, while Ye Qiu continued to stay, focusing on Chelsea's transfers.
"We are very happy to announce that we have reached an agreement with Porto to introduce midfielder Anderson Deco from Porto with a transfer fee of UU, a UEFA EUR 10,000 euros. This Porto star will bring more vitality and creativity to our midfield. I believe he will succeed at Chelsea."
The reporters at the scene were in an uproar. They originally wanted to report on Ronaldinho's joining, but unexpectedly, Ye Qiu suddenly produced more news, which made them all crazy.
"In addition, we introduced Italian international Fabio Cannavaro from Inter Milan at a price of 10UU, and the captain of the Italian national team will become an important member of our defense line in the new season."
After hearing this, the reporters were stunned and then a burst of exclamations broke out, because the ones who were associated with Cannavaro were all giants like Real Madrid and Barcelona, but Chelsea took the lead to poach the captain of the Italian national team, and this amount was not inferior to that of Ronaldinho.
It must be admitted that Cannavaro's bad year in Inter Milan has weakened and questioned his influence and strength, but no matter what, who can question the identity of the captain of the Italian national team?
"Mr. Ye Qiu, what kind of chips do you use to impress Cannavaro to join?" An Italian reporter asked in surprise. This news has not been exposed in Italy yet, so it is definitely an exclusive report.
"Because I promise that we will be full of combat effectiveness in the new season, and our goal is to form the strongest team in Europe." Ye Qiu smiled confidently. He is now full of confidence in the future.
Then, Ye Qiu focused on two transfers, one of which was the introduction of Drogba from Gagan in France for UU million euros. The player was stared at by Wenger and Mourinho at the same time, but neither of them succeeded. Instead, Ye Qiu's Chelsea got the wild beast from Côte d'Ivoire, which made Wenger so angry that he vomited blood.
Another thing is that Chelsea introduced Chinese right-back Sun Jihai from Manchester City. This player played well in the Premier League last season, but when Chelsea had already introduced Maicon, it is obvious that Ye Qiu's positioning of Sun Jihai is still in the role of versatile and substitute.
In addition, Chelsea's sales continue. After Glenshare left the team, Deselli and Petit also left the team one after another. Ye Qiu originally wanted to keep Haselbainke, but the Dutch scorer wanted to get Ye Qiu's guarantee of the main position, but Ye Qiu obviously could not make such a promise.
In Ye Qiu's view, the fulcrum of the frontcourt is Drogba. Haselbaink is indeed very strong in scoring ability and has a strong impact, but Drogba's tactical role is greater, which is something that Haselbaink cannot give. It can even be said that there are not many centers who can meet Ye Qiu's needs in the current football world.
Because of this, Hasselbaink decided to transfer in anger, and Ye Qiu did not try to keep him. With one year left in the contract, Hasselbaink sold Hasselbaink to Middlesbrough for 5 million euros, and announced that Goodjohansen would stay in the team to continue playing.
After Ye Qiu announced this series of transfer operations, the entire European football world was shocked. While shocking Chelsea's big moves, he was also amazed at Ye Qiu's ability to operate such a huge transfer operation for the first time.
You know, Chelsea has spent less than 10,000 euros now, but the entire team's lineup is completely renewed, including famous stars like Cannavaro, Van der Sar, Mecon and Ronaldinho, as well as players such as Drogba, Evra, Deco, etc. who have proved their strength in Ligue 1, Portugal Super League, etc.
In addition to Galas, Terry, Kudicini, Lampard and Goodjohansen who stayed in the team, Chelsea's overall strength is obviously much better than last season. The key is Ye Qiu's ability to combine.
But just when many people thought Ye Qiu was going to give up, he announced on the spot that Chelsea would continue to strengthen the team's lineup, especially in the midfield and frontcourt.
"We want to introduce at least three more midfielders and three attackers," Ye Qiu said confidently, as if he had already made a living from the transfer operation.
Chapter completed!