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Chapter 52 Deal!

Yang Huan didn't know that there were two people in Gelsenkirchen, Germany conspiring to make sales.

Because he is now in a negotiation.

Sitting opposite him are Leverkusen's chairman Wolfgang Holzhauser and Leverkusen's sports director Rudy Wöhler, while Yang Huan is next to his assistant Zhang Ning and the team's executive chairman Nicolas Cortes.

In the middle of the two sides, the Italian agent Raiola, and the player Arturo Vidal's agent Felicevich.

This is a very formal transfer negotiation, and the location is in the luxury box on the second floor of Wangjiang Pavilion in Southampton.

After the renovation, Wangjiang Pavilion has been completely renewed. Not only the interior decoration has been completely renewed, which has a traditional Chinese flavor, but the external environment also borrows the scenery along the Test River, as well as the scenery of the International Sailing Federation headquarters and yacht marina next door.

It makes Wangjiang Pavilion not only a high-end Chinese restaurant, but also a good place to enjoy the scenery.

The luxury box on the second floor where Yang Huan and the others are at this moment happens to be facing the Test River.

Bielsa had already called Arturo Vidal long before this negotiation started.

Under the persuasion of the Argentine madman, Vidal was moved and expressed his willingness to join Southampton to play for the former mentor of the Chilean national team, and Southampton also promised to double his salary.

After doubling, Vidal's annual salary is only 200 million euros.

Good quality and low price are the characteristics of current Bundesliga players. At present, the highest transfer fee record in the entire Bundesliga is Bayern Munich's introduction of Gomez last year, which cost 500 million euros, which is already a sky-high price in the Bundesliga.

And this summer, the Bundesliga transfer bid king is Ozil, Werder Bremen's midfielder was introduced by Real Madrid for 800 million euros because of his brilliant performance in the World Cup.

Compared with other European leagues, especially the English League, which cost tens of millions in transfer fees, Bundesliga players are quite cheap in terms of transfer fees and annual salary requirements.

This also has a lot to do with the fact that Bundesliga teams generally pay more attention to health management.

But this does not mean that it is easy for Southampton to introduce Vidal.

On the contrary, Leverkusen didn't want to let go of the Chilean midfielder at all, so they bit hard on the price.

A high price of 3000 million euros was directly offered.

"This is our bottom line. If you want to get Vidal, you have to spend 3000 million." Worrell, with white hair and black beard, expressed a very firm attitude from the beginning.

3000 million euros, which is also the termination fee of the current Vidal contract.

In other words, if Southampton wants to get Vidal, they have to pay a termination fee.

Southampton has also been fully prepared for the difficulty of the negotiations, and has carried out a lot of intelligence and data collection for this, especially Mino Raiola, who has been clinging to Yang Huan's thick thigh recently, is working very hard.

"Mr. Worrell, before the negotiations officially start, we need to inform you that we have reached a consensus with the Colo-Colo Club, and we will purchase 500% of the ownership of Vidal from the Colo-Colo Club at a price of 30.00 million euros."

Nicola Cortez took Worrall's words with a smile.

"That is to say, now Vidal is a player jointly owned by Leverkusen and Southampton."

Both Holzhauser and Wöller were shocked. How did Southampton know about this?

You know, when Vidal was introduced from Colo Colo in 70.00, Leverkusen only got 30.00% of the ownership, and the remaining [-]% was still in the hands of Colo Colo.

According to the agreement reached between Southampton and Colo Colo, their valuation of Vidal is around 600 million euros.

The price is quite reasonable.

But it is far from the psychological price of Leverkusen.

Everyone knows that Southampton is the big money maker in this summer's transfer market. If you don't take the opportunity to ruthlessly slaughter them, you will be sorry for yourself, and you will be embarrassed to say it.

Unexpectedly, they were so shrewd and took 30.00% of the ownership of Colo Colo first, which undoubtedly put Leverkusen in a very passive situation in the negotiation.

Yang Huan still remembers that the reason why Juventus was able to introduce Vidal for 1000 to [-] million euros in the previous life was largely because the contract between Vidal and Leverkusen had only one year left.

Leverkusen didn't want Vidal to transfer to Bayern Munich on a free transfer, so they could only sell it at a low price.

Therefore, the transfer fee negotiated at that time is not worth learning from now.

"Mr. Holzhauser, please don't doubt our sincerity in introducing Vidal. I believe the players are also interested in joining Southampton." Yang Huan looked confident.

It can be said that sitting at the negotiating table, when Southampton threw out 30.00% ownership of Kolo-Kolo, Leverkusen sold a foregone conclusion, the key is how much to sell.

"I don't like to be long-winded. I don't have time to waste. In a word, I am willing to use 70.00 million to take 300% of Vidal's ownership in your hands. Think about it."

Raiola is indeed a very shrewd transfer transaction expert, and his style of taking the initiative everywhere caters to Yang Huan's taste, because the thing Yang Huan dislikes the most is being controlled by others.

Holzhauser and Wöhler did not expect that the transfer negotiations they thought would be difficult, or even protracted, would develop into what they are now.

300 million euros, which brings Vidal's worth to 800 million, which is about the same as when Ozil moved to Real Madrid, which is already within the acceptable range of Leverkusen.

For Southampton, it is also acceptable, because Ozil had one year left on his contract before he moved to Real Madrid.

If Vidal is introduced at this time next year, I believe Southampton can take the opportunity to lower the price, but the problem is that Southampton wants it now, so they have to continue to compete with Leverkusen.

Holzhauser knew in his heart that Vidal would have to sell today.

Looking at Waller again, the latter also secretly winked.

Therefore, the chairman of Leverkusen looked at Yang Huan again, "Then let me say a word, 500 million."

"Deal!" Yang Huan made a decision on the spot.

"But I don't want to see any additional terms on the transfer contract!"

2000 million euros, the introduction of Vidal at this price, Southampton will not lose money!

At the very least, Yang Huan, who knows Vidal's strength, knows that this deal is worth it.

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After finalizing the transfer price, Nicola Cortez will be responsible for other details.

But there are still many issues that need to be discussed and negotiated.

Yang Huan was not interested in these matters, so he walked out of the luxury box, leaving Zhang Ning to assist Nicola Cortes to continue the negotiation.

Raiola followed suit.

The two went down to the first floor, left the restaurant, and came to the open-air restaurant by the river.

Finding a place to sit next to the lamp post and railing, Raiola looked at the Chinese restaurant inside with great interest.

He has traveled to many places and been to many Chinese restaurants, but this one is undoubtedly the most upscale.

The high-end of Wangjiang Pavilion does not lie in its luxurious decoration. On the contrary, its decoration is very simple, but it is full of care. With the riverside scenery, it gives people a light, elegant, quiet and noble charm.

"I heard that you plan to open a trial operation and provide it to Southampton season ticket holders for free for seven days?"

Raiola sometimes doesn't understand Yang Huan's approach, and always feels that he never thought of making money.

But if you think about it carefully, you feel that his actions seem to be very meaningful.

It’s as if he bought Southampton and only spent a total of 500 million pounds. However, he has made a lot of construction work and built a training base. The newly increased budget has reached 5000 million pounds. This summer, the team has successively introduced Ibrahimovic, Neymar, James Rodriguez and other players. If Vidal is included, the signings are very strong.

At first glance, he is burning cash, but the problem is that he has attracted the attention of the whole of England, and even the world.

After the introduction of Ibrahimovic, the jersey sponsor Umbro promised to increase the sponsorship fee to 500 million pounds a year, and Southampton is now only willing to sign with Umbro for one year.

I still remember that when Yang Huan was negotiating with the CEO of Umbro, he directly explained the reason.

"Because we will increase the price next year!"

This sentence reveals his strong confidence in the team's upgrade and team strength.

Yang Huan looked at Raiola. This fat man is indeed a very capable assistant. Without him, Vidal's transfer negotiations would not be so smooth, and Southampton may even be eager to ask for help.

He is a rare talent.

"There is a saying in my hometown that the rich and the poor come first. If you think about making money from the beginning, I believe there will be many, many rich people in this world, and many, many great companies will cease to exist."

Raiola agrees with this sentence, it is true.

"To put it another way, if we are a giant team, such as Manchester United, with such a signing intensity, what do you think the media will do?"

After hearing this, Raiola first wanted to say something, and of course it was a hot topic, but soon he understood the deep meaning of Yang Huan's words.

Yes, it is normal for a giant like Manchester United to introduce a superstar like Zlatan Ibrahimovic, or even Neymar. The media will also hype it, but after the hype, they will tend to be flat.

The reason is simple. In Manchester United, even if Ibrahimovic is introduced, the most valuable thing about this team is Manchester United, not Ibrahimovic.

Under the brilliance of Manchester United, the sensational effect created by Ibrahimovic's transfer is actually greatly reduced.

But Southampton is different. The Saints are in the League One, England's third-tier league. Such a league and a team have introduced the number one center forward in the world. This in itself makes countless people feel incredible, even shocking.

So what do they do next?
attention!

Both sides, for and against, will continue to pay attention to Southampton and Ibrahimovic.

It's just that the supporters want to see them succeed and prove their foresight, while the opponents want to wait until they fail, and then add insult to injury.

"In this era, we want to do something different from others. As football, if you want to attract more fans, you have to give fans the capital to be proud of."

"You are in a low-level league, you are a weak team, it doesn't matter, as long as you give the fans proud capital, they will remain loyal to you as always."

"It's like a few years ago, Manchester City was poor, but in Manchester, there are still a lot of local fans who support Manchester City more than Manchester United. Why? A group of poor people can't afford Manchester United tickets, choose to support Manchester City, and then say, we choose to support tradition, unlike Manchester United, which has become completely commercialized."

This is the first time Raiola has heard this kind of understanding, because in the past everyone thought it was a kind of belief.

"Manchester City's tradition has given their fans narcissism and pride, so they look down on Manchester United. Even if Manchester United's performance is good, so what? Can you make Manchester United compare with Manchester City's tradition more than a hundred years ago?"

So far, Manchester City fans are still criticizing Manchester United, thinking that more than 100 years ago, Manchester United, which was still a big team at that time, rose by poaching talents from the already famous and powerful team Manchester City at that time.

The tradition of more than a hundred years ago has become their narcissism and the capital to attack their opponents.

"Same thing, Liverpool and Everton, isn't it all there?"

"A few years ago, Chelsea became rich and became an upstart. Many people said that they have no tradition, but Chelsea fans are still very narcissistic, because they are rich and can smash stars as they like, so they look down on those who talk about tradition. They think that it is because of the current failure that they use the past tradition as an excuse for masturbation."

"The logic of the previous business society was how to give your customers benefits, so everyone crazily competed on price, cost, and quality. But the current business logic is how to give your customers the capital of narcissism. Therefore, you must strive for innovation, experience, and sense of participation."

(End of this chapter)