"Mr. Dick, I don't think eight million pounds is enough to buy an outstanding shooter like Ruud van Nistelrooy. Although he is not young, his performance in the past two seasons has not been bad. Such a top striker, Eight million pounds is not worthy of his worth."
Real Madrid¡¯s transfer director, former Yugoslavia superstar Mijatovic frowned at the quotation in front of him and said to Dick.
Dick waved his hand easily: "Oh, it seems I misunderstood I received news that Real Madrid wanted to sell Ruud van Nistelrooy, so I wanted to help you solve a problem I didn't expect it to be like this. It¡¯s the same thing, so forget it.¡±
Having said this, Dick smiled slightly: "In May, Ruud van Nistelrooy underwent surgery in order to participate in the European Cup. At that time, I heard the news that he was going to be sold. Since Real Madrid was unwilling to sell, We can't force him to do anything, let's go elsewhere to see if there are other forwards."
Dick is very sure that Real Madrid wants to sell Van Nistelrooy. You must know that Van Nistelrooy is now 32 years old. Although his performance last season was still outstanding, with 16 La Liga goals, in May he ignored the club He was dissuaded from going for surgery himself, which caused a rift between him and Real Madrid. At that time, Real Madrid's top management spread the news that they wanted to sell him. If Real Madrid wanted more from such a player, they would really be taking advantage of themselves. If they still wanted to pay a high price, Dick would rather give up.
Although Van Nistelrooy is a very suitable signing, he is a bit old and does not need to be a main player. He and Torres Di Natale can complement each other in rotation, and he is also well-known However, if the price is too high, Dick is not willing Spending too much on him, because Dick vaguely remembered that Ruud van Nistelrooy often suffered serious injuries in the next two years, so that he did not play too many games. You can give this kind of risk a try, but if you pay too much, It's really better to look for other options.
"Okay, Mr. Dick, I think we can still discuss it" Mijatovic said helplessly. He originally wanted to take advantage of the situation and make a fortune on Manchester City. After all, Manchester City has not bought anyone in the past two years. He can be considered a wealthy man, but who would have thought that this guy would actually take control now. He realized that Real Madrid was also in a period of blood exchange, and Ruud van Nistelrooy was not a very important time for them, so they wanted to buy it at the lowest price.
"No, Mr. Mijatovic, Ruud van Nistelrooy's worth when he joined Real Madrid two years ago was only 15 million euros. Now the eight million pounds we paid is already over 10 million euros. At his age, such The price is very suitable, no matter how high it is, we won¡¯t agree to it.¡±
Dick began to get tougher. Although he had a large budget, Dick did not intend to be taken advantage of - you know the money saved, but what about his future operating funds
Finally, after bargaining, Real Madrid agreed to Manchester City¡¯s offer of nine million pounds, and now Manchester City can discuss the contract with Ruud van Nistelrooy.
"Mr. Ruud, I think you have understood our intention Yes, we will play in the Champions League next season. We need experienced forwards like you to help us tide over the difficulties. In terms of personal treatment, I I guarantee you there won¡¯t be any changes. Although I can¡¯t guarantee the main position, we don¡¯t have many forwards and there won¡¯t be too few opportunities.¡±
When Dick met Ruud van Nistelrooy, Ruud van Nistelrooy had just finished playing in the European Cup. His Dutch national team was eliminated by the Russian national team in the European Cup. Although Van Nistelrooy performed quite well, he could not let the Dutch national team Team dreams come true.
Van Nistelrooy knew that Real Madrid were very dissatisfied with his surgery, and for the 32-year-old, there were not many choices. In Dick's view, it would not be too difficult for Van Nistelrooy to accept Manchester City's invitation. .
However, Dick underestimated one thing, and that was Ruud van Nistelrooy's feelings for Manchester United
Although Ruud was not too happy to leave Manchester United, at this time, he still rejected Dick's invitation.
"Mr. Dick, I'm very grateful that you think highly of me. I have to say that I am very tempted by this invitation, but I'm sorry, I am not ready to return to the Premier League to play football, let alone join another team in Manchester. I personally have no ill feelings towards Manchester City, but under such circumstances, I would rather stay at Real Madrid than go to Manchester City and become the enemy of Manchester United.¡±
Looking at Ruud van Nistelrooy's candid eyes, Dick was a little stunned - he didn't expect Ruud van Nistelrooy's feelings for Manchester United to be so deep. Even after staying at Real Madrid for two years, he didn't want to join Manchester City or return to the Premier League. .
"You know, we have a lot of tasks this season, and I don't think there will be a better partner than us. Do you really not want to think about it anymore?" Dick asked tentatively.
"I really don't want it anymore. This has nothing to do with other things, but that I can't face returning to Manchester to play football I'm sorry."?Mr Dick. "Fanny shook his head and finally rejected Dick's invitation.
Dick spread his hands, there is no other way, Manchester City and Dick are attractive enough, but unfortunately, Ruud van Nistelrooy does not want to return to the Premier League, this kind of thing, others can't force it.
Real Madrid was also a little unprepared for the breakdown of negotiations between Dick and Van Nistelrooy. They had originally planned to find another forward, but Van Nistelrooy decided to stay, and they could only make second-hand preparations.
When Real Madrid is in a bit of a hectic situation, Dick has already left Madrid. Now it is not easy to find a striker to poach. Ruud Ruud is a very suitable one. Other older top forwards are unlikely to change positions. If you want Dick's favorite striker, you have to spend money
There are several well-known black shops in Europe now, and Porto's striker Dick is still not interested. They just bought Hulk at the beginning of the year, but Dick may not be able to get a player like Hulk even if he takes the lead. After all, he It is difficult to get a labor certificate, and the same is true for Cavani. Manchester City, including Falcao and Suarez, are facing this problem, not to mention that these forwards are still young and cannot fight as soon as they come. Players, at least in Europe, also face an adaptability problem.
For other top forwards in their playing years, their clubs will almost never let him go just because Dick spends money, unless they themselves want to leave, but now generally no player would do such a thing. So after a long discussion with Marriner, Dick finally decided on the candidate for the second filing.
The young French forward who won the top scorer in Ligue 1 last season is Karim Mustafa Benzema, who is less than 21 years old.
In fact, Benzema has become famous very early. Four years ago, he was known as the four little kings of the French youth team with Menez, Ben Arfa, and Nasri. These four people have different characteristics. Nasri is a midfield organizer who can play both in the middle and wide, Menest is comprehensive and more suitable for the shadow forward position, Ben Arfa is an excellent winger, and Benzema is an excellent center. These four people With tacit cooperation during the game, the French youth team won the European Youth Championship that year, and then won the European Youth Championship the next year.
In the club, in the seven-time champion Lyon, Benzema has already received a lot of performance opportunities, and his performance has become more and more outstanding. From the last substitute at the beginning, to last season's The main rotation players. When the main players such as Carew, Wiltord and Malouda left last season, Benzema naturally became Lyon's center forward, and his performance also improved with the stability of the main lineup. A big breakout came. He played a total of 52 times throughout the season, scoring 31 goals and four assists. Especially in the Champions League, he played seven times, scored four goals and provided two assists. Almost accounting for more than half of Lyon's goals in the Champions League, this performance is enough to prove what an outstanding player Benzema is.
No big club has made a move for him yet. That's because everyone feels that Benzema has only one season of outstanding performance, and the top scorer in Ligue 1 is not particularly valuable. If it can last for two seasons, then it will be It can truly prove that he is a top player. To poach him at this time, it will cost a lot of money and take risks. Moreover, all the giants are not bad at forwards now, so the real giants have not taken action.
Therefore, although Lyon boss Aulas¡¯s desk is now filled with quotations for Benzema, none of them make him excited. The maximum is only 15 million euros, and the maximum is only a second-rate team in the four major leagues. Such an offer will not make him feel excited, nor will it make Benzema feel excited.
As the top scorer, best player and league champion in Ligue 1 last season, Benzema has now reached a high enough starting point, and he is still young and can afford to wait.
But all this is not a problem for Dick. He is sure that Benzema is an excellent player with sufficient ability. At the same time, he is not short of money. He went to buy Ruud van Nistelrooy because he could save a lot of money. Since If you can't buy it, it's okay to spend more money on Benzema. The worst is 30 million pounds. Even the greedy Lyon will not refuse such an offer.
Now that the next candidate has been determined, what needs to be done is simple. Take a two-pronged approach, use a bigger stage to attract Benzema, and use a large amount of funds to satisfy Aulas's appetite!
"Twenty million pounds? Manchester City is really rich!"
When Aulas saw Manchester City's quotation for Benzema, he couldn't help but sigh. The first quotation had such a price, which really made Aulas speechless. Although Lyon, as a famous black shop, sold There are also a lot of high-priced players going out, such as Essien is a typical example, but for such a young forward, the first time heWith an offer of 20 million pounds, Manchester City's mentality of winning has been shown.
Aulas knows that although he has labeled Benzema not for sale, he is just trying to make Benzema perform better and sell it at a higher price. However, the young French forward, no matter how talented he is, can Selling for more than 30 million euros is already a huge amount. After all, Ligue 1 is the least valuable league among the five major leagues. They have more of replaced the former Eredivisie arsenal, transporting players to other leagues. It is unrealistic to say that players from French League One can be sold for sky-high prices, unless they are taken advantage of by Chelsea and Manchester City
Twenty million pounds is almost equal to twenty-six million euros. If you want to keep Benzema, his current salary of two million euros is definitely not enough. Aulas estimated that if Benzema is retained next season , his salary will at least double to 4 million euros. If sold at this price now, Lyon will earn 30 million euros, which is almost the bottom line of Aulas's psychology.
Retaining people is just a strategy, rather than really retaining people. This is Aulas's long-standing philosophy of selling people.