Chapter 780 Domineering side leak
Everyone has their own childhood, and every childhood has dreams.
Florentino also has his childhood dream. Because he and his father were senior members of Real Madrid, he grew up watching Real Madrid during the Bernabeu period. At that time, Real Madrid gathered many stars and superstars. The football he played was also the most beautiful football in the world at that time.
This impression left an indelible mark in Florentino's heart. After he achieved success in his career and became a well-known construction tycoon in Spain and even Europe, he began to seek his childhood dream.
The chairman of Real Madrid not only fulfilled his childhood dream, but also pushed his fame to a higher level.
That is the influence that no matter how well you do, you will never get.
Florentino took over as the chairman of Real Madrid with ambition and used a transfer that shocked the whole world, introducing Figo from Barcelona. A superstar came a year after paying a huge amount of transfer funds, but also brought rich commercial income to Real Madrid.
If Sans has accumulated a honor room for Real Madrid and won many championships, including two Champions League titles, but at the same time, it left a nearly suffocating debt for Real Madrid. Even UEFA said that if Real Madrid's finances are not effectively improved, they will be expelled from the Champions League.
But Florentino's superstar policy completely changed all this. He used the shortest time and the most savvy business operations to remove Real Madrid's debt burden, and at the same time took advantage of the superstar's attractiveness to raise the team's commercial income to a whole new level, and took the lead in opening up the foundation of the second largest business empire in professional football, besides Manchester United.
In just under three or four years, Real Madrid's brand has skyrocketed rapidly and has even reached the value of the world's top brands. However, its performance on the court has plummeted. Especially the failure of Zidanega Pavin's policy made Florentino disheartened and finally chose to leave Real Madrid.
But in just three years, Real Madrid's golden sign has completely become worthless and noble under the erosion of two major borers Calderon and Mijatovic. So Florentino, under the expectation of countless Real Madrid fans, returned to the position of Real Madrid's chairman as if he had returned to the king without any competitive pressure.
Some people describe it as Napoleon of Real Madrid. After his first defeat, he was exiled to Elba Island, but he soon escaped from the island and returned to Paris. On the way, all the troops and all the civil servants and generals turned against him when they saw him.
But some people are worried that Florentino's slogan is to build Real Madrid into the greatest football club of the 21st century, but will he suffer from the same fate as Napoleon and encounter his own Waterloo?
After Florentino took over Real Madrid, his results were pretty good, one Champions League champion and three La Liga champions, but this report card is still a bit inferior to Sans, not to mention the presidents of Bernabeu and Mendoza. Even if he is better than Sans, he will be better than Sans. Although Sans only has one league champion, he has two Champions League champions.
Moreover, in the eyes of many people, Real Madrid's peak period in the early 1990s was more effective than the team left by Sans. Even head coach Bosque was appointed by Sans, which made many of the honors received by the Galaxy Battleships Phase I transferred to Sans' name.
Another issue involved is legality.
Although Florentino won the presidential election, he actually did not win convincing results, especially in his first term, he still lacked a legitimacy and could not convince all Real Madrid fans and members that he could do it and that he could lead Real Madrid to the top.
It is easy to get this legality. As long as you can manage the team well, you will be legal.
Although Real Madrid was very successful in business in his first term, it was very bad on the court, especially in the next three years, which led many Real Madrid fans to turn back, believing that the peaks of the first three years were the legacy of Sans, and then used this to refute Florentino.
In the second term, Florentino was legalized by the bad luck of Calderon and Mijatovic. He was elected as the chairman of Real Madrid in an undisputed manner, but this looked more like a tall man selected from a short man. This was not what Florentino wanted. What he wanted was to be compared with a great chairman like Bernabeu and Mendoza.
In the La Liga, Real Madrid has never been able to break the rule of Barcelona, and in the Champions League, Real Madrid has always been unable to make any breakthroughs. A La Liga champion, Florentino won even the honors of the second phase of the Galaxy Battleships, which he criticized. At least he won two La Liga champions.
As a result, Florentino began to be controversial again, especially within Real Madrid. Many fan members began to discuss whether the decision to restore Florentino was right or wrong, because Real Madrid in his second term did not change much in their performance, but their business achievements were even better.
But is this what Real Madrid fans and members want?
Florentino sat on the business table at the White Hart Lane stadium, next to him was former Real Madrid superstar Zidane, as well as Tottenham Hotspur CEO Peter Neon and Chief Operating Officer Ron Gurley.
When he saw Real Madrid scored three goals in the first half by Tottenham Hotspur, but there was still not much improvement in the second half. Instead, Tottenham Hotspur made a threatening counterattack again and again, Florentino's expression became very serious and even a little depressed, because he knew very well that Real Madrid would once again fail in the Champions League.
Losing three away goals is basically impossible to reverse at home, unless the miracle of AC Milan's reversal of La Coruña was performed, but is this possible?
Florentino never pins his hopes on some illusory factors, so one of his ideas for running Real Madrid is that the team's performance is unreliable and has great ups and downs, but the business income is very stable. Therefore, stable business income is used to ensure that Real Madrid can invest a large amount of money every year to introduce high-level stars.
This forms a virtuous cycle. The greater the income, the richer you have to attract stars. The more stars you have, the stronger the team's strength will be. However, after the previous term, Florentino also learned lessons丨That is, the head coach is very important.
Pellegrini is obviously not the head coach Florentino wants. Although he gave the Chilean engineer three years, he still failed to break Barcelona's dominance over La Liga. This is not to say that the Chilean engineer is not capable enough, but to be unlucky and meet a Barcelona who is invincible.
To suppress Barcelona, Real Madrid needs a better head coach, a truly world-class coach.
Ancelotti
Florentino's ideas and choices were not wrong. The mistake was that the outside world captured the information too early and exposed it too early, causing the team to be distracted and pushed Pellegrini into a dilemma.
"It seems that you are trying to defend your title again," Florentino said with a smile at Peter Nion beside him.
He lost the game, but he still had to maintain his demeanor. Moreover, he is the chairman of Real Madrid. It is impossible to get angry because of losing a game. Even if he wants to lose his temper, he has to be on his own people where no one sees it, not on outsiders.
Peter Neon smiled and shook his head, "It's hard. Liverpool bites too tightly in the league, and the Champions League is full of risks. But to be honest, we have the world's top head coach, and he is our biggest bargaining chip."
This is not a compliment. Ye Qiu's reputation in today's football world is hard to say that he is the first, but at least he is the top one.
Florentino has to admit this. Even Ancelotti, Mourinho, Guardiola and others are still inferior to Ye Qiu. If this person is not the chairman of Tottenham Hotspur, no matter how much the price is spent, he must invite Ye Qiu to Real Madrid.
But unfortunately, Ye Qiu is someone he can't even invite even if he asks
"Peter, how were you thinking about what I mentioned to you last time?" Florentino had a good impression of Peter Neon. The two had a close relationship since the former was at Manchester United. They were the two of them who had handled the transfer of Beckham, and Florentino always believed that Peter Neon was the same type of person as him.
The difference is that Peter Neon is in the more professional Tottenham Hotspur, while he is responsible for taking overall charge of Real Madrid, a membership system. The environment he lives in is completely different. Of course, his power is much greater than Peter Neon.
About a month ago, Florentino called Peter Nion and formally proposed to acquire Cavani and consult Tottenham Hotspur. However, Peter Nion talked to Ye Qiu that Cavani is very important to the team, especially his coverage and running in the frontcourt, which has very obvious tactical significance.
So Ye Qiu didn't consider selling Cavani, but on the other hand, Ye Qiu felt very embarrassed, that was Cavani's contract renewal.
From another perspective, Cavani's contract has two years left. Even if the contract is not renewed now, his transfer rights are still controlled by Tottenham Hotspur. But the problem is that once the team cannot meet Cavani's salary requirements, the player is likely to terminate the contract renewal negotiations. With only two years left in the contract, staying in the team for another year will be very expensive.
Just imagine, in 2014, if Cavani did not nod on renewing the contract, he would transfer freely in 2015. By then, Tottenham would have nothing. Even if Tottenham was willing to let go in 2014, with one year left in the contract, it would be difficult for Cavani to be worth more, at most 30 to 40 million euros.
Usually, any club's choice is the same when dealing with this kind of thing. Either renew the contract, meet the player's salary requirements, prompt him to stay on the team, or let him go in exchange for a high transfer fee, and look for a replacement in the transfer market.
Tottenham Hotspur is now preparing for both hands. On the one hand, it continues to negotiate with Cavani. Ye Qiu's request is also very simple. Without breaking the team's salary structure, he can even get the same salary as Ribery and Messi, and at the same time increase his business support.
But it must also be mentioned that in Real Madrid, which has equally excellent business operation capabilities, once Cavani arrives at the Bernabeu with a sky-high transfer fee, the Uruguayan influence will reach an astonishing height, and then the business income will also rise steadily. Coupled with the huge salary, Cavani is not satisfied with the conditions offered by Tottenham Hotspur.
However, Ye Qiu is also making second-hand preparations, that is, to find a replacement for Cavani. It is impossible to find an identical one, but at least he would be the kind of person who can play in Tottenham Hotspur. Ye Qiu fully considered the requirements of Mauro Tassoti and had already set his goal.
So, now, when Florentino asked this, Peter Nion also laughed, "You know, Florentino, our players are not cheap at all."
When Florentino heard Peter Nion say this, he knew exactly what was going on. "As long as you are willing to negotiate, the transfer fee can be negotiated." This is also Florentino's usual style and keeps his promises generously.
Zidane on the side was a little helpless because he originally recommended Hazard, who thought that the Tottenham Hotspur's winger would definitely have the ability to become a top superstar, but unfortunately, Real Madrid now has Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth and Bale, and Hazard doesn't need Hazard.
In terms of center selection, Ancelotti revealed that he is more optimistic about Cavani. The reason is very simple. Cavani, the center, has a very tactical value. Ancelotti even compared him with Drogba at his peak, believing that the two are almost the same in tactical value, which shows Ancelotti's emphasis on Cavani.
Another point is that Cavani's style is very similar to Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale. The three players are all players with very good impact. They form a trident, and the midfielder focuses on playing and scheduling. This is what Ancelotti wants for the midfield configuration.
Another point is that Cavani's active defensive attitude is also a supplement to Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale, which can provide Real Madrid's frontcourt defense and oppression, easing the two wide-range stars who have almost no defense. Cavani himself is also a scorer with excellent impact.
Cavani's strength and level have been proven in the past few seasons. Tottenham Hotspur has cultivated three centers, Van Persie, Falcao and Cavani. The North London production has become popular in the transfer market, so there are many teams pursuing Cavani now, and the ones who are most qualified to become Real Madrid competitors are Manchester City and Newcastle.
Among them, Newcastle's head coach is Ancelotti.
But now with the words of Peter Nion and Florentino, Real Madrid is undoubtedly at the forefront of pursuing Cavani. Unless Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur cannot reach a transfer fee, Cavani's most likely destination is Real Madrid.
After getting Florentino's words, Tottenham Hotspur should also start looking for Cavani's replacement.
The senior executives of both sides were having a lot of fun in the stands, but in the stadium below the stands, Tottenham Hotspur made another threatening attack on Real Madrid.
Messi got the ball inside from the right and passed Ribery diagonally. The big scar face, who was restricted by Aveloa throughout this game, finally had a chance to play. He scored the ball on the left side of the front of the penalty area, passed Aveloa and passed the penalty area with a low pass.
In the middle of the penalty area, Cavani broke away from Pepe's defense, grabbed the point from close range, and pierced through Real Madrid's goal again, 40
This goal occurred in the 76th minute of the second half. Tottenham Hotspur had almost been qualified for the Champions League semi-finals with Cavani's big four. In this game, the performance of two Real Madrid's central defenders, especially Pepe, can almost be described as extremely bad.
Cavani's four goals adopted different goals, one was to catch a straight pass from the middle, one was to score a header, one was to run a long distance, and the other was to catch a cross from the side to grab the point. The four goals reflected the comprehensiveness of the Uruguayan center, especially he was also a very tactical center.
Ye Qiu and Mauro Tasotti were not aware of the negotiations between the top leaders of the two sides in the stands, but they were very clear that this battle would make Cavani's reputation soar, and it would undoubtedly be even more difficult to keep the Uruguayans.
This game was a miserable victory for Tottenham Hotspur. He won Real Madrid with a big score, and it can almost be said that he reached the semi-finals with one foot. With Ye Qiu's understanding and familiarity with Dortmund, the problem of playing the Hornets in the semi-finals will not be very big unless there is any major change.
Therefore, this battle gives Tottenham Hotspur a great hope to enter the Champions League final again, which will further enhance Tottenham's influence.
But the price paid is also quite painful, that is, Cavani, who Ye Qiu attaches great importance to, may be forced to leave the team.
Meeting Cavani's requirements is very simple for Ye Qiu, but the result is to break the team's salary structure and framework. What will Peter Nion and others view this matter at that time? And it will make Cavani an exception to the team. This is obviously not what Ye Qiu is willing to accept, because today is made for Cavani and tomorrow will make an exception for Messi. What about the day after tomorrow? What about the day after tomorrow?
In this way, what is the difference between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City, Newcastle and other teams?
"Let's go, we can't do it if we don't have anyone, right?" Ye Qiu smiled bitterly at Mauro Tasotti.
Mauro Tasotti is the person who knows Ye Qiu's ideas best. He knows very well how much Ye Qiu values Cavani, but there is one saying that if you have a hard wing, you want to fly. If you continue to hold him in the palm of your hand, in the end he will peck you. It would be better to let him go out and let him fly, and both sides will leave a relationship with each other.
"Don't worry, we are Tottenham Hotspur. You retreated, and I'm holding it. Without Cavani, we still have Messi, Ribery, and others. Tottenham Hotspur's flag will definitely not fall." Mauro Tasotti tried to comfort Ye Qiu in turn.
Chapter completed!