247 Asking the price in the sky, repaying the money on the ground
When Gao Shen arrived at the Naples headquarters office, De Laurentiis and Marino were already waiting for him in the conference room.
Both of them looked quite anxious. When Gao Shen knocked on the door and came in, they immediately found their backbone.
Before Gao Shen arrived, De Laurentiis was the most influential boss in Naples, but after Gao Shen arrived, De Laurentiis' voice in football matters was severely weakened.
Especially after last season's excellent record.
"The latest news is that Arsenal has raised the offer to 10 million euros."
As soon as Gao Shen sat down, Marino reported the latest situation.
Napoli have rejected three offers from Arsenal, but it seems the Gunners are very determined.
"Wenger is determined to poach me." Gao Shen smiled bitterly. He didn't even know that his enmity with Wenger was so deep.
Is it just because he robbed him of a Champions League runner-up spot?
"You just said that Gervinho called you?" De Laurentiis asked with concern.
Gao Shen nodded, "He told me that he wanted to leave the team and hoped that I would let him go."
De Laurentiis's face changed when he heard this, and he cursed directly, feeling that Gervinho was a little bit blank.
The club has promised to give him a salary increase. Although it may not be as high as the salary offered by Arsenal, it is not like this, right?
"Actually, I understand him." Gao Shen said lightly.
De Laurentiis and Marino were both a little surprised.
Understand him?
Do you want to let him go?
The two big guys looked at each other, both of them having a somewhat unpredictable meaning.
"He said he didn't like the football environment in Italy and wanted to go to Arsenal. I didn't agree, but I said I would consider it."
De Laurentiis was still a little angry.
In the past year, due to Gao Shen and Naples, as well as Gervinho's outstanding performance, he was frequently attacked and even racially abused by rival fans. This is actually quite normal in Italy.
Just like Gao Shen, he received cordial greetings from rival fans in almost every game, and racial discrimination was repeatedly banned. Even the Italian Football Association could only turn a blind eye to this.
Catch? How to catch?
As for penalties, I'm afraid the entire Italian team will be fined, including Naples.
So, this kind of thing really can only be tolerated and carried through.
If you can't bear it, there's nothing you can do about it.
"Gao, what's your attitude now?" Marino asked with concern.
Gao Shen nodded and said: "Let him go!"
He had already thought it through on the plane back.
The twisted melon is not sweet, and Di Maria is used to replace Gervinho, which Gao Shen had planned long ago.
Gervinho has good strength, but his physical fitness is too poor and does not meet the requirements of advanced players.
He was one of our best players last season," Marino reminded.
"So," Gao Shen looked at the general manager and said firmly, "even if we want to sell, we can't sell casually. Otherwise, other teams will think that we run a supermarket and rush in to rob people. We will
It was looted."
Although it is a joke to stare at Gao Shen to steal people, it is not ruled out that some teams will do this.
You can only be a thief for a thousand days, how can you guard against a thief for a thousand days?
At that time, those poaching tentacles will directly negotiate with the players, and there is no guarantee that the players will not be tempted.
"Instead of being stared at like this, it's better to be more ruthless. If you want to buy, you can meet our asking price. As long as you have money, you are not afraid of not being able to buy good players. If two or three players are poached, Naples will collapse. Then I will go here."
It’s all in vain for a year!”
By the end, Gao Shen had become very confident and determined.
"Well said!" De Laurentiis praised, "If you want to poach people, you have to pay the price!"
"What about the additional candidates?" Marino asked with concern.
If Gervinho is really sold, Naples will only have Di Maria and Sanchez on the wing, as well as the newly joined Callejon and Mertens.
Gao Shen was already prepared for this.
"You immediately contact Villarreal in La Liga. They have a player named Antonio Valencia, a player from Ecuador in South America. He was on loan at Wigan in the Premier League last season. Wigan is currently negotiating with Villarreal.
Rent it, you go and buy it, it's estimated to be about 1.5 million euros.
Antonio Valencia, the man who never laughs at Manchester United.
I believe fans who are familiar with Manchester United will be familiar with him. He is a controversial player.
First of all, everyone recognizes his attitude and feelings for Manchester United, but his ability can be described as mixed praise and praise.
If you just look at the time, it is not difficult to find that Ferguson actually brought him in as Cristiano Ronaldo's successor, and he was just to make up for Ronaldo's role as president.
What was President Luo's role at Manchester United at that time?
Scorer?
No, this is the result.
The reason why President Luo made rapid progress in the next two or three seasons at Manchester United was because Ferguson figured out a tactical style that could maximize his advantages and integrate Manchester United at the same time.
Therefore, in those years, Manchester United's performance was extremely good, and the entire team was adjusted to the optimal solution.
That is to use the pulling and movement of the frontcourt players to create a gap for President Luo to penetrate into the penalty area, and then use President Luo's amazing explosive power and speed to directly insert into key positions in the penalty area to create threats.
Valencia's speed is also amazing.
Since 2006, he has led Ecuador to the World Cup and his performance in Wigan. In fact, he is not a simple wide player.
Dribbling the ball into the ribs is also his specialty, but his biggest weakness is that his left foot is almost useless.
Domestic Premier League commentator Zhan Jun once commented this way: Everyone in Europe knows that Valencia will go to the right, and everyone in Europe knows that he will not cut inside, but will only pass from the bottom, but that’s it.
Can't stop him.
Such comments have also appeared on another one-legged maniac, that is Robben.
Gao Shen once heard a saying before traveling through the world: If Valencia had not broken his leg, he would have been one of the top wingers in Europe.
This is the level of Antonio Valencia!
And this player is still depressed and waiting for an opportunity.
De Laurentiis and Marino were actually already used to Gao Shen's style of doing things, and even used to his shocking words, but they were still surprised at this moment.
The player he mentioned casually, a player who couldn't play at Villarreal and was loaned to Wigan but couldn't play in the main team, could he take Gervinho's place?
Faced with the worries of De Lao and Marino, Gao Shen smiled and asked: "How much did Gervinho cost us?"
De Laurentiis looked at Marino, who knew best what he was doing.
"About 600,000 euros." Marino didn't remember the details very clearly. It had already been a year.
"Look, I expect it will cost twice as much in Valencia. Do you think I can replace it?" Gao Shen asked cheerfully.
De Lao and Marino understand that the higher the price for this head coach to introduce players, the stronger the strength will be proved. Is this what he means?
But soon, De Laurentiis stopped laughing again.
why?
Because Arsenal is now offering 10 million euros to the 20-year-old Gervinho. That is to say, if the Ivorian's transfer is successful,
If the price difference reaches more than 10 million euros, Gao Shen will have to pay 2 million euros.
Heartache!
This should have belonged to the club.
He really wanted to beat himself to death. Why was he so smart in the first place? What kind of punishment mechanism did he want to devise for him?
The result was good, not even a penalty, but a huge loss.
Naples provides a platform to pay players salaries and bonuses, as well as various training facilities and coaching staff, so they can enjoy 80% of the price difference. Gao Shen is like an emperor choosing a concubine. He chooses a player and can take away two dollars out of thin air.
become.
He is so sad!
But his sadness could only be buried deep in his heart, because he knew that Gao Shen was helping him and Naples make money, even a lot of money.
However, the thought of sharing 20% of the profits made him feel like a knife!
As he thought about it, De Laurentiis stared at Marino with dagger-like eyes.
However, Marino hadn't noticed anything strange yet and was still chatting with Gao Shenre about how to increase Wenger's offer.
Gao Shen discussed the countermeasures with the two big guys.
He has reached an agreement with Gervinho. Regardless of whether he agrees with Gervinho's departure or not, players cannot cooperate with the other club's pressure.
The Ivorians also agreed.
Therefore, Gao Shen, De Laurentiis and Marino discussed a strategy to raise prices.
The next day, De Laurentiis revealed in an interview with local media in Naples that he had indeed received an offer from a Premier League team, but it was seriously lacking in sincerity and Naples had rejected it.
"Chelsea spent 20 million euros to bring Malouda from Lyon in Ligue 1. I don't think Gervinho is worse than Malouda!"
As soon as these words came out, the Italian football world was shocked.
Malouda is worth 20 million euros. Gervinho is no worse than Malouda. Does he also want 20 million euros?
At the same time, De Laurentiis opened his mouth and revealed that at least three Serie A giants were asking for Gervinho.
"I won't tell you which three teams they are, but I am pretty sure that they are all interested in Gervinho and are actively contacting us."
Afterwards, De Laurentiis said seriously that he had revealed too much and could no longer say anything and wanted to keep it a secret.
This made Gao Shen laugh and cry after seeing the report.
Do you think that if you don’t mention your name, people won’t know that you ordered Inter Milan, Roma and Juventus?
Isn’t this what the media has reported before?
These three companies have indeed had contact with Naples, but they all feel that Naples' asking price is too high.
Today’s Serie A does not have such high spending power.
Juventus only spent more than 10 million euros to introduce Iaquinta from Udinese. How could they be willing to pay more than 10 million euros in transfer fees for Gervinho?
The media is also very knowledgeable and follows up immediately, digging out a lot of so-called insider information, which is the news that the team is paying attention to Gervinho. Who makes this Ivory Coast winger really perform well?
He is now not only the captain of Côte d'Ivoire's national Olympic team that participated in the 2008 Olympic Games, but he has also made his debut for the national team a long time ago and has played many times for the national team. Coupled with the age of twenty, his future is limitless.
After Gao Shen and Naples made huge offers, they were waiting for Wenger and Arsenal to pay back the money.
