"How much?" Li Ang raised his voice and widened his eyes.
"One and a half million euros." Benita sighed and repeated the number again. She had predicted Li Ang's reaction. She knew that this amount would not satisfy the team's head coach.
Not only was he dissatisfied, Li Ang was almost furious.
1.5 million euros? What can you do with this little money? Although this is not the era of extremely premium players ten years from now, but according to the current 'market situation', a player from a top-ranked team in La Liga is worth at least as much as
Seven to eight million euros, if you are a player from a mid- to lower-tier team in La Liga, it will be more than one million euros.
And what is Li Ang's goal? To lead the team to upgrade. At the same time, don't forget that Sporting Gijon still has the UEFA Cup to play next season. The team fights on multiple fronts. At the very least, it needs to introduce a significant player to sit in the center.
This is a plan that Li Ang has long thought of. The team's midfielder does not have an offensive core that really satisfies him, and this must be strengthened.
Such a player, even if Li Ang has a pulse on the future and tries his best to find treasures, still needs several million euros to start.
Good thing now. How much money has the club prepared for him during the entire transfer period?
One and a half million euros!
What is enough money for?
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"We have European competition next season and the goal of promotion. Are you going to give me a budget of 1.5 million euros now?" Li Ang said unceremoniously.
"I considered the European War." Benita did not give in at all, and did not flinch at Leon's angry look. "Originally, it was only one million euros. Considering the European War, I added half a million euros."
"Haha." Li Ang laughed angrily, "Then do I still want to thank you for your thoughtfulness?"
"No need." Benita said with a serious expression, "This is my job."
Li Ang was furious. Could this woman really not hear that he was being sarcastic?
"One and a half million euros, with this budget, do you expect me to integrate the team and play for one season? And then happily enter La Liga?" Li Ang sneered.
"There are also winter transfers." Benita said.
"Winter transfer?" Li Ang raised the corner of his mouth. The summer transfer is so important, but it only has such a small budget. Winter transfer? Forget it, it is estimated that even hundreds of thousands of euros will be enough by then. Are you fooling people?
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Benita saw the sarcasm and dissatisfaction in Li Ang's expression, and she was a little silent.
Of course she knows that this budget is indeed quite excessive, but the club's financial situation is indeed quite pessimistic. If the team had not just won the Spanish King's Cup and had a championship bonus dividend to be paid, Gijon would have been
Sporting cannot even afford the €1.5 million transfer budget.
After actually taking over the job of general manager of the club, Benita Arango really realized the difficulties faced by the club's financial situation. It is a bit exaggerated to say that it is on the verge of bankruptcy, but if Sporting Gijon fails to successfully avoid relegation
, then, if the team fails, it really can only file for bankruptcy.
Fortunately, Sporting Gijon successfully stayed in the second division and also won the Copa del Rey championship trophy. The latter can share the championship dividends.
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Both of them were silent and did not speak.
"During the winter transfer, the club may be able to provide transfer funds." Benita hesitated and said.
"Dividends from the UEFA Cup?" Li Ang immediately grasped the key.
"Yes." Benita gritted her silver teeth and nodded. This was considered her own decision. Originally, the club planned to incorporate the dividends from the UEFA Cup into the club's account to fill the debt. Now she still considers what Li Ang is facing.
Difficulty, I have to make my own decision and use part of it as the winter transfer budget.
Li Ang thought for a while, and then smiled. It was a bitter smile.
In the final analysis, the dividend income of the UEFA Cup is earned by Sporting Gijon itself, and it depends on how far Sporting Gijon can go in the UEFA Cup. If they are eliminated in the group stage, then the dividends will also be
Limited. However, with Sporting Gijon’s strength and staffing, it is understandably difficult to qualify from the UEFA Cup group stage without any replenishment in the summer transfer market.
This is to let the horses run without giving them grass to eat.
Benita felt embarrassed when she saw Li Ang smile bitterly. This girl, who was a bit cool when she entered work, understood the reason for Li Ang's bitter smile. The team was indeed a little too stingy, but there was no way around it due to financial constraints.
Things.
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"The club's financial situation is not optimistic?" Li Ang asked.
"Although it's not too bad." Benita hesitated for a moment, but still revealed some information, "However, the current situation is not good. The team has played in the Second Division for these seasons and has been investing every season, but...
…”
Li Ang nodded helplessly. He understood. Sporting Gijon has been aiming to return to La Liga in the past few seasons. There will be investment in almost every transfer market. Although there is only a few million investment in each transfer period, however,
For Sporting Gijon, after investing for several consecutive seasons, they are still only able to stay in the Spanish Second Division. The gap between investment and return is huge, which slowly drags down the club's financial situation.
To put it bluntly, Sporting Gijon's current tight financial situation is paying for the failure of promotions in previous seasons.
Or it can be said that Li Ang is 'innocently' taking the blame for previous head coaches...
Li Ang looked at the night sky in the distance. From here, he could see the lighthouse shining deep in the harbor, and he could still vaguely hear the whistle of the ship.
His mind was thinking about the current situation.
Benita stood beside him. The girl did not disturb Li Ang. The sea breeze blew the girl's hair, and she was confused. She stroked her bangs with her hands.
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"Okay, 1.5 million euros, just 1.5 million euros." Finally, Li Ang said, "But, I have a few conditions."
"You say." Benita said. She knew that Li Ang wanted to impose conditions. As long as it was not a matter of principle, she would agree. It was considered as compensation for Li Ang. The transfer budget was pitifully small, so naturally she had to give it.
The head coach made some compensation in other ways.
"I have the final say on the transfers in this transfer window." Li Ang went straight to the point and pointed to the core.
Benita frowned cutely and was about to speak.
"Don't be too busy objecting." Li Ang looked deeply at Benita, "First of all, I have an accurate vision of the players. I have the right to speak on this point."
Benita nodded. As for Li Ang's ability to see people accurately, she admitted that it was not just her admission. This point had even won praise and recognition from many Gijonian media and fans. Mata, Carlos, and Maigu
Players such as El Pihra and Marcos are proof of this.
"Second." Li Ang raised two fingers, "With a budget of 1.5 million euros, what can this amount of money do? Don't I have this little rights and freedom?"
Listening to Li Ang's somewhat angry words, Benita burst into laughter. Although she knew that she was talking about work, and it was a very important work, and she really shouldn't laugh in this situation, she still couldn't help but laugh.
Li Ang glared at Benita, meaning, why are you laughing?!
Benita stuck out her tongue playfully, then nodded, "Okay, that's no problem at all."
As Li Ang said, 1.5 million euros is indeed too little money in the transfer market. If Li Ang asks for the freedom of this transfer budget, just give it to him.
"Third, the team has signings, and at the same time, players may transfer and leave." Li Ang said, "I will use the funds from selling the players to invest in the transfer market."
"This..." Benita hesitated, she needed to think about it.
Upon seeing this, Li Ang pretended to be calm, but in fact he was nervous inside. He naturally knew something about the team's financial situation. After learning about the poor transfer budget of 1.5 million euros, he was naturally angry.
, However, he immediately thought of the best way to save himself, that is, he must get the club to agree to use the funds from selling players to invest in the transfer market. At the same time, this also means that the team's signings during the entire transfer period
He is solely responsible for cleaning and cleaning.
This can ensure to the greatest extent that the team is built according to his wishes.
He didn't want to be constrained, even if the constraint might be Benita, with whom he had a good relationship.
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In fact, this third point is Li Ang's final trump card.
Moreover, from the surface, Benita has even agreed to the first two points, and the third point seems to be nothing. Because no one would guess what Li Ang wants to do? No one would think that he would be interested in what he just got.
The Copa del Rey champion and the team that successfully avoided relegation underwent major surgery.
In fact, as Li Ang guessed, Benita was also considering this matter at this time. She did not expect that Li Ang would perform a relatively large operation on the team's lineup. She subconsciously believed that Li Ang would retain the basic framework of the team.
, it is just local fine-tuning. In this case, there will be relatively few players leaving the team. In this case, there will be almost no income from selling players... In this case, Li Ang's request seems to be nothing.
In this case, I might as well just agree to him. Anyway, I agreed to the most important thing in the first two days, and this last one is not missing.
"Okay, I agreed." Benita said, "That's it for these three, right?"
"That's it for these three." Li Ang breathed a sigh of relief, then smiled, "You won't fail to keep your words, and you will regret it when the time comes, right?"
"I have my own work principles and ethics." Benita was questioned by Li Ang, and the girl seemed very angry.
"Aha, I was just joking." Li Ang raised a smile, "Of course I believe in the work principles and ethics of the beautiful Miss Benita."
Hearing Li Ang praise her beauty, Benita smiled happily. But she didn't notice the proud expression of the guy in front of her...the proud fox tail, wagging and wagging. (To be continued.)
