Ji Ya knew that there was only one last way left for him.
That is to go to France and dig out the last person!
He felt that the easiest person failed to succeed, and the most difficult person also failed to succeed. Can Giroud, who is of medium difficulty, still succeed?
On July 8th, Ji Ya came to the city of Tours in central France. Tours is not a strong team - strictly speaking, they are an unknown team. The best results in history are only two French second place wins.
Runner-up, the best result in the French Cup is to reach the semi-finals.
Compared with Southampton, they are relatively weak.
And Olivier Giroud joined Tours from Grenoble, also in the French second division, at a low price before the start of last season. It only cost Tours a mere 200,000 euros. Transfers from France's lower leagues have always been very expensive.
of cheapness.
However, as a 23-year-old forward who was unable to play the main role in Grenoble and had to be loaned to France C, Giroud has no ambitions yet. He will be very satisfied if he can be a semi-main team in Tours.
After all, for a 22-year-old forward who is still playing in France C, it is already a blessing to be able to play in France B now!
Tours ranked sixth in Ligue 2 last season and performed well. However, Tours also knew that with their strength, that is, they were wandering up and down in Ligue 2. It was impossible to enter Ligue 1. Moreover, Ligue 1 is different from the Premier League.
The income of the top leagues will skyrocket. Compared with the income of Ligue 1 teams and Ligue 2, there is not much essential difference.
Among the five major leagues, Ligue 1 basically earns its income from selling people.
Therefore, Mr. Christie, the general manager of Tours, was very happy when he received Ji Ya.
"Olivier? This is a good young man. Although he was not the main player in our team last season, he played 23 times and scored nine goals. In addition, a center like him is very useful tactically, so
He is still very important to us." Mr. Christie said seriously.
Hearing him say this, Ji Ya felt relieved.
If you say so, then we can talk!
"As you know, Southampton has had bad luck in recent years. We have been relegated to League One, and our income is not very generous. However, I will not let my partners suffer in terms of transfer fees... Mr. Christie,
I remember that when Olivier transferred to Tours last season, his worth was 200,000 euros, and now we are willing to pay 500,000 euros. What do you think?" said Ji Ya.
Christie glanced at Ji Ya in surprise, and then felt that this young man was a bit impatient, and this seemed to be an area that could be exploited.
And half a million... Christie also felt that it was too little.
Although Giroud only paid 200,000 when he came, but now he has played in Ligue 2 for a year, and as a semi-main player and only 23 years old, he is still a center, so the price can definitely be higher.
"Mr. Ji, as I said just now, he is not for sale to us," Christie said sincerely.
"Eight hundred thousand, we still need to rebuild, and we can't spend too much money on the forward position. We have already bought Lambert before, he was the top scorer in the English League last season, and one scorer is enough to be stable.
, I just think that our forwards are not young anymore, so they need to be forwards in their playing years, but it is impossible for me to pay more money for a supporting center. What's more, even if you keep Giroud
, if he improves a little bit, how much can he sell for? In Ligue 1, this kind of center is not popular." Ji Ya shook his head and said.
The two people's attitudes became tougher at the same time, and Christie also discovered that although the young man opposite seemed a little impatient, he still had a firm grasp of the bottom line.
But yes, in Ligue 1, everyone likes players who can shoot suddenly. Big centers like Giroud are not very popular.
In fact, in the following season, after Giroud became the top scorer in Ligue 2, his transfer value to Montpellier was only a mere two million euros.
If you change your British household registration book, the top scorer in the British Championship will be worth tens of millions.
So after weighing it up, Christie bargained for a while, then asked for a round number, and finally agreed to Jiya's offer of one million euros.
Seeing that the other party agreed, Ji Ya breathed a sigh of relief. This was his last chance!
However, the club's agreement to the offer is only preliminary, and Giroud will have to agree to it later.
At this time, Ji Ya realized that he had missed one more thing. When he was arguing with Tours Club these days, he should also contact Giroud. This two-pronged negotiation method is now done by any club, mainly to save time.
And avoid misunderstandings.
If Giroud has contacted other clubs during this period, it will be troublesome!
Fortunately, no one was interested in Giroud during this period.
After all, a player who only played steadily in Ligue 2 last season is not too young, and not many teams are interested in him.
However, when talking to Giroud, Giroud himself seemed to have little interest...
As a young street kid, Giroud doesn't have an agent yet, so Ji Ya met Giroud directly.
Giroud is very polite, but when it comes to things like going to England to play football, he seems to lack interest.
But it's normal. He finally gained a foothold in Ligue 2. The circulation channels between Ligue 2 and Ligue 1 are quite frequent. As long as he plays well, he can play in Ligue 1 and then transfer to the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A. The probability is the same.
not small.
If you go to play football in English League One, your future will be a little uncertain...
"We at Southampton are not a small team. We have a stadium with 30,000 people and are at a mid-range level in the Premier League. It was just an accident that we fell to League One, not that we will always be in League One... Nan'an
It is only a matter of time before Purton returns to the Premier League. You are still young, why not give it a try? And your characteristics are more suitable for the English game. IMHO, with your current strength, it will not be possible to go to the Premier League immediately.
It’s not good to perform well, but if you can train in England’s lower leagues, you won’t have any discomfort in the Premier League. This is also a very good thing for you personally.”
Ji Ya said to Jirou sincerely, but Jirou was still hesitant.
"We can even put extra clauses in the contract so that if we don't return to the Championship at the end of the season, you can transfer and leave at any time. Of course, if we return to the Championship immediately, then you don't have to rush to leave.
Now, you are only 23 years old. If you play in the English Championship for one or two seasons at the age of 24, you will be more likely to be noticed by the Premier League teams." Ji Ya finally used his trump card.
Such terms impressed Giroud.
The most important thing is that he seems to have never been taken so seriously by anyone...
