Manchester United acted quickly. Just two days later, List received a call from Manchester United. They hoped to discuss specific issues with List. The opponent in the negotiation with List was the man who is gradually replacing Manchester United CEO Edwards.
Peter Kenyon.
"Hello Mr. Kenyon."
The last meeting was not very pleasant for Lister. Because Kenyon had a somewhat arrogant attitude at the time and looked down upon agents like Lister. Moreover, Kenyon was previously responsible for Manchester United's commercial promotion and player agent.
He didn't have much contact. Therefore, he seemed to look down on the football agent industry. But today Kenyon was smiling and his attitude had completely changed.
But there is a reason for this. Because Edwards, the old CEO of Manchester United, had so many scandals that the Manchester United board of directors couldn't bear it. Edwards had many scandals, including the use of public funds.
But if Edwards’ funniest scandal is that every time he goes to the stadium to watch a game, his favorite thing to do is to peek in the toilet. With Edwards’ identity, he wants a woman, what?
There are all kinds of women.
But this guy has such a habit, he likes to peek into the toilet, and he has been caught many times. Therefore, once Edwards decides to come to watch the game, the most nervous thing for those inside Manchester United is how to keep an eye on Edwards. So much so that some people
He once said to Manchester United's senior management: "You are so brave to dare to let Edwards go out alone."
The Manchester United board of directors could not bear it anymore. Therefore, the board of directors asked Edwards to resign as the CEO of Manchester United, and Peter Kenyon began to fully take over his work. Therefore, he also participated in the player transfer negotiations, and Ruud van Nistelrooy was considered to have participated.
The first player transfer negotiation. Kenyon is not proficient in player transfer. It should be said that he is even unfamiliar with it.
He had met with Ferguson before coming here. What Ferguson meant was very simple, that is, he must want Ruud van Nistelrooy. Considering Ferguson's status at Manchester United, this kind of transfer can be decided by himself. But after all, Ferguson is just a person, and he is not
Nezha has three heads and six arms. Now that the Premier League is in full swing, Ferguson can't spare the time to interview List.
And although the Premier League head coach has great power, it does not mean that all the head coaches will participate in the negotiations. If that is the case, so many departments in the club will have nothing to do? The Premier League head coach will be completely exhausted.
If there is any difference between the Premier League and La Liga and Serie A, it is that the transfer departments serve different clients. In La Liga, Serie A, including the Bundesliga, the transfer departments of ordinary clubs belong to the sports director, and the sports director can decide what to bring in.
Players. However, the transfer department of the Premier League club serves the head coach. If the head coach likes a certain person, he will hand over the task to the transfer department. Then the transfer department will introduce players according to the head coach's requirements.
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This time Ruud van Nistelrooy's transfer was a large-scale transfer, so Peter Kenyon personally negotiated with List.
"Mr. Cherny, you should know. I am only looking for you for one thing this time, and that is the transfer of Ruud van Nistelrooy from Eindhoven."
Peter Kenyon is a miracle worker. He has created countless brilliance in business, and he will soon create a series of good results at Manchester United. But when it comes to player transfers, he is still a rookie. Although his opponents
It's Manchester United, and the man in front of him is the future CEO of Manchester United. But Lister didn't care at all and said easily: "Mr. Kenyon, what I mean is very simple. I have a good cooperative relationship with Manchester United. If
Of course I am willing to continue to cooperate with Manchester United. But my players and I are people who need to eat, and we cannot live on air."
Although Kenyon is a rookie when it comes to player transfers, he has participated in countless business negotiations. As soon as Lister opened his mouth, Kenyon understood what Lister meant. To put it bluntly, he just wanted money.
"Mr. Cherney, the 25 million pounds you proposed is really outrageous. You have to know that the record transfer fee in English football is only 15 million pounds. At that time, Alan Shearer was the top player in the European Cup.
The top scorer, two-time top scorer in the Premier League, has scored more than 30 goals in the Premier League for three consecutive seasons, and is one of the best center players in Europe. Ruud van Nistelrooy is just a player who has just played in the Netherlands.
The statistics are not even comparable to those of Shearer back then. With 25 million pounds, some lions are opening their mouths."
Listening to Kenyon's words, Lister smiled and shook his head. He even raised his index finger and shook it slightly. Then he said: "Mr. Kenyon, you have changed your concept. Alan Shearer
The transfer was already three and a half years ago. In the same year as Alan Shearer's transfer, Ronaldo's move to Barcelona was worth US$20 million, and when he came to Inter Milan a year later, it was US$28 million.
Vieri's transfer from Lazio to Inter Milan this summer cost 50 million US dollars. Could it be said that Vieri this summer is twice as good as Ronaldo in 1997? No, no, no, this is all because of the rising price."
"If there is a striker in the Premier League who can score more than 30 goals in three consecutive seasons, I don't think he is worth less than 30 million pounds. If Shearer was worth 15 million pounds now, he would be worth 15 million pounds."
I can’t even buy my right leg.”
Kenyon's expression was very serious. Of course he knew what Lister said, and he was indeed changing the concept to confuse the concept. Because the high price of 25 million pounds is absolutely unacceptable to Kenyon and Manchester United.
So Kenyon changed his tone and put it another way: "Mr. Cherney, Manchester United cannot afford the price of 25 million pounds anyway. We don't have Moratti, Cragnotti, etc."
The big sponsors cannot spend 50 million US dollars, 40 million US dollars or 17 million pounds for players at will. We are willing to pay 17 million pounds."
"No no no."
Lister said "no" several times, then sat up straight, looked at Kenyon and said: "The price I offered to Real Madrid is no less than Anelka's transfer fee, and the same is true for Jose Sanchez."
Agreed. But the reason why I negotiated with Manchester United is because we had a good cooperation before. And more importantly, Real Madrid will be in the election next year. I don’t want some unexpected situations to happen. But it doesn’t mean that I can accept such a big deal.
Loss. Anelka's transfer fee, 23 million pounds. I will give in here. After that, I will prepare to negotiate with Real Madrid. For my players, Manchester United and Real Madrid are actually the same. For me,
He said that the income from a transfer to Real Madrid is much higher than that from a transfer to Manchester United."
There was a heated exchange of words between the two sides. It was all about the issue of price. In a short period of time, Kenyon already understood that Ruud van Nistelrooy's transfer fee would not only be a transfer record for Manchester United, but also a transfer record for English football. But Kenyon
En hopes to keep the transfer fee as low as possible, after all, it is not a small sum of money.
The two people kept bargaining at the negotiating table. There was a gap of nearly 6 million pounds between the two parties at first, but after a period of bargaining, it finally stopped at around 21 million pounds.
Before the negotiation, although Lister had shouted out a high price of 25 million pounds, Kenyon was prepared to bargain down to less than 20 million pounds. At 18 million pounds, 19 million pounds
The deal was negotiated for around 10,000 pounds. However, because Real Madrid intervened before this negotiation, it unintentionally helped List a lot.
List thanked Jose Sanchez in his heart. Every time List needed to raise his price, Real Madrid would show up, and Jose Sanchez would show up. This was not because List was looking for him, it was because he was looking for him every time.
Appear in front of Riester when he is needed most.
"Mr. Kenyon, four million pounds. I lost four million pounds, which is more than six million euros. If I cooperate with Real Madrid, then more than six million euros must be my money. Six hundred
Ten thousand euros, I feel heartbroken just thinking about it.”
After having cut off so much money, Lister had a look of heartache on his face, and then shook his head sadly. But Lister was overjoyed in his heart, because 21 million pounds, converted into euros, was almost 3,000 pounds.
About two million euros. In the contract between List and Arnesen, List needs to pay PSV 20 million euros. In addition to this money, the rest will go into List's pocket. That's more than ten million
The number of euros.
Riester has been an agent for such a long time. In addition to making a lot of money from Jan Koler, this is the highest income. In addition to the income from transfer fees, it also includes commissions, signing bonuses, and player salaries.
Make a fortune.
The player transfer fee is the bulk, and the remaining commission and signing bonus are all small amounts. Of course, it is a small amount compared to the transfer fee, but it is definitely a lot. The commission and signing bonus add up to more than 3.5 million pounds. If
If this transfer finally goes through, Manchester United will have to pay nearly 25 million pounds. And Lister's income this time will exceed 15 million euros.
Money, money. List could even see countless banknotes hitting him. After signing his name, List felt a little proud. In world football, except for the two South American agent giants Figel and Mas
Cady, who else can make such a profitable transfer? There is no agent in European football who can match List.
"Mr. Kenyon, it's a pleasure to work with you. I hope we can continue to keep in touch and strengthen our contact in the future. I believe we still have many opportunities for cooperation."
The contract this time is just a simple, initialed contract, not a formal contract. However, a contract initialed in this way also has legal effect. As long as Ruud van Nistelrooy passes the physical examination, the transfer will officially take effect.
"Mr. Cherny, I don't dare to ask for any more of your players. Look at all these terms, if a few more of your players come in, our Manchester United will go bankrupt."
Kenyon is not in a bad mood either. Because he is now involved in player transfers, which is how he gradually replaces Edwards. He always thought that his talents were not fully displayed at Manchester United, and now he thinks he finally has a chance. (
