"Congratulations to you, John. Congratulations to you too, Diego."
John Henry and Simeone began to discuss some issues for next season. The discussion was okay, and John Henry approved Simeone's team building plan. Later, John Henry and Simeone's sister discussed some issues about Simeone's treatment for next season. Wait until
They were almost done talking before Lister interrupted.
"I should be grateful for your help."
"nothing."
Simeone's salary is not high. When he arrived at Liverpool, his salary was only 2.2 million pounds, which is not even high in the Premier League. In front of him, people like Pellegrini, Ferguson, Wenger, Redknapp,
Martin O'Neill, Hughes, and Moyes all have higher salaries than Simeone. But Simeone himself is very happy, because for Simeone, the platform is different.
After the two sides exchanged a few simple words, Simeone said to John Henry: "Liverpool is still not weak. Chairman Henry, let me talk about the players that Liverpool must stay next season. Goalkeeper Reina, defense team A
Gerrard, Carragher, Gerrard, Lucas and Lennon in the midfield. Besides, Glen Johnson, Kuyt and Benayoun are all effective supplements."
Simeone was talking to John Henry, but in fact Simeone's words were spoken to Comolli, the Liverpool sporting director next to him. Comolli didn't say anything, remembering what Simeone meant.
"Chairman Henry, how much transfer fee can I get next season?"
John Henry looked at Simeone and said: "Diego, I am not Abramovich, nor Mansour. I can provide a transfer fee of up to 40 million euros. Of course, the transfer fee after the transfer of Liverpool players does not include
Inside."
Simeone immediately calculated in his mind. Henry's transfer fee of 40 million euros was not low. A few years ago, the boss gave the club a transfer fee of 40 million euros, which was already quite high.
Unfortunately, it is different now. With Real Madrid, a top club, and Manchester City, an upstart, raising the price of players, 40 million euros is nothing. After all, any defender can now be sold for 30 million euros.
, the era of 40 million euros. Even slightly outstanding talented players are now worth 30 million upwards. Forty million euros is really nothing.
But Simeone was not disappointed. Because Henry was not a big player like Abramovich or Mansour, Simeone had long been mentally prepared for this. And there are many good players in Liverpool now, but they are all in Liverpool
It's not performing well and is waiting to be put up for sale.
Just like Robbie Keane, Aquilani, Babel, Insua, and Voronin. If these players are sold, they can raise a lot of money. After all, Simeone still has enough funds to attract investors.
According to preliminary calculations, Simeone believes that he should have nearly 80 million euros for signings this summer.
"Coach Simeone, do you have a target for signings next season?"
"have."
Simeone gave a very positive answer to Comolli's question. Then he looked at Comolli and said: "I want to introduce several players from Sparta Prague. They are all young, but they already have enough strength. They will
Become the cornerstone of Liverpool's re-emergence."
Simeone did not shy away from his thoughts at all. He stated with certainty that he wanted to recruit people from his old club and introduce his own direct team. Comolli understood what Simeone meant, and the new coach took office with his direct team.
It is very common in European football.
There are so many benefits to leading your direct line. You can gain a foothold in an unfamiliar environment and use your direct players to control the locker room. Of course, because you are familiar with your direct players, you can use them as you go. Even world-class coaches love to lead them.
As a direct descendant, there is nothing unusual about this.
"who?"
"Nevin Subotic, Arturo Vidal, Marco Reus, Robert Lewandowski."
As Simeone finished speaking, Comolli couldn't help but take a breath. Because the players Simeone mentioned are indeed attracting the attention of European football, and it is certainly very good to be introduced to Liverpool. Even now
Liverpool doesn’t even have to play in the Champions League, which is very unattractive to them. After all, the teams that are paying attention to them now are basically European giants that can play in the Champions League. If Liverpool wants to compete, it may not be able to compete with other giants. If
It is certainly a very good thing for Liverpool that Simeone can lead them.
But the problem is also big. What kind of club is Sparta Prague? It is one of the most black spots in European football. Together with Porto, it has become the "double black spot in European football". Moreover, Sparta Prague is considered to be even more black than Porto.
The players who come out of their clubs are worth more than each other.
Not to mention players like Suarez and Thiago Silva with more than 40 million euros, others such as Hamsik, Matic, Kompany, Ivanovic, Krarov, etc.
Who is worth less than 20 million euros?
Bringing in the four people Simeone mentioned, if you include agent commissions, player signing bonuses, etc., it would be impossible to get even 100 million euros. How can Liverpool have so much money now? Even if Henry subsidizes 40 million euros,
Not enough in terms of money either.
"Coach Simeone, their prices are too expensive. We at Liverpool cannot afford the transfer fees for the four of them."
Now that the new boss has come, Comolli has been retained. Therefore, Comolli is on the side of the new boss, and he must consider it. Although Comolli has not investigated the transfer of these players,
The membership fee is definitely not something Liverpool can afford.
Lister also nodded. With Liverpool's financial resources, it is really impossible to bring in so many players. It is impossible for Lister to lower the price of players just because he is doing business with John Henry. After all, these are all dominoes, Lister and
Liverpool has lowered its business prices, so how will it do business with other clubs in the future?
Even if Leicester and Liverpool conceal the player's worth, there is no airtight wall in the world. Other clubs can still know. Once they know, it will be difficult to do business in the future.
"If we can convince List, I think this transfer won't be a big problem. Isn't it List?"
"I?"
Riester looked at Simeone and did not answer. Because Riester didn't know how to answer. After all, Riester would never agree to a price reduction. Simeone said domineeringly: "I heard that Premier League clubs rarely use installment payments.
Form. But in La Liga it's a very common thing."
Before Simeone finished speaking, Riester already understood. Simeone meant that Liverpool's transfer fee this summer was insufficient. They could choose to pay in installments to introduce them.
Indeed, compared to the Premier League, La Liga clubs generally adopt the form of installment payment. This is also related to the economic strength of both parties. Premier League clubs have money, even those small and medium-sized clubs are not short of money and can buy players worth tens of millions of pounds.
It is not a big burden on them. They are very generous in buying players, not to mention transfers of millions or tens of millions. Even transfers of tens of millions of euros are directly purchased.
But La Liga is different. La Liga is very poor. In the current La Liga, except for Real Madrid and Barcelona, there are basically no wealthy clubs. Every one of them is in debt, and there are very few whose annual income can exceed 50 million euros.
Therefore, they all adopt the form of installment payment. Even for some small transfers of several million euros, they all adopt the form of installment payment. This has become a tradition in La Liga. Even Real Madrid and Barcelona sometimes adopt the payment method for transfers.
This is not because they have no money, but because they are used to it.
Riester looked at John Henry and then at Comolli. In fact, for Riester, it didn't matter. No matter how you pay, you have to give money in the end. This money can't escape. Even Riester really
I hope Liverpool will be short of money by then and unable to repay the money on time.
Many people say that the uncle is the one who owes the money. But Lister is hoping that many European football clubs will not be able to repay the money they owe him. When the time comes, Lister will be able to intervene at will in these clubs, and they will not be able to say anything.
Liszt likes clubs that are short of money. For example, Dortmund borrowed Liszt's money precisely because of the difficult times. Liszt used that opportunity to join the Dortmund youth training camp. There are also Southampton and Liszt in the Premier League.
Te also took advantage of their club's difficult situation to take control of their youth training camp in one fell swoop. If a top giant like List owed money, Te would probably be able to laugh out of his dreams. But List knows that this is unlikely.
"This is also a way."
Comolli looked at John Henry and nodded, thinking Simeone's plan was okay. Then he said to Riester: "Can Sparta Prague agree to such a transfer?"
Como asked Riester in an inquiring tone. Because there is no shortage of buyers for Sparta Prague players, and after this season’s Champions League performance, there will be many wealthy and powerful teams who want to introduce players from Sparta Prague.
Maybe they won't accept such an installment payment plan, because if any problems arise in the future, it will be very complicated to solve.
Just like when Lazio bought Valencia's Mendieta. At that time, they paid in installments. Unfortunately, Lazio's economy soon failed and eventually faced bankruptcy. The subsequent transfer fee was gone. Even if Valencia sued Lazio, it would be useless.
Yes, Lazio didn't have money, so they had no money. Valencia had no choice but to use Lazio players to pay off the debt. Unfortunately, those Lazio stars were as unacclimated as Mendieta after arriving in Spain, and Valencia suffered heavy losses in the end.
"It shouldn't be a big problem."
List nodded. Subotic, Vidal, Reus, and Lewandowski, if these people had just transferred to Liverpool, this platform would be very big. It just so happens that Liverpool is in the process of reconstruction now, and they
The four people have been working together for many years, so there is no coordination problem. As long as they cooperate with Liverpool's original stars, Gerrard and others, then Liverpool's reconstruction process will be easier.
"That's great."
Simeone is very happy. In fact, if possible, Simeone really wants to bring all the players from Sparta Prague to Liverpool. For example, Hulk, Benatia, Lovren, Pastore, he wants to bring them all
Liverpool. But this is unrealistic, so he can only find some players suitable for Liverpool.
Because Liverpool has Gerrard in the midfield, Pastore is unlikely. In addition, Lennon is Liverpool's main force on the right, so Hulk can only give up.
But even if he can bring four people, Simeone is already very happy. Subotic is a central defender that Simeone likes and is very optimistic about. He is a central defender who can become the core of the defense. And Vidal can play
Both offense and defense are excellent. As for Royce and Lewandowski, Simeone brought them in to improve the current Liverpool offense. With the four of them, Simeone is more confident in Liverpool next season.
More importantly, these people are all young. Subotic is 21 years old, Vidal is 23 years old, Reus is 21 years old, and Lewandowski will be 22 years old soon. All of them are
They are a group of talented players.
"Good. Sparta Prague can reach the semi-finals of the Champions League. I believe that Liverpool, under the leadership of Diego, can also restore its past glory. I hope that within two seasons, our Liverpool can get a place in the Champions League."
John Henry has been in the sports world for many years and knows that haste makes waste. Therefore, his goal for Simeone is very simple, which is to lead Liverpool back to the Champions League within two years. (To be continued...)
