Ferguson smiled and shook hands with Dick. When Dick walked out of Manchester Airport, Ferguson personally went to pick him up, proving that he valued Dick. However, in fact, there was another intention...
After thinking about it for a period of time, Ferguson felt that Lehmann was not very necessary for his team. Howard was a goalkeeper he was quite optimistic about, and he and Barthez could form a double insurance for the goalkeeper position. If there was another Lehmann
, that would be too much in terms of salary expenditure. After all, the salaries of Barthez and Howard are not small, and there are no teams that want Barthez now, so he can't be sold at a fire sale.
However, this does not prevent Ferguson from using this to put pressure on Arsenal - forcing Arsenal to pay more for Lehmann. If they spend more on Lehmann, then they can strengthen their strength in other places.
It would be more beneficial for Manchester United to invest less. As for whether it would be cheaper for Dick, Ferguson doesn't care about this. Dortmund is not his direct competitor to Manchester United.
"I'm glad you came to pick him up...but you don't really want Lyman, do you?" Dick said to Ferguson with a smile.
The two squeezed into a car used by the Manchester United club to entertain guests. At this time, Ferguson smiled and replied: "Why not? The whole world knows that we need a good goalkeeper."
"Barthez's salary is 3.8 million, and Howard's salary is 1.8 million." Dick said lightly: "Lehmann earned 1.8 million in Dortmund. His salary will definitely be higher if he transfers."
Exceeding this figure, if Manchester United introduces Lehmann, the annual salary expenditure for the goalkeeper position will be close to 8 million euros... I think even Manchester United cannot afford such expenditure.
It would be fine if Barthez can be sold, but... I don't think any club will want him. It's not that he has no strength, but that clubs that can afford his salary won't want him. Clubs that will want him
But you can't afford his salary...Seriously, Sir, if you really want Lehmann, I suggest you give up this idea."
Listening to Dick's words, Ferguson had no expression on his face, but after a while he nodded: "You are right, I did make a mistake about Barthez..."
Dick smiled slightly and said nothing.
"To be honest, your asking price for Rosicky is too high... 20 million pounds, which is 30 million euros. Such a price is very high, and few teams can afford it."
After arriving at the hotel, Ferguson did not leave, but frowned and said something to Dick.
"Maybe it's very high... But Jazz, after the Russian took over Chelsea, the entire European transfer market went into chaos. He is not an expert. The title of Dortmund Champions League champion is quite valuable. I dare say,
If Abramovich is interested in Rosicky, 20 million pounds is just an ordinary price. If I sell it to him, I will add 50%. I don’t think he will mind... Mutu and the others can do it.
For 16 million pounds, Rosicky's performance is much higher than Mutu's." Dick said after shrugging his shoulders.
"But he may not be interested in Rosicky." Ferguson shook his head: "He did not buy people randomly, but bought people according to the requirements of Kenyon and Ranieri. Whether it is Duff or Mutu, it seems that they are still there now.
In pursuit of Crespo...their midfield is already overcrowded, and there may not be much room for Rosicky."
"I'll make him interested... It doesn't take much effort to fool a layman." Dick smiled: "You know they are still pursuing Veron... But although Veron is famous, in the past two years,
His performance is far from as good as Rosicky's. With the momentum shown by Abramovich's previous transfers... I think he would be more willing to ask for Rosicky."
"You are blackmailing me..." Ferguson smiled bitterly: "But to be honest, buying Rosicky for 20 million pounds is definitely not acceptable to us. The euros are about the same."
"The euros are definitely not enough." Dick laughed: "It cost us 25 million marks for him to join Dortmund two years ago. This was the highest price in the history of the Bundesliga. Now two years have passed and he has matured.
The performance is even better, with the performance of a world-class player, but it is only sold for 20 million euros? If you tell us this, we will be laughed at."
"There is no other way. If Chelsea wants to buy it, we have to let them buy it. We will not pay such a price." Ferguson shrugged and said.
"Well, that's okay... If Chelsea buys Rosicky, I wonder if they will buy Veron? Who cares, Chelsea has money anyway, and it's no problem to buy ten players in the midfield..." Dick seemed to feel confident
Talk to yourself generally.
Ferguson looked at Dick and smiled bitterly.
Dick's words are on point. If Chelsea really buys Rosicky, then they will probably lose interest in Veron. Before, Chelsea was eager to buy Veron, but after Dick came to London, they
But they have slowed down negotiations on Veron's transfer. For Manchester United, if they fail to sell Veron without bringing in Rosicky, that would be the worst situation.
After two years, Ferguson finally gave up his efforts. Veron's current condition is even worse than two years ago and he is completely unsuited to the Premier League style. At that time, his transfer value exceeded 30 million pounds.
It is also unbearable for Manchester United. Now it is not easy to find a culprit like Chelsea who is willing to take over. Manchester United also hopes to recover more funds from Veron, but if Chelsea really spends a lot of money to buy Rosicky,
Then they probably really won’t buy Veron...
Now Chelsea's midfielder is actually not that bad. With Lampard, whether it is Veron or Rosicky, one more person is enough. Instead, they need to buy a good defensive midfielder, so if they buy
Veron, you will not buy Rosicky anymore. If you buy Rosicky, your interest in Veron will weaken.
For Manchester United, it would be a good choice to use the money from Veron's sale to buy Rosicky.
"Hey, Dick, we can talk about it again. The transfer fee of 20 million pounds is indeed too high. In terms of price, we think we need to discuss it again." Ferguson said after thinking for a while.
"Jazz, if I were you, buy Rosicky quickly... There are not many good midfielders available in the transfer market now. If Rosicky is bought by Manchester United, then Chelsea will buy it if there is no other choice.
Veron will also feel more comfortable spending money. You must know that they are not short of money. Now they have slowed down negotiations on Veron's transfer, mainly because their management is still weighing whether to buy Veron, who has more experience.
It is better to buy the younger and more expensive Rosicky. If it is delayed for a while and the bid is compared, it is impossible for Manchester United to spend more money than Chelsea, not only the transfer fee, but also the salary issue."
Ferguson nodded silently. Dick's words were correct. Duff, who was almost from Manchester United before, was intercepted by Chelsea within a few days. Not only were they willing to pay the transfer fee - a transfer fee of 17 million pounds.
Although the membership fee is high, it is not something that Manchester United cannot afford. However, the most important thing is that Chelsea gave Duff an annual salary of 5.5 million euros! Such a salary is something that Manchester United will not provide. Chelsea is now attractive.
Not only can they pay transfer fees, they can also pay salaries...
Rosicky received 2.9 million in Dortmund. If he joined Manchester United, 3.5 million would be enough. But what if Chelsea offered 6 million in one go? Would Rosicky not be tempted? You must know that he earned 3.5 million in two seasons at Dortmund.
The honors are not small, but winning the championship at Manchester United is not attractive. How many people can not be tempted by the high salary?
"Twenty-five million euros, fixed price."
Ferguson is not a person who is procrastinating. Although they will not invest too much money this summer, they can cash out a lot in the transfer market. For a player like Rosicky, 25 million euros is not too low.
: "This is three times what you paid for him when you brought him in two years ago."
Dick held his chin and thought for a while, then nodded: "Okay, since Jazz, you have spoken, I will no longer bargain... To be honest, if I change to other teams, I really can't buy him at this price, so
If so, the next step is for you and him to discuss the treatment issue yourself, Sir, I will drink with you next time I have a chance."
"Go ahead, go ahead." Ferguson waved his hand and said with a sigh: "This summer is really troublesome. First there are those who are desperate to spend money, and then you are the one who disrupts the situation... This summer is going to be troublesome..."
Sure enough, when Dick showed up in Manchester and Ferguson went to pick him up, Wenger became nervous.
Of course he knows that Manchester United also needs a goalkeeper, and to compete with Arsenal for someone...Ferguson will be happy to do it.
So he immediately contacted Dick and expressed his willingness to pay 6 million euros to buy Lehmann.
"Professor, you are going to cut off half of the club right now, how can we accept it? Although we are a small club, we cannot easily sell our main players at a low price."
Dick said with great confidence this time that he knew that historically Lehmann went to Arsenal for only 2.5 million euros. However, that was when Dortmund was in decline, and now Dortmund has just won the Champions League.
, you are at the peak of your fortune and you want to give me away this little money? No way!
He is not afraid of asking too high a price to make Wenger back down. Since Wenger previously proposed to package Lehmann and Rosicky for more than 10 million euros, he must have such a large budget on hand and can squeeze out a little more, just a little.
Seaman has left, and Wenger does not have a reliable goalkeeper. Even if he spends all the budget on Lehmann, he has to do this. Otherwise, a team that always wants to achieve results will not have a good goalkeeper.
impossible.
Finally, after a series of back-and-forth bargaining, Dick was satisfied and sold Lehmann for 10 million euros. He was very satisfied with this price, because a thirty-three-year-old goalkeeper could no longer be sold for more...
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"Forty-five million... It's a good harvest. Now, it seems like we should buy someone. Otherwise, we will really be relegated next season." Dick thought with satisfaction.
