"Mr. Dick, I don't think eight million pounds is enough to buy an outstanding shooter like Ruud van Nistelrooy. Although he is not young, his performance in the past two seasons has not been bad. Such a top striker,
Eight million pounds is not worthy of his worth."
Real Madrid's transfer director, former Yugoslav superstar Mijatovic frowned at the quotation in front of him and said to Dick.
Dick waved his hand easily: "Oh, it seems I misunderstood... I received news that Real Madrid wanted to sell Ruud van Nistelrooy, so I wanted to help you solve a problem... I didn't expect it to be like this.
It’s just the same thing, let’s forget it.”
Having said this, Dick smiled slightly: "In May, Ruud van Nistelrooy underwent surgery without authorization in order to participate in the European Cup. At that time, I heard the news that he was going to be sold. Since Real Madrid was unwilling to sell,
We can't force him to make things difficult for him, so we should go elsewhere to see if there are other forwards."
Dick is very sure that Real Madrid wants to sell Van Nistelrooy. You must know that Van Nistelrooy is now 32 years old. Although his performance last season was still outstanding, with 16 La Liga goals, in May he ignored the club
He was dissuaded from going for surgery himself, which caused a rift between him and Real Madrid. At that time, Real Madrid's top management spread the news that they wanted to sell him. If Real Madrid wants more from such a player, they are really taking advantage of themselves.
If they still offer a higher price, Dick would rather give up.
Although Van Nistelrooy is a very suitable signing, he is a bit old and does not need to be a main player. He and Torres Di Natale can complement each other in rotation, and he is also well-known... However, if the price is too high, Dick is not willing
Spending too much on him, because Dick vaguely remembered that Ruud van Nistelrooy often suffered serious injuries in the next two years, so that he did not play too many games. You can give this kind of risk a try, but if you pay too much,
It's really better to look for other options.
"Okay, Mr. Dick, I think we can still discuss it..." Mijatovic said helplessly. He originally wanted to take advantage of the situation and make a fortune on Manchester City. After all, Manchester City has not bought anyone in the past two years.
He is considered to be rich and powerful, but who would have thought that this guy would actually take control now. He realized that Real Madrid was also in a period of blood exchange, and Ruud van Nistelrooy was not a very important time for them, so they wanted to buy it at the lowest price.
"No, Mr. Mijatovic, Ruud van Nistelrooy was only worth 15 million euros when he joined Real Madrid two years ago. Now the eight million pounds we paid is already over 10 million euros. At his age, such
The price is very suitable, no matter how high it is, we will not agree to it.”
Dick began to become tougher. Although he had a large budget, Dick did not intend to be taken advantage of - you know the money saved, but what about his future operating funds...
Finally, after bargaining, Real Madrid agreed to Manchester City's offer of nine million pounds, and now Manchester City can discuss the contract with Ruud van Nistelrooy.
"Mr. Ruud, I think you have understood why we are here... Yes, we will play in the Champions League next season, and we need experienced forwards like you to help us tide over the difficulties. In terms of personal treatment, I
I guarantee you there won’t be any changes. Although I can’t guarantee the main position, we don’t have many forwards and there won’t be too few opportunities.”
When Dick met Ruud van Nistelrooy, Ruud van Nistelrooy had just finished playing in the European Cup. His Dutch national team was eliminated by the Russian national team in the European Cup. Although Ruud van Nistelrooy performed quite well, he could not let the Dutch national team
Team dreams come true.
Van Nistelrooy knew that Real Madrid was very dissatisfied with his surgery, and for the thirty-two-year-old, there were not many choices. In Dick's view, it would not be too difficult for Van Nistelrooy to accept Manchester City's invitation.
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However, Dick underestimated one thing, and that was Ruud van Nistelrooy's feelings for Manchester United...
Although Ruud was not too happy to leave Manchester United, at this time, he still rejected Dick's invitation.
"Mr. Dick, I'm very grateful for your regard for me. I have to say that I am very tempted by this invitation, but I'm sorry, I am not ready to return to the Premier League to play, let alone join another team in Manchester.
...I personally have nothing against Manchester City, but under such circumstances, I would rather stay at Real Madrid than go to Manchester City and become the enemy of Manchester United."
Looking at Ruud van Nistelrooy's candid eyes, Dick was a little stunned - he didn't expect Ruud van Nistelrooy's feelings for Manchester United to be so deep. Even after staying at Real Madrid for two years, he didn't want to join Manchester City or return to the Premier League.
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"...You know, we have a lot of tasks this season, and I don't think there will be a better partner than us. Do you really want to stop thinking about it?" Dick asked tentatively.
"I really don't want it. This has nothing to do with other things, but I can't face returning to Manchester to play football... I'm sorry, Mr. Dick." Ruud shook his head and finally rejected Dick.
invitation.
Dick spread his hands. There was no other way. Manchester City and Dick were attractive enough. Unfortunately, Ruud van Nistelrooy didn't want to return to the Premier League. Others couldn't force this kind of thing.
Real Madrid was also caught off guard when the negotiations between Dick and Van Nistelrooy broke down. Originally, they had planned to find another striker, but Van Nistelrooy decided to stay, so they could only make secondary preparations.
When Real Madrid is in a bit of a hectic situation, Dick has already left Madrid. Now it is not easy to find a forward that can be poached. Ruud Ruud is a very suitable one. Other older top strikers are unlikely to change positions.
If you want Dick's favorite striker, you have to spend money...
Several well-known black shops in Europe are currently looking down on Porto's striker Dick. They just bought Hulk at the beginning of the year, but Dick may not be able to get a player like Hulk even if he takes the lead. After all, he
It is difficult to obtain a labor certificate, and the same is true for Cavani. Falcao, Suarez, and Manchester City are all facing this problem, not to mention that these forwards are still young and cannot fight as soon as they come.
Players, at least in Europe, also face an adaptability problem.
For other top forwards in their prime, their clubs will almost never let him go just because Dick spends money, unless they want to leave on their own initiative, but now generally no player would do such a thing.
So after a long discussion with Marina, Dick finally decided on the candidate for the second filing.
The young French forward who won the top scorer in Ligue 1 last season, Karim Mustafa Benzema, who is less than 21 years old.
In fact, Benzema has become famous very early. Four years ago, he, Menez, Ben Arfa, and Nasri were known as the four little kings of the French youth team. These four people have different characteristics.
Nasri is a midfield organizer who can play both in the middle and wide. Menest is comprehensive.
More suitable for the position of shadow forward, Ben Arfa is an excellent winger, and Benzema is an excellent center. These four people cooperated tacitly in the game and won the European Junior Championship for the French youth team.
The following year, he won the European Youth Championship.
In the club, in the seven-time champion Lyon, Benzema has already received a lot of performance opportunities, and his performance has become more and more outstanding. From the last substitute at the beginning, to last season's
The main rotation players, last season when the main players such as Carew, Wiltord and Malouda left one after another, Benzema naturally became Lyon's leading center forward, and his
His performance also exploded with the stability of the main lineup. He played a total of 52 times throughout the season, scoring 31 goals and four assists. Especially in the Champions League, he played seven times.
Four goals and two assists accounted for almost half of Lyon's goals in the Champions League. This performance is enough to prove what an outstanding player Benzema is.
There is no big club to make a move for him yet. That is because everyone feels that Benzema has only one season of outstanding performance, and the top scorer in Ligue 1 is not particularly valuable. If it can last for two seasons, then it will be
To be able to truly prove that he is a top player, poaching him at this time requires a lot of money and risks. Moreover, all the giants are not bad at forwards now, so none of the real giants have taken action.
Therefore, although Lyon boss Aulas’s desk is now filled with quotations for Benzema, none of them make him excited. The maximum is only 15 million euros, and the maximum is only a second-rate team in the four major leagues.
Such an offer would not make him feel excited, nor would it make Benzema feel excited.
As the top scorer, best player and league champion in Ligue 1 last season, Benzema has now reached a high enough starting point, and he is still young and can afford to wait.
But all this is not a problem for Dick. He is sure that Benzema is an excellent player with sufficient ability. At the same time, he is not short of money. He went to buy Ruud van Nistelrooy because he could save a lot of money. Since
If you can't buy it, you can spend more money on Benzema. At the worst, you can spend 30 million pounds. Even the greedy Lyon will not refuse such an offer.
Now that the next candidate has been determined, what needs to be done is simple. Take a two-pronged approach, use a bigger stage to attract Benzema, and use a large amount of funds to satisfy Aulas's appetite!
"Twenty million pounds? Manchester City is really rich!"
When Aulas saw Manchester City's offer for Benzema, he couldn't help but sigh. The first offer offered such a price, which really made Aulas speechless. Although Lyon, as a famous black shop, sold
There are also many high-priced players out there, Essien is a typical example. However, for such a young forward, the first offer was 20 million pounds. Manchester City's mentality of winning is already revealed.
Aulas knows that although he has labeled Benzema not for sale, he is just trying to make Benzema perform better and sell it at a higher price. However, the young French forward, no matter how talented he is, can
Selling for more than 30 million euros is already extremely high. After all, Ligue 1 is in fifth place.
It is the least valuable league among the major leagues. They have more of replaced the former position of the Eredivisie's arsenal, transporting players to other leagues. If players from the French League can sell for sky-high prices, it is really unrealistic, unless
It’s about running into enemies like Chelsea and Manchester City…
Twenty million pounds is almost equal to twenty-six million euros. If you want to keep Benzema, his current salary of two million euros is definitely not enough. Aulas estimated that if he keeps Benzema next season
, his salary will at least double, which is 4 million euros. If sold at this price now, Lyon will earn 30 million euros, which has almost reached Aulas's psychological bottom line.
Retaining people is just a strategy, rather than actually retaining people. This is Aulas's long-standing philosophy of selling people.
