"Karim, Manchester City is going to make an offer to buy you... The salary they offer is very generous, three million pounds, which is double what you are getting now! I think Lyon can only barely pay this price, why?
So, do you want to go to Manchester City?"
Listening to the excited voice of the agent on the other end of the phone, Benzema was in a daze.
For this French forward of Algerian descent, he prefers to join Real Madrid, just like his predecessor Zidane. Real Madrid is the team he has always wanted to join, but at this time, Manchester City took action against him - for
Benzema has no feelings for this team. However, Manchester City's current head coach is Dick, and this season he is recruiting new players to win the Champions League. Benzema does not fail to notice this.
For a young player, they actually have many choices. Like Benzema, he can go somewhere to get a high salary now, or he can play in Lyon for another year and let himself mature before joining a more competitive team.
A strong team, similarly, he can also choose to go to a club that is not that good, but can give more money...
Benzema is an ambitious player. Originally, his choice was to join Real Madrid after he matured a little more. But now, the emergence of Manchester City has given him another option, which is to transfer this season and go to the most amazing team.
Head coach Dick's men are going to compete for some more important honors.
He may not be the main force under Dick, but Dick is a head coach who can win championships and train players. Under him, Benzema does not feel that he will lose his talent. However, if he joins Manchester City, he will
With Manchester City's current financial resources, it would be difficult to join Real Madrid...
"Let's wait and see, at least to see if the club will agree to my leaving, and then we'll see what the conditions are." Benzema gave his opinion after thinking about it. He has always been a very independent young player.
"That's right. Lyon has not yet agreed to Manchester City's offer. We cannot put pressure on Lyon because of this. This is not very good." The agent also calmed down and said to Benzema.
After hanging up the phone, Benzema fell into deep thought.
At this time, Aulas rejected Dick's first offer on the grounds that: "Benzema is Lyon's wealth and not for sale. We will not sell him for money."
Hearing this response, Dick laughed - not for sale? Where did Lyon come from for not for sale? He just felt that Manchester City's asking price was not that exciting to him...
Soon, Manchester City made their second offer: "Twenty-five million pounds."
The price now exceeds 30 million euros. For today's French Ligue 1, it is not easy for a player to sell for such a high price. You must know that last year's top bidder also went to Manchester City, that is Ribey.
Here, his worth is only 25 million pounds. After hearing this offer, Marseille was immediately moved, and then agreed to Manchester City's offer...
And now that Benzema has only had one season of outstanding performance, unlike Ribery, who has already had two seasons and outstanding performance in the World Cup, Manchester City has offered such a price, which can be said to be sincerity enough.
Faced with such a price, Aulas began to feel excited. He knew that he could continue to get a little more. In this case, he had no reason not to agree. Even if Benzema could continue the performance of last season or even perform better,
His price will not exceed 40 million euros. In this regard, Aulas's judgment is also very accurate. Moreover, in the past two years, there are not many clubs in the European transfer market who will spend money regardless of the consequences, especially
For a young player like Benzema, the price has almost reached a limit.
To be honest, if it weren't for a nouveau riche like Manchester City, I'm afraid they wouldn't hit a young player under the age of 21 like this.
Of course, Aulas also knew that since Dick would spend so much money on a young player, the future of this young player must be outstanding. However, in the final analysis, Lyon cannot keep Benzema for too long.
Within this year, there won't be a transfer market worth much more than what he is worth now. Under such circumstances, Manchester City's offer is enough to make Aulas' heart beat.
Maybe Benzema himself would rather go to Real Madrid, but for Aulas, no matter who he sells to, it's the same. As long as he can sell it for a sufficient price, he doesn't mind selling Benzema to Manchester City.
So Aulas said that he could sit down and talk.
In the following time, the two sides began to argue over the specific amount of the transfer fee. Dick would not spend money randomly. He told Lyon that even if another year passed, no team would pay more.
They will not arbitrarily spend a price that is much higher than the current player's worth to buy a player. The current price is already exaggerated enough.
In the end, after bargaining, Lyon agreed to Manchester City's offer of 27 million pounds, approximately 35 million euros. This figure was actually not an advantage for Manchester City, because one year later in history, Benzema transferred
Manchester City is worth 35 million euros. Although there are additional clauses of 6 million euros, Lyon did not get this money in the following time, because in the next year, Benzema
The chances of playing in Real Madrid were not stable, and Real Madrid was not able to win any decent championships. It was not until Mourinho took office that they won a Copa del Rey championship from Barcelona.
After Lyon agreed to Manchester City's offer, the next thing to do was Benzema himself.
"I believe you have the strength to gain a foothold in Manchester City. However, you must know that Manchester City now has many good players. No one can guarantee that they will have the main force. However, Manchester City currently only has three standard forwards, and you only have four. You
Torres and Di Natale have the same status in my mind. You will definitely not get less opportunities, and we will play more games next season, and everyone will have many opportunities to play...
When I came to Manchester City, I can't say that it will definitely be correct, but I will tell you that this will not be a wrong choice. If you perform well, we will win some important championships this season."
Dick told Benzema frankly that in his mind, Benzema's status is that he is an important player, but he will not be the absolute main player. Although he needs to compete with Torres and Di Natale, the opportunity to play is not
Quite a few.
As for personal treatment, Benzema already knows that. He has no objection to this salary. At his age, even if he goes to the best team, he will not get a higher salary than this.
"Mr. Dick, what I want to know is, what do you think of me as a player?" Benzema asked, he was more concerned about this now.
"You? A very comprehensive forward. You can not only score goals, but also provide support. In this regard, you are very close to Torres, but Torres is closer to the goal and your range of activities is wider. Your characteristics are also similar to Torres.
Everything is different with Di Natale. Di Natale is a pure shooter. Torres can contribute a lot, and you can contribute even more. Of course, in terms of threat to the goal and personal ability,
There is still a certain gap between you and Torres, but you are still young and there is still room for growth. I have no prejudice against any player, but for the players I admire, I will let them know how to reach their peak, and
You are also such a player."
Hearing Dick's words, Benzema also had a hint of excitement on his face. After all, this was Dick's recognition of him. In today's European football world, players recognized by Dick are golden names and must be
There will be something outstanding about him.
"I think there is no reason why I should not agree to your invitation... I am very happy to be able to play in the Premier League."
Benzema stood up and extended his hand to Dick.
"I'm glad you can see this." Dick laughed and held Benzema's hand at the same time: "This is a wise choice. You know, this season, we are going to attack the Champions League.
And I think we have a great possibility of winning the championship... I can win a Champions League within at least two years at any club, and Manchester City will be no exception."
Soon after the transfer window opened, Manchester City announced several of their signings for this season.
Ten million pounds, the core midfielder of the Portuguese national team Deco transferred from Barcelona, thirty million pounds, the right back of the Brazilian national team, Dortmund's main right back, Dick's old team Alves joined Manchester City, two thousand seven
For one million pounds, promising newcomer Benzema, the best team in Ligue 1 last season, joined Manchester City from Lyon.
These three signings are also all Manchester City's signings this season. Different from last season's big purchases, Dick has continued his transfer method this season, which is a large number of blood exchanges in the first season, and a large number of new players in the second season.
Several important players are purchased in a targeted manner every season, and this season is no exception.
Defender, midfielder, and forward, these three players cost Manchester City 67 million pounds. In terms of selling people, only Joel Luka went to Tottenham for 12 million pounds. Oh, and also
One, that is, former England international Vassell bought out his contract, and then joined a team from Qatar as a free agent - it is said that this team gave Vassell a satisfactory salary, thus bringing this player into the world.
The former England international was brought to the Middle East and once again contributed to the development of Asian football.
Only three players were bought, and the net investment reached 55 million pounds. Compared with last season, although Manchester City did not buy a few players this season, it was full of gold--of course, it was money.
"I don't think we will buy any more players. We bought a lot of players last season, and they were all excellent. With the addition of three top players this season, Manchester City already has enough strength in all aspects.
Bring out your energy in the game...This summer will be very busy, and I’m glad that I have set aside time for vacation.”
Dick announced in an interview that Manchester City's transfer has been terminated. He is very sure about this. There is still 145 million pounds in transfer fees for this season, plus the remaining 6,000 pounds from last season.
Four million pounds, this huge sum of 209 million pounds has been transferred to a separate account. When Dick leads the team to win the Champions League, this money will be used for
Owned by Dick.
Even Mansour believes that it will not be easy for Dick to actually get the money, because the contract states that he will win the Champions League this season. If there is no such restriction, if Dick delays for a few years,
After saving 100 million in transfer fees a year and accumulating them, even Mansour would not be taken advantage of like this...
