Abramovich was sitting in the living room of his home, with a stack of fresh newspapers placed on the coffee table in front of him.
Without exception, the front page or important pages are all news reports about Valencia winning the Champions League.
Su Dong's name appeared in newspapers again and again, attracting Abramovich's attention.
Sitting in front of him was Chelsea's leading figure. Chairman Bruce Buck was Abramovich's old teammate when he acquired Chelsea. Peter Kenyon was a highly paid capable player hired from Manchester United. Female assistant Marina Guerra
Novsky has been a close confidant of Abramovich for many years.
Anyone can tell that when these three figures gather together, something big is going to happen.
"AC Milan once again rejected our offer!" Peter Kenyon reported helplessly.
This is obviously not good news.
Abramovich showed no expression and nodded lightly to show that he heard.
"This is our second offer," Peter Kenyon reminded.
Chelsea first made an offer to AC Milan in March to purchase Ukrainian nuclear warhead Andriy Shevchenko. The first offer at that time was 35 million euros plus Crespo, which was already a considerable amount.
The price is up.
But AC Milan refused!
AC Milan's sporting director Braida even publicly responded to Chelsea in the media: "Please forget Shevchenko! Don't bother with him anymore. We will not sell any top star, including Shevchenko.
"
This is a very clear signal.
But Abramovich was thirsty for talent, and after re-preparing, he made another offer not long ago.
This time he took out 15 million euros of private money directly from his own pocket and added it to Chelsea's transfer budget, with a total price of 50 million euros, plus Crespo and Hasselbaink.
With Mutu, any of the three players can be chosen as an addition, as long as AC Milan is willing to let Shevchenko transfer.
Unexpectedly, AC Milan refused again!
"What did Damiani say?" Abramovich asked with concern.
Shevchenko is Ukrainian and has a close personal relationship with Abramovich. Naturally, his agent is also familiar with Abramovich. In private, they even discussed Shevchenko's transfer to Chelsea.
, I have communicated with him countless times.
"Damiani said that AC Milan is preparing a new contract to increase Shevchenko's annual salary to 5.2 million euros. This is already a very high price, because Serie A players are generally reducing their salary.
With the salary, it would be difficult for Shevchenko to refuse such a contract extension."
After a pause, Peter Kenyon continued: "He also said that if AC Milan does not change his mind, Shevchenko will continue to choose to play for the Rossoneri and does not rule out rejecting our invitation in front of the media.
."
After hearing this, Abramovich looked a little unhappy.
He understands that this means that the possibility of Shevchenko moving to Chelsea is getting smaller and smaller, and even gradually becoming impossible.
After the Russian billionaire landed in the UK, he waved the banknotes in his hands and almost went to any disadvantage. However, it happened that his most valued "comatriot" Shevchenko hit the rocks one after another, which made his mood never get better.
Turning to look at the newspaper in front of him, Abramovich changed the subject, "Let's talk about Su Dong!"
Everyone also understood Abramovich's mood at this moment, and immediately changed the topic to Su Dong.
"Mourinho called me. He clearly asked us to speed up the introduction of Su Dong. He believed that Su Dong would be the most perfect center candidate on his tactical map. He hoped that when he came to Stamford Bridge, he would be the best center forward among the players.
Su Dong's name can be seen in the list." Peter Kenyon said.
Abramovich frowned when he heard this, "We gave him the right to suggest transfers, but it seems we didn't give him the power to order us to do things, right?"
No one will be happy to hear such words when they are in a bad mood.
"He's a little anxious!" Peter Kenyon explained.
"What did Valencia say?" Abramovich didn't dig into it.
"There has been no statement yet, but almost everyone knows that Su Dong will definitely transfer. The only difference is which team he goes to."
"How much is Valencia going to sell for? Fifty million euros?"
Peter Kenyon and Bruce Buck looked at each other, and they both saw the embarrassment in the other's eyes.
"What's wrong?" Abramovich was a little surprised.
Peter Kenyon looked at the chairman, met Abramovich's gaze, and replied: "You can't buy it at this price now. According to outside speculation, Su Dong's current worth is definitely not cheap, and even quite expensive.
It may exceed the sky-high price set by Zidane that year and become the player with the highest transfer fee in history."
Abramovich was surprised, but quickly shook his head with a sneer, "Is Valencia crazy about money?"
"If I remember correctly, Su Dong is only 19 years old, right? A 19-year-old kid wants to break Zidane's transfer fee record. Is this an offer for us at Chelsea, or is it an offer from all teams?"
It’s no wonder that Abramovich is wary, because the current European football world generally has one thought about Chelsea’s offer, which is: knowing that you have more money, I will bid higher, whether you like it or not!
"This is an offer for all teams," said Peter Kenyon.
"This is impossible, no one would be willing to pay such an outrageous price for a 19-year-old player!" Abramovich said angrily, he was dissatisfied with such an outrageous price.
Peter Kenyon also knew that such a transfer fee was indeed outrageous.
They thought Abramovich's offer for Shevchenko was high before, but now it seems that Sudong's transfer fee may be even higher, which is definitely hard to accept.
Of course, judging from his performance, Su Dong is indeed the most powerful and potential player among the younger generation in world football today.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Perhaps Valencia just wants to take advantage of the current popularity of Soviet Union and make a huge sum of money. If no one buys it, the price will probably be reduced next summer.
Yes." Bruce Buck said calmly.
Market economy is usually like this.
"What if someone buys it?" Peter Kenyon reminded.
Bruce Buck was immediately speechless.
The difference between professional football and other industries is that professional players can be regarded as a unique asset.
When this player is bought by someone else, it will be difficult for other teams to find a replacement.
Therefore, player transfers are full of risks, and clubs' transfer operations are equally high-risk.
Especially the transfer of a superstar like this.
This year's high price cannot be sold, and next year's broken bones will be sold. This is not new; there are also many people who feel that the other party's asking price is too high and misjudged the situation. As a result, someone took the lead and regretted it.
All in all, I can talk about it on my own, and I have to finish it with tears in my eyes!
If Chelsea feels that Valencia's price tag for Sudong is too high, they don't have to buy it, but one thing they have to consider is whether Real Madrid and Barcelona will be willing to pay the money?
Once Su Dong transferred to Real Madrid and Barcelona, it would be basically impossible for Chelsea to buy him again.
In this matter, it was difficult for Peter Kenyon and Bruce Buck to make a choice, and they could only look to Abramovich.
The Russian rich are also hesitant, after all, this is a huge sum of money.
At this moment, the female assistant Marina Granovskya, who had been sitting like a specimen from beginning to end and had never spoken once, suddenly said: "With the same offer, you can basically sign Shevchenko, right?
"
These words seemed to remind Abramovich and made the Russians' eyes light up.
is not that right?
For the same price, why not sign Shevchenko instead of buying a 19-year-old kid?
"Furthermore, as far as I know, Su Dong's agent seems to have said that he wants to get a commitment from our club, that is, to become the team's number one star. So what will happen if we sign Shevchenko in the future?
?”
Abramovich looked at his trusted female assistant and nodded, feeling that her analysis was very timely.
You know, he has privately promised Shevchenko that he will become Chelsea's number one star, and his status will be higher than key players such as Terry and Lampard. But if he signs Su Dong, give him such a
If you promise, how can you sign Shevchenko?
If he had to make a choice between Shevchenko and Su Dong, then he would not hesitate at all, it must be Shevchenko!
He firmly believes that Shevchenko will succeed at Chelsea, lead Chelsea to win the Champions League, and become a top club!
As for Su Dong, maybe he is very strong, but he can't compare with Shevchenko.
"Then let's do it!" Abramovich decided on the spot.
"Continue to contact AC Milan and raise the offer for Shevchenko. It is best to tell Braida that we are determined to win Shevchenko and let him directly raise a price!"
Abramovich is really thirsty for talents from her Ukrainian "compatriots".
"In addition, when contacting Valencia, they said that we could not offer a high transfer fee to Su Dong. At the same time, we also told his agent that we would not promise Su Dong the position of the top star in the team, but we could provide him with an appropriate transfer fee.
Make concessions on annual salary.”
Using money to solve the status gap, Abramovich believes, this should be regarded as his sincerity.
Of course, the annual salary he has promised to Su Dong and the contract given to Shevchenko will definitely be more generous.
"I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince Valencia and Sudong." Peter Kenyon's premonition was not ideal.
Abramovich nodded and said with a smile: "Peter, you have to believe that there are not so many talents in European football. Su Dong is not worth such a high transfer fee. Don't look at Valencia's fierce shouting now. Just wait.
During the winter break, or next summer at the latest, they will definitely break their bones and sell them!"
Maybe Abramovich is right.
Peter Kenyon was not very confident either.
After all, the most powerful Real Madrid and Valencia are feuding. If they want to bring in Sudong, isn't it just a big deal?
As for Barcelona, after basically finalizing Deco, are they really willing to sell everything to bring in Sudong?
If it doesn’t sell this year, it will have to be discounted next year!
