The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 630
Since Moon Sports Services Company launched the Football Economic Forum and Player Database, the development of the football field has been rapid, and the scale of the two major businesses has also become larger and larger. Even if some companies that follow suit soon want to cooperate with However, in the end, it was impossible to prevent the scale of Moon Sports Services Company from growing bigger and bigger.

Now they have completely monopolized the entire market, accounting for more than 99%. In Europe, in South America, Asia and Africa, they are all well-deserved leaders.

In the past few years, the Chinese market is the fastest growing of Moon Sports Services Company. Through their own influence and channels, they bring excellent foreign aid and foreign teachers to China, and actively operate potential Chinese players to come to Europe and enter the Some clubs with excellent youth training in Europe go to receive training.

Moon Sports Services Company is different from some other companies. They basically do not participate in the brokerage business. They focus more on high-end commercial sponsorship and actively operate the commercial market for players. In the words of this company In other words, it is necessary to make professional football players into superstars similar to Hollywood, so that they no longer just rely on the salaries paid by the players, but fully tap and develop the market value of the players.

In addition to the football field, Moon Sports Services is also actively developing other markets. For example, they entered the North American market last year and began to enter the most popular sports fields in the United States, such as basketball, rugby, and baseball. However, market competition in these fields They are all very big, so the core market of Moon Sports Services is still football.

The bi-annual football economic forum has gradually turned into the focus of fans all over the world, and it is also a rare event where all teams and clubs gather. Compared with the annual summer transfer market, the winter break transfer market The sports market has always been relatively deserted, which is a bit like the difference between the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics.

But in the winter of the beginning of 2011, the transfer market became very hot, especially in the last three days, almost a lot of heavy signings came one after another, which surprised everyone.

First of all, Chelsea announced the introduction of Spanish center Fernando Torres from Liverpool at a sky-high price of 500 million euros. This is Liverpool's top scorer this season, and his ability has also been tempered by the Premier League in the past few seasons And definitely, it is the best and most suitable center forward that Chelsea can find at present.

The current Liverpool is completely different from the Liverpool in Ye Qiu's previous life. With the entry of an Indian tycoon, Liverpool's finances have been greatly improved. This season, they have invested a huge amount of transfer fees to strengthen the team's signings, so I want to Chelsea paid a heavy price for digging Torres from Liverpool.

Or it should be said that the introduction of Torres for 500 million euros is indeed a sky-high price. Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez was introduced from Ajax to replace Torres with the Uruguayan.

The top scorer of the Eredivisie League last season and the top scorer of Ajax who scored 33 goals in 35 games, his strength has been affirmed by everyone. The only suspense is whether he will become How about Ruud van Nistelrooy who has adapted to the Premier League?Or Kežman, who has gone downhill from the Premier League?
Interestingly, these two transfers were announced on the last day of the transfer market. Not only that, Chelsea also announced the introduction of Brazilian central defender David Luiz from Benfica at a high price of 3000 million euros, which made Chelsea's winter The interim transfer investment reached a staggering 500 million euros.

This fully reflects Abramovich's ambition to win the top four in the league. It is even revealed that after introducing two powerful stars, Abramovich still wants to get Tottenham Hotspur's midfielder Player Yaya Toure, in order to ensure that the team can smoothly enter the top four in the league and participate in the Champions League next season.

And if Chelsea is still unable to participate in the Champions League after such a huge signing, then Ancelotti will have to dismiss get out of class.

Chelsea's huge investment has attracted the attention of the outside world. Liverpool's Benitez first said that Liverpool will not be involved in a boring arms race. He said that he is very satisfied with the current Liverpool lineup and will not strengthen signings. .

But for Liverpool, which is still firmly in the third place in the league, they don't need to sign in, but West Ham United, Newcastle and Manchester City, which are closely behind, have been greatly impacted by Chelsea's signings, because these few days this season The points between the two teams are very tight. If they perform well in the second half, everyone has a chance to enter the top four in the league.

Therefore, after Chelsea announced the introduction of Torres and David Luiz, the arms race in the Premier League was also first ignited. West Ham United soon announced that the team had introduced 29-year-old Mali midfielder Mohamed Diarra from Real Madrid. , the latter is a free transfer this time, and this is also seen as a signal for Ranieri to strengthen the midfield.

You know, the current West Ham United is sitting on a strong offensive formation of Falcao, Eto'o, Giuly and Di Maria, and also has Carvalho and Lucio in the backcourt. With the introduction of England's native left-back Bridge, West Ham's biggest weakness lies in the midfield. This time, the introduction of Mohamed Diarra is a supplement.

But this was just the beginning. Soon, West Ham United announced that they would introduce Montenegro player Stefan Jovetic from Naples for a transfer fee of 4000 million euros. This player can play both midfield and forward positions. Having performed well in Serie A, Ranieri hopes his arrival will further strengthen West Ham's ability to create scoring chances in midfield.

Newcastle also announced that the team introduced the Argentine player Lavezzi from Naples and the right back van der Weil from Ajax at a high price of 3000 million euros and 2000 million euros respectively. Magpies 5000 million euros, at the same time, Newcastle also announced the introduction of French star Ben Arfa from Marseille.

For the major competitors behind them, they have announced heavy signings to strengthen their own competitiveness. Manchester City, which has a large enough lineup, is also not idle. They brought in Wolfsburg from Wolfsburg Edin Dzeko, a popular center in Europe, made the already excellent frontcourt bloated.

But at the same time, Manchester City once again announced that it would attack Tottenham Hotspur's Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure. Important, but also the final piece of the puzzle.

All of a sudden, the local tyrants in the Premier League almost brandished their money and made massive acquisitions across Europe, with the idea of ​​introducing all the famous stars in the entire European football world to the Premier League. The half-time has attracted much attention from the outside world. It will be seen whether the big money signings can really help the Premier League team improve their own strength.

At the same time, many reporters wanted to find Ye Qiu, or the CEO of Tottenham Hotspur, Peter Kenyon, and asked whether the rumors about Yaya Toure's transfer were true. , After all, now including Chelsea, West Ham United, Newcastle and Manchester City, several teams that are eager to strengthen their own strengths want to get this African Footballer of the Year.

But Ye Qiu and Theobald closed the door to them.

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The players are obviously used to this kind of hype from the outside media, and they are even used to the transfer of players in and out. After all, Tottenham Hotspur's high-profile sales in the past few seasons are no longer a suspense. , and as professional players, even they themselves, have enough mental preparation.

Tottenham Hotspur's 4-0 away game against Fulham's mixed lineup of main players and substitutes, and the joy of successfully advancing to the next round of the FA Cup did not dilute Ye Qiu's worries, because Yaya Toure told him Want to leave the team news.

It was a very frank conversation with everyone without reservation. Yaya Toure told Ye Qiu that the conditions offered by Manchester City were very generous, which could ensure him a salary of more than 1000 million pounds a year, while Ye Qiu was To be blunt, it is impossible for Tottenham Hotspur to give such a high salary package, because it will break the team's existing salary structure.

Moreover, Yaya Toure also said that he left not just for money, because Mancini personally told him on the phone that he would build a team around Yaya Toure as the core of the midfield to compete for the league championship. The strength of Manchester City is definitely a huge temptation for Yaya Toure.

If he can lead Manchester City to the league championship, then he will become a superstar player, instead of standing behind Messi, Ribery and even Fabregas like in Tottenham Hotspur. A butt-wiping lower back.

Today is the last day of the transfer, Ye Qiu is sitting in Theobald's meeting room at this moment, Peter Kenyon, Peter DeVissel, Mauro Tassotti, Rick Link, Roland Germany, as well as some of the club's management and first-team coaching staff and scouts, all gathered in the conference room for a meeting to discuss this issue.

"The quotations offered by the three teams are quite good. Now is the last day of the transfer. They are all eager to get this player and strengthen their own strength. Therefore, even if the price is higher, as long as it is not too outrageous, they Everyone will agree!" Peter Kenyon was analyzing the current situation with Ye Qiu and others.

He is the CEO of the team, and his focus is whether the player is worth selling. As for football matters, he will not interfere. Ye Qiu and the coaching staff will handle it by themselves. In the end, the two sides agree on an opinion , whether to sell or not to sell.

Although the outside world has always said that Chelsea, West Ham United, Manchester City and Newcastle are interested in Yaya Toure, in fact, only Chelsea, Newcastle and Manchester City have actually expressed interest and tentative offers on Yaya Toure. The team, West Ham United still talk more about it in the media.

But it's no wonder that Rebonolev has already invested a lot of money in transfer fees. If he wants to introduce Yaya Toure again, he really has no advantage in his financial resources. Even Chelsea's sincerity is not very great. The real buyer There are only Newcastle and Manchester City at home, these are two super big local tyrants.

There is no doubt that in Peter Kenyon's view, from a commercial point of view, Yaya Toure is now the most valuable, and it is also the time when Tottenham Hotspur has the most advantage, and selling will definitely not suffer.

Seeing that no one spoke, Mauro Tassotti also sighed, "If we manage to retain people, we may have to sell them in the summer because we simply can't afford such a high salary. , Forcibly retaining people, whether it is players or inside the club, will have some impact."

Now Tottenham Hotspur's finances are indeed very good, with a lot of income, second only to Manchester United and Real Madrid, but you must know that these incomes include the huge income from Tottenham Hotspur's transfer market , Therefore, Tottenham Hotspur's current income can only be regarded as temporary.

Of course, according to Peter Kenyon's forecast, by the summer of 2013, after the team gets the Stratford Stadium, their income will completely catch up with Manchester United and Real Madrid, and even if there is a high income in the transfer market , will completely surpass them and become the highest-paid team in football, but these are things in the future.

The current situation is that if Tottenham Hotspur directly raise their salary, the team will be under great financial pressure, because once the salary is raised, it is almost impossible to lower it, and now Tottenham The overall salary level of Tottenham is not low, it is higher than Arsenal, but it is only worse than Manchester United and several rich teams.

But you must know that local tyrants spend money everywhere to poach people, and there is no healthy finances at all. As for Manchester United, the salary structure of Ferguson's team has always been among the best in the Premier League. Ni, Anderson, and even some young players are well paid, making Manchester United's overall salary level quite high.

On this point, Ye Qiu doesn't think Manchester United has anything to learn from. On the contrary, Tottenham Hotspur's current salary structure is relatively reasonable and orderly. , Tottenham Hotspur can't keep people.

"What do you think?" Ye Qiu looked at Peter Dewissel and asked.

The Dutchman was taking off his glasses and was wiping them with a glasses cloth. He put them back on after hearing Ye Qiu's question, "I also agree with what Mauro just said. Since he wants to leave, it doesn't make much sense to keep him. , and will leave sooner or later, now we have more advantages, and when he announces that he will not renew his contract with us in the summer, or other problems arise, we will be in more trouble."

And in summer, there must not be so many fat sheep that will come to your door to be slaughtered by you!
After Ye Qiu heard this, he felt that the few people under him were almost inclined to sell, after all, the players had a showdown.

"Okay, after selling Yaya Toure, what about the midfielder position?" Ye Qiu was a little distressed, "The current time does not allow us to sign in at all!" Today is the last day of the transfer market. At 23 o'clock in the evening, the transfer market in European football was announced to be closed, and all signings after that were useless.

In other words, there are less than ten hours left. To introduce a player in such a short period of time is not Tottenham Hotspur's style, nor is Ye Qiu's style.

"Phil Jones performed well against Fulham. Pogba can also try to play as a midfielder, but they are still relatively young, and Varane can also play as a midfielder!" Mauro Tassotti offers his own proposal.

In the match against Fulham, Phil Jones really performed well on the defensive end, and Tottenham Hotspur's midfielder is indeed full of talents. For example, in the match against Fulham, Ye Qiu arranged Only 16-year-old Nick Powell came off the bench for the first time on behalf of Tottenham Hotspur, but there was nothing noticeable.

There is no doubt that Phil Jones and Pogba are both young players. They have strength, talent, and potential, but they are still very unstable and belong to the stage of hot-blooded young people. Much exercise, and maturity.

This made Ye Qiu couldn't help but think of a jingle from his previous life, hot-blooded young man, welcome to Manchester United!
But the situation is different now. The hot-blooded young people now gather at Tottenham Hotspur, not Manchester United.

"Our Brazilian midfielder Sandro, who is on loan at Ajax, performed very well. I think it can be brought in to replace Yaya Toure!" Peter Dewissel is very optimistic about this player, not just him, Bobby Hames is also a good looker at Sandro and Lucas Moura, two Brazilians on loan at Ajax.

"But his labor certificate is a problem, and the operating time is too short!" Roland Shepas immediately thought of the problem.

If there is no labor certification problem, the introduction of Sandro can be quickly, and there is no transfer fee, and he can be called back directly.

Is it to bring in a midfielder in a hurry in just ten hours, risking being slaughtered and not getting used to it?
Or do you want to give up signings and cultivate and promote young players such as Phil Jones and Pogba in the second half?
Both options have their own advantages and disadvantages, for Ye Qiu, this is indeed a dilemma.

The bigger trouble is that he doesn't have enough time to think about this matter slowly. What he lacks most now is time.

"Inform Ron at the Hilton Hotel and tell him to negotiate with Manchester City and Newcastle. We agree to let Yaya Toure transfer, but the transfer fee cannot be lower than Torres. Don't think that if we get our players, we will Compromise, don't spit out a few mouthfuls of blood for me, don't expect to take my players away!"

After Peter Kenyon heard this, he immediately guessed Ye Qiu's thoughts, asked the sky-high price, and paid back the money when he landed.

To be honest, it is completely impossible to compare the value of a midfielder with a scoring center, but who makes Manchester City and Newcastle desperate to get this player now?And time does not allow them to hesitate at all. If they say no, it is not that Tottenham Hotspur did not agree, but that they themselves refused, and the players have nothing to say.

"René, Ricardo!" Ye Qiu looked at the first-team coaches René Meulensteen and Ricardo Moniz. These two coaches are best at sculpting players' skills, "From tomorrow At first, special training for Phil Jones and Pogba, especially Phil Jones, his technique and passing need to be further strengthened."

After Phil Jones came to Tottenham Hotspur, after all, he played in a group of gentle and technical players. He himself became more refined and his skills improved a lot, but he still couldn't pass the ball. People are satisfied, and it is still the parachutist-style game style of dashing and sprinting all over the field.

Of course, his passion makes him very eye-catching in defense, but the problem is that a midfielder who only knows how to defend and press is just an ordinary midfielder who can grab the ball, protect the ball, and pass the ball. This is a first-class or even a top midfielder.

Ye Qiu has always believed that throwing the ball immediately after grabbing it is more dangerous than not grabbing it!
And following his words, everyone knew what he meant, and they all started to split up.

(End of this chapter)