My light shines on Arsenal

Chapter 122 David, My Friend

David Gill's first offer for Robin van Persie was worth £2000m.

The offer has exceeded Jill's initial expectations.

Originally, he planned to start grinding at a price of just over 1000 million, because this is a buyer's market, and Jill is not worried at all that someone will steal his love.

But sudden pressure from inside and outside the club forced him to raise his price tag, and Arsenal's response was more crisp.

"They directly rejected the offer and insisted on 4000 million."

The Manchester United official in charge of front-line negotiations told his boss the news helplessly, and David Gill put down the microphone with a livid face.

Arsenal didn't even leave room for a bargain, insisting on a price of 4000 million pounds?
The attitude of the counterparty made Gill somewhat unpredictable.

He silently rubbed his temples, trying to calm down and think about it.

Ferguson himself cannot afford to offend.

A legend of meritorious service who has served the team for more than 20 years, wants to bring the team the last championship trophy in his career, so he asks himself to buy a striker for him.

And the forward is not for sale. If he does not reach the deal in the end, but lets Paris or Zenit buy Van Persie, Gill knows very well that he can pack up and get out of Manchester.

So, David Gill determined the first thing: Manchester United must win this acquisition.

So the next question is the second question, what is Arsenal's psychological price?
The CEO of Manchester United is an old fox. He has conducted countless transactions and knows very well that asking for high prices is often just a means.

Arsenal dares to bid a price that is significantly higher than the estimated price for the player. There are only three possibilities:
One, they are bluffing.

Second, Paris or Zenit, or other clubs who took advantage of it, sent a high offer.

Third, their young head coach is crazy.

Jill narrowed her eyes, thinking about it.

The first case is quite possible.There is no evidence to rule out this possibility.

If Arsenal were still in the Arsene Wenger era, David Gill believes this would never have happened.

Wenger has always been a fair person when it comes to player transfers, and he will even be wronged if he is fair.

He would never stand in the way of a player who wanted to leave, and he would never set an unacceptable price.

But this new coach is not necessarily. David Gill has paid attention to Arsenal's performance last season. The young assistant coach aroused his interest because he took over the team's cup competition for a time.

The impression Chen Yao left on Jill was that he was young, smart, rational, and thoughtful, but lacked experience.

But no matter which angle you look at it, he may set a trap for Manchester United, but he will never go crazy.

A rational person would not be crazy enough to set an unattainable high price for Van Persie, and then let him leave for nothing the next year, and even affect the atmosphere of the team.

The third case is ruled out.

What about the second case?This still needs some validation.

David Gill first called Keith Voss. He really hated this greedy and arrogant agent, but now he was the only one who was sure that he had some common interests with him.

"Mr. Voss, this is David Gill."

"David, hey, I mean, can you hurry up?"

"Don't talk nonsense, Voss." David Gill's tone was suddenly cold like a piece of ice, "I'll just ask you a question, do you know how much other teams offer Robin?"

"How could I know this? David, my clients are very popular, don't think..."

"Idiot." Gill made no secret of his disdain for him, "Are you really sure your client is so popular? If other teams really offer a high price of more than 3000 million pounds, why don't Arsenal accept it? Are they masochists just to sell Van Persie to us?"

"..."

Keith Voss was at a loss for words for a moment. He intended to take advantage of the interest of other teams to give his clients more treatment, but he didn't expect David Gill to be merciless.

Although the agent is greedy, he is not a fool.

He knows that his clients are not yet strong enough to make any team desperate, and he needs to carefully maintain the current multi-party chasing scene.

What David Gill said is not unreasonable. If the interest of the two teams is not great, or they are just here to raise the price, then if he disturbs Manchester United's interest again, he will lose his job the next day.

"Mr. Gill." Keith Voss' tone softened, "To be honest, Arsenal's tone is very strict, and I don't know how many offers they have received."

"go on."

"But I can tell you one thing, my client has made a gentleman's agreement with the arrogant new manager, they will sell Robin in the summer, as long as we don't put pressure on the club."

Very good, David Gill's mind has been settled, at least this means that the possibility of Arsenal going crazy is completely zero.

"Any more?"

"Well... there is news that the bidding between Paris and Zenit has reached 500 million pounds."

Keith Voss was a little guilty when he said this, worried that David Gill would be scared away.

"Where is the news?"

"Lu from the Independent, I don't know if you have heard of this reporter. This guy is very well-informed."

"Okay, if there is nothing else, Voss, I will contact you again."

After David Gill finished talking to Keith Voss, he didn't want to talk to this guy for a moment.

At this time, the Manchester United CEO's mood became much calmer. He was keenly aware that maybe this was just a game to seduce him to increase the price.

Because Arsenal is not crazy, Chen Yao is not crazy, Van Persie and his agent are not crazy, then someone must be pushing for this sudden situation.

Could Zenit and PSG interest be rumors?
Impossible, David Gill himself denied this conjecture.

He has his own network of contacts in European football. Although he could not find out the quotations from the two teams, the fact that the two teams quoted quotations can be believed.

So, what brought the two clubs into the mix?

David Gill clicked on a folder on his computer. Inside was a voluminous volume of information, including news, gossip, rumors, and chats between agents after dinner...

He has dedicated subordinates responsible for collecting and analyzing this intelligence to provide him with the basis for business decisions.

Jill believes that the answer lies in this information.

It took him no effort to find out the news that Paris is pursuing Thiago Silva, and it is said that they are preparing to package Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva.

Since you already have a goal, why do you still offer Van Persie?
As for Zenit... Well, this team has big ambitions, and their background is a bit interesting...

David Gill felt he was about to put things together, bits and pieces of information swirling through the seasoned accountant's mind.

As the former vice-chairman of G14, a veteran business elite who succeeded David Dane as a member of the FA board of directors, David Gill's intelligence and skills are not inferior to the former vice-chairman of Arsenal.

Just as David Gill was concentrating on his thoughts, the office door was pushed open.

An old Scottish man sat down opposite Jill without ceremony and let out a hearty laugh.

"Look at you, old chap, look what all this paperwork has done to you!"

"Ah... Alex? Sir Alex, I..." David Gill smiled apologetically. The visitor was Ferguson, and the two had a close personal relationship.

"Are you worried about Van Persie? David, don't be nervous. I heard that Arsenal bid him a price of 4000 million, and there are still French and Russians who don't know what to do or what to do."

"Yes, but my lord, I can solve the problem right away."

"No need." Ferguson waved his hand cheerfully, "I have solved the problem. Van Persie is ours, for 3000 and two million pounds. I have already ordered the transfer team to draw up a contract with Arsenal."

"David, my friend." Ferguson said with emotion, "But I want you to go and sign the contract with Van Persie in person. I want the last major signing in my career to be completed in your name. It’s my gift to you.”

(End of this chapter)