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Chapter 159 The King of European War!Hollow out Atletico Madrid! [A big chapter with ten thousand words, please beg me to subscribe]

Second time.

This is the second time this season.

When Atletico Madrid lined up under the podium to "welcome" Real Madrid to the stage to receive their runner-up medals, Real Madrid's group of superstars, who are usually as arrogant as swans, all looked shameless.

Even if they become famous, even if they don't need to prove themselves anymore, within a season, they have lost to their rivals in the same city again and again, and their faces are swollen. Who would not be embarrassed?

Xiao Hill and Cerezo came down with Atletico Madrid's senior officials and took Yang Hao to the side to talk.

Everyone looked extremely excited.

This Champions League will be an all-round improvement for Atletico Madrid.

Finance director Fernando Vazquez calculated an account for Yang Hao. The team's income from the Champions League this season, including championship bonuses, is probably between 2800 million and 3000 million euros.

Atletico Madrid got this money for real.

Compared with the 2023 Champions League champion, this is indeed too shabby.

You know, the sponsorship contract signed by Real Madrid and Siemens is worth 1000 million euros every year.

But the current Champions League is indeed this level of income.

Some people may wonder, if this is the case, why are all teams competing for the Champions League?

The reason is simple. Before globalization, the commercial income of all clubs was not high. The income from the Champions League is very attractive to any team.

Moreover, the 3000 million euros is only the club's share of match bonuses and broadcast fees from UEFA.

A very important part of the Champions League's revenue comes from the club's own operating capabilities.

That is to say, it depends on your background.

Manchester United won the Champions League, and its commercial value took off, growing rapidly every year.

The same is certainly true for Real Madrid.

On the other hand, what if Valencia won the Champions League in 2000?
Sorry, that's probably it.

Just like Atletico Madrid, in addition to the 3000 million euros from UEFA, the club has a total of 8 Champions League home games this season, and the match day income at each home court is also a large amount.

Moreover, Champions League tickets are generally sold separately, and the ticket prices are higher than those in the league.

More importantly, after winning the Champions League, Atletico Madrid has a halo on its head. Next, it will test the club's commercial operation capabilities. If it can use this momentum to open up the market, Atletico Madrid's commercial income It will also progress by leaps and bounds.

If nothing else, sponsors are going to increase their prices, right?

Can those sponsorships that could not be negotiated be negotiated now?
Not to mention, after winning the Champions League, the value of players is generally bullish.

According to Deloitte's survey results, Atletico Madrid is the club with the highest increase in player value in the past two years.

In the summer when Yang Hao took over the team, after a massive sell-off, the total value of all the club's players was less than 5000 million euros, which was already extremely low.

But now?

Six months ago, Deloitte gave data that Atletico Madrid was worth 1.7 million euros, and it would definitely exceed 2 million to win the Champions League.

In other words, in just two years, the value of Yang Hao's team has quadrupled.

Of course, what follows is an increase in the team's salary expenditures and game bonuses.

In addition to the daily expenses in the contract, the King's Cup champion and the league runner-up will receive additional bonuses. Before the Champions League finals, the club even introduced heavy bonuses.

As long as they win the championship, each player in the first team will receive a reward of 10 euros.

This is a huge prize for everyone.

"Don't worry, we have prepared the bonuses for everyone. We can't delay and will pay them out tomorrow morning."

After winning the championship, Yang Hao was most concerned about the implementation of bonuses for players, coaching staff and staff.

Both Hill Jr. and Fernando Vazquez said the funding is already in place.

"To be honest, you care more about their salaries and bonuses than your own." Xiao Hill joked with a smile.

Yang Hao also laughed, that's what being a manager means.

Otherwise, once or twice is okay, but if it happens too many times, how can the people below be willing to fight for you?
"Carlos, the next important task will be left to you." Yang Hao looked at Carlos Leo with evil intentions.

He wasn't just "squeezing" the players, he was "squeezing" the poor marketing director.

"Don't worry, we are working on a plan and we will do a big job in the next year." Carlos Leo said with confidence.

As the saying goes: A great person doesn't walk on the road, and a superman doesn't wear underwear.

Yang Haodu has already done this, opening up a shortcut for Atletico Madrid to overtake in corners. If Carlos Leo and his people can't do it well, they will have no choice but to pack up and leave.

At this moment, the players shouted Yang Hao under the podium.

The awards ceremony is about to begin.

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The awards ceremony was nothing special either.

Adriano won the title of best player in the Champions League final.

The Brazilian genius who scored twice won applause from the crowd and showed everyone his dominance in the frontcourt.

What's more, he's only 20 years old.

Now more and more people are comparing him with Ronaldo back then.

But the honors he achieved were better than Ronaldo's.

Real Madrid players were the first to take the stage to receive the runner-up medals. This was a bitter experience for them.

Atletico Madrid took the stage next, with Yang Hao leading the team, and Baraja was the winner.

There was an episode that Florentino was not among the award presenters, he probably stayed away.

Finally, when Atletico Madrid lifted the Champions League trophy high, fireworks were set off across Hampden Park.

The fans at the scene also gave the warmest applause and cheers. Congratulations to Atletico Madrid for winning the first Champions League championship in the club's history and becoming the king of the European war!

This will definitely be a new starting point for the bed sheet army as long as it is done properly.

The team celebrated for more than an hour at Hampden Park before the players left the field satisfied.

Afterwards, they celebrated again in the locker room, and finally, at the urging of the club, they quickly packed up and rushed back to the hotel.

At this time, the club's chef had prepared a sumptuous dinner for the players in the hotel.

After the last game, everyone let go and had a great time.

But for many players, they still have to participate in the next World Cup, and their diet is still relatively scientific.

After eating, packing our luggage, Atletico rushed to the airport.

The Emirates plane was waiting here and we rushed back to Madrid overnight.

For Madrid, this is bound to be a sleepless night.

Whether it is Real Madrid who lost the Champions League or Atletico Madrid who won the Champions League, they will remember this night.

When the team arrived at Madrid Airport, they were warmly welcomed by Atletico Madrid fans.

The players boarded the uncovered bus that the club had prepared long ago. Surrounded by tens of thousands and more and more fans, they slowly drove towards downtown Madrid, towards Poseidon Square and Carlo Stadium. DeLong Stadium.

Also on the bus were the four championship trophies the club won this season.

Spanish Super Cup, European Super Cup, Copa del Rey and European Champions Cup!
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As soon as the game in Glasgow ended, the world's major news agencies immediately published their reviews of the game.

Reuters published an article titled [Reversal of Real Madrid to win Champions League, Yang Hao becomes Atletico Madrid hero].

The article pointed out that in the first half hour of the first half, the two teams were evenly matched and no one could take advantage. However, Zidane's stunning kick broke Atletico Madrid's goal and showed the world. The style of a top star.

This goal severely dampened the morale of Atletico Madrid, but during the halftime break, Yang Hao's magic brought Atletico Madrid back to life, especially the momentum of consecutive goals at the beginning of the second half, which completely stunned Real Madrid.

"Yang Hao is the soul and core of Atletico Madrid. At only 27 years old, he has won the support of the players and unanimous praise from European football with his outstanding coaching ability."

"The Champions League is the best reward for him and his Atletico Madrid!"

The Associated Press also immediately commented, "Yang Hao activated Atletico Madrid in the midfield, and Real Madrid missed the Champions League."

In addition to introducing the process of the game, the article also highlighted the amazing transformation that took place at Atletico Madrid during the halftime break.

"Now, the whole world is exploring, what did Yang Hao say and do to Atletico Madrid players during halftime to enable them to complete such an amazing transformation?"

Agence France-Presse commented, "Zidane has staged a shocking world shock, and Real Madrid has no chance of dominating Europe."

In the article, the French news agency spoke highly of Zidane's world-famous goal, believing it to be one of the most beautiful goals since the Champions League final. Zidane proved his strength with this goal.

Not only that, Agence France-Presse also had some vague connotations about Figo, believing that the World Footballer Figo's performance in this final was mediocre and did not show an amazing performance like Zidane.

However, the French News Agency believes that Yang Hao's team completed an incredible transformation during the halftime break and completed the reversal with a wave of attacks at the beginning of the second half.

In the end, Agence France-Presse believed that Real Madrid unfortunately lost the Champions League final, but Zidane's performance proved his strength as the No. 1 player in world football.

As the host of the Champions League final, the media in the UK generally sang praises for Atletico Madrid.

The Times, the Independent, the Guardian and other media, and even the Sun, which had a grudge with Yang Hao before, all gave Yang Hao the first victory in Atletico Madrid's championship this time.

Almost all media believe that Yang Hao's adjustments during the half-time break allowed Atletico Madrid to revive with full blood in the second half and even play better. Only then did they win the superstar-studded Real Madrid in one go.

Italy's La Gazzetta dello Sport has a strong opinion on Real Madrid because Real Madrid has been threatening to sign top Serie A stars such as Nesta, Shevchenko and Ronaldo.

This time he continued to criticize Real Madrid, believing that the Champions League final proved one thing, that is, blindly piling up superstars cannot ensure the team's victory. What Real Madrid needs to do is to develop a rational and scientific team thinking.

"Florentino it's time to wake up!"

Italy's La Repubblica connotes Juventus. Zidane, who scored the world's biggest wave for Real Madrid, is from Juventus, and the Dutch goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, who performed very well at Atletico Madrid, is also from Juventus.

La Repubblica joked before the game that it was a [Juventus civil war].

As a result, both Juventus players performed well, especially Van der Sar.

In the two seasons since he transferred from the Bianconeri to Atletico Madrid, Van der Sar has performed at the level of a top goalkeeper, which surprised everyone and aroused the thinking of Italian football.

Why did Van der Sar perform well in both the Eredivisie and La Liga, but failed in Serie A?

This is definitely not a question of strength.

La Repubblica again connoted Juventus at this time, fully reflecting the internal contradictions in Italy.

The Turin Corriere della Sera praised Atletico Madrid's center Adriano, believing that this new Ronaldo has a more powerful body than Ronaldo. At the same time, he is also proficient in both left and right feet, and his shooting efficiency is getting higher and higher.

"He's like a cross between Ronaldo and Vieri!"

Adriano's two goals, one in front of the goal and one from behind, both reflect his comprehensiveness.

"Hierro and Cannavaro, two top central defenders, can't stop the powerful Adriano. This is a guarantee for Atletico Madrid to win the Champions League!"

The Portuguese record newspaper is paying attention to Deco.

This new Brazilian international came to La Liga from the Portuguese Super League and joined Atletico Madrid.

In the past two seasons, Deco's performance has been obvious to all, and in this game he helped Atletico Madrid defeat Real Madrid led by Figo, which was greatly appreciated by the Portuguese media.

"Many people say that he is the Brazilian Zidane, but the biggest difference between the two players can be seen from the final."

"Zinedine Zidane attracted the spotlight of the world to himself with his astonishing skills, but Deco helped Atletico Madrid achieve the Champions League by passing the ball again and again and running without hesitation. champion!"

"Atletico Madrid's head coach Yang Hao once refuted the media. He believed that Deco is not Brazilian Zidane, he is Deco!"

The German media are generally surprised by the prosperity of La Liga. Three teams reached the Champions League semi-finals, and the final turned into a civil war in La Liga. This is the second time in three years.

The last time was Real Madrid against Valencia.

It can be said that the strength of La Liga in recent years has been noticed by the whole of Europe.

There are even many teams in the Premier League and Bundesliga that are considering introducing high-level coaches from La Liga, even head coaches.

Obviously, they all hope to take this opportunity to absorb La Liga's advanced football concepts.

Atletico Madrid's victory also sparked heated discussions in two other places.

One is North America.

Atletico Madrid's marketing director Carlos Leo focuses on developing the North American market and has been promoting it here, including cooperating with companies such as Yahoo, hoping to open up the North American market.

This time, relying on the momentum of winning the Champions League, Atletico Madrid has attracted widespread attention in North America.

Another area is Asia, especially South Korea and Japan, which are about to host the World Cup.

Atletico Madrid's training camp this summer is located in Asia. Winning the Champions League this time will naturally make Atletico Madrid's trip to Asia more attractive.

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There is a saying that is right, there are many people who are famous for their right and wrong.

When Atletico Madrid's enthusiasm for winning the Champions League had not subsided, a piece of news suddenly came out in the transfer market that made Yang Hao laugh and cry.

Do you still remember when Yang Hao went to Flamengo in Brazil to exchange for Adriano, the Paraguay international Gamarra?

The 31-year-old Paraguay international has returned to Europe from Flamengo.

Not only did he come back, but he also directly landed at the top club, Inter Milan!
When Yang Hao himself heard the news, his whole body became spartan.

He really didn't pay attention to Gamarra, whether it was in his previous life or now, he didn't pay attention to this player, so he just sold it.

But who would have thought that he would be so tenacious that at the age of 31, he would once again break into European football and even join Inter Milan.

The most interesting thing is that he obviously transferred from Flamengo to Inter Milan, but the media labeled him as a former Atletico Madrid player and said how Yang Hao was optimistic about him back then, but in order to introduce Adriano So I had to bear the pain and give up my love...

Yang Hao really wanted to say, you are really a group of talented drama actors who have been dragged down by reporters.

When Gamarra was playing for Atletico Madrid, the team's defense was as fragile as a biscuit. This guy has no height, how can he survive in Serie A?
"The current head coach of the Paraguay national team is the old Maldini. He has extraordinary connections in Italian football. He said that Gamarra is a [defensive artist]." Xiao Hill solved one of Yang Hao's problems Confuse.

"No wonder." Yang Hao suddenly realized.

Inter Milan has always had the habit of poaching small central defenders from South America, such as Cordoba now and Samuel in the future. It seems that Inter Milan really likes this type of central defender.

"The hottest news in the transfer market right now is Ronaldo. I heard that Manchester United wants to loan him out," Hill said.

Yang Hao remembered that this piece of news had been spread in his previous life.

Before the World Cup in Korea and Japan, Ronaldo's situation was really bad.

He was recovering from a serious injury and was at odds with coach Cooper, which led everyone to feel that it would be difficult for Ronaldo to return to his peak.

Of course, it turned out that he really couldn't get back to the top.

But no one expected that he would shine in the World Cup and perform so magically.

Who is the most popular player in the Brazilian national team recently?

Ronaldinho.

On the evening of the 18th, Brazil played a warm-up match against Catalonia United in Barcelona. Ronaldinho performed very well and scored twice.

Ronaldo Jr., well, that’s what people call him now.

Ronaldinho performed very, very well in the two warm-up matches in Spain. Before the match against Catalonia United, he scored a hat-trick in Brazil's first warm-up match.

It is worth mentioning that no Atletico Madrid players played in the two games.

Adriano always serves as Ronaldo's substitute, but Ronaldo's condition cannot be said to be bad. It can only be said that he still needs to continue to adjust.

Kaka estimates that he won't have much playing time. There is nothing we can do about it. Brazil has too many talents.

From the current point of view, Brazil's starting midfielder is still probably leaning towards the combination of Emerson and Deco.

In the frontcourt, Ronaldinho and Ronaldo are expected to lock a seat. After Rivaldo returns, he should also be able to start. Adriano and Kaká can only be substitutes.

The same situation applies to Aurelio and Belletti, who will both be substitutes for Cafu and Carlos.

Now, no one thought that the next World Cup would belong to Ronaldo.

Real Madrid are currently studying to sign Crespo.

According to rumors in the transfer market, Lazio is close to bankruptcy and must cut off its tail to survive. It is imperative to sell players.Crespo has been pursued by Real Madrid and Barcelona. Real Madrid has offered 3000 million euros, plus any player from Savio, Flavio, Morientes and McManaman.

This caused dissatisfaction among many Spanish fans, because Morientes' performance was not bad.

Yes, Morientes is indeed not the most efficient and top center, but he is Real Madrid's own player after all.

As a result, now I use it as a supplement to buy Crespo...

Barcelona was even more ruthless. The media did not specifically disclose Barcelona's offer to Lazio. They only said that it was very high, but the annual salary given to Crespo reached 450 million euros, which is simply outrageous.

As a traveler in 2023, Yang Hao certainly doesn't think there is any problem with 450 million euros.

In a few years, the annual salary at this level will not be able to buy good players.

But now, it's really high.

Lazio is said to be asking for 5500 million euros for Crespo.

Juventus offered 4500 million euros plus Davis.

Generally speaking, in this summer's transfer market, Crespo is the one that attracts the most attention at this stage.

This time, Atletico Madrid also contributed a lot to the Spanish national team's lineup for the Asian expedition.

Real Madrid has five players selected, while Atletico Madrid has four players selected, namely Baraja, Vicente, Joaquin and Marchena.

Among them, Marchena squeezed out Barcelona defender Abelardo.

Xavi Alonso, the young player who has performed well this season, has a high reputation for being selected for the national team, but Camacho did not choose him.

There are only 23 people on the list. It is really difficult to choose who to choose and who not to choose.

Not only was Xabi Alonso not selected, Valencia's Albelda, who performed well, was also not selected.

Anyway, Yang Hao still had some reservations about Camacho's selection.

The Spanish team has never lacked offense, but defense, especially in the midfield, has become particularly important.

But among the local midfielders who have performed well in Spain this season, Deportivo's Sergio has not been selected. Together with Xavi Alonso and Alberda, currently only Helguera and Barra are included. Ha was selected.

Among them, Helgra is more likely to be used as a central defender.

Regarding the Spanish national team, Yang Hao was helpless.

What's more, Camacho was an arrogant person. When he was recruiting players, he didn't even have any communication with Yang Hao.

In this regard, Yang Hao was quite unhappy with him.

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Yang Hao gave specific requirements for this summer's transfer.

That is to retain all the players as much as possible, so contract extension is the key to the team this summer.

Yang Hao, Cerezo and Hill, as well as Aguilera have all communicated. Aguilera will retire this summer and will then take relevant courses and then work in Calderon's fan service department.

The same is true for the old captains Tony Munoz and Kiko. They are now working part-time and taking professional courses.

Now, all management at Atletico Madrid emphasizes professionalism. Only by taking relevant courses can they work better for Atletico Madrid.

Now with Belletti and Maicon on the right, it is really difficult for Aguilera to play.

Yang Hao's second request is that the team should help the players obtain Spanish second citizenship as soon as possible.

Currently, many South American players in the team are eligible to apply, and the team must do so as soon as possible.

For example, Marcos Senna, he was very good in the second team and Segunda División.

By the way, Atletico Madrid's second team finished No. 3 in La Liga this season, with Torres, Kaká, Villa, Gabi, Antonio Lopez, Marcos Senna and Drogba among others. Outstanding performance is the key, so these players will definitely participate in more first-team games in the new season.

Especially Marcos Senna and Didier Drogba.

If they continue to be in the second team, then they will probably consider playing for other teams in La Liga.

Therefore, you must apply for a second nationality quickly.

After obtaining his second citizenship, Marcos Senna can play for the first team.

"During the last King's Cup final, I raised this issue with Prime Minister Aznar and the senior officials of the civil affairs department. They were all willing to give us appropriate help. I will deal with this matter as soon as possible," Cerezo said. .

As Atletico Madrid's signature figure, Cerezo is indeed very good at communication.

No, in the newly reformed La Liga board of directors, Cerezo, as the initiator of the reform, was elected as the first chairman of the board of directors after the reform, and he was elected unanimously.

This will also be of great help to improve Atletico Madrid's status in Spanish football.

"You said, if you want to keep someone, it's a bit troublesome." Xiao Hill smiled bitterly.

As he said that, he took out a stack of fax paper and said, "Look, there are so many faxes asking for our players and prices. It only lasts a few days. This is trying to hollow out our rhythm!"

Yang Hao took it over and flipped through it. Some of them were the same old tunes.

For example, Valencia asked Vicente that Sevilla wanted to buy Reyes back.

There are also those who want to loan and make offers for Torres.

Kaka is also being watched by several teams.

These teams in La Liga are very smart, such as Sevilla. They know that Atletico Madrid's main left winger is Vicente, so they want Reyes.

They are not as good as Atletico Madrid in terms of performance, but they can give them the main position.

The same situation applies to Kaká and Torres.

Whether it's a loan or asking for a price, they all use their main position to tempt players.

Fortunately, Yang Hao has done a really good job in the team's rotation in the past two years, and the players have played a lot of playing time.

Torres, for example, played a total of 27 times last season.

Of course, a lot of those games came from the bench, but it was also a workout.

Without the training of these substitute appearances, Torres' strength would not have improved so quickly, and he might even have to consider leaving.

There were three price inquiries that aroused Yang Hao's vigilance.

There are two offers for Aurelio, from Barcelona and Inter Milan; there is also an offer for Edwin van der Sar, from Manchester United's Ferguson.

As a left back, Aurelio's performance last season was very eye-catching, especially in several important games, he contributed excellent performances and received rave reviews.

Both Barcelona and Inter Milan have flaws in their left backs. Among them, Cooper already admired Aurelio when he was coaching Valencia. At that time, the Bats almost signed Aurelio.

Now, Cooper wants to sign Aurelio again, which is normal.

Barcelona suffered a lot from Aurelio and wanted to sign the Brazilian left back.

Interestingly, if Yang Hao remembers correctly, Inter Milan should sign AC Milan's Italian left back Koko, who is on loan at Barcelona this summer.

There is also news that Barcelona is also interested in Van der Sar.

As for Dutch players, after Van Gaal took charge of Barcelona, ​​he naturally did not resist signing Van der Sar.

But Manchester United is also very interested, but Ferguson's offer is only 800 million euros.

"Is he sending beggars away?" Yang Hao really wanted to call Ferguson and ask him.

Hill smiled and reminded: "Van der Sar is 31 years old."

Although the goalkeeper is relatively late-maturing, he is not likely to be too late-maturing.

31 is indeed a bit older.

"Last year, Toldo was 29 years old. Didn't he sell it for 2650 million euros? Our old fan is still the Champions League champion. Look at his performance last season, he is worth 800 million euros?" Yang Hao does not accept this trick.

NND, Lao Fan still has at least 8 years of peak performance and can play until he is 40 years old.

"Don't pay attention to him, don't reply to him, let him wait!" Yang Hao was not in a good mood.

Frankly speaking, standing in 2002, who would have thought that Van der Sar could still play until the age of 40?
Even if he thought of it, who could guarantee his condition?
Manchester United's offer was indeed reasonable, but Yang Hao still felt uncomfortable and lost money.

More importantly, Yang Hao doesn't really want to sell Van der Sar.

The position of goalkeeper is very special. Van der Sar is now getting along well with the defense, and his teammates also trust him. If he stays, it will be of great help to the team.

At least you won't have to worry about goalkeeping for the next few years, right?

But there is another Petr Cech in the Czech Republic...

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Yang Hao didn't want to talk to Ferguson, but this bad old man came to his door.

When Yang Hao took his girlfriend to the beautiful country for vacation, Manchester United had been negotiating with Atletico Madrid.

Ferguson is also hungry for talents now, especially for Edwin van der Sar.

There was no way, they were eliminated from the Champions League, and Van der Sar's performance gave Ferguson a great shock.

Atletico Madrid had no choice but to directly issue an asking price.

The transfer fee for Toldo in Italy is 2650 million euros. Therefore, our asking price is not high and we are not pursuing the same goal as Toldo. After all, we are a few years older, but we have more experience and better results. .

Besides, you Ferguson has been pursuing him for so many years, which shows the level of Van der Sar.

Therefore, the fixed price is 2500 million euros.

Manchester United now completely understands that this is no longer the lion's open mouth, this is simply unwilling to sell.

But Ferguson was determined to buy it, so he called Van der Sar who was on vacation and expressed his interest in him. He even flew over to him for an interview.

It is said that Van der Sar's good friend Ruud van Nistelrooy in the national team was also asked to come forward as a lobbyist.

In the end, Ferguson didn't know what method he used to get Van der Sar to call Yang Hao.

When he received the call from Van der Sar, Yang Hao was visiting the Chuan Jianguo Building in New York, the beautiful country, and was personally received by Chuan Jianguo. There was nothing he could do, Yang Hao was much more famous than him now.

Of course, Yang Hao came here for business.

Atletico Madrid is considering setting up an office in the United States, and its first choice is New York.

As expected, the future Chuan Jianguo was still as talkative as ever, bragging and never making drafts. In order to persuade Yang Hao to buy a luxury house in his building, he even took Yang Hao to visit him. Proud sky villa.

To be honest, Yang Hao is not interested in buying a house. He is interested in Chuan Jianguo's daughter, but he doesn't know if Chuan Jianguo is in need of a son-in-law?
Yang Hao was even thinking, if there is really a chance to date, and Chuan Jianguo becomes emperor in the future, in what capacity will I return to China?

But it is a pity that from beginning to end, Yang Hao even had a meal with Chuan Jianguo, but he was not able to see his daughter. He felt deeply regretful and could only wait to see her again in the future.

That is, after having dinner with Chuan Jianguo, Yang Hao and Jessica Alba had just returned to the hotel when they received a call from Ferguson. The Manchester United coach obviously knew that Van der Sar had called Yang Hao.

"In this case, I will take a step back. If you want 2000 million euros, you can take it away. If you don't want it, I will pull it down." Yang Hao was very determined.

He is confident that he can convince Van der Sar after Manchester United retreats.

"You know, if I sign Van der Sar at this price, the whole world will think I'm crazy!" Ferguson said with a wry smile on the phone.

"This world is already crazy. As your friend, I can tell you one more thing in private. You will never lose money by signing Van der Sar at this price, and you will even thank me in the future."

Of course Ferguson didn't believe it.

"Let's discuss it again."

The deal was too expensive and he couldn't make the decision alone.

Yang Hao doesn't mind.

After hanging up the phone with Ferguson, he immediately called Hill and revealed his conversation with Ferguson to him, and then called Mendiodo.

"Please help me collect information on the two players."

"Okay, you say."

"Ricardo from Valladolid, and Palop from Valencia."

Mendiodo on the other end of the phone immediately heard the overtone, "Van der Sar is leaving?"

"Prepare in advance." Yang Hao said.

The 30-year-old Ricardo came from the Atletico Madrid youth training camp, but moved to Valladolid in 98. He performed well in La Liga last season. He is 1 meters tall and is considered good among Spanish goalkeepers.

In Yang Hao's previous life, Ricardo should have moved to Manchester United this summer, but he did not play out at Manchester United.

Andres Palop is currently serving as a substitute for Canizares in Valencia. He is 28 years old, 1 meters tall, and is a typical Spanish goalkeeper.

The current Palop is actually not well-known, and the transfer fee is lower than Ricardo. But what really made him famous is that after moving to Sevilla, he got rid of the shadow of Canizares and became his own. Pu became one of the best goalkeepers in Spain.

Of course, he was already very old at that time.

In Yang Hao's plan, the substitute goalkeeper is also a position that needs to be strengthened.

Tony Jimenez's past performance has been unsatisfactory, but because Van der Sar's performance is stable and he is rarely injured, and the club's financial resources are limited, Yang Hao did not sign during the winter break.

But now that Atletico Madrid has some money, they need to strengthen this position.

If Van der Sar leaves, Atletico Madrid will recall Petr Cech and vigorously train the Czech.

But there is also a problem. The Czech Republic is not yet part of the European Union, and Cech still needs to occupy a foreign aid quota.

Yang Hao's idea is that if Van der Sar does not leave, whether it is introducing Ricardo or Palop, it will strengthen the goalkeeper position; if Van der Sar leaves and Cech comes, Cardo or Palop will be there. Double insurance, let’s compete together when the time comes.

Both players are worth between 150 and 200 million euros.

Yang Hao still needs to wait and see.

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The decision was made quickly on Ferguson's part.

Manchester United agreed to Atletico Madrid's asking price and signed veteran Edwin van der Sar from Atletico Madrid for a "sky-high price" of 2000 million euros.

This transfer deal immediately shocked the entire European football world.

Another deal was announced at the same time. Rio Ferdinand transferred from Leeds United to Manchester United for a sky-high price of 4600 million euros, which immediately made the entire European football world feel incredible.

If Ferdinand is young and strong, and with the blessing of local household registration, it is barely acceptable, then Van der Sar is worth 2000 million euros, which is simply outrageous.

The Dutch goalkeeper is 31 years old, can he still be sold for 2000 million euros?
But when Ferguson responded to a reporter’s inquiry, he directly quoted what Yang Hao told him, “For a goalkeeper, the age of 31 is at the best stage of their career. I believe that Van der Sar can at least still be there. Played for Manchester United for more than 5 years."

Yang Hao told him that he would play until he was 40 years old, but he gave a slight discount.

As long as he can play stably for 5 years, Ferguson believes that this deal is worth it.

However, after signing Ferdinand and Edwin van der Sar, Manchester United became significantly less active in Ronaldo's transfer, and even Ferguson began to back down.

Too much money has been spent, and even Manchester United needs to slow down.

After Atletico Madrid sold Van der Sar, they quickly announced that they had signed Andres Palop from Valencia for 150 million euros.

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When Manchester United and Atletico Madrid teamed up to make a shocking transfer, the World Cup in Asia also ignited war on May 5.

As a result, the opening game of the World Cup in South Korea and Japan left everyone stunned.

The French team, which lost Zidane, suffered a 1-0 upset in their first match against Senegal.

This battle made everyone aware of two Senegalese players, Diouf and Diop.

Before the game, French national team coach Le Maire also vowed that failure to win would be failure.

As a result, in the opening game, a drama of defeat was vividly staged.

And no one would have thought that the French team would have 1 draw and 2 losses in the group stage, without scoring a single goal, and they would pack up and go home in the group stage. Even Zidane's comeback could not save the proud Gallic Rooster.

Also unlucky is Argentina.

Due to injuries to players such as Ayala, Bielsa's 3313 tactics suffered a painful blow in the World Cup. They had 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss in the group stage, and were eliminated.

No one in the world would have thought that before the World Cup, the two top favorites to win the World Cup, France and Argentina, would both go home in the group stage.

On the contrary, the Brazilian team, which had struggled in the qualifiers, won three consecutive victories in the group stage and played a crazy wave of offensive football. The name 3R completely shocked the world.

(End of this chapter)