football's number one madman

Chapter 370 The Final Decision (End)

June 6, the summer solstice.

London's midsummer doesn't feel hot at all, and the highest temperature on this day is only 22 degrees.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, Lee Polo arrived at the office building of the Arsenal Club upon invitation.

Before he walked into the gate of the office building, the first batch of reports were already out:

"Gun fans are on the tree! The Champions League MVP arrived at the Arsenal today!"

"Is the statue at the Emirates Stadium ready? The king of guns will be him from today!"

"Ye Qingjie! Henry the Great retreated to the second place in history!"

"Welcome Sanchez 2** in line! Mustafi welcomes his old partner!"

……

"Hope it didn't disturb your vacation."

Wenger, nearly 70 years old, stood there, smiling gently.

Lee Polo also responded politely to him:

"It's an honor to meet you, Mr. Wenger."

After Ferguson retired, Wenger was the most experienced and influential head coach in the entire Premier League, even though he was a Frenchman.

In this small meeting room, there were only two people from Arsenal, besides Wenger, and their transfer director (chief negotiator) Dick Law.

For Lee Polo, there are Barnett and his sons - Jonathan and Allen.

After shaking hands and exchanging pleasantries, the representatives of both parties sat down on a group of circular sofas seemingly casually.

Jonathan was the first to speak:
"Arsene, Arsenal was the first club we visited."

Wenger smiled and nodded:

"I know, your player is the hottest commodity in the whole of football, everyone is staring at him. Sorry, I used the word commodity."

Lee Polo shrugged indifferently.

In the transfer market, players are, of course, commodities.

As a manager, Jonathan smiled complacently:
"I have always respected you, Arsene, so we will not deceive our friends. Judging from today's prices, it is difficult for the Arsenal club to afford a price that will satisfy Valencia."

Wenger relaxed his posture slightly:
"You may have misunderstood. Although Arsenal have always maintained a cautious attitude, it is only because we have no need to spend money. If we need to compete with other teams, Arsenal will never be short of money."

This was so confident that even Li Poluo almost believed it.

Even though they knew that Arsenal was strong outside, but everyone chose to laugh tacitly, and no one jumped out to expose it.

Then Wenger talked with Li Polo about the team's development philosophy, and Allen talked with Dick Law about the players' contract treatment, and the two sides ended this pleasant meeting.

When Li Polo and Wenger shook hands at the entrance of the office building, the flashing lights outside could already be linked together!
"Wenger is all smiles! The negotiation between the two parties went well!"

"Arsenal is expected to usher in the first ace superstar in team history!"

"Kroenke smashed the piggy bank!"

"The pigs in the village can be slaughtered!"

"White Hart Lane ushers in the end!"
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When the car door was closed, Allen couldn't help complaining:
"Arsenal obviously can't afford the money, why do they have to get involved?"

Jonathan glanced at him, and said lightly:
"You are still young, they want to maintain the dignity of the rich, so they can't be indifferent at this time."

The broker who has been in football for decades added another sentence:
"Wenger is also an old fox. He knows that the club can't really spend money to introduce Polo, but he has to use this gesture to force the club to spend more money on the transfer market."

Li Poluo nodded repeatedly.

[If the boss doesn't pay, then not only will we lose the top four this season, we won't even be able to keep the top four! 】

[Don't blame me for not reminding me when the time comes! 】

[Professor Wen, this is a pre-pressure, curve to save the country! 】

He asked again:
"Chelsea now?"

Barnett shook his head:
"Go to see the people in Liverpool first."
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Peter Moore, a local resident of Liverpool, just took over the position of Liverpool CEO on June 6.

Before this job, his resume can be said to be quite rich:

He used to be an ordinary British physical education teacher, and then became a salesman of Patrick's company. After selling sneakers for 18 years, he switched to Reebok, and then entered Sega by chance, and gradually became Sega. The president of the US division, then moved to Microsoft as the vice president of the interactive entertainment department, in charge of the development and operation of the Xbox and Xbox360 consoles. He joined EA in 2007 as the chief operating officer and fully managed the sports game department EA Sports.

In EA, he single-handedly transformed the FIFA series of games and launched a brand new UT mode, which made this originally very simple football game have the ability to ruthlessly harvest players' money, bringing billions to the company within a few years excess profits in dollars.

He is better at business operations than football.

Therefore, the discussion between him and the Barnetts was more about how to develop Lee Polo's commercial value.

But unfortunately, after half an hour, another boss easily defeated him.

The "three virtues" from Manchester - Ed Woodward.

This has nothing to do with Peter Moore's own ability. Whether it is the club's global influence, fan base, or the team's achievements in the past 10 years, the size of the city itself, and its development potential, Manchester United and Liverpool are not of the same magnitude. Moore, who just took office, was not wronged.

If other teams would still talk about team tactics and football concepts with Lee Polo, then the third CEO of Manchester United who came here was full of beautiful words:

"United will make you the most profitable player in football."

"Your sponsorship contracts will be one after another, even Ronaldo and Messi combined are not as many as you!"

"British, European, American, and Asian, you will become a real world-class superstar!"

"We are going to Asia this summer for a business competition, this is your first step to becoming famous all over the world!"
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"God, I'm going to get fainted by the smell of banknotes on him!"

After seeing off San Dezi, Jonathan shrugged his shoulders slightly relaxed.

It can be seen that he does not like this negotiating opponent.

But he turned to his employer players:

"What do you think of these two teams?"

Lee Polo didn't think too much about it:

"Liverpool is still in the rebuilding period. Klopp's coaching ability is very strong. In the next few seasons, they will be the challengers for the Premier League title and even the European title."

"As for Manchester United... they will continue to be in chaos. Mourinho is also very strong, but he can't control this team. The Glazers..."

He shook his head and didn't continue talking.

In the previous life, he was just an ordinary fan, and his impression of Glazer only stayed in the abuse of some Manchester United fans.

Jonathan was a little surprised at his calmness and rationality, but he soon felt relieved.

After all, this is not the first time.

"Let's go to Stamford Bridge."
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On the way to the fourth destination, Alan conveyed a message:
"Last time, the request you made...was to replace the Japanese sponsor. Chelsea also responded. They understand your national sentiment, but they also hope that you can understand their contract spirit. As a compensation, they Willing to further increase your salary."

Li Poluo nodded slightly:
"I see."

Allen breathed a sigh of relief.

He has dealt with people from some East Asian countries, and there are indeed some extreme thinkers among them.

He was worried about his players, turning down a big deal for a seemingly insignificant sponsor.

Fortunately, this young player... is calm.

Lee Polo is indeed calm.

He is just a player, no matter how good he is, it is not enough to change the operation strategy of a club.

After all... there is only one Mbappe.
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"Nice to meet you, dear Polo!"

In Chelsea's office building, the graceful and beautiful general manager Marina Granovskaya held out her right hand reservedly:

"I've been looking forward to your arrival since morning."

——Because the name of this manager is too long, in order to avoid the number of words, it will be referred to as "Sister Nuo" or Marina from now on.

She wasn't exaggerating, because that was Barnett's strategy in the first place.

In England, where paparazzi are everywhere, it is absolutely impossible for a superstar like Lee Polo to keep a secret about which club representatives he meets with.

From the moment Lee Polo stepped into Arsenal's office building, the female manager received first-hand information.

Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United...

Having experienced too many transfer turmoil, of course she also knows that players also have the right to choose and raise prices.

But every time Lee Polo and his manager met with a representative of a club, "Sister Nuo" became more cautious.

After coach Antonio Conte took the initiative and expelled last season's champion, Diego Costa, Chelsea is in desperate need of a strong striker.

The scouting director once wanted to intercept Humorata from Manchester United, but the boss Abramovich disagreed.

[As the Premier League champion, why spend a high price of seventy-eight million pounds to buy Real Madrid's backup striker? 】

[Since you want to spend money to buy people, why not add hundreds of millions of dollars and buy the most expensive one? 】

Although after winning the Champions League in 2012, Chelsea's transfer strategy has gradually got rid of the inherent impression of "burning money", but Abramovich is still not ambiguous when it is really necessary to spend money.

"You are the most charming general manager I have ever seen in football, dear Marina."

Li Poluo also gave Rainbow Fart without blushing, not to mention that what he said was true.

"Thank you."

Sister Nuo smiled lightly, and then got to the point:
"As we all know, Chelsea need a strong striker right now, so we're going to get you. I don't like wasting time, so let's get straight to the point:
You have a great say in the tactical core, locker room status, 100% portrait rights, and even... the selection of coaches, as well as suggestions for signings.What other clubs can offer you, Chelsea will offer more. "

Li Poluo just nodded. There were two managers present, so he didn't need to express his opinion in person.

Expressing your attitude too early may put yourself at a disadvantage in the negotiation.

The Barnetts and her, one asking for a lot of money, and the other sitting on the ground to pay back the money, went back and forth for nearly 20 minutes, and finally Nuo's cell phone vibrated.

She took a look, and her two curved eyebrows trembled involuntarily.

Jonathan noticed her expression, smiled slightly, and was about to get up from the sofa:

"Marina, it can be seen that you are a busy person. The transfer is a major decision. There is still a lot of time this summer. You can give me an answer after careful consideration. I also look forward to meeting you next time."

Sister Nuo stretched out her hand to stop his next move:

"Jonathan, my friend, I need you to wait a little longer."

Jonathan asked with some doubts:
"Wait?"

Sister Nuo subconsciously glanced at the scenery outside the window:

"……he came."

There was a convoy driving fast from there.

Li Poluo also looked over.

There were two pure black BMW 7 Series sedans at the front and back, and a total of 12 unsmiling black-clothed bodyguards wearing sunglasses stepped down.

In the middle is an ordinary-looking Mercedes.

When the car door opened, the gray-haired man, surrounded by 12 bodyguards, walked towards the office building.

Just 3 minutes later, Roman Abramovich, the owner of the Chelsea club, walked into the small living room.

Everyone stood up.

"I'm Roman."

He only used one sentence to introduce himself, then glanced at Alan next to him, but his eyes fell on Li Poluo:

"Tell me, Allen, you don't like the sponsor's name on our jersey?"

He turned his head slightly and looked at his secretary:

"Marina, then terminate the contract with them."

Then, he stretched out his right hand to Lee Polo:
"On my own behalf, I extend an invitation to you, welcome to Chelsea."
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