Chapter 772 Sell, Why Not Sell?

After talking with chairman Luis Felipe Vieira and general manager Rui Costa at the Stadium of Light, Yang Huan, accompanied by the two, went to visit Benfica's training base.

As Lisbon's flagship team, Benfica's training base is not in Lisbon, but in a small town called Seixal in the Setubal district in the south of Lisbon.

Cesar and Lisbon just across the wide Tejo River, facing each other.

Benfica's training base is located on the Tejo River.

Standing at the gate of the Seixal training base, you can see the scenery of the Tejo River at the end of the road from a distance, which is very beautiful.

Even the bustling urban area of ​​Lisbon, which can be seen across the river from a distance, has a special flavor.

Tourism has always been one of the pillars of Portugal's economy, and the scenery of the Tejo River has always been loved by tourists.

Although Benfica is not well-off financially, they are not stingy at all in their investment in the training base.

The area is not small, the first team and the youth training camp are here, sharing a training building, but the facilities are very complete, with everything you need, even a lot of equipment is very advanced, it is a very modern training base.

Let alone the Portuguese Super League, even in Europe, it is definitely second to none.

This can't help but remind Yang Huan of the training base of the Premier League team.

It's really people comparing people, it's maddening!

Although the Premier League teams are rich and powerful, their concepts are still quite outdated. They are willing to spend a lot of money on players, but they are very stingy and stingy in spending on training bases.

Therefore, in the Premier League, apart from the few top giants teams, there are many teams whose training bases are terrible.

On this point, Yang Huan really thinks that Benfica's philosophy is worthy of recognition.

After visiting the Ceixal training base, Yang Huan, accompanied by Vieira and Rui Costa, went for a stroll along the Tejo River, and then a group of people returned to Lisbon and went to Wangjiang Pavilion for dinner.

It was during this meal that Yang Huan mentioned Oblak's transfer.

The Slovenian will officially replace the Brazilian goalkeeper Arthur as the main force after the winter break.

And he performed well in the Portuguese Super League, and was affirmed by the Southampton scouting team.

However, this player is currently not well-known and his worth will not be too high.

However, since Oblak's ownership also involves a third party, Vieira has no way to give Yang Huan a direct answer, but he promises that he will do his best to facilitate this transfer.

After negotiating the transfer of Oblak, the two sides talked about the current situation in European football.

Vieira mentioned something that Yang Huan was very interested in, that is, Singaporean Chinese billionaire Lin Rongfu has taken over Valencia, and the Bat Corps has already made offers for many players in the Benfica team.

Obviously, with Lin Rongfu's financial support, Valencia's rise is only a matter of time.

But the terrible thing is that he found Jorge Mendes as a partner. He is really a fool with a lot of money.

This piece of news once again confirmed Yang Huan's previous point of view.

That is, in the next few years, there will be more and more international capital and consortiums targeting the football and sports industries.

In the past few years, the development speed of the football and sports industry is too fast, and the market is too big, but it is difficult for anyone who is familiar with and understands this area to refuse this temptation.

Therefore, for Yang Huan, the time left for him to staking the land is getting less and less. If he doesn't seize the opportunity now, it may be too late to regret it later.

Thinking of this, Yang Huan became more determined.

After eating with Vieira and Rui Costa, Yang Huan returned to the hotel.

At this time, Tesiki Begiristan, who was going to contact Sporting Lisbon, was already waiting for him at the hotel.

For Begiristan, who has extensive contacts in Portugal, borrowing Sporting Lisbon's training base is just a piece of cake and not a big problem.

What really worries Begiristan is the current situation facing Atletico Madrid.

"Master Huan, recently, many teams have contacted us, including Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United, Bayern Munich and Barcelona, ​​and they have all expressed strong affection for our players. interest."

No wonder Begiristan was worried.

Atlético de Madrid has only had two seasons of outstanding performance. Last season it was the La Liga champion, and this season it reached the Champions League final, but now it is already facing this kind of poaching that is almost falling apart. Can you not worry? ?

If one of them is not handled well, Atletico Madrid's performance will plummet.

By that time, the good situation that has been worked so hard to build up in the past two years will be completely in vain.

Yang Huan understood Begiristan's worries, but he also had his own considerations, "What did Simeone say?"

"I asked his opinion and he said to follow the club's decision!"

Yang Huan hummed, knowing it well.

Now there are only two roads in front of Atletico Madrid.

One is to do everything possible to retain players, but this requires the club to renew the contract with the players and pay a higher price.

The advantage of this is that the team avoids turmoil and maintains the team's existing competitiveness to the greatest extent.

But the downside is that if the metabolism is not handled well, Atletico Madrid is likely to encounter the embarrassing situation of Inter Milan.

There is also a drastic lineup reorganization, selling players who do not meet the team's long-term plan, introducing a group of young and powerful stars, and promoting the rejuvenation of the lineup. This is also the most in line with Atletico Madrid's current business line.

The advantage is that the team does not need to bear heavy operating costs, and can take this opportunity to complete the metabolism.

But the downside is that the team's performance is likely to be affected and fluctuate.

In order to renew the contract with Simeone, Yang Huan flew from Southampton to Madrid in person and had a meeting with him, during which he mentioned this matter.

Now it seems that Simeone's attitude is to follow Yang Huan's opinion.

This is not surprising, the club belongs to Yang Huan, and only Yang Huan can decide what kind of philosophy he wants to run the team. As for Soriano and Begiristan, they are just managers. Especially the head coach, they can only provide advice on matters related to the club's long-term plans.

"By the way, is Simeone's contract signed yet?" Yang Huan suddenly thought of it.

This matter is very important.

"Well, it's signed, and we are planning to make an official announcement in the next two days!" Begiristain replied.

Simeone's importance to this Atletico Madrid team is beyond doubt.

Even in Yang Huan's view, any player in the team can leave, and Simeone must be kept no matter what.

This is not to say that without Simeone, Atletico Madrid will be finished, but Yang Huan feels that Atletico Madrid is now at a critical moment of building the foundation of a wealthy family, and talents like Simeone should do their best to retain them.

Moreover, it is serious to keep Simeone, avoid turmoil in Atletico Madrid, and make the team improve steadily as a whole.

Hearing that Simeone signed the contract and renewed it, Yang Huan felt relieved.

"Teschi, get in touch with Tottenham Hotspur later on. I have negotiated with them before. Felipe and Miranda, the total price is 60 million euros. You go and sign with them!"

"Sixty million? Begiristan was a little surprised.

Sixty million euros for two players?

Isn't this deal too amazing?

You know, Atletico Madrid only spent 12 million euros on the introduction of Felipe, and they didn't even spend a penny on the introduction of Miranda, but now they sold them and earned back 60 million euros ?

Seeing his surprised expression, Yang Huan also felt amused in his heart, this deal must be done no matter what.

As the saying goes, don’t let outsiders get rich. Anyway, Tottenham Hotspur is going to be slaughtered by others. It’s better to make yourself cheaper than others. No matter how you say it, you won’t cheat them, will you?

"I thought about it. Now that the new stadium is in full swing, we need funds, and rejuvenation has always been our established route. Therefore, we might as well take this opportunity to sell this group of players and reorganize the lineup!"

Originally, according to Yang Huan's plan, he was responsible for the funding of the new stadium.

But now, since Atletico Madrid can bear this cost by selling players, why not Yang Huan?

Begiristan also knows that the new stadium is the foundation of the giants. Only with the new stadium, Atletico Madrid is eligible to talk about challenging Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Therefore, Master Huan's move is not bad.

"However, Master Huan, it's nothing to sell Miranda. After all, we still have Godin, Otamendi, Jose Simeone and Velazquez, but after selling Felipe, our left back will be There is only one José Gaya left."

Jose Gaya has represented Atletico Madrid many times in the past two seasons, and his performance is very eye-catching. He is also a native Spanish player, and he is regarded as the key cultivation target of Atletico Madrid.

In the case of selling Felipe, it is only natural to support Jose Gaya as the main force.

Moreover, the benefits of youth and localization to Atletico Madrid are self-evident.

But the problem is that the team will continue to play in the Champions League next season, and Jose Gaya alone is definitely not enough.

Yang Huan knew it well, thought for a while, "What do you think of Luo Huo?"

"Rojo?" Begiristan frowned, "Master Huan, you mean Rojo from Tottenham Hotspur?"

"Yeah!" Yang Huan nodded, "This player is not liked by Van Gaal, that's why they want to introduce Felipe. If you think it's appropriate, I will come forward and let them use Rojoga's cash to buy him. Felipe, no matter what, let them make up 20 million, right?"

"Wonderful!" Begiristain praised vigorously, "If Tottenham Hotspur are willing to use Rojoga's cash to introduce Felipe, then this deal will be worth it!"

Just kidding, Rojo is not liked by Van Gaal, but we have to look at the situation.

From the past season, Rojo's performance in the Premier League still has great potential.

It's just that Tottenham Hotspur's defensive team is so cheated that even Rojo has become cheated, so it looks like a bad performance, but in fact, this Argentine left-back still has some strength .

Besides, Rojo's performance is sluggish now, and his worth is at the lowest point, and Atletico Madrid only wants a supplement, and Rojo is completely competent.

Through this kind of transaction, Atletico Madrid did not lose much in strength, but it earned a huge transfer fee, which is a good deal when you think about it.

Thinking of this, the way Begiristan looked at Yang Huan became unusual.

This Young Master Huan's ability to operate is so sturdy.

"Then Arsenal want to introduce Juanfran, Master Huan, what do you think?"

Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, Yang Huan had already burst out laughing.

"Sell it, why not sell it? Even Miranda and Felipe are sold, and you still care about Juanfran?"

Juanfran is a native Spanish right back, Atletico Madrid's main right back, and a Spanish international.

But Yang Huan's idea is also very simple. With Montoya and Gino Peruzzi two new-generation players, since someone is willing to pay a high price to buy Juanfran, why not sell it?

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