Chapter 615, Returning a Favor

In the 2013-2014 season, Kintag just took office. At that time, he trusted the young Rafael very much and let him play the starting right back position. And Raphael also rewarded him with a wonderful performance.

However, when entering the 2014-2015 season, Rafael's state has declined sharply. After half a season, Kintag has started to let Valencia try to start, and Valencia's performance is even better. And Raphael's biggest problem is that he is strong offensively and weak defensively, and he is not weak at all. This makes Manchester United's defense often have a vacuum on the right and be exploited. Especially last season's Champions League final was the biggest manifestation of Rafael's weakness. Not only was he blown up by Luo, but he was also sent off for a reckless foul. Kintag even felt that if he let Valencia start, then maybe there would be a turning point in the final.

Therefore, in the new season, Kintag has decided to let Valencia start. As for the German teenager Kimmich, who is on loan at Bremen in the Bundesliga, his performance last season was very eye-catching. Many teams have even asked Manchester United for his price, but Kintag rejected them in the end.

Kintag plans to let Kimmich return to the team next season, to play as a substitute for Valencia, and to hone him a lot. Kimmich has a solid defense, balanced offense and defense, and can also play as a defensive midfielder, which is a great addition to the team.

But in this case, Raphael's position is very embarrassing. The main position is gone. There is no way to compete with Kimmich for the age advantage, and the shortcomings of too weak defense are too obvious.

After Kintag received Lyon's offer, he suddenly remembered the parallel world of later generations, when Raphael moved to Lyon in the summer of 2015. At that time, he was also looking for a better space because he lost his main position, and Lyon could also give him a more lucrative salary.

Just when Kim Tag was hesitating, Woodward came to Kim Tag: "Tiger, has the Lyon coach contacted you?"

"Well, they want to buy Raphael."

"Aulas, the chairman of the Lyon club, called me and asked me about this matter. If Raphael is not that important to the club, or if we have a suitable replacement, can we give Raphael to them? "Woodward explained, "We have always had a good relationship with Lyon. If possible, I hope to continue to maintain a good relationship with Lyon. And when we bought Umtiti and Fekir before, Lyon's asking price was very high. Reasonable, we should be regarded as a favor from them. Of course, I am just a suggestion, after all, the arrangement and use of players next season will all depend on you, so the final decision is still yours."

Jin Taige nodded: "I have also considered this matter. I think Raphael can be sold, and they have talked with Raphael privately, and the player is willing to leave. I will not have him in my lineup next season. position, it doesn’t matter if you lose him.”

Hearing what Jin Tag said, Woodward was very happy: "Since you said so, it will be easy."

Next, the two clubs began formal negotiations.

Because the relationship between the two clubs is good, and because Manchester United wants to return a favor to Lyon, Rafael's transfer was finally reached: the Brazilian moved to Lyon at a price of 10 million and left Manchester United, who had played for 7 years.

This transfer was a transfer that was satisfactory to all parties: Lyon got the player they wanted, Raphael got a high salary and a main position, while Kintag cleaned up the team and prepared to give the newcomer a chance to take the lead.

After Kintag sold Icardi and Rafael, Kintag received another transfer fee of 60 million euros.

He now has a total transfer fee of 11.5 billion.

Woodward grinned happily from ear to ear: "Tiger, I really have you. After the summer transfer period, the team bought new players. I didn't expect the transfer budget to increase instead of falling! At first, the boss gave you 0 million euros. , you have become 11.5 billion now! You really belong to me."

Jin Taige shook his head: "Currently, there are many players in the team that are extremely valuable. As long as I am willing to sell them, it will definitely be a big income. But I think even if I sell people, I have to wait two years later, when the players are at a premium Besides, players were worth a lot at that time, and young players were gradually growing up. At that time, some players with overlapping positions or whose tactics did not meet the needs could be sold.”

Woodward nodded: "Okay, anyway, the player transfer is up to you, you can do it as you see it. And the boss also promised you, the transfer budget is yours, so you can definitely introduce players for the 11.5 billion euros." .You can try Messi or Ronaldo, haha.”

"Don't be kidding, players like Ronaldo and Messi can't be bought for 200 million yuan." Jin Taige said with a smile, "By the way, Ed, do you remember that I asked you to do the math? How much will it cost for the training camp? Is there any result now?"

Woodward slapped his head: "I almost forgot if you didn't tell me."

He took a document from the table, sealed it with a file, and handed it to Jin Taige: "This is the budget I compiled for you. The electronic version will be emailed to you later."

Jin Taige opened the file bag and took out the documents inside. He first found the final summary table of the amount, and was shocked: "More than 60 million euros? So much money?"

Woodward sat down firmly: "Tiger, you don't care about money, so you don't know the difficulty of investing in work. In many places, money is spent like water. Look at the table information I listed, Venue upgrade fee, equipment upgrade fee, youth training building upgrade fee, etc. A bunch of hardware facilities that need to be upgraded, and according to the current situation of the youth training camp, if the youth training camp is to be expanded, it will cost more than 60 million euros. There will still be a lot of expenses, and we will have to calculate carefully when the time comes."

Jin Taige frowned while watching: "Currently there is a shortage of personnel in the youth training camp, and there are not enough accommodation rooms for young players. New dormitory buildings are also needed, and the team's coaches, scouts, etc. also need to upgrade their personnel accordingly."

Woodward patted Jin Taige on the shoulder: "Tiger, I know you are from the youth training camp, and you are very keen on the construction of the youth training camp, but the current team can't afford so much money, even if you go to the boss to negotiate , he will definitely not agree, trust me."

After hearing Woodward's words, Kim Tago didn't say anything else, he just nodded: "Okay, I see. I'm just estimating the cost. If I have any ideas, I will definitely tell you, after all You belong to the team, and you have a good relationship with the boss" 11