Chapter 1,079 Bidding

Gao Xiaodong is also very concerned about Manchester United's transfer, especially Neuer's transfer. Gao Xiaodong is not only concerned about it, but also took the initiative to tell the media during an interview that Neuer will become a great goalkeeper. Neuer would be very happy to come and play for Manchester United.

Gao Xiaodong is a core player of Manchester United and is very likely to be the captain of the team next season. His words naturally hold great weight. With Gao Xiaodong's welcome, Neuer's integration will not be a big problem if he moves to Manchester United.

Of course, Gao Xiaodong said this not just to win over Neuer, but also to prove himself.

Now he and Manchester United have not reached an agreement on contract renewal negotiations. Manchester United is now short of money. Glazer feels that Gao Xiaodong is already the highest-paid in the world and has a lot of face. He does not want to continue to increase Gao Xiaodong's annual salary, so this contract extension Negotiations have remained deadlocked until now.

For players like Gao Xiaodong, even if nothing happens, the media will make up a lot of news. Now that the negotiations have been fruitless for a long time, of course, all kinds of news about Gao Xiaodong's transfer have come, making Manchester United fans panic. , lest Gao Xiaodong really transfer and leave.

Although Gao Xiaodong agreed to the salary increase negotiation proposed by Mendes, he had no plans to leave Manchester United yet. Naturally, he did not want to ruin the relationship with Manchester United fans, so he expressed his willingness to stay at Manchester United in the name of Neuer. manner.

Neuer also responded to Gao Xiaodong's invitation. Neuer praised Gao Xiaodong as a great player. Being able to play with Gao Xiaodong is what everyone dreams of.

What Neuer said was very nice, but Neuer did not show any greater interest in Manchester United during the transfer. He did not offend both Bayern and Manchester United, saying that he is still a Schalke 04 player and everything he has now Follow the club's orders.

Neuer's attitude was impartial and he put the blame on the club, while Schalke 04 demanded a sky-high price, forcing Bayern and Manchester United to express their stance.

As the transfer period progressed, Manchester United still failed to renew Gao Xiaodong's contract. They were worried about Gao Xiaodong's transfer, and also hoped to win over Neuer to increase their negotiating leverage with Gao Xiaodong, so they took the lead in making an offer to Schalke 04. The price is quoted at €1,500 plus a floating price of €5 million.

Judging from Buffon's transfer worth, Neuer's worth will indeed not be less than 40 million, but since Neuer only has one year with Schalke 04, 15 million euros plus 5 million euros are floating. The contract is very sincere.

However, Schalke 04 is not in a hurry, because Neuer has no shortage of buyers now. Schalke 04 immediately disclosed Manchester United’s offer to the media. This is actually for Bayern. Manchester United bids 20 million euros. Do you still want to accept it? and.

Bayern definitely don't want to match the price offered by Manchester United.

Because there has never been a goalkeeper worth more than 20 million euros in the history of the Bundesliga.

But after Kahn retired the year before last, Bayern has been lacking a capable No. 1 goalkeeper. Whether it is Lensing, Butt or Kraft, they all have obvious shortcomings. Bayern cannot achieve good results in the Champions League, and the goalkeeper is the key to restricting them. , so finding a good goalkeeper has been Bayern's main job in the past year.

Now Manchester United has made such an offer. If Bayern does not follow, Schalke 04 is likely to sell Neuer to Manchester United, which Bayern cannot accept.

Neuer is just 25 years old this year. He has a very long career as a goalkeeper. Normally speaking, Neuer still has ten years of his peak period. The 20 million guarantees that the goal will be worry-free for ten years. This deal is a good deal.

It's just that Bayern has been paying attention to Neuer since he first entered the Bundesliga in 2006. It was easy to wait until Neuer only had a one-year contract. If Manchester United hadn't stepped in, Bayern would have been able to get Neuer for free in a year. But now they need him. Spending 20 million to buy Neuer would be a big loss for Bayern.

Bayern hates Manchester United so much that it hurts, and is also annoyed by Schalke 04's low price, but he still has to keep up with Manchester United's offer, which is also a contract of 15 million euros plus 5 million euros floating, without adding a single euro. .

Bayern has the confidence to dare to make such a bid. Firstly, Schalke 04 is a Bundesliga team. They dare not offend Bayern, otherwise it will be difficult to survive in the Bundesliga. Secondly, Neuer is a German national player. Last summer, Neuer As the main goalkeeper, Erwin won the third place in the World Cup with the German team. Bayern is a shrunken German team. Under the same conditions, Bayern believes that Neuer and Schalke will definitely choose them.

Bayern's idea was beautiful, but Schalke 04 had Manchester United's card, so why not make good use of it, so Schalke 04 revealed Bayern's offer to Manchester United. The difference was that Schalke 04 missed the floating price. , directly said that Bayern offered 20 million euros, and then waited for Manchester United to follow.

In addition, the floating price of 20 million euros is not low for a player with a one-year contract. Ferguson does not want to be taken advantage of. Ferguson will not follow. He would rather spend money on Neuer than Schalke. 04.

Spending money on Neuer will make Neuer love Manchester United even more. If the money is given to Schalke 04, he can only be taken advantage of. This choice is actually very easy.

So Manchester United contacted Neuer and gave Neuer an annual salary of 6 million euros. This annual salary is more than three times that of Neuer at Schalke 04. With Neuer's current fame and status, such an annual salary Totally worthy of Neuer.

Neuer was also tempted. No one wants to have to deal with money. When he was interviewed by reporters, his tone began to favor Manchester United. Neuer said that the Premier League is the best league in the world. If he wants to change his environment, he can play in a different environment. Football, the Premier League is his first choice.

After Neuer's interview came out, Bayern immediately understood that something was wrong. Manchester United must have been working in private. After further inquiry, they found out that Manchester United had offered Neuer an annual salary of 6 million euros.

For Bayern, the annual salary of 6 million euros after tax is too high. This figure is already the second highest salary in the Bayern team. With Neuer’s reputation and qualifications, if he received such a salary just after the transfer, Bayern’s Other players are definitely dissatisfied, and the salary structure is probably difficult to maintain.

Bayern is very rational. They need a good goalkeeper, but they don’t want to bid like this with Manchester United, because this is the first time Manchester United has offered Neuer such an annual salary. Even if they follow this time, next time Manchester United offers a higher price, they will still Can't afford to keep up. Based on the crazy performance of Manchester United and Inter Milan in bidding for Gao Xiaodong, Bayern believes that Ferguson can do it.

Bayern chairman Rummenigge regretfully told the fans that there was a problem in the negotiations with Neuer. Maybe Bayern needs to change its target, such as Atletico Madrid's talented goalkeeper De Gea, such as Monchengladbach's goalkeeper. Ter Stegen.