Chapter 920 Having Enough Food and Clothing to Know Honor and Disgrace

The outside world believed that Sun Wu was under great psychological pressure, and the media began to discuss whether Manchester United's selection of Sun Wu was too rash. Even Manchester United legend Scholes believed that Sun Wu might be more appropriate to postpone the decision for a few years.

However, two famous coaches, Klopp and Guardiola, publicly supported Sun Wu.

Well, in the words of some fans on Twitter, the main reason is that both Liverpool and Manchester City have won two consecutive league games, while Manchester United has been 5 points behind with one draw and one loss.

The same is true within the club. Mike Phelan will mention Ferguson who just took office from time to time, and Rolf will mention Magath who was kicked out by Bayern Munich.

Even Woodward called to comfort... This call made Sun Wu suspicious. Generally speaking, the support of the club's top management is often a precursor to the dismissal of the head coach.

But in fact, Sun Wu didn't have much psychological pressure. He was even in the mood to accompany Kristine to pick out a set of jewelry.

Sun Wu's confidence comes from the performance and state of the players on the training ground, as well as from the game that just ended. Although they were tied, Manchester United's offense was not bad. Failure to win can only be said to be a crime of non-war. .

However, while Sun Wu was leisurely and leisurely, his competitors were very busy.

On August 19, Guardiola let go of his favorite Thiago, who was not very good at playing in the game. The latter followed the original time and space trajectory and went to Bayern Munich.

However, Manchester City also snatched Juventus midfielder Vidal from Bayern Munich. This one of the best B2B players in European football can bring hardness and more deep movement to the Manchester City midfielder. In fact, Sun Wudong It's thoughtful, but it's too expensive, and it's not considered a superstar in Santoku's mind.

On August 20, Woodward's acquisition plan suffered a major setback. Dortmund coach Tuchel publicly stated that he would not let Aubameyang go. They had lost their defense core Hummels.

In addition, Chelsea successfully acquired Atletico Madrid center Diego Coster for a high price of 35 million pounds. In fact, Manchester United paid a higher price, but Simeone was unwilling to take advantage of Sun Wu...

Hey, if Simeone is sold to Manchester United, Sun Wu also wants to remind him to ask Porto for an instruction manual when acquiring Martinez.

On August 21, just as Manchester United was about to face Tottenham Hotspur at home, the competition between Tottenham and Liverpool for Son Heung-min finally came to an end.

Tottenham bought Son Heung-min for a price of 36 million pounds, but the Korean is waiting for a medical examination in London and is unable to play in this round of the league.

That night,

The disappointed Woodward found Sun Wu. The former had a look of vicissitudes of life, while the latter looked indifferent.

"That means no one can buy it?"

"Best, there are very few world-class centers on the market. You don't like Ibrahimovic, and you don't want Icardi and Higuain in Serie A." Woodward sighed: "You poached Lucas. Simeone refuses to sell Diego Coster to Manchester United."

"Aubameyang has confirmed to stay in the team. You can't poach Lewandowski. Cavani and Aguero... they can't be sold to direct competitors." Sun Wu was scratching his head. In the next few years, Europe There are a lot of outstanding wingers in football, but top centers are really, really rare.

Sun Wu glanced at the frustrated Woodward and said, "I have a candidate, a well-known, world-class center."

"who?"

"But there are two problems." Sun Wu asked the question first without naming his name, "First, although he is not too old, he is in poor condition due to previous serious injuries.

Of course, this is the job of the coaching staff. Secondly, his salary is too high. "

Putting the two conditions together, Woodward, who had been immersed in various materials for the past month, immediately found the target, "Monaco's Colombian center Falcao?"

"Well, you wanted to rent it out last year, but Chelsea beat you to it." Sun Wu said without hesitation: "Falcao was seriously injured at Chelsea and missed last year's World Cup. He only scored 12 goals in all competitions in Monaco last season. Goals, only 6 goals in the league, very poor form."

Woodward's face darkened. Of course he remembered this. At that time, the team lacked outstanding centers. As a result, he was tricked by Mendes only half a year after taking office. He had already begun to discuss the method of paying the loan salary... As a result, Mendes would Falcao is on loan to Chelsea.

"The issue of status is left to the coaching staff. Falcao is a center who needs a high-level passer behind him." Sun Wu shrugged, "But my request remains unchanged. He cannot break Manchester United's salary cap."

"Where's the rental?"

"Mendes has a dark heart." Sun Wu reminded: "The loan alone is estimated to cost nearly 10 million pounds. If Falcao is willing and the price is right, Manchester United can consider acquiring him, but the condition is that he must accept a salary cut. .”

Regarding the choice of center, Sun Wu has already considered it. Falcao is 28 years old this year. Although he was once a powerful player in European football, he has never really entered a wealthy club. He went to the upstart Chelsea and scored two goals. And he was seriously injured and missed the World Cup.

Therefore, a move to Manchester United is very attractive to Falcao. This can be seen from the fact that Falcao joined Manchester United and Chelsea on loan for two consecutive years in his previous life.

And Sun Wu remembers very clearly that after Falcao returned to Monaco after his failed Premier League trip, he was surrounded by Bernardo Silva and Mbappe, and Sidibe and Mendy were on the wings. Falcao regained his The status becomes "Tiger".

Manchester United now has similar or even better conditions, and if it doesn't work out, Sun Wu still has a status boosting card.

Therefore, the question before him now is whether it is a loan or an acquisition. How much salary will Manchester United need to bear if it is a loan? If it is an acquisition, Falcao is unwilling to reduce his salary.

You know, Falcao's annual salary when he moved to Monaco in 2013 was already 14 million euros. Generally speaking, player salaries increase by at least 10% every year.

After two years, Falcao's current annual salary should be about 16 million euros, totaling 14.5 million pounds, which works out to a weekly salary of about 290,000 pounds.

At present, Manchester United's highest weekly salary is Sun Wu's 240,000 pounds, which obviously also includes the salary of the head coach.

After a final discussion, Sun Wu, Woodward, Batty, and Mike Phelan came up with a simple plan.

If you rent, the cost will not exceed 4 million pounds, and you will only bear half of the weekly salary. If you choose to buy out after the season, the contract will be negotiated separately, but the contract period is only two years.

For direct acquisition, the transfer fee shall not exceed 20 million pounds, the weekly salary shall not exceed 200,000 pounds, and the contract period shall be four years.

That night, when Mendes got the fax, he couldn't help cursing in his mind, Woodward... No! Best is such a thief!

As the most successful agent in Europe, Mendes relies not only on his connections, but his level of after-sales service is the biggest reason why many players and clubs choose him.

Mendes is very aware of Falcao's yearning for a wealthy club... To put it bluntly, he has made enough money in Monaco. What he lacks now is honor.

In Chinese terms, that means knowing honor and disgrace when you have enough food and clothing.

And the conditions given by Manchester United...a two-year contract and a four-year contract are almost an obvious attempt to sow discord between Mendes and Falcao.

Mendes believes that if he persuades Falcao to reject Manchester United's direct takeover, it is likely that the two will part ways.

For Falcao, who is 28 years old and whose form declined rapidly last season, this is the last possibility for him to enter a wealthy club in his career.