Chapter 1514 Fish Belly Ajax

"Yang Yang is in Madrid?"

The next day, as soon as Florentino arrived at the Bernabeu, he was surprised to hear a report from the general manager Manuel Redondo.

But besides the accident, he felt happy from the bottom of his heart.

Yang Yang was brought to Real Madrid by him. He also watched Yang Yang change from a young man in his early twenties to the number one star in the world, and he was even about to retire in a blink of an eye. This feeling made him treat Yang Yang more special than others .

Now, although Yang Yang has left, but the emotional bond with Real Madrid is still there, he is naturally happy.

"Yeah, I just arrived yesterday. I called and said that I was treating us to dinner, but it was too obvious." Manuel Redondo couldn't help being a little funny, because he had been with Florentino for many years and was used to After going to various social occasions, I feel that Yang Yang is still a little immature.

Florentino couldn't help laughing, but nodded again and again, "It's not easy, Yang Yang looks kind on the surface, but in fact he still has an arrogance in his bones. Rare."

Manuel Redondo also thinks so. He has also cooperated with Yang Yang for many years, so he naturally understands Yang Yang's temperament.

But after thinking about it, this is also a very normal thing.

All famous football stars, without exception, are people with arrogance. If they don't have that kind of arrogance in their hearts, they will never be able to reach the top of the pyramid of professional football. It's just that some people have exposed this arrogance to the surface. And some people are relatively introverted, Yang Yang, Zidane and Messi belong to the introverted type.

"Is he really good looking at Ashraf?" Florentino asked with concern.

Manuel Redondo nodded, "Yes, I specifically checked the news. In the past six months, Ajax has been looking for young, malleable right backs and central defenders. After the end of last season , They signed the Brazilian central defender Militao early before Porto, but the right back has not been followed for a long time."

After a pause, Redondo shook his head with a wry smile, "They contacted a lot of teams, but none of them wanted to go to the Eredivisie, even Wan-Bissaka from the Crystal Palace, who couldn't play in the first team as the main player. Declined their invitation."

The corner of Florentino's mouth twitched slightly, somewhat sad for Yang Yang, but this is the current status of European professional football.

The gap between the Eredivisie League and the four major leagues, and even the five major leagues including Ligue 1, is getting farther and farther.

If the Eredivisie really merges with the Liga in the future, and if it is managed properly, it may still be competitive, but at least there is no hope for now.

Florentino is very clear about Yang Yang's purpose and intention, and also knows what Yang Yang wants to do, but it is not easy, and it can even be said to be very difficult.

The reason why the Portuguese League can become a springboard for South American players to enter the European League is that language is a natural advantage. This gave birth to the soil of the Portuguese Super League, and at the same time gave birth to super predators like Mendes.

Monaco benefited from the operation of capital, as well as the private cooperation with many agents including Mendes, which led to Monaco always being able to dig young players with high quality and low price. This is the way of survival of Monaco.

But what about Ajax?

The Chinese market is indeed huge and beautiful. Everyone knows that with China's population base, the potential for development in the future is astonishing. But now, apart from the commercial level, it is really difficult for Chinese players to provide support for Ajax.

This is why Yang Yang wants to build a youth training base in China.

The Netherlands is very similar to Portugal. The local market is too small, with a population of just over 10 million, so they need support. Portugal is South America, and now Ajax is also focusing on tapping the South American market.

From this point of view, Yang Yang's vision is still very unique.

"I really want to know how he can manage Ajax? He is so confident, how far can he bring this team? The Champions League group stage? Or the knockout stage?"

Florentino didn't expect Redondo to give him an answer at all, and he laughed himself after asking.

"Tell Yang Yang that we agree to his request and ask him to arrange someone to negotiate. The player needs him to handle it himself. We hope to have more cooperation with Ajax, so we will give him the price based on market evaluation."

"Market appraisal price?" Redondo was a little surprised.

At present, Erdegaard's market evaluation price is around 3.5 million euros, Ashraf is slightly higher, between 4 million and 4.5 million euros, even if the highest value is taken, the two are only 8 million euros , but Yang Yang himself will pay 12 million euros.

Anyone else haggle like this?

Florentino looked at Redondo, smiled but didn't say anything more.

The chief executive of Real Madrid has followed him for many years, and he immediately guessed the reason behind this.

To put it bluntly, Real Madrid is a membership club, and players belong to the club's assets. Real Madrid doesn't rely on player transfer fees at all, and it doesn't matter whether they sell higher or lower.

In fact, Real Madrid often sells players at a loss, or rents out some players for free to support other friendly clubs and maintain friendship with each other, which is why Real Madrid can poach young players everywhere in Spain.

For example, Odriozola this summer, who dug Illarramendi back then, and now he digs Odriozola, Real Sociedad has no objection, not only because the price given by Real Madrid is good, but also because they have a good relationship with each other .

If Real Madrid cares about things and is very stingy, it is not in line with Real Madrid's image positioning, and it is difficult to maintain such a relationship.

"Then do you want to add a little bit to the terms?" Redondo asked again.

Florentino shook his head and said with a smile: "No, I know Yang Yang, besides, if he really cultivates these two players, isn't it normal for us to spend more money to buy them back in the future?" ? Do we care about that little money?"

Redondo understood immediately.

Real Madrid has changed the team's signing strategy over the years, poaching young talents like Vinicius and Rodrigo with a lot of money, not only because they are worried that the value of these players will skyrocket in the future, but also because they are worried that even if their value skyrockets, Real Madrid will still grab them. No, that's why they were shot early, and then they were trained in Brazil.

Since Ajax is willing to give priority, the terms of the repurchase transfer fee are more a matter of more money and less money.

Real Madrid is a membership club and is not allowed to make a profit, so over the years, how to deal with the money that Real Madrid earns but can't spend has always been the most troublesome thing for the financial department.

To some extent, Real Madrid is really not short of this little money.

Besides, Florentino still hopes to maintain a good relationship with Yang Yang, even if it's a favor.

He knew Yang Yang well, and the more favors he sold, the more Yang Yang would be unable to refuse when he was invited back in the future.

Moreover, apart from calculations, Florentino really wanted to take Yang Yang.

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Watching Redondo walk out of the office, the chairman of Real Madrid smiled slightly.

He is very curious, what level can Yang Yang do in Ajax?

When he was playing football, he was the number one player in the world, so what about being a player and a head coach?

Can he surprise everyone in Ajax's underwhelming team?

He is looking forward to it!

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Yang Yang was flattered by the feedback from Real Madrid.

He doesn't mind spending a little more money, but he can't refuse offers from Real Madrid and Florentino.

This is not charity, but a kind of help.

Van Gaal quickly completed the handover procedures with Real Madrid in Amsterdam, while Yang Yang stayed in Madrid and called Ashraf and Odegaard himself.

Ashraf represented Morocco in the World Cup, and his performance was mediocre, mainly because he did not play the right back position he is most familiar with, but appeared on the left back, which caused him to fail to perform better.

When Yang Yang received the call, the Moroccan teenager was having a headache about his future.

He knows his situation in Real Madrid, especially after Odriosola joined the team, he has basically concluded that he will be rented out or sold, but he has no idea where to go next.

When receiving Yang Yang's call, Ashraf was very surprised, because he knew from the locker room that Yang Yang would go to Ajax as early as the end of last season, as both a player and a head coach.

On the phone, Yang Yang promised that the new season would give him more opportunities, and at the same time explained his tactical thinking, which made Ashraf very tempted, because he knew Yang Yang and Yang Yang's uncompromising character.

Moreover, at his age, he really needs more game training to improve himself.

Ajax is indeed a big fish now, but looking at European football, it is also a giant in the past, but the Eredivisie league lacks competitiveness after all, but this is not a big deal for Ashraf who can't play in La Liga. Not an opportunity.

Therefore, on the phone, Ashraf agreed to Yang Yang's invitation on the spot and agreed to transfer to Ajax.

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Compared with Ashraf, Erdegaard's situation is much more complicated.

First of all, Ajax is unable to provide him with an annual salary of two million euros after tax, because this will disrupt Ajax's entire salary structure, so the team cannot give such a high price.

If Erdegaard wants to transfer, he must make concessions on salary.

Another thing is Erdegaard's position in Ajax. Yang Yang frankly cannot promise him an absolute main position, but he can compete with others.

"As I told you before, in Heerenveen, you didn't get a suitable tactical space. Whether it's a front midfielder or a central midfielder, you need the support of the tactical environment. You can't get it in Heerenveen, but I can give it to you at Ajax."

Yang Yang's words finally convinced Erdegaard.

After discussing with his father, he finally agreed to Ajax's invitation, took the initiative to cut his salary by half, and switched to Ajax.

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After the players nodded and agreed, Van Gaal soon started handing over to Real Madrid in Amsterdam, and handled the transfer procedures of the two players on the same day.

In the end, Real Madrid successfully signed Ashraf and Odegaard at a package price of 8 million euros.