Chapter 208 Cooperation Leads to Win-Win Situation

Selli actually didn't particularly agree with letting Drogba go. He and Hugo thought differently. Drogba's goal efficiency was good. It seemed that he had broken through the bottleneck and opened up the Ren and Du meridians. It was not cost-effective to sell Drogba now. It was not easy for the team to add a striker similar to Drogba as a substitute.

However, Hugo agreed to sell Drogba. Selli consulted Zeman's opinion. Zeman was reluctant to let Drogba go, but he didn't like to block Drogba's future.

"Didier has the ability to play in Ligue 1. Although I don't want to let him go, I don't want to block his future development. In the team, he can't shake Luca's position! If there is a suitable offer, I hope you can agree to it!" This is what Zeman said to Selli.

So this is why Trapani responded to Guingamp. Both offers did not satisfy Selli. The price was too low. Selli's psychological price was 3 million euros. Drogba was not as dazzling as Miccoli, so the value was lower.

Guingamp's two offers were far from the target, but Trapani's reply has given Guingamp a reason to have a good talk with Trapani. Guingamp chairman Noel Le Graet has just become the new chairman of Guingamp. This chairman is not simple. He used to be the mayor of Guingamp. This is not the first time he has served as the chairman of Guingamp. He also served as the chairman of Guingamp from the 1970s to the early 1990s.

This time, Noel returned to Guingamp to change the situation of Guingamp. Guingamp is a small club in Ligue 1. After one year with Trapani, the town population is only tens of thousands. Last season, they were relegated. In the last round of the game, they were still in 17th place, one of the two places for relegation. In the last round of the game, they won Troyes 1:0 at home to get rid of the fate of relegation.

The new season is coming. Guingamp is not a rich team, but in order to stay in the league, Noel Le Graet has to spend money.

Le Graet flew directly to Trapani. He wanted to have a good talk with Trapani. Coming in person was an attitude, representing Guingamp's desire for Drogba and Le Graet's sincerity.

Hugo had just finished his work in the United States. The World Cup was in full swing. Hugo had already made a good layout. The gambling industry in Europe was rich. Unlike China in his previous life, there was only wins, draws and losses. Here, everything was bet. This gave Hugo a chance to cover up. He dispersed the prepared funds and asked Fabio Costa to find many minions to help him diversify his investments and invest in various regions in Europe.

He had made a lot of money recently. Hugo had no burden at all for intercepting the profits of many European bookmakers.

He was not interested in the World Cup. Now he would of course support the Chinese team and Italy, but the Chinese team ended badly, and the Italian team ended badly, so of course he would not go to the scene. Seli commissioned some scouts to help them find out if there were any players that could be introduced.

Back in Trapani, Le Graet also arrived. Trapani's senior executives and Le Graet held a negotiation meeting on Drogba at the Trapani headquarters on June 4.

Regarding Guingamp, Hugo had studied their information on the plane back. They were founded at the same time as Trapani, but they were both small town teams. Guingamp is not as good as Trapani now. After two years of development, the town population of Trapani has begun to increase. Thanks to Hugo's continuous moves, the city hall's investment attraction plan has made good progress.

It is difficult for such a small team to develop without investing a lot of money. Guingamp's shareholders are not just Noel Le Graet. It is not easy to increase capital. This requires the consent of the shareholders' meeting. He is not a private team like Trapani, but Hugo's team.

Hugo's current plan is to cooperate with Guingamp. He has two plans in mind. Let him acquire Guingamp in its entirety. Sorry, there is no money. The first one he wants is to acquire the shares of Guingamp's small shareholders and become a partner with Le Graet.

The second option is to cooperate between clubs and cooperate in player exchanges. Trapani can invest in young French players and then rent them to Guingamp. Because after entering the Serie B league, the non-EU quota is very limited. The policies of the Italian Football Association are changing at any time. Trapani's original players who are not EU football can of course continue, but they are only allowed to introduce one non-EU player each year. If they introduce more, they cannot be registered.

How can you only find talents in EU countries? You have to go to other countries. Hugo also wants to use such a plan to strengthen the collection of young players and make money.

In fact, the purpose of these two plans is only one. It is not that Hugo is kind enough to help Guingamp, but he wants to expand the influence of the Trapani club and strive to have more ways to cultivate excellent players for his own use.

That's why he came back from the United States so quickly and discussed with Le Graet in person.

The negotiations about Drogba were not smooth. The "thirsty" Le Graet did not let Trapani waver in the transfer fee. Trapani said his bottom line was 3 million euros, otherwise the deal would not happen.

In the evening, Hugo hosted a private dinner for Le Graet at the Grand Hotel Colline.

This hotel is a garden hotel invested and built by the Colani family, close to the pier. The Colani family intends to take advantage of the development of the tourist city and develop the tourism industry. This is Hugo's suggestion to the family, so the Colani family took the lead in building this hotel near the sea. In the future, there will be a small pier, yachts, and yacht rental services.

The hotel is not very high, only fourteen floors, and the top floor is a restaurant that serves all kinds of Sicilian food.

Hugo did not invite the entourage of Le Graet, only the two of them. Le Graet knew that Hugo must have ulterior motives, but he was willing to accept the invitation. It is obvious that this meeting will play a good role in promoting Drogba's transfer, but he does not know what Hugo's conditions are.

After a lot of rambling, Hugo said: "Didier is a good player. When he came to Trapani two years ago, he was nothing and was called the striker who could not score the most!"

"Haha, Gigi, your club is famous for being good at training young people. Didier has made great progress here!" Le Graet complimented with a smile.

"Mr. Le Graet, you know we are a small club. Sometimes we have to make realistic choices in management. Didier is of course a good player. In fact, our head coach Mr. Zeman is very opposed to selling him, but now we have no more choices. We have been promoted to Serie B, and the competition is more intense. We need more players. Didier is a player we can show off. Leo hopes to make more money from him. I think you should understand!" Hugo sighed.

"Of course! In fact, we are similar to you. It is difficult for small clubs to survive in the top league..." Le Graet also complained about how difficult it was for him to become the chairman again. There was no money to operate the transfer. The team did not have much funds. Given the poor performance of the team, there were not many outstanding figures in the team. It would not be sold for much money, so it would be better to keep it for himself.

"We admire Didier, Gigi, your offer is too high, you know we can't afford it!" Le Graet said at last. He could afford it, but if he accepted Drogba, he would forget about other transfer targets. This was absolutely impossible. Le Graet was not sure that Drogba could support Guingamp.

"I don't know. I understand your difficulties, but you have to think of a way! Just yesterday, Marseille was also asking whether Drogba would be sold!" Hugo said. This was also true. Maybe Goba wanted to promote his nephew too much. As a result, it has attracted the attention of not only Guingamp, but also some other Ligue 1 teams. Marseille is the team with the most profound background.

"They?!" Le Graet's heart skipped a beat. If it was Marseille, they had the money to pay the money, and the attraction was obviously much greater than Guingamp.

"But I asked Selli to reject them. I just want to do business with you! It's not impossible to lower the price. I have thought of a better way!" Hugo said to Le Graet who was stunned.

Oh, Le Graet came back to his senses and knew that was the case, but he really didn't know what Hugo meant by cooperation? !

"You mean you are willing to sell Drogba to us?!" Le Graet asked hesitantly.

"Yes! But I think we can negotiate this deal in another way!" Hugo said, and then told Le Graet his thoughts in detail. Hugo especially mentioned the issue of small shareholders. Small shareholders are very annoying. They don't have much money to invest, but they are firm supporters of Guingamp. Even if Le Graet is willing to invest, small shareholders are unwilling to let their shares be diluted, so small shareholders hope to maintain financial balance every year, which makes Le Graet very difficult.

"Can you persuade them to give up their shares?!" Le Graet expressed great doubts about this.

"I pay a high price to buy their shares. I think it shouldn't be difficult, right?!" Hugo laughed.

Le Graet actually wanted to buy it, but the small shareholders wanted a high price, which made him unhappy. It was originally a poor team with no value, and you still wanted to take the opportunity to make a fortune. This is not what he wants.

Since Hugo wants to do this, Le Graet certainly has no objection.

If Hugo does not invest, everyone adopts the second option, and Le Graet also expresses that he can accept it. Hugo said to Le Graet: "The big clubs now are richer and more famous than us, and we are in different leagues. If we cooperate, it will be good for everyone. You can get practical young people, and we can reserve some talents! You can even get a share of the player trading in the future. Tell me if this is a good thing?!"

PS: Tianyuan Dog went to an interview today, so I came back late. There will only be two chapters updated tomorrow. Tomorrow I have to accompany my mother to the hospital for a check-up. The journey is long, and I am afraid I will come back very late, so there will be two chapters the day after tomorrow. There is no way, I have to go out to work! But let everyone rest assured that I will try my best to ensure two chapters every day, and I will also try my best to ensure three chapters before going to work! It's almost the end of the year, and there may be more vacancies outside, so I am a little busy! Please forgive me!