Chapter 209: Market Development
"Let's try the first option first. If we can partner with you, I think we Guingamp will do a lot! If those hillbillies don't want to sell their shares, then we can choose the second option. Anyway, I'm very much looking forward to our relationship. Cooperate!" Le Graet didn't think about it for a long time. The benefits were obvious, so why not agree? !
Hugo and Le Graet clinked glasses happily, and Le Graet said: "So the transfer of Didier Drogba..."
"Mr. Le Graet, why do you always miss Drogba?!" Hugo couldn't help laughing, and then said: "I'll sell it to you for 1 million euros! But next time you transfer to Trapani, you will share the profit of 40 %,how?!"
This was the condition that Hugo and Selly had negotiated, and it was the final condition. Le Graet thought about it and felt that this was fine, so he nodded and agreed to the condition.
But the matter was not that easy. Marseille also contacted Drogba privately. The negotiation between the two parties went smoothly the next day. Trapani agreed to Guingamp's offer, but when he told Drogba about it, Drogba expressed his disapproval. Leigh said he wanted to go to Marseille.
Selly was so angry that this transaction was not a simple player transaction, but a football political transaction. Selly also thought that the idea proposed by Hugo was very good, which would allow Trapani to establish a player collection system in France, and Help them share the pressure on non-EU players. France's non-EU restrictions are not as severe as Italy's. Each Ligue 1 team has four non-EU players, and they also support the "Cotonou Agreement". Players from many countries are considered EU players.
"I will only send you to Guingamp! We have refused to negotiate with Marseille! I don't care what agreement you have reached with them privately. In short, you can only go to Guingamp, otherwise you will stay in Trapani!" Selly's attitude is extremely tough. Drogba renewed his contract last year, and the contract will not expire until 2005. Trapani takes tough measures, and Drogba may have to give in.
Drogba encountered a soft nail in Selly, but he did not accept his fate. He had Hugo's mobile phone. He quickly sent a text message to Hugo, saying that he wanted to go to Marseille and hoped that the club would let him go to Marseille.
Hugo was watching TV at home. He read Drogba's text message and thought from a player's perspective, of course it would be better to go to Marseille, a strong team. Marseille is a traditional strong team in Ligue 1, although Lyon has been the dominant team in recent years. , but Marseille is not weak either.
Drogba's words in the text message were very firm. Hugo thought for a long time before calling Drogba.
After a brief exchange of greetings, Hugo said to Drogba: "Didier, I can understand your desire to go to Marseille! As a player, of course he hopes to play for a big club! But from a club level, this deal It’s not in Trapani’s interests, it’s not in my interests!”
Drogba was silent, which was Hugo saying that even he would not agree to go to Marseille.
"From your point of view, Marseille is not your best choice!" Hugo said again.
"Why?!" Drogba asked angrily. He was grateful to Hugo. He still remembered that the chairman once told him how to improve himself, but now Hugo wanted to cut him off first. Naturally, there are no good emotions in the thought.
"Where did you improve and where did you get reborn? It was in Trapani, but what level of team is Trapani?! A team in the fourth and third tiers! You should know that Victor went there Milan, and then sitting on the bench all season, the dream of moving to a big club is good, but it may not be as good as you want, and it may not be as good as they say!”
"You go to Marseille, can you guarantee that they will guarantee your playing time as promised?! You are leaving Trapani now but you are in a critical period of development. What you need is playing time and game training! Guingamp has given You have done a lot of communication, right? They lack a center like you. They can ensure your playing time and make you familiar with the unfamiliar League One! Can you tell me which one is more beneficial to your career? "
"Guingamp is a small club that can't retain people. If you prove yourself there, I believe you will still be called by a big club, and then you can successfully become the main candidate!"
"Didier, many talents are lost on the bench. I don't want you to be the next! Think about it for yourself. Isn't your uncle a player? Why don't you look for him and understand what I'm saying?! I I hope you will make the right choice!”
Unlike Selly's toughness, Hugo was both tough and gave reasons that were beneficial to Drogba. Drogba didn't take it seriously at first, but later he had to seriously think about what Hugo said. Now that the transfer to Marseille is real Is it good? !
After Hugo hung up the phone, Drogba discussed with his uncle Goba. After thinking about it, Goba thought that Hugo was right. A player from the third Italian league landed in Ligue 1 and it might be possible to choose a strong team. It was a little too hasty.
After thinking for a few days, Drogba finally accepted Hugo's suggestion and entered into contract negotiations with Guingamp for personal treatment. On June 10, Trapani officially announced the official transfer of Ivory Coast forward Didier Drogba. To Ligue 1 team Guingamp, the transfer fee was not disclosed.
The general prediction given by the Italian media was 3 million euros, but they later learned that Guingamp only spent 1 million euros, and later it was revealed that Hugo had become Guingamp's second largest shareholder. So this deal was not considered by everyone It seems that this is not surprising.
Hugo has some free time now. He is not the one who is betting on football. He came back and discussed the transfer strategy with Seli. Hugo thought that since he was planning to cooperate with Guingamp, why not do something bigger?
Luciano Gaucci, this strange man, gave him a lot of inspiration. He should develop business as early as possible. He set his sights on the East Asian market. The 2002 World Cup is being held in South Korea and Japan. The three East Asian countries of China, South Korea and Japan are all participating in this World Cup. Football is very popular in East Asia. It would be a loss if we don’t show our face in front of East Asian fans at this time!
"Leo, my idea is that we can introduce players from these three countries respectively, and then rent them to Guingamp. We can take the opportunity to show our face in front of East Asian fans! If these players can be proposed, it will be better. It is not ruled out that we can use non-EU quotas to take them back next year. If they can’t play well, I think it shouldn’t be a big loss, don’t you think?!" Hugo said to Seli in the office with a smile.
Seli didn't think it was a good idea. He considered it from a competitive perspective. Although East Asian fans are lively now, there are too few Asian players who have played in Europe. The most dazzling one is Hidetoshi Nakata, and the others are not worth mentioning.
"You take a good look. I don't believe that we can't transfer one who can gain a foothold in several major leagues! I even hope that they can stay in my team for a longer time, so that they can continue to attract the attention of Asian fans!" Hugo's primary consideration is business.
Hugo went to Guingamp, France, and Seli took the inspection team to the ongoing World Cup in Korea and Japan. One person was forgotten, Deco!
Deco was really forgotten, forgotten by Seli, because Hugo gave him a new task with a tight time and heavy tasks, and he had to focus more on the new task. Trapani's transfer department has few people, only him, and his assistant is Antonio Perotti. He is obviously not a good assistant and did not remind Seli about Deco.
Deco's hesitation did not last long. With the disappearance of Trapani, Zeman's phone calls stopped. He knew that Trapani really didn't want him. He was very angry and vowed never to return to Trapani.
Guingamp held an interim shareholders' meeting. Their shareholders were originally local fans, so it was not difficult to convene them. Hugo spoke generously at the shareholders' meeting, saying that he would definitely unite around the management led by Le Graet, increase investment, and create the Guingamp miracle together.
Small shareholders are fans and of course they hope that Guingamp will be good, but what impresses them most is money.
Hugo finally paid a high price of 3 million euros to acquire Guingamp's personal shares, totaling 30% of the club's equity, Le Graet had 30%, and the remaining 40% was concentrated in the hands of a few shareholders. In this way, the team's financing decisions will be much easier in the future.
This matter took Hugo a lot of time. When Hugo returned to Trapani, it was already early July, and he still didn't remember Deco.
After staying in Trapani for a few days, Hugo went to Rome again. This summer, Hugo's video website launched a themed video program "Watch the World Cup with You", and the host was his lover Ilaria D'Amico.
Because of Hugo, Italy is no longer the same as it was in the past. The current situation of the Internet industry in Italy has also become popular, attracting a large number of audiences. The program of the "yousee" website has been popular, and D'Amico and the website have benefited from each other and won a lot of applause.
D'Amico not only has programs on video websites, but also on TV stations, but she knows that it is Hugo's video website that makes him more popular. Now, I don't know how many fans regard this plump and beautiful host as their dream lover.