Chapter 70 Golden Wings
On the way back to Madrid from Lausanne, Switzerland, Yang Hao almost hummed a song.
Signing Van der Sar is like adding wings to a tiger for him.
However, Yang Hao did not intend to be polite, because he was now a shareholder of Atletico Madrid, so how could he not strive for more benefits for himself?
Others need to make choices, but as a time traveler, Yang Hao said, I want them all!
So he asked Mendiodor to fly directly from Switzerland to the Czech Republic to discuss the transfer of Petr Cech with Bursani of the Czech First League.
In his memory, Cech was transferred from Bursani to Sparta Prague in 2001 after playing as a starter for a season. The transfer fee was 500,000 euros.
Cech has only played once for the first team and it was a crushing defeat. How high can his value be?
Signed!
As for whether to bring him back to Atletico Madrid after signing him, or to loan him to Bursani for training, we will study it slowly and decide later.
With Van der Sar on his left and Petr Cech on his right, Yang Hao felt at this moment that the world of football was at his feet.
But when he returned to Madrid and just got off the plane, he was reminded that he had several missed calls.
One of them is Capdevila.
This immediately gave Yang Hao a bad feeling.
Sure enough, after calling back, Capdevila told Yang Hao very frankly on the phone that he wanted to go to Deportivo La Coruña or Valencia, and hoped that Yang Hao and the club would seriously consider the offers from these two teams.
The main reason is that he wants to go to a team that can play in the Champions League.
Last summer, Capdevila transferred from Espanyol to Atletico Madrid. He was eager to achieve some results at Atletico and be selected for the national team.
But who could have imagined that in just one year, Atletico Madrid would bring him disaster and nightmare.
On the phone, Capdevila thanked Yang Hao for his trust and expectations of him. He was very happy to meet Yang Hao, but unfortunately, he was leaving.
Yang Hao was a little disappointed and could only wish Capdevila the best.
After hanging up the phone, Yang Hao felt very uncomfortable.
He really has high hopes for Capdevila because this player is really strong and smart.
In Yang Hao's team-building strategy, local players are the backbone, and Capdevila, who will be Spain's main left-back in the next few years, is the top priority.
In particular, he is very suitable for Yang Hao's tactical needs.
In this situation, Yang Hao really didn't want to let him go. After all, it is difficult to find a high-level left-back these days.
But unfortunately, Yang Hao couldn't force him to stay.
In fact, we cannot blame Capdevila or other Atletico Madrid players, because even now, Atletico Madrid has not settled the wages and bonuses owed to them for last season, but only issued an IOU.
If we regard these players as workers, why don’t they change jobs now that things have come to this point?
But Yang Hao still felt unhappy.
"Hello, Paul, I asked you to contact Levante before. How is the progress?" Yang Hao called Paul Futre.
"We have been in contact, but the other party's asking price is a bit high."
"How many?"
"Five million euros."
"Then let's settle it at 5 million euros before Real Madrid and Valencia react." Yang Hao made a prompt decision.
"Understood."
After hanging up the phone, Yang Hao breathed a sigh of relief.
Valencia, don't blame me!
Since you and Deportivo La Coruña have snatched my Capdevila, I can't do anything to Deportivo La Coruña for the time being, so I can only seek comfort from you.
Not only Vicente, but everyone else too. I'm going to completely tear the wings of your Bat Legion apart and make them into Orleans grilled wings!
Vicente made his debut in Levante and is a left winger who has been promoted all the way from the Spanish national team.
In Yang Hao's previous life, Spain's most famous double-winger tactics were composed of Vicente and Joaquin, both of whom had played for Valencia.
Coincidentally, Levante, where Vicente plays, has been struggling in the Spanish Second Division in recent years, and Real Betis, where Joaquin plays, has now been relegated to the Spanish Second Division.
Yang Hao is now full of resentment, and he also wants to weaken Valencia and strengthen Atletico Madrid's own strength.
Vicente's potential and talent are unquestionable.
In Yang Hao’s previous life, Cruyff once said that in Spain, Vicente and Ronaldinho were the brightest stars.
Such a young talent will naturally easily attract the attention of wealthy clubs, and Atletico Madrid's biggest bargaining chip is that they can give him a starting position.
Solari is about to transfer to Real Madrid, and now Vicente is here. Won’t he be the main player directly?
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As expected, when Atletico Madrid agreed to Levante's high price of 5 million euros, it was difficult for Vicente to refuse the temptation of a starting position from Atletico Madrid.
If he goes to Real Madrid, he will have to compete with Savio and Solari; if he goes to Valencia, the Bats will have Kily Gonzalez in charge.
But when he came to Atletico Madrid, Yang Hao promised to give him a starting position.
In order to make his promise more convincing, Yang Hao even went to Levante in person and had a heart-to-heart talk with Vicente.
So, the talented Spanish winger no longer hesitated and agreed.
Atletico Madrid signed Vicente from Spanish Second Division side Levante for €5 million.
After negotiating with Vicente, Yang Hao did not return to Madrid, but went directly to Seville from Valencia.
Previously, when Monchi came to Madrid to negotiate the transfer of Zoran Neguez with Atletico Madrid, Yang Hao proposed to exchange Reyes and Ramos, and Sevilla agreed.
Reyes' situation is relatively simple, after all, he signed a professional contract, but Ramos is more troublesome, as he is too young.
There was no other way, Yang Hao had to go to Seville in person to communicate with Ramos' parents.
The other problems are not a big deal, and Ramos doesn't look like a very talented player.
This is not an exaggeration. Anyone with a little talent basically plays in the frontcourt. Who would play as a defender?
Among his peers, Ramos has excellent physical fitness, a reckless personality, and is brave and fighting. It doesn't make any difference whether he is in Sevilla or Atletico Madrid.
The real bigger problem is Ramos' life after joining Atletico Madrid.
Yang Hao made a commitment in this regard. Atletico Madrid is currently reorganizing its youth training system. There will be more cases similar to Ramos in the future, so the players' daily life will also be taken seriously by the club.
Not only that, Yang Hao also promised to give Ramos a living allowance every month.
The money is not much, only one hundred euros, but it is enough for Ramos to live in Madrid.
As for studying, Yang Hao had already helped to solve it before he arrived, ensuring that Ramos could continue his studies after transferring to another school.
But to be honest, with Ramos's personality, it would be strange if he could read well.
Only after everything was agreed did Ramos' parents nod in agreement.
Yang Hao also had a special chat with Ramos for a while and tried to fool the young man. He firmly believed that Ramos could help Atletico Madrid compete in La Liga and become the best defender in Spain, Europe, and even the world.
A 14-year-old young man doesn't need to be praised.
Especially Ramos, he suddenly felt elated.
So, Atletico Madrid exchanged Zoran Neguez for two young players, Reyes and Ramos, from Sevilla.
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One city, two teams, relegated in the same season.
Isn’t it a coincidence?
Unlike Sevilla, which sold off its players at a heavy cost, Real Betis' financial situation has improved a lot after selling Alfonso to Barcelona. What they hope to do now is to do their best to retain the stars in the team.
For example, Finidi George on the right side.
After the team was relegated, Real Betis quickly hired Fernando Vázquez, who had performed well after rescuing Real Mallorca midway through last season. They hope that the 45-year-old local coach can lead Real Betis to regroup.
But for this team that has just been relegated, how easy is it?
After relegation, Real Betis lost three central defenders and four midfielders at once, and with the retirement of veteran player Unna, Real Betis' midfield and backfield suddenly fell into a dilemma.
The 16.5 million euros obtained from the sale of Alfonso cannot be fully used for signing new players.
The club has even made it clear to Vazquez that the transfer budget for this season is only 6 million euros.
Yes, a fraction of Alfonso’s transfer fee.
This made Vasquez feel like going crazy.
It was in this situation that Yang Hao came to Real Betis' office with his sincerity and made a proposal that the other party found difficult to refuse.
Atletico Madrid swapped Celso Ayala and midfielder Gustavo for Real Betis winger Joaquin.
In 1998, the whole world only paid attention to the fact that Real Betis signed Denilson for a huge price, but at the same time, they also signed Celso Ayala from River Plate in Argentina for a transfer fee of 4 million euros.
As it turned out, unlike Denilson who had a hard time integrating into the team, Ayala played well at Real Betis. A year later, he was spotted by Atletico Madrid and brought to the Calderon Stadium.
But at Atletico Madrid, Ayala did not partner with his national team teammate Gamara, and was more of a substitute.
After one season, Ayala's value has depreciated, but his strength is still there. The 29-year-old Paraguayan central defender is very experienced and is familiar with returning to Real Betis, so he is very feasible.
Not to mention there’s also Gustavo.
Real Betis urgently needs players for both positions. Atletico Madrid's sincerity made it impossible for Real Betis to refuse, and they agreed to Yang Hao almost on the spot.
Afterwards, Yang Hao immediately contacted Joaquin and his agent.
Joaquin is a native of Seville and has always been a fan of Real Betis and has deep feelings for the club.
In Yang Hao's previous life, he even rejected teams such as Real Madrid, Manchester United and Chelsea.
But that was when he was successful and famous.
Now he has never even played for the first team. The club wants to sell him. He jumped from the Spanish Second Division to La Liga, and from Sevilla to the capital. In addition, with Yang Hao's patient persuasion and various explanations, Joaquin finally chose to agree.
The happiest person was Yang Hao.
Signing Vicente and acquiring Joaquin, the golden wings of Spain at the beginning of the century, are now under his command. It’s exciting to think about it.
But Atletico Madrid's blueprint for the new season has just begun.
When Yang Hao traveled north from Seville and returned to Madrid, before he could even sit down, he received a call from Paulo Futre.
Agent Jose Vega is here!
