Chapter 359
Sitting in the living room of a villa in the suburbs of Manchester, Beron and his agent Hidalgo were relatively speechless.
He has never been a sensitive and vulnerable person. Otherwise, during his time at Parma and Lazio, he would not have been able to suppress stars such as Nedved, Simeone and Crespo, and become the team's veritable core.
It is impossible to do without a strong heart.
But now, he looks full of depression.
Before joining Manchester United, he was Lazio's star and one of the top midfielders in Serie A. The limelight even surpassed Juventus' Zidane, and even Nedved could only play him as a deputy.
But now, in just two years, Zidane has become the world's number one superstar, and Nedved has become Juventus' star. However, he, Peron, is depressed and unsuccessful at Manchester United, and his life is too impermanent.
Sometimes, he even wondered, if there was no fake passport storm and he had not left Serie A, would all this not happen again? Will he be the mighty white wizard back then?
No one knows what is supposed, but the problem is imminent.
"I've talked to Ferguson," Bellon whispered.
Agent Fernando Hidalgo ignited a wave of hope and asked, "What did he say?"
"He said..." Beron was a little difficult to say, "...the transfer is the responsibility of the management."
Hidalgo was completely disappointed, "He is irresponsible."
"I know." Bellon smiled bitterly, "but he didn't want to say some words in person."
Everyone can see that Manchester United's patience with him has reached its limit.
He is one of the most paid players on the team, but almost everyone believes that his performance is far from worthy of his salary.
Manchester United gave him two years, and now it seems that they have exhausted all their patience.
From the perspective of businessmen, they did nothing wrong, just... is this a business?
"Juan, everyone knows that your performance at Manchester United is not bad. You have performed very high in many games. What you need is trust, a better environment and space. After Beckham leaves the team, they should give you more trust."
Hidalgo was obviously dissatisfied with Manchester United's decision, because they didn't say that two years ago.
In order to invite Perron to Manchester United, they made many promises, but they did not fulfill them all.
For example, they promised to tailor the tactics for Perron, but in fact, this promise was only fulfilled in the early stages. During that period, Perron also showed no inferior to the Serie A period, and even passed the Premier League Player of the Month.
But after an injury, Veron was suspended from the game, Ferguson returned to the traditional style of play, and his performance also steadily improved. After Veron recovered from injury, it would be difficult to find a position in the team.
Scholes, Beckham, Giggs, Keane, Gary Neville... They have played at Manchester United for many years, and they have a good understanding of each other, and they are completely different from Veron when playing football, which makes it difficult for Veron to adapt.
Moreover, Manchester United's request for the central defender also made it difficult for Perron to adapt, because he definitely couldn't think about how to control the rhythm and sort out the midfield while on the other hand, he had to retreat and defend hard and actively fight, which was not what he was good at.
Regarding these questions, Perron has mentioned them more than once to Ferguson, and the answers he received were all comforting. He asked him to maintain enough patience. The coaching staff and management still trusted him and others.
But now it seems that Peron feels that he still overestimates his status and influence at Manchester United.
Even Beckham can sell it, let alone him?
Thinking of this, Bellon exhaled a long sigh of sadness, raised his head and stared at the ceiling in a daze.
Just leave Manchester United like this?
Just like this, I left a dark period in my career?
Fernando Hidalgo also had a headache because he could do nothing about it.
As an agent, he can speak to Manchester United management and Ferguson, but the other party's attitude is so clear that it is difficult for him to save it, so the wisest choice now is to find a next home and leave Manchester United.
But this is not very emotionally acceptable to Veron.
He is a proud and arrogant person. When he came to the Premier League, which was staring at the title of world's No. 1 midfielder, now he is leaving like a stray dog. How could he accept it?
"I have received news. Currently, there are two teams that are interested in you."
Beron still raised his head and didn't speak, but Hidalgo knew he was listening.
"Juventus wants to sell Davis, they want to get you and fill their midfield."
Bellon's hand on the leather surface of the sofa shook obviously.
Go to Juventus?
Isn't that going to attack Nedved?
Hidalgo also understood Veron's thoughts, sighed in his heart, and continued: "I heard that yesterday, Chelsea also formally asked Manchester United for the price. They want to invite you to join the Blues."
"Chelsea?" Veron finally looked at his agent, narrowed his eyes, "Gao Han!"
He had competed with Gao Han when he was at Manchester United, and knew the terribleness of this young head coach, and at the same time he could feel the passing and control style of Atletico Madrid, which is quite suitable for his technical characteristics.
"But they can't play in the Champions League, they can only play in the League Cup," Hidalgo reminded.
Peron nodded, he knew this.
When you go to Juventus, you can play in the Champions League, but your tactical status will definitely not be high.
Going to Chelsea is also very risky, because everyone is now wondering whether Gao Han’s pass-and-control style can adapt to the Premier League.
Perron is already twenty-eight years old and has been in shape for a few years. If the next team repeats Manchester United's mistakes, his career will be completely over.
Just when the Peron Committee could not decide, the agent's cell phone suddenly rang.
Hidalgo answered the phone, responded um, and said, "He is next to me," then looked at Bellon and covered his phone's microphone, "It's Gao Han, he wants to say a few words to you."
Bellon was surprised, but reached out to take the call.
"Hey, hello, Mr. Gao Han, I'm Juan."
"Hello, Juan." Gao Han's voice came from the phone.
"I won't say much about the extra polite words. I'll just ask you one thing, are you willing to leave the Premier League like this?"
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Ferguson was a little restless in the head coach's office at Carrington Training Base.
Brother Martin Ferguson has returned and has brought back the latest developments.
Eindhoven further raised the asking price for Aryan Robben, quickly increasing it from the five million euros that the two sides had negotiated similarly to ten million euros, which made Martin Ferguson return from the Netherlands in vain.
"I have contacted Eindhoven and they made it clear that it would be at least this price." Martin Ferguson shook his head and sighed.
Robben did perform quite well in the Netherlands, and was Eindhoven's most promising star, but the 10 million euros was indeed a bit high, because he had proven himself in the top league and the national team.
As the best player in the Eredivisie last season, Ajax winger Van der Mede's value is about the same number, but Van der Mede is 23 years old, more mature and stable, and also performs well in the national team.
Now, Robben costs ten million euros, which Ferguson is unable to accept.
"It seems that we are very different from Eindhoven in Robben's valuation." Ferguson said in a deep voice.
He has been in European football for many years and naturally knows this kind of negotiation trick.
To put it bluntly, I just want to raise the price.
"Martin, go and contact Blackburn and then release the news. We have shifted our target and want to buy Duff."
Martin Ferguson nodded immediately and agreed.
This is also a common coping strategy, shifting goals and competing with the other party for patience.
Of course, if you look at the valuation, it is better to buy Robben from 10 million euros directly from Blackburn. At least the latter has proved his strength in the Premier League and there is no problem of adaptability.
On the contrary, it is still an unknown number to see Robben adapt to the Premier League after being introduced.
As the only club in European football that can take self-profit and have a healthy financial situation, Manchester United's transfer strategy has always been very skillful and pragmatic, especially after the lessons learned from the failure of introducing Perron at a sky-high price.
"What's going on in Paris?" Ferguson asked with concern.
Martin Ferguson shook his head, "There is still no big progress. Yesterday Peter Kenyon met with Paris Saint-Germain president Francis Glaer, but was rejected. They made it clear that they would not sit down and talk with us without raising the offer."
Manchester United's offer to Ronaldinho has increased to 17 million euros, but there is still a big gap in the 30 million euros that Paris Saint-Germain wants, which is also the biggest obstacle for the clubs of both sides to not sit down and negotiate.
"But I received news in Paris that their debts were already serious and could not be taken off. And the media revealed that the so-called Real Madrid intervened in the transfer, but the situation actually differed."
"How do you say it?" Ferguson asked with concern.
In the past few years, Manchester United has been one of the top giants in European football, and has only lost to Real Madrid in terms of influence.
Therefore, Ferguson believes that for players of Ronaldinho's level, Manchester United's biggest competitor is the Galaxy Battleship, and even Barcelona in La Liga is not taken seriously by them.
Everyone knows the situation of the latter in recent years. Moreover, this summer, Barcelona's top major event is internal cleaning rather than signings.
"Real Madrid is indeed interested in Ronaldinho, but they are not in a hurry. They hope to make a decision in advance and operate next year. However, Paris Saint-Germain urgently needs money and cannot accept Real Madrid's advice."
After hearing this, Ferguson couldn't help laughing, "So, Barcelona is eager to clean up internally. We are the only team in the transfer market that is interested in Ronaldinho."
Martin Ferguson nodded and said, "That's right."
"What do you say on the management side?"
"Peter Kenyon told me that we should temporarily suspend contact with Paris Saint-Germain and the players, give them some pressure, let them take the initiative to lower the asking price, and the players also put some pressure on the club appropriately, which will help our next negotiations."
"Well," Ferguson nodded, "Then let's do it as he wants and put it aside for now. Anyway, it's only early July, and it's still early."
"Get it." Martin Ferguson replied, "Oh, by the way, I just got the message."
"What?"
"Chelsea has already negotiated with Perron."
"So fast?" Ferguson was a little surprised.
"Yes, I heard that Gao Han came forward in person and called Bellon, the morning decision."
Ferguson frowned.
He is clear about Perron's strength, but the Argentine midfielder is indeed difficult to integrate into Manchester United's midfielder.
But I went to Chelsea...
Ferguson took a breath and always felt that this was not a good thing.
Chapter completed!