Ch 17 : A Nimble Midfielder!

Raw in MTLNovel : "The Red Devils Successor"

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When Tiger King and Woodward landed at Palma Airport, Mallorca, Spain, Woodward kept talking to Tiger King and said: "Tiger, next time you negotiating the price with other, you'd better not raise the price yourself, and let me negotiate these matters. Take Van Dijk case for example, maybe we only need to add another 500,000 euros to get him."

"Ed, think about it, Van Dijk has started to discuss the contract details with the Celtic. If we drag on, even if the Groningen club agrees, Van Dijk will have been taken away by then." Tiger King got off the plane and said, "You are a businessman and everything you think about is money, but I am responsible for my team. If I lose a member of the future defensive core because of a small amount of 1 million euros, it will be a loss for not only me, but also the club."

Woodward pouted: "Small money of one million euros? Tiger, you are so generous."

"Stop that, let's enjoy the beautiful sun and air in Spain."

The few of them got off the plane and watched Mallorca's sunny summer day, their hearts became brighter.

Woodward smiled: "I will definitely come here after I retire, sunshine, air, and beautiful women in bikinis, oh, it's so warm."

Tiger King also lamented that compared to the weather in Manchester, this place is like heaven: "Ed, please be content. We are at least better than the teams in London. The continuous gray days there are really unbearable. "

"So are you."

Everyone walked and talked. Several negotiators brought by Woodward followed the two big bosses with a very serious expression.

Woodward looked back: "Though these guys are very capable, they are usually too serious. Thanks to you, I am not so lonely."

Tiger King smiled: "Life is short, this is not on the court, what is so serious in life."

Woodward looked at Tiger King with curiosity: "I am looking forward to your first game now. I want to see what a cheerful, informal person like you will look like on the court?"

"Relax, when you see how I look on the court, you will be glad to be with me in a club." With that said, Tiger King took a very serious look, clenched his fists, and gently waving forward.

"Hahahaha, I like your character!"

Two people talk while walking.

Woodward suddenly thought of one thing: "Tiger, I have always wanted to ask you, we flew to Spain from the Netherlands, with France in the middle. I remember that 6 or 7 players in your transfer list were France Players. Why didn't you go to France first, instead of going to Spain? "

Tiger King explained: "Because there are many things to do in France, and the players I fancy are not very famous, so it is not too difficult to buy them. I want to get a few Spanish players first, and then go straight to France after relaxing for a while. "

"Oh, if that's the case, I still don't understand one thing," Woodward frowned. "Why didn't you let the club directly ask the other club instead of going to the other club in person?"

At this time, the few of them found a taxi: "Go to the Mallorca Club."

After getting in the car, Tiger King looked at the charming scenery outside the window, and then slowly said, "Some players are too precious. If the club sends a letter to make an offer, I worry that the transfer will be dragged on. If I go to see the officials of the other club in person, The efficiency of this negotiation will be much higher; on the other hand, players like Lewandowski want too much of his club, a coach personally see him with sincerity, at least can make his heart more biased towards us. "

"Although we haven't seen Manchester United's results yet, we can confirm that the club has selected a serious and responsible head coach."

Established in 1916, the Mallorca Club is a Spanish football club with a long history. However, this year the club is in a very poor condition. After 16 consecutive seasons of La Liga, it was unfortunately relegated to the LaLiga 2 in the 2012-2013 season. This summer many of the club's players have fled, and the club has to sell many core players in order to survive.

When Tiger King and Woodward came to the club, club president, Andy Kohlberg, received them.

"Who are you taking away?" Kohlberg asked directly.

Tiger King laughed, and he liked to deal with such direct people: "I want to buy a youth team player from your club."

"Oh? Who?"

"Marco Asensio!"

Kohlberg hesitated for a moment, he let Tiger King and Woodward take a break in the office before going out to call his youth training director.

"Hello Sir,"

"Who is Asensio?"

"He is a young player on the youth team."

"How is his ability?"

"He's good at controlling the ball, very talented."

"Hmm, he wants to grab a talented young men with good ball control in Spain. I see, you can go."

When Kohlberg returned to the office, he looked sad: "Two distinguished guests in England, I just asked our youth training director. Asensio is a rare talent in our club. He had good skills and talent, and many clubs have the intention to introduce him ..."

Before Kohlberg had finished, Tiger King interrupted him: "Sir, let's not say more, you just ask the price."

As soon as Kohlberg was surprised, he suddenly thought that this Englishman was very interesting, so he no longer circled: "1.4 million, this is my bottom line."

It's still cheap. Tiger King thought. He was just about to nod and agree, Woodward on the side saw what Tiger King meant. He had the experience of buying Van Dijk in the Netherlands, and immediately understood what Tiger King was about to say. He hurriedly stopped Tiger King and told Kohlberg said, "Sir, don't make a joke. If he is really young in your club, do you still need to go out and ask him about him?"

Kohlberg heard this and understood that his lie had been spotted, and his face was slightly red.

Woodward understands that he has taken the initiative: "1.4 million is too much, and we have at most 1 million."

"One million is too little." Kohlberg shook his head again and again.

Woodward then saw with Kohlberg: "Mallorca has been relegated, and I believe that now you, Mr. President, will cherish every transfer fee. You sell a little-known young player and you directly get 1 million euros. I think this transfer is a good deal. "

Tiger King sat beside him and watched the conversation. Half an hour later, Kohlberg finally agreed to Woodward's bid of 1 million euros.

The rest of the experience of talking to Asensio about the contract is very fast. One is a team that has already fallen to the second division and the other is a Premier League giant. As long as his brain is not flooded, he will know what choice to make .

A nimble midfielder is secured.