soccer king

238 Negotiation Breakdown

The meeting between Qin Xiong and the CEO of Manchester United was in the business meeting room of another hotel.

Manchester United sent a CEO to treat the transfer negotiations grandly.

However, during the meeting, what Qin Xiong learned made him very confused.

David Gill introduced him to the city of Manchester, the top facilities and global influence of the Manchester United club, and invited Qin Xiong to go to Old Trafford to have a look before making a decision. He also talked about Ferguson's love for Qin Xiong Appreciation, and finally, I also said that Manchester United welcomes Chinese players to join. If Qin Xiong decides to transfer to Manchester United, he will be the second Chinese player in the history of Manchester United.

The first is Dong Fangzhuo, who transferred to Manchester United half a year ago. As for what happened to Dong Fangzhuo, because he could not get a labor certificate, he could only be rented by Manchester United to a satellite club for "stocking". David Gill said that Qin Xiong played in the Dutch League. As well as their outstanding performance in the Champions League, they are absolutely sure to solve this problem by proposing a special talent clause to the FA.

It is obvious that the biggest problem preventing Qin Xiong from landing in the Premier League no longer exists. With his Champions League final MVP and his contribution to Ajax on the way to the championship, the FA will not reject Qin Xiong's entry into English football, especially For the Premier League under the background of actively developing the Asian market.

The negotiation continued until the afternoon, but Qin Xiong never made a statement.

He didn't hear the information he wanted at all.

Manchester United is great, Manchester United is very good, Manchester United has a strong lineup, a long history and tradition, and a godfather-level coach, but how can Qin Xiong be sure that his acquisition by Manchester United will not be another commercial transfer?

Will it be reused by Ferguson?

appreciate?

Will the head coach say he doesn't appreciate the signing target when a club signs in?

But not every player who is introduced will be entrusted with important tasks and will receive the competitive treatment that the players want.

David Jill saw Qin Xiong's lack of interest, he walked out of the conference room at three o'clock in the afternoon, and handed the phone to Qin Xiong when he came back, and said with a smile: "Sir Alex wants to communicate with you in person .”

Obviously, this is not a call from Ferguson on his own initiative, but David Gill, seeing that the negotiations have encountered difficulties, hopes that Ferguson's action can impress Qin Xiong.

Qin Xiong took the phone with a normal expression.He walked to the corner of the meeting room and said to the phone calmly, "Hello, Sir Alex."

Ferguson's English with a strong Scottish accent made Qin Xiong often unable to understand his complete sentence, so he would apologize first, and then asked Ferguson to slow down and repeat.

Ferguson praised Qin Xiong's performance in the Champions League last season, and also expressed his hope that he would go to Manchester United, claiming that Manchester United has a place for Qin Xiong.

But Qin Xiong asked straightforwardly: "If I decide to transfer to Manchester United, what role will I play in your team? The position on the field? How much playing time can I get in the new season when I am healthy?" Woolen cloth?"

Qin Xiong didn't want to post it just because the opponent was Ferguson.Being able to play for a famous coach, Qin Xiong thinks it is a good thing for his career, but many conditions need to be confirmed in person, at least he thinks it is right to do so, Manchester United is just doing a normal signing, if it fails, it is nothing more than An economic and competitive loss, just like Veron, they can quickly adjust in a short period of time.Get back on track and forget about failed signings.

But what Qin Xiong gambled on was his own future.The future of careers!

So he has to be very careful.

As for what Manchester United is building the next generation of Red Devils, Qin Xiong will work hard with his peers like Cristiano Ronaldo.It sounds very passionate, but Qin Xiong has a deep doubt.

"I studied Manchester United's game last season, most of the time it was Phil Neville, Roy Keane in midfield, Paul Scholes in front of the two, as a midfielder, I will play next season. Who can replace those three players?"

Qin Xiong's straightforwardness made Ferguson silent.

Keane will be 33 next season, Scholes will be 30 by the end of the year, and Phil Neville will be in his prime.

Assume that Manchester United will not change the lineup system of last season in the new season.If Qin Xiong wants to have a stable playing time, he must replace one of the three.

But won't Manchester United change?

Last season, Manchester United could only look to Arsenal, who won the championship with an unbeaten record, to reach the top of the Premier League.Even Chelsea are ahead of them in the league.

Unsuccessful teams, of course, have to change.

The reason why Ferguson couldn't answer is simple.

He wants to transform the team back to the former 442. Manchester United's summer signings focus on forwards. If Diego Forlan can't adapt to the Premier League, Scholes will not return to the shadow forward position.

OK, so here comes the problem.

What position does Manchester United want Qin Xiong to play?

Manchester United itself pays more attention to flying on both wings. It is a normal phenomenon after Ferguson entered Old Trafford that the wing is better than the center.

So the main transfer target in the summer is not Qin Xiong, but Ferguson who wants to bring Manchester United a powerful striker!

They have poached home-grown striker Alan Smith from relegation rivals Leeds United.

Ruud van Nistelrooy's position as the king of the small penalty area is still unshakable.

The midfielder configuration will be reduced, so Ferguson can't answer Qin Xiong's question.

He hopes that Qin Xiong will come to Old Trafford to adapt to the Premier League, and slowly integrate into Manchester United. In two or three years, he will see how he grows, and finally support him as the midfield backbone of the next generation of Red Devils. For now , what he relies on most is Scholes, defense, if he lets Qin Xiong play Keane's position, Qin Xiong will definitely not be happy.

Although when he came to Ajax, Qin Xiong said that he was an all-around midfielder, but after a season of high-level campaigns, he understood a fact: his offense was obviously stronger than his defense, and he used to think that he was good at defense The reason is simple. He has not experienced the challenge of too high-level players in defense. In terms of defense alone, he has not seen many outstanding peers. De Jong's defense is actually better than him. This made him re-examine himself. He can only develop his strengths and unswervingly embark on the road of attack.

The telephone exchange between Qin Xiong and Ferguson did not reach an agreement, but the two sides ended the call amicably.

Manchester United could not meet Qin Xiong's competitive requirements, and they announced that Qin Xiong would not go to Old Trafford without even starting negotiations on personal treatment.

After David Gill shook hands with Freddie and Qin Xiong, he left a word and left with the negotiating team.

"If we change our minds, we can sit at the negotiating table again."

The meeting room was quiet.

Qin Xiong sat on a chair and looked up at the ceiling.

It seems that he has a lot of choices, and many teams are willing to get him, but after combining the actual situation, he found that the choices are actually getting less and less.

After all, his value in the eyes of European giants is not special. He is just "Chinese Zidane", not the real French Zidane.

A Champions League champion seems to be extremely glorious, but to put it bluntly, it is just a few outstanding performances. In addition, the team's victory is not due to him alone. Sneijder, Ibrahimovic, van der Vaart, Garasek, Max These players such as Weir also contributed a lot.

He's a rising star, not a superstar.

Superstars must prove themselves to be superstars through continuous excellent performance and achievements.

And there are more or less superstars in the rich teams. If the new stars want to go to the sky and directly replace the superstars, isn't it too ambitious?

He looks like a Chinese player who doesn't know the heights of the sky and the earth, and thinks a bit too high, but Qin Xiong stubbornly believes that he is right.

He needs regular playing time and a solid team role commitment, not an ambiguous team position full of variables, it's as simple as that.

Even if he can't go to a wealthy family, he will not change this standard.

The meeting room was silent for a long time, then Qin Xiong suddenly said to Freddy: "Let's add teams from the Bundesliga and Ligue [-] to the negotiation, the next best thing is to go to a team that is not a rich but qualified for the Champions League. In short, I can't lower my requirements, I don't care if I'm from a rich family or not, but I need to have a sense of presence in the new team!"

Freddy nodded, the helplessness of reality gave him a headache.

If he was a profit-seeking agent, he would definitely encourage Qin Xiong to go to the world's top giants, even if the position is vague, as long as he can make money.

But he is not, he respects and agrees with Qin Xiong's ideas.

Just then his phone rang.

He answered the phone, said a few words casually, then turned his head and said something to Qin Xiong.

This news did not make Qin Xiong very excited. He felt that the negotiation result with Manchester United might be similar.

Arsenal vice-chairman Dane and Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger, who came back temporarily from vacation, came to Amsterdam in person! (to be continued~^~)