Chapter 160 My City Wall Can't Be Digged Down!
The transfer of European football is truly true: as long as the checks are danced well, you can't be dug without a city wall.
Gaspart of Barcelona is also the master of the hardliner. He now put all his chips on Van Gaal. He knew very clearly that if Van Gaal messed up again, not only the Dutch would have to get out of class, but he would have to get out of here himself.
So, when Van Gaal said that I needed a midfielder core, Riquelme came to Camp Nou at a high price; and when Van Gaal said that I needed a player to share the pressure of Coku, Barcelona chose Sedo Keita.
What? Ajax, the player, actually refused to trade in the supermarket?
Gaspart never believed that there were non-sale products, so he only had 10 million euros? Not enough, add 2 million? Not enough, 15 million? He would kill you with money. See if you, Ajax, can you resist the temptation, can the player?
When Barcelona pays twice as much as Ajax, Sedo Keita is not moved, is it possible?
Back to Amsterdam from Brazil, Ye Qiu had just arrived at the team and immediately received news from the transfer department. Barcelona offered a transfer fee offer of up to 15 million euros for Sedo Keita, which is undoubtedly a very high price, especially for a midfielder.
Sedo Keita is the main player in the team's midfield. Last season, he scored 12 goals in various competitions. He can actively invest in offense and have excellent back-spinning attacks, passing and supporting abilities. When he retreats, he can actively invest in defense and become an important part of the team's midfield defense and interception.
Barcelona's vision is not bad. Koku is not young, so they want to use Sedo Keita to replace Koku.
If it was in his previous life, I guess the quotation would be a fraction of the price of Mali's midfielder, but now Ajax is the League Cup champion and the Champions League semi-finals. With this series of halos added to it, it would be unreasonable to get Sedo Keita without paying more money. After all, Barcelona wants to get Keita, and Ajax is not ready to sell it.
The transfer price often depends not on whether the player has such value, but on the buyer's desire.
Sometimes, when the buyer does not have a clear demand, the transfer transactions that the seller pays money to the buyer have not happened.
Eliza is a very public-private person. When she represents Sedo Keita, she sits in the head coach's office of DeTok Most, with Ye Qiu, she is the player's agent, and everything she does is to fight for the best interests of her players.
"The player has already made a clear attitude. Even if you forcefully retain it, you may not get the result you are satisfied with. It would be better to let the player go, take this amount of money, and go to the transfer market to find a suitable candidate to strengthen the midfield strength. Isn't that better?" Eliza convinced Ye Qiu very much.
Ye Qiu looked at Eliza, who was as beautiful as a flower, and raised her head helplessly, leaned on the office chair, staring at the ceiling, "Let me think about it again, I will give you a reply one or two days later."
Eliza can also understand Ye Qiu's mood at this moment. It is conceivable how bad this mood will be when he sees the players he has worked hard to cultivate, but the players he has bought directly by his opponents.
After closing the documents and putting them in the briefcase, Eliza also ended her role as a player agent.
She was very familiar with everything in Ye Qiu's office. She walked over, turned on the coffee machine, soaked two cups of hot coffee, put one in front of Ye Qiu, and the other in front of herself. Her slender legs were elegantly overlapping on the rotating chair, and savoring this cup of pure coffee with obvious burnt flavor.
She knew Ye Qiu so well, so she knew very well that Ye Qiu would agree, because in Ye Qiu's opinion, the forced melon is not sweet, and he has always firmly believed that the team he built would never collapse because of the departure of anyone, and there was only one person who could destroy this team.
That's him Ye Qiu!
It is precisely because of knowing Ye Qiu that Eliza is so sure that Ye Qiu will finally agree to let him go. She also believes very much that Ye Qiu will find a solution to the problem soon and successfully resolve this crisis.
If someone asks him, she can't say what it is, but she believes it deeply.
"By the way, how have you learned to swim recently?" Eliza put the coffee cup to Cherry's mouth. After saying that, she sipped it gently, and the whole movement had an indescribable rhythm.
Ye Qiu finally turned around and stared at Eliza with anger. This was definitely a model of pointing at the monk and scolding the bald man.
Who could imagine that Ye Qiu from Xiamen, southern China was actually a land duck.
Originally, the land duck was just a land duck, so that was nothing, but the problem was that Ye Qiu had a large private swimming pool in a single-family villa in Xiamen. The weather is so hot now that he also hoped to be able to do swimming exercises, so he wanted to go and learn to swim.
But what I didn't expect was that Ye Qiu couldn't learn it.
He has learned 5 lessons from his personal trainer, one lesson is 1 hour, but now he still cannot float smoothly on the water. The swimming coach said that this is because Ye Qiu's body cannot relax, always seems very stiff, lacks safety and has a strong sense of self-protection.
Seeing Ye Qiu turn around and hide his embarrassment by drinking coffee, Eliza knew the answer. She smiled secretly while pursing her lips, but Ye Qiu still heard it and was threatened.
"Go back to Barcelona and want to get Sedo Keita, yes, but I have a condition!"
Eliza had expected it, and nodded with a smile, "Say."
"I want to add an additional player to the transfer for the transaction. If they agree, I can agree to the transfer, otherwise, they will not have to arrange negotiations anymore!" Ye Qiu said very decisively, without any room for discussion.
"Who do you want to join the negotiation? Hrad?" Eliza knew that Ye Qiu was interested in Hrad.
Ye Qiu smiled slightly, but deliberately kept it a secret.
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After seeing Eliza off, Ye Qiu walked out of her office.
Next to the head coach's office is the coach's office. At this moment, the coaching staff of the first team are discussing the training class arrangements during the team's training camp, as well as the competition and training arrangements during the team's trip to China.
These training arrangements are all planned after Ye Qiu put forward his own requirements and ideas, and then the club's first-team coaching team will improve the details, and finally hand them over to Ye Qiu for approval. After approval, Ajax's training will be carried out during the next period of time.
The team was about to train, and many things were busy. Ye Qiu did not go in to disturb his assistant, but went downstairs to walk out of the first team training area, entered the youth team training area, and came to the medical department.
Not surprised him, Bobby Hams was sitting here chatting with Van Dude.
When Van Dude saw Ye Qiu walk in, he knew that they had something to talk about. He greeted Ye Qiu, and after a few words, he went to do things.
"Did you decide?" Bobby Hams asked with a smile.
Ye Qiu nodded with a smile. He was a little embarrassed because sometimes he felt that he seemed to rely on Bobby Hams. He would discuss any more important things with Bobby Hams. The latter often gave Ye Qiu some suggestions.
Sometimes it is very lonely to make difficult decisions by one person, which requires finding someone to talk to, and sharing the pressure brought by part of the decision through conversation. Eliza's identity is always a bit sensitive, so the people Ye Qiu looks for the most are Huang Chu and Bobby Hams.
"As the same thing, if you want to take my players away, you have to pay a corresponding price." Ye Qiu said.
Bobby Hams has no doubt about this at all. Ye Qiu is a typical person who only takes advantage but does not suffer losses. Even if he is unable to retain the players due to some objective reasons, he will make the opponent pay the biggest price.
"The two main core players left in one go, which will definitely have some impact on the team's midfield. Have you figured out how to solve it?" Bobby Hams still couldn't hold on to Ye Qiu's true thoughts.
Ye Qiu sighed, "This is not a core main force. The giants have a high vision and may not be able to look at us. However, midfield adjustments and even reorganizations are also a matter of time. We were indeed very strong last season, but the control, especially the control of the rhythm, was very weak."
Bobby Hams also knows this.
Many media like to attack randomly. They believe that Ajax's lack of rhythm changes is an important factor that makes the team unable to go further. This loophole has existed in Ajax for more than half a year, but Ye Qiu has never found a solution to the problem, and then put all the responsibility on Ye Qiu.
This is unfair criticism, because those media will always only ask questions but have no solution to them.
Ajax's rhythm could not be controlled, and everyone knew to strengthen it. Ye Qiu discovered this problem earlier than all media and proposed it in the coaching team. Is there a solution?
After the transfer period ends, Ajax is just a group of players who can suddenly give these players the ability to become metronomes? Or is it necessary to introduce the right players when the transfer period is over?
Sometimes, it is not a great thing to see that problems are not a great thing, and only if they can solve them can they be considered truly capable.
Hearing Ye Qiu's tone, he seemed to be ready. Since he had already planned to adjust the midfield, it would be better to take advantage of this opportunity to sell the players and reorganize the midfield. However, in this way, a metronome player and a midfielder who can cover the front of the defense line and interception in the midfield must be introduced.
"I don't believe it anymore. I can take two years to lead this team that has been reorganized from the past to the present. Now that there are only two players left, the team I have worked hard to build will fall apart."
Ye Qiu sneered, "I will definitely tell that group of so-called wealthy families that I can't poach me. No matter how many players they poach, I will be able to continue leading the team forward!"
When he said this, Ye Qiu showed a naked desire, "I want to step all the wealthy families under the soles of their feet!"
In his eyes, the giants are the teams in the four major leagues. Although Ajax is also a wealthy family with background, it has gradually faded out of the mainstream league. In Ye Qiu's heart, Ajax has lost the halo of the giants. If the team had not shown enough competitiveness in the European arena in the past two years, Ajax would probably have been much worse than that now.
To put it bluntly, the foundation of a wealthy family must be based on achievements and championships!
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The transfer market throughout the summer was very lively, but no one expected that Ajax, who reached the semi-finals of the Champions League last season and eventually lost to the champion Real Madrid, would become the protagonist in the transfer market.
Ibrahimovic, Lucio, Sedo Keita, Gilberto Silva, Kivo, Robben, Sneider, Van der Fate... Ajax, a group of young but talented players, became the protagonists in the transfer market.
First, Barcelona reported news that they were interested in two Ajax players. One of the two players was the main center Ibrahimovic and the other was the team's main midfielder Sedo Keita, but Ajax clearly stated that he refused Barcelona's offer against the two players.
Swedish center Ibrahimovic also expressed in an interview with reporters that he was not interested in joining Barcelona, and he now wanted to stay in Ajax.
"Barcelona?" Ibrahimovic, who returned to Amsterdam on vacation, was interviewed by reporters at the airport. "I know, the team that we played badly has not made any difference in the European arena for a long time and has not won the championship for a long time, but we were the Champions League semi-finals last season."
"I can't think of any reason to keep me from staying in the Champions League semi-finals and transfer to a team that cannot make a difference in the Champions League, especially a team that frequently changes coaches and is turbulent. In contrast, I appreciate Mr. Ye Qiu's coaching ability more and I prefer to stay in Ajax."
As for his teammate's transfer, Ibrahimovic said he was completely unaware of it.
"I don't know why anyone will choose to leave Ajax, but I think their choice should be respected, but I am not worried about the team's combat effectiveness at all. I believe that under the leadership of the head coach, Ajax in the new season will be stronger than in the past two years, and I have no doubt about this."
Ibrahimovic's words caused quite controversy. The Swedes spoke unscrupulously and ridiculed Barcelona, causing Barcelona fans to feel very dissatisfied with this. Barcelona officials also raised some protests and oppositions, but the matter ended up in the end, and the Swedes' transfer was declared premature.
At the same time, many teams such as Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool, Inter Milan have all been reported to have attracted Ajax's main midfielder Gilberto Silva.
Brazil's midfielder is not only the main midfielder who won the UEFA Cup and reached the Champions League semi-finals. His performance is also very steady and has been unanimously recognized by everyone. At the same time, he is also the main midfielder who won the Korean and Japanese World Cup, and his performance in the World Cup is also very convincing.
In this case, it is impossible to get Gilberto Silva without offering enough price.
Wenger first offered 8 million euros, but the transfer was rejected by Ajax without hesitation. Even Gilberto Silva's agent Eliza was very dissatisfied with Arsenal's stinginess during private communication.
Soon, Manchester United, Inter Milan and other giant teams joined the ranks of competition for Brazil's midfielder. Barcelona even reported that they would get the Brazilian midfielder for 17 million euros, but in the end they were denied by Van Gaal because Barcelona was interested in Sedo Keita.
But with the competition, the price will definitely not go as Arsenal imagined. Wenger also hopes to get Gilberto Silva, allowing Brazil's midfielder to stalk Arsenal midfielder to liberate Vieira's attack power. Although the French midfielder plays as a midfielder, he is also very good at attacking.
The media revealed that Inter Milan offered 13 million euros to Ajax, but Manchester United quickly offered 15 million euros, and the transfer quotation was higher than the other. Ajax was firmly sitting in Diaoyutai. Ye Qiu frequently stated that he would communicate with Gilberto Silva when the team gathered, and firmly believed that the players would not leave Ajax.
Everyone knows that Ye Qiu's influence in this Ajax team is well aware of all the teams interested in Gilberto Silva. If Ye Qiu is allowed to successfully persuade the Brazilians to stay in the team, then they will not expect it.
After a round of intense negotiations and contacts, Arsenal, who was most sincere in trying to strengthen the midfield defense, finally bought the main midfielder of the Brazilian champion from Ajax for 17.5 million euros. This was also Wenger's biggest signing this summer, and Ajax successfully obtained a huge transfer income.
But just as everyone thought that Ajax's strength had been greatly reduced by selling his core midfielder, Barcelona soon released news on his official website that the team finally successfully introduced Mali midfielder Sedo Keita from Ajax for 10 million euros and players.
"We have absolutely reason to believe that Sedo Keita's joining will greatly improve our midfield thickness. He showed his strength and potential to become the top midfielder in Ajax. We firmly believe that he will succeed in Barcelona!" A Barcelona spokesperson announced the transfer.
Head coach Van Gaal also said that Sedo Keita is a player who can change the midfield pattern of Barcelona. He can run without hesitation and his strength on both offense and defense, and give Barcelona more support and protection to his tactics.
Cruyff highly praised Sedo Keita's progress and performance in Ajax, believing that the Mali midfielder will be Barcelona's most successful transfer signing in recent years.
But after letting go of two core midfielders, the entire Netherlands and even Europe expressed concerns about Ajax's midfielder in the new season, but head coach Ye Qiu secretly returned to South America two days before the team's training camp.
Chapter completed!