Li Ang knew that his players would be targeted by other teams sooner or later, but he thought that it would only happen after the team was promoted to La Liga. He did not expect that a team would target his players so early.
Li Ang was not surprised that the team's captain, Miguel Cobbs, was targeted by other teams. Cobbs was one of the stronger players in the Sporting de Gijón team.
Jeffrey was targeted by a team. It seemed that it was because of the Dutch kid's amazing lob shot. For a player, this was the advantage of becoming famous with one goal.
Li Ang looked at the stack of offers and inquiries. Juan Carlos and Juan Mata were obviously the most popular.
Numancia asked for Carlos and Juan Mata. They gave a price of 500,000 euros for Carlos and 800,000 euros for Mata!
Getafe asked for Carlos and Jeffrey. They gave a price of 600,000 euros for Carlos and 400,000 euros for Jeffrey. The package price was one million euros.
Li Ang threw the two quotations directly into the trash can. Not to mention whether he had the intention to sell his direct disciple, the quotations were simply a bastard.
Zaragoza asked for Carlos and Zaragoza directly gave a price of one million euros. Obviously, Zaragoza was very impressed by Carlos's success in restraining Savio and Kani in the last game. They were interested in Carlos. Of course, this did not rule out the possibility that the La Liga team wanted to shake Sporting de Gijón's morale before the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals.
The Spaniards asked for Carlos and Barcelona was willing to pay 1.2 million euros for Carlos.
Real Betis asked for Carlos and the La Liga club did not give a price. They only asked about the possibility of selling Carlos.
Villarreal asked for Carlos and the 'Yellow Submarine' was willing to pay 1.5 million euros.
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Atlético Madrid asked for Carlos, Mata, and Jeffrey as a package. They offered 1.5 million euros for Carlos, 2.2 million euros for Mata, and 800,000 euros for Jeffrey. They also said that if Sporting de Gijón was willing to sell as a package, they were willing to raise the price by 500,000 euros. The total package price was five million euros!
Li Ang smiled. Regardless of how the owner of Atlético Madrid, Old Hill really loved Atlético Madrid and was willing to invest money for Atlético Madrid. Carlos, Mata, and Jeffrey, three seventeen or eighteen years old, Old Hill was willing to fork out five million euros. This was a big deal.
Obviously, Carlos was favored by the other teams now! Sporting de Gijón's' Little Gattuso 'was already a little famous in Spanish football.
Of course, Li Ang would never be willing to sell these players, especially Carlos and Mata. They were the cornerstones of Li Ang's plan to build the team. Not to mention, these two young players were Li Ang's confidants. Mata took the initiative to come to Li Ang from Real Madrid. Carlos was discovered by Li Ang. The potential in this kid shocked even Li Ang!
What's more, Li Ang knew that in the future football world, a good midfielder and a good defensive midfielder would be scarce. If Carlos continued to play like this, he would definitely have a great future. His value would also reach an astonishing sky-high price. Which player did Li Ang value the most in the whole team? Which player could become the most expensive star player in Sporting de Gijón in the future? Li Ang's answer was Carlos.
Even Mata was not as important as Carlos. Although players like Mata were rare, in the future football world, as long as you wanted to spend money, you could buy the right one. However, players like Carlos could not be bought in the future even if you spent money and waved a cheque book.
As for Jeffery, Li Ang did not plan to sell him now. He wanted to continue to observe this player. If Jeffery really did perform well in the left back position, then Sporting de Gijón's left side would be guaranteed. He would not need to Taobao in the transfer market. It would save him a lot of trouble and worry. Moreover, Jeffery could be considered a player that he had cultivated single-handedly. The loyalty of the player was relatively good.
As for the team captain, Miguel Cobas, Li Ang respected the player's opinion. If the player took the initiative to ask for a transfer, then Li Ang would agree to sell him. However, he would sell him at a high price! This was mainly because Miguel Cobas was the team captain. He was important to the stability of the team. Otherwise, as long as a team offered a price that satisfied Li Ang, Li Ang would definitely sell him. This was because there were many players like Cobas in the Spanish football world.
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"How should we reply?" Scotteri asked Li Ang.
"Not for sale! They are not for sale! "Li Ang's attitude was very firm.
Scotteri also nodded. He also had the same opinion. Sporting de Gijón's situation was just a little better now. Now was not the time to sell the players. If they opened a supermarket at this time, the hearts of the players would definitely waver. He thought that Li Ang meant to wait until the end of the season to consider these things. However, he did not know that Li Ang's attitude was absolutely firm. He said that he would not sell, and he was determined not to sell. Except for Miguel Cobas, he did not intend to sell any of the other three young guys, especially Carlos and Mata. Even if the price was higher, Li Ang was determined not to sell!
"Then, Mr. Ayroyd, and President Arango …" Scotteri reminded him.
"I'll talk to them." Li Ang said. He frowned slightly. Sporting de Gijón's financial situation was very bad. The club's top management might really intend to sell some of the players for cash.
Selling the players was fine, but it had to wait until they successfully avoided relegation and the end of the season. In addition, which players could be sold and which were absolutely not for sale? When Li Ang said "not for sale," he did not mean anything else. He meant that they absolutely could not be sold! All of this had to be approved by Li Ang, and he had to give the nod.
In short, Li Ang's purpose was to control the transfer of the team's players!
The manager of the team did not have the power to control the transfer. In fact, in the vast majority of football clubs, the one who had the power to control the transfer was the general manager of the team or the general manager who was directly responsible to the chairman. Most of the time, the manager only had the right to make suggestions and not the right to take control!
This was even more true in Spanish football.
There were more clubs in the English Premier League who really had the power to control the transfer. Of course, this was only a comparative result.
In today's football world, there were very few people who really had the power to control the transfer of the team and had absolute control over the recruitment and cleansing of the team. According to Li Ang's knowledge, there was only one person who had the power to control the transfer of the team! Even if he looked ten years later, only a few championship managers had such privileges. The only exception was Mourinho.
Even in the current Galácticos Real Madrid, the one who really had the power to control the transfer was not the manager of the team, but the chairman of the club.
The others, such as Rijkaard, Guardiola, and Ancelotti, had a great influence on the recruitment of the players. However, it could not be said that they had the power to control the transfer, especially when Ancelotti was at AC Milan. The transfer of the team was mainly controlled by the club's general manager, Galliani. However, Ancelotti had a good temper and Galliani had a good relationship with Ancelotti. The two of them had a tacit understanding. Of course, having a good temper sometimes meant that he was easy to talk to and easy to bully.
Therefore, if Scotteri knew that Li Ang wanted to control the transfer of the team, he would be very surprised, because in his opinion, it was almost impossible.
However, Li Ang knew that this was a power that he had to control in his hands!
On one hand, it was because he knew his own advantages. He was the only one who knew the best about the future, and he also had the help of the system.
On the other hand, Li Ang's character dictated that he would not allow anyone to give orders to the team he had built with his heart and soul!
At that moment, the phone in Li Ang's office rang. It was from the chairman, Manuel Arango …
Li Ang's eyes lit up. He knew that he had to face it with vigor. This was a battle without gunpowder.
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