"Miss Rebecca!" Moggi’s heart was "thumped" and he wanted to pay attention to the fact that this acquaintance didn’t expect to miss a bigger card. "I’m very sorry that my eyes are not very good. I’m really sorry to see Mr. Corleone. Please forgive me."
Seeing Moggi’s low profile and apologizing to himself, it’s hard for little Groz to express any more dissatisfaction. "Mr. Moggi, what’s the matter with you stopping us?"
Gazing at the little Groz, Moggi gave up the long speech he had prepared and briefly said that he had come to Monaco this time.
Aft listening to that old fox’s remark, Zhuang Ge realized that Moggi’s appearance in Monaco this time was not only to participate in the draw ceremony of the Winners’ Cup held by UEFA, but more importantly, to convince Monaco to sell some players to Juventus. After all, after the arrival of bosman’s era, Monaco players no longer occupied the quota of foreign aid, and the geography belongs to France (Monaco even entrusted France with its national defense). Therefore, Monaco is a very attractive place for Juventus to have the French captain and vice captain.
In addition, Zhuang Ge’s butterfly flapped. Last season, Monaco beat Nantes to win the Ligue 1 championship in 9495 (history is that Nantes won the Ligue 1 championship this season). fabien barthez, Thuram, Candeira, Makelele, Zida, Henry and Trezeguet … A group of young players broke out in Wenger’s training and made Mo Lao Fox drool all over the floor, but due to the limited number of foreign aid places, let’s put it aside.
Later, the sudden appearance of Bosman Act was a good opportunity, but when Moggi was ready to hand over to Monaco, he was surprised to find that all the players in this team had completed the contract renewal! And the exception is a long-term contract!
I have to say that Wenger still attaches great importance to young players, which is much better than Ajax. Before the arrival of bosman’s era, he asked all the first-team players in Monaco Club to sign a long-term contract, and the salary is quite reasonable, which is consistent with the status of these players.
Monaco is a poor team. Under normal circumstances, it can’t support such a huge salary expenditure, but it is not the French tax rate but the local low tax rate in Monaco, which makes everything possible.
Don’t underestimate the tax rate, but the tax rate largely determines the club’s salary. For example, if a star with an annual salary of 10,000 before tax is in a Serie A team, the club will have to pay 50,000 tax, and the player will get 50,000 salary. The same cost is $10,000, and the La Liga team needs to pay 350,000 tax, and 650,000 belongs to the players. Compared with the similar conditions of the team, the players will of course choose a club that is more beneficial to them, and so will the opposition club. The lower the tax rate means that they can sign players with less money in the same treatment.
Faced with preparation and fear, Moggi of Monaco, no matter how cunning he is, has to honestly make an offer to Monaco Club through formal channels. The position he wants to introduce is naturally Juventus’ two biggest weaknesses at present-defenders and goalkeepers are put in Monaco Club, which means Thuram and fabien barthez.
Because the contract between fabien barthez and Thuram will not expire for several years, Moggi, who is eager to reinforce Juventus, can’t afford to play a protracted war. Monaco can’t afford to sell it, but Juventus can’t afford to delay. You know, after Lala was robbed by Florence, the Bianconeri’s defensive line was brave enough and the shortcomings of insufficient position were not improved …
In addition, peruzzi’s disadvantage in the face of golf made Mo Lao Fox determined to introduce a better goalkeeper, peruzzi. It is good, but the advantages and disadvantages also show that the goalkeeper is not suitable for the old woman. This emphasis on the history of a stable team is also for this reason. However, the hidden danger of Lala did not completely erupt until the 999 season
In this world, peruzzi’s poor performance against Fiorentina has long made Moggi determined to bring in a more secure goalkeeper.
Somoggi will come to Monaco with the signature of the European Cup Winners Cup, otherwise it will be Juventus coach Lippi this time.
"How about President Corleone? I heard that you and Monaco coach Mr. Wenger are good. For you and I are both fellow villagers, please help me. Let him sell me two players … Of course, I won’t pay less for the transfer. If this is done, I promise that Juventus will be friendly to Florence in the future. "
"Hehe, I’ll try my best, Manager Moggi. I’ll talk to Arsè ne Wenger, but I can’t guarantee the effect." Zhuang Ge responded to Moggi’s request with a smile. I thought to myself that your Juventus would be friendly to Florence, which agreed to the first team? Are you kidding? !
Still want me to put in a good word for you? I’ll tell Wenger later that Juventus is rich and give me a good knife!
Chapter 14 Give directions to Wenger
"Ha ha Antonio, I knew you would come here!" Zhuang Ge, who appeared at the training base of Monaco Club the next day, was warmly welcomed by team coach Wenger.
Don’t wonder why Wenger is so enthusiastic. When Zhuang Ge first came here more than a year ago, although he took away djorkaeff, the core of the team’s attack, it was nothing for Wenger who had long been used to Monaco’s business method of "selling players". After all, Monaco always sold the main players when he was coaching, and Zhuang Ge gave him a "gift" in private, which made Wenger, a young player who is good at training, feel happier than it, which made Wenger, who has always attached importance to young people, introduce Zhuang Ge to his bosom friend.
"Antonio, thanks to your phone call before, I paid attention to the bosman case, otherwise this time Monaco will follow Ajax and be swallowed up by those hungry wolves." The main reason why Monaco renewed its contract so quickly and efficiently was that Zhuang Ge called Wenger in June this year to wake him up. He noticed that the bosman case was being heard in the European Court of Justice.
"Ha ha, where is this, Arsena? How could I forget to wake you up when we are so good?" Zhuang Ge said with a smile that he has high respect for Wenger, the manager who has made Arsenal a strong team by himself.
"By the way, you didn’t come to Monaco this time just to watch the Florence Super Cup, did you?" Wenger affectionately pulled Zhuang Ge aside just outside the hearing range of Little Groz. "Tell me which player you want to see this time. If the price is right, it’s no problem. I’ll tell the player!"
"Of course, it would be great if you could recommend a few more players to me," Wenger added at the end
Hehe, Wenger, you are really like a middle-aged uncle who is in charge of discipline. He is sweating all over his mouth and twitching. Listening to Wenger’s remarks on moral integrity, he thought to himself.
"Arsè ne, I’m sorry that we didn’t want to bring Monaco players this time." Let’s get down to business first. Someone came to interrupt and forgot. "You know that Florence is quite neat now, and every position has a reliable substitute. It’s so good to buy someone from you that Frankie will sit on the bench."
"oh? So Antonio, what do you want to do this time? " Wenger asked curiously.
"Yes, Arsè ne, you should also know that Juventus are buying Thuram and fabien barthez."
"Why? Antonio, are you going to come to Juve as a lobbyist to persuade me to sell these two players to them? " Wenger feels a little strange. Anyway, Juventus is Florence’s main competitor in the league. There is no need for the president of Florence to make such an enemy move!
"Do you think they can resist Juventus’ call?" Zhuang Ge glanced at Wenger and said angrily, "Although Monaco can temporarily keep their people on a long-term contract this time, if the players’ hearts are scattered, there is nothing to keep them."
"Er, this is a problem." Although it has entered the era of bosman, Wenger’s thoughts still remain in the previous era, which is also the common problem of many team coaches at that time. We saw that Sacchi, a violent team, coached AC Milan for the second time, which was miserable. It was rather that his tactical thinking was backward than that his player status had changed greatly after bosman.
Monaco’s Ligue 1 league declined very badly after the match-fixing case in Marseille, and a large number of excellent stars were lost. This can be seen from the sliding speed of the French team’s European performance after 93 years. It took the whole decade for the match-fixing case to regain some vitality. So was the Serie A scandal in the later generations, and the outbreak of match-fixing cases was enough to hurt the whole league.
Juventus, the Italian giants, lured Monaco players, and how many people can really resist it? Of course, manager Arsene Wenger knows this very well.
"I just came here to tell you that Juventus is stingy with the introduction of players. If you really want to sell fabien barthez and Thuram, I personally suggest that you better attract the attention of Inter Milan and Parma."
"You mean let me bring Moratti and Tanzi into this transfer to earn more transfers?"
"Yes, both Inter Milan and Parma are in the reconstruction period of old and new, and the owners are also quite rich and willing to invest. If they are allowed to join in, the transfer between fabien barthez and Thuram will never be suppressed unilaterally by Juventus." Zhuang Ge nodded when he saw that Wenger had understood his meaning.
"But if the two of them leave, it will be a big impact on Monaco’s season results." Although the former mouth said that he didn’t mind selling people, Wenger still hesitated when it came to implementation
To be honest, although Wenger has done a good job in cultivating young players, it is really not easy for him to grasp the timing of selling players. For example, four years was the highest price of Vieira, and Real Madrid was willing to pay 40,000 US dollars for the acquisition. As a result, Wenger stayed for a year and finally got a half-price discount on Juventus. The same is true of Henry. Wenger just stayed for an extra year, which led to the last sale at a low price, not to mention Flamini, Fabregas and other famous players in the future. Generally speaking, Wenger has always been passive and has a rather slow reaction to selling people.
"It’s not that you don’t know the financial situation and status of Arsè ne Monaco. This is its life model. If you can’t sell a player at the highest price, it will be the club itself that will bear the loss."
"Well, I understand." Wenger hesitated for a while and finally figured it out. He believed that it was not difficult to train a second Thuram or fabien barthez by himself. "Antonio, since you persuaded me to sell these two main players, at least you have to give me some compensation, right? I don’t ask for much. Just recommend two players who can make up for the absence of Li Lian (Thuram) and Fabian (fabien barthez). "