After talking with Chairman Luis Felipe Vieira and General Manager Rui Costa at the Stadium of Light, Yang Huan, accompanied by the two of them, went to visit Benfica's training base.
As Lisbon's flagship team, Benfica's training base is not in Lisbon, but in a small town called Sechar in the Setubal district south of Lisbon.
Seixal and Lisbon are facing each other across the wide Tejo River.
Benfica's training base is located on the banks of the Tejo River.
Standing at the gate of the Sechar training base, you can see the scenery of the Tejo River at the end of the road from a distance, which is very beautiful.
Even the bustling urban area of Lisbon on the other side of the river can be seen from a distance, which has a unique flavor.
Tourism has always been one of Portugal's economic pillars, and the scenery of the Tejo River has always been loved by tourists.
Although Benfica is not financially wealthy, their investment in the training base is not stingy at all.
The area is not small.
Both the first team and the youth training camp are here.
They share a training building, but the facilities are very complete and have everything you need.
There are even many advanced equipment.
It is a very modern training base.
Not to mention in the Portuguese Super League, even in Europe, it is definitely second to none.
This also reminded Yang Huan of the training base of the Premier League team.
It's so annoying that people are comparing themselves to each other.
Although the Premier League teams are very wealthy, their concepts are still quite outdated.
They are willing to spend a lot of money on players, but their spending on training bases is very stingy and stingy.
Therefore, in the Premier League, in addition to the top wealthy teams, there are many teams whose training bases are terrible.
At this point, Yang Huan really feels that Benfica's philosophy is worthy of recognition.
After visiting the Sesar training base, Yang Huan, accompanied by Vieira and Rui Costa, went for a walk along the Tejo River.
Then the group returned to Lisbon and went to Wangjiang Pavilion for dinner.
It was at this dinner that Yang Huan mentioned Oblak's transfer.
The Slovenian goalkeeper officially replaced Brazilian goalkeeper Arthur as the main team after the winter break, and performed well in the Portuguese Super League and was highly recognized by Southampton's scouting team.
However, this player is currently not well-known and his worth will not be too high.
However, since Oblak's ownership also involves a third party, Vieira was unable to give Yang Huan a direct reply, but he promised that he would do his best to facilitate this transfer.
After negotiating Oblak's transfer, the two sides discussed the current situation in European football.
Vieira mentioned something that interests Yang Huan very much, that is, the Singaporean Chinese tycoon Lin Rongfu has taken over Valencia.
The Bat Legion has made offers for many players in the Benfica team.
Obviously, with Lin Rongfu's financial support, Valencia's rise is only a matter of time.
But the terrible thing is that he found Jorge Mendes as his partner.
He is really stupid and has too much money.
This piece of news once again confirmed Yang Huan’s previous views.
That is, in the next few years, more and more international capital and consortia will target the football and sports industry.
In the past few years, the development speed of football and sports industry is too fast, and the market is too big.
However, anyone who is slightly familiar with and understands this area will find it difficult to refuse this temptation.
Therefore, for Yang Huan, there is less and less time left for him to compete in the field.
If he does not seize the opportunity now, it may be too late to regret later.
Thinking of this, Yang Huan became more determined.
After eating with Vieira and Rui Costa, Yang Huan returned to the hotel.
At this time, Tesiki Begiristan, who went to contact Sporting Lisbon, was already waiting for him at the hotel.
For Begiristain, who has extensive connections in Portugal, borrowing Sporting Lisbon's training base is just a piece of cake and not a big problem.
What really worries Begiristain is the situation currently facing Atletico Madrid.
"Master Huan, many teams have been in contact with us in recent times, including Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United, Bayern Munich and Barcelona.
They have all shown strong support for our players. interest."
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No wonder Begiristain felt worried.
Atletico Madrid has only had two seasons of outstanding performance.
Last season it was the La Liga champion, and this season it reached the Champions League final.
But now it is facing this kind of poaching that is almost falling apart.
Can it not be worried?
If one thing is not handled well, Atletico Madrid's performance will plummet.
By that time, the good situation that we have worked so hard to build over the past two years will be completely in vain.
Yang Huan understood Begiristain's worries, but he also had his own considerations, "What did Simone say?"
"I asked him for his opinion and he said he would follow the club's decision."
Yang Huan hummed, knowing what he was doing.
Now there are only two roads in front of Atletico Madrid.
One way is to do everything possible to retain players, but this requires the club to renew the player's contract and pay a higher price.
The advantage of this is that the team avoids turbulence and maintains the team's current competitiveness to the greatest extent.
But the downside is that if metabolism is not handled well, Atletico Madrid is likely to encounter the embarrassing situation of Inter Milan.
Another option is to radically reorganize the lineup, sell players in the team who do not meet the team's long-term plan, introduce a group of young powerful stars, and promote the youthfulness of the lineup.
This option is also most in line with Atletico Madrid's current business line.
The advantage is that the team does not need to bear heavy operating costs and can take this opportunity to complete its metabolism.
But the downside is that the team's performance is likely to be affected and fluctuate.
In order to renew the contract with Simeone, Yang Huan flew from Southampton to Madrid in person and had a meeting with him, during which he mentioned this matter.
Now it seems that Simeone's attitude is to follow Yang Huan's opinion.
This is not surprising.
The club belongs to Yang Huan.
Only Yang Huan can decide what philosophy he wants to use to run the team.
As for Soriano and Begiristain, they are just managers.
Simeone is Even more so, they are just head coaches.
They can only provide opinions on matters related to the club's long-term plans.
"By the way, has Simeone's contract been signed?"
Yang Huan suddenly thought of it.
This matter is important.
"Well, it's signed.
We are planning to make an official announcement in the next two days," Begiristain replied.
There is no doubting Simeone's importance to Atletico Madrid.
Even in Yang Huan's view, any player in the team can leave, and Simeone must be retained no matter what.
This is not to say that Atletico Madrid will be finished without Simeone, but Yang Huan feels that Atletico Madrid is now at a critical moment in building the foundation of a wealthy club, and talents like Simeone should do their best to retain them.
Moreover, it is serious to retain Simeone, avoid turmoil in Atletico Madrid, and make the team as a whole steadily improve.
Yang Huan was relieved when he heard that Simeone had signed and extended his contract.
"Tesiki, go back and contact Tottenham Hotspur.
I have reached an agreement with them before.
Felipe and Miranda are worth a total of 60 million euros.
You go and sign with them."
“Sixty million begiristans are a bit of a surprise. 60 million euros for two players This deal is too amazing, right?
You know, Atletico Madrid only spent 12 million euros to introduce Felipe, and they didn't spend a penny to bring in Miranda, but now they have earned 60 million euros from selling them.
Yang Huan saw his surprised expression and felt funny in his heart.
This deal must be done no matter what.
As the saying goes, leave no room for outsiders.
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Anyway, Tottenham Hotspur are going to be ripped off by others.
Instead of taking advantage of others, it is better to take advantage of yourself.
No matter what, you will not cheat them by cheating, right?
"I have thought about it.
The new stadium is now in full swing.
We need funds, and rejuvenation has always been our established route.
Therefore, it is better to take this opportunity to sell these players and reorganize the lineup."
Originally, according to Yang Huan's plan, he was responsible for the funding of the new stadium.
But now, since Atletico Madrid can bear this cost by selling players, why not Yang Huan?
Begiristain also knows that the new stadium is the foundation of a wealthy club.
Only with a new stadium can Atletico Madrid be qualified to challenge Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Therefore, Master Huan's move is not a bad idea.
"But Master Huan, selling Miranda doesn't matter.
After all, we still have Godin, Otamendi, Jose Simeone and Velazquez.
But after selling Felipe, we only have the left back left.
Jose Gaya is next.”
Jose Gaya has played many times on behalf of Atletico Madrid in the past two seasons, and his performance is very eye-catching.
He is also a native Spanish player, and he is considered a key cultivation target of Atletico Madrid.
After selling Felipe, it is natural to support Jose Gaya as the main force.
Moreover, the benefits of youth and localization to Atletico Madrid are self-evident.
But the problem is that the team will continue to play in the Champions League next season, and Jose Gaya alone will definitely not be enough.
Yang Huan knew what he was thinking about and asked, "What do you think of Luo Huo?"
"Rojo" Begiristain frowned, "Master Huan, you are talking about Tottenham Hotspur's Rojo" "Well" Yang Huan nodded, "This player is not liked by Van Gaal, so they want to bring in Felipe.
If you think it is suitable, I will come forward to negotiate and let them use Rojoga's cash to acquire Felipe."
Lippe, no matter what, we have to let them make up 20 million."
"Wonderful" Begiristain praised vigorously, "If Tottenham Hotspur is willing to use Rojoga's cash to introduce Felipe, then this deal will be worth it."
Just kidding, Rojo is not liked by Van Gaal, but we have to look at the situation.
From the past season, Rojo's performance in the Premier League still has great potential.
It's just that Tottenham Hotspur's defense team is so bad that even Rojo has become a fool, so it looks like he performed badly, but in fact, the Argentine left-back still has some strength. .
Besides, Rojo is currently in a sluggish performance and his worth is at its lowest point.
What Atletico Madrid wants is just a supplement, and Rojo is fully qualified.
Through such a transaction, Atletico Madrid did not lose much in terms of strength, but it earned a huge transfer fee, which is a good deal when you think about it.
Thinking of this, Begiristan's eyes when he looked at Yang Huan became unusual.
Master Huan's operational ability is so strong.
"As for Arsenal wanting to bring in Juanfran, Master Huan, what do you think?"
Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, Yang Huan started laughing.
"Sell, why don't you sell even Miranda and Felipe, and you still care about Juanfran?"
Juanfran is a native Spanish right back, the main right back of Atletico Madrid, and a Spanish international.
But Yang Huan’s idea is also very simple.
With two new generation players in Montoya and Gino Peruzzi, if someone is willing to pay a high price to buy Juanfran, why not sell: