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We must give Tottenham a big deal on this transfer! While Brooking was thinking this, he tentatively made an offer: "Fifteen million pounds! For only fifteen million pounds, George, you can bring Michael to White Hart Lane!"
Hey, Brooking, why do you sound so much like those salesmen from your previous life? Although he knew in his heart that Brooking, who was not a time traveler, could not know the famous advertising slogan in his previous life, George still felt that he had a lot to say.
"Mr. Brooking, I'm afraid I can't accept this price." George knew in his heart that the price of 15 million pounds was for a young player like Carrick who had proven his ability and had a household registration bonus. Not expensive. You know, when Ferdinand transferred from West Ham United to Leeds United in 2000, his worth reached 18 million pounds, breaking the transfer fee record for English players in one fell swoop, and becoming the most valuable defender in the world at that time; When Frank Lampard joined Chelsea two years ago, he also spent Ranieri's entire transfer budget of 11 million pounds.
As the younger brother of Ferdinand and Lampard at West Ham United, even though Carrick is less famous, his development prospects and popularity among experts are not as good as those of his two brothers, but with his ability on the court , it is not a problem to sell it for tens of millions of pounds.
However, since it is a player transaction, bargaining must be done. Otherwise, others are likely to regard themselves as someone who does not understand the market and will bring more trouble to Tottenham's future recruitment work. What's more, George, who has memories of his past life, knows very well that although these players from West Ham United are indeed full of potential, and Carrick is the one with the highest achievement among them, the Hammers have no control over the transactions of these players. However, they failed to recover much transfer fees - when West Ham United was relegated in 2003, they only received a total of about 40 million pounds in transfer revenue from the transfer market, and the transfer fees were only higher than those of Ferdinand and Lampard combined. Together they are £11 million higher!
At that time, even Joe Cole, who was more famous than Carrick and had more promising development prospects, was worth only 6.6 million pounds when he transferred from West Ham United to Chelsea in his previous life. Therefore, George feels that there is considerable room for bargaining on Carrick's transfer, and there is no reason to spend so many pounds.
In the final analysis, it was West Ham United's unexpected relegation that caused the trouble - if the Hammers had not been unexpectedly relegated last season, the players on the team would not have been in a hurry to leave Upton, and they would not have attracted so many people who wanted to As a team that takes advantage of the situation, West Ham United does not have to bear the pain of selling these high-quality resources in their hands at cabbage prices.
"Oh? George, you have to know that what I gave you is a very conscientious price." Seeing that George did not agree to his offer of 15 million pounds, Brooking showed an extremely unhappy expression on his face, " You know, organizational midfielders like Michael are very scarce in the current Premier League. Not to mention, Michael has proven in actual combat that he can adapt to the rhythm of the Premier League. A player like this, even if If you search in other leagues, it would be difficult to find such a suitable candidate. Among other things, isn't Veron, who played under you before, the best example?"
If George wants to buy other players, Brooking really doesn't dare to bargain so hard with the other party. Because almost all other players want to leave this summer, Brooking can't ask for a high price even if he wants to. Carrick is the kind of player who won't leave unless he takes the initiative to sell him. Brooking naturally has the confidence to take advantage of the opportunity and ask for a high price.
"You said that Carrick is one of the few players among the young generation in England who can control the tempo of the game. On this point, I agree with you. But Mr. Brooking, don't forget that in this past season , Carrick missed most of the game due to injury. Therefore, I am personally very concerned about his physical health and recovery. What if I spent 15 million pounds on Carrick and ended up giving the team If I bring back a medicine jar, or someone whose condition has declined after an injury, then I will be sprayed with blood by the fans, right?" Since Brooking is asking for an exorbitant price, don't blame me for paying back the money on the spot. George reacted quickly. As soon as Brooking's words came out, he cut off Brooking's offer by a large amount on the grounds that he was worried about Carrick's recovery from injury and personal health. "So, I We plan to make an offer of 5 million pounds for Carrick, and the transfer fee will be paid in one lump sum. What do you think of this price?"
You are so cruel! Hearing George's counter-offer, Brooking almost spit out a mouthful of old blood on the spot. He said in his heart that you don't act like a novice at all. You are as black as those old fried dough sticks: "Don't dream! At this price, I can No chance of agreeing! George, what’s the difference between taking 5 million pounds and just grabbing it with nothing? 15 million pounds, not even a penny less, otherwise there’s no need to talk!”
Obviously, after realizing that George was not a mediocre player in transfer negotiations, Brooking did not intend to continue to be polite. He knew that he had to show a strong enough attitude at this time. Otherwise, Carrick's transfer fee might be cut to some extent by this kind-faced guy with a dark heart.
"Mr. Brooking, are you serious?" After receiving a positive reply from Brooking, George was unequivocal. He immediately changed his tone and mentioned another player's name, "Well... if you can't If Carrick is signed at a relatively reasonable price, then I have no choice but to launch an offensive against Joe Cole. I think he should be very willing to play at White Hart Lane. And the most important thing is that Joe Cole Er's worth should be much cheaper than Carrick's."
"Hey, George, didn't you agree to buy Michael's? How could you change your mind so easily when you encounter difficulties?" Upon hearing George's words, Brooking's expression became panicked. Because unlike Carrick who is willing to follow the team in the English League One, Joe Cole is determined to leave West Ham United. Therefore, if Joe Cole learns that Tottenham intends to introduce him, he will definitely press the club as soon as possible and ask the team to agree to Tottenham's offer as soon as possible. He may even take the initiative to help Tottenham lower the price. action!
And, most importantly, if Tottenham gets Joe Cole, then George will definitely not consider introducing Carrick again. As a result, Brooking will no longer be able to ask for a high transfer fee from George in this negotiation, nor will he be able to bring enough liquidity to the club for the team's reconstruction work. And this is precisely what West Ham United, which urgently needs to recover funds from the sale of players, cannot accept!
"Well, to tell you the truth, I really wanted Carrick at first, but the price you offered Mr. Brooking was really unacceptable to me, so I had to change my mind temporarily." George shrugged He shrugged and put on a helpless expression, "Of course, if you can make some concessions on the transfer fee, I would still prefer to buy Carrick... Mr. Brooking, what do you think of 8 million pounds?" , pay in one lump sum, is this price appropriate?”
To be honest, George actually used some psychological tactics on Brooking here. He first asked Brooking to change Carrick's psychological positioning from a "player to be sold" to a "player that must be sold" during the negotiations. He waited until the other party was mentally prepared to sell Carrick, and then based it on the price. The cover of Joe Cole was thrown out because they could not reach an agreement. But at this time, Brookings had already made up his mind to sell Carrick. At the same time, George's words made the other party unconsciously compare the transfer values of Carrick and Joe Cole (Chelsea had already started to sell Carrick at this time. Joe Cole's transfer negotiations), he believes that although Tottenham's offer is far lower than his psychological expectations, it is not outrageous compared to Chelsea.
In this way, as long as George slightly raises the bargaining chip in the negotiation, making Brooking feel that the deal is more profitable than Joe Cole's, and satisfying the other party's psychological needs of eager to exchange for a large amount of liquidity, he can Carrick's transfer was completed at a relatively low price.
Some people may ask, if George needs an organizational midfielder, why doesn't he consider Veron, the Argentine wizard? You know, when George resigned from Manchester United, didn't Veron express his willingness to play in George's team? That being the case, why did George go to such great lengths to poach Carrick from West Ham United?
Yes, although Veron did say this to George at the time, when it came time to fulfill his promise, the Argentine midfielder did not hesitate to play a trick of selective amnesia - after George moved into Tottenham In the past few days after becoming the new owner of White Hart Lane, Veron never called George even once!
Although Veron's betrayal had long been expected by George, when it really happened, George was still extremely unhappy - I tried my best to formulate tactics for you to get you out of the predicament of acclimatization, but in the end Veron, is this how you, bastard, repay me? Although I understand why you don't want to join Tottenham, but in this case, don't be so full of words in the first place!
Let’s get back to the topic now, let’s turn our attention back to the transfer negotiations between George and Brooking.
"Well... this price still feels a bit low." Sure enough, after hearing George's new round of quotations for Carrick, Brooking's attitude softened a lot, "How about this, we both withdraw. How about one step, 10 million pounds, a one-time payment?"
"9 million pounds, Mr. Brooking, don't be too greedy. You know, even when Lampard went to Chelsea two years ago, his worth was only 11 million pounds. That was still when player transfer fees were generally rising. The price in that era." Seeing that Brooking was still a little dissatisfied, George added another 1 million pounds, "And now, those with transfer fees exceeding 10 million pounds are basically first-line stars. I don't think Kary Ke has the ability."
"9 million, just 9 million, deal!" Brooking thought about it and felt that selling Carrick at this price was reasonable. He also had an explanation of the tasks assigned by the management, so he simply changed his mind. , agreed to George's offer, "But let's agree first that this fee must be paid in one lump sum. Otherwise, I will still veto this transaction!"
In this way, after some short and intense negotiations, George successfully reached an agreement with Brooking on Carrick's transfer fee - Tottenham will pay a transfer fee of 9 million pounds in the summer transfer After the window opens, its main midfielder, Michael Carrick, is officially introduced from West Ham United!
