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After completing his first signing since taking office as Tottenham CEO and informing Drogba of the team's pre-season training date for the new season, Marotta rushed to his second destination without stopping - and Guingamp is also located in the Brittany region in northwestern France, but it is the city of Rennes that serves as the regional capital.
However, Marotta, who was on a mission, was in no mood to appreciate the scenery of the capital of Brittany. After arriving in Rennes, he immediately went straight to the Rennes club headquarters - here, there was also a transfer that George marked as "must be done" waiting for him to operate.
"Sorry, Manager Marotta, Petr Cech is not for sale to the team. In other words, no matter how much transfer fee you pay, we will not have the idea of selling him to Tottenham." Rennes' The head coach, 48-year-old Christian Gourcuff, sat at the conference table with a frown on his face. Obviously, the coach was very dissatisfied with Marotta's poaching operation against Rennes, so he rejected Marotta from the very beginning, intending to make the latter retreat in the face of difficulties, thus achieving the goal of retaining Cech. Purpose in Rennes.
That's right, Czech national goalkeeper Petr Cech, who currently plays for Ligue 1 club Rennes, is George's number one goalkeeper for Tottenham in the new season. Although Tottenham's main goalkeeper last season, American goalkeeper Casey Keller, showed good competitive form in the past season, when he and Cech were put together, George still chose without hesitation Take the latter to White Hart Lane. After all, Cech's competitive form and goalkeeping ability in his previous life before he suffered a skull fracture left a very deep impression on George. The Czech goalkeeper at that time was capable of competing with Buffon for the world's number one goalkeeper. Even if his judgment of the ball and concentration on the game have declined to a certain extent after suffering a serious injury such as a skull fracture, Cech is still a world-class goalkeeper.
Although Casey Keller is also a good goalkeeper, compared with Cech, it is clear at a glance which one is more important. Therefore, in order to realize his ambition to build Tottenham into a championship team, George must introduce a world-class goalkeeper!
A good goalkeeper can beat half the team, this sentence is not just talk. Regarding this, you can get an idea of this by looking at Arsenal's performance on the court after Lehmann aged out in his previous life, and Manchester United's performance after Schmeichel left.
"It's not a good habit to speak so harshly, Coach Gourcuff." In response to the old Gourcuff's tough statement, Marotta, who said that he had seen countless similar scenes, naturally wouldn't do it because of this. The reason is to abandon this operation. What's more, his boss has clearly mentioned in the plan that Cech is the transfer target that must be won, so no matter what, Marotta must make every effort to reach this deal with Rennes.
However, what Marotta didn't expect was that the person Rennes sent to be responsible for the transfer negotiations was not their chairman or their general manager, but head coach Christian Gourcuff !
Letting the team's head coach be responsible for the transfer of the main goalkeeper will undoubtedly increase the difficulty of Tottenham's introduction of Cech. Because unlike the chairman and general manager who need to consider the overall interests of the club, the old Gourcuff, who is only responsible for the team's performance, naturally hopes that the team will have as many capable players as possible. Therefore, for the old Gourcuff, he naturally tried his best to prevent Cech from leaving the team.
"Didn't I already say it? I will never consider any of your offers for Cech! So, Manager Marotta, please leave here as soon as possible to avoid wasting your and my time anymore." Seeing Marotta Tower did not give up because of his tough attitude, but continued to stay here to fight with him. The dissatisfaction on the old Gourcuff's face became more and more obvious, and he even said something about driving people away.
"Yes, it seems that I really don't need to waste time on you, Coach Gourcuff. You know, unlike you who only need to lead the team to play the game well, my time is very tight." With that said, Marotta ignored Old Gourcuff's public move to seduce people, and directly dialed a phone number, "Hello? Are you the chairman of Saint-Cerlin? I am Tottenham Hotspur Club General Manager and CEO Giuseppe Marotta. Regarding the transaction of your main goalkeeper Petr Cech, I would like to communicate with you directly... Yes, as the team coach, Coach Gourcuff is indeed He is very capable, but his vision is limited after all, and he can only care about his team, and cannot see the benefits that this transfer can bring to both of us."
Old Gourcuff did not expect that Marotta would use such a sinister move. Not only did he directly bypass himself as the person in charge and take the high-level route, greatly advancing the progress of Cech's transfer negotiations, but he also kicked himself out of the game as the person most likely to obstruct the transfer.
Alas, it seems that Cech will definitely have no way to stay this time. Seeing Marotta chatting happily with his chairman on the phone, and seeing the numbers coming out of his mouth one after another, the old Gourcuff couldn't help but lamented in his heart, completely giving up on forcing Cech to stay. The old Gourcuff knew very well about the nature of his chairman. He knew that under Tottenham's money offensive, the chairman would definitely agree to the other party's transfer offer for Cech just like he had sold other players in the past. After all, Rennes's financial situation has never been very rich. Making profits by cultivating young players and then reselling them is a main means for Rennes to obtain liquidity.
When he thought that the excellent goalkeeper he had spent countless time and energy training would be thrown into the arms of Tottenham, the old Gourcuff, who was extremely unhappy, couldn't help but glared at the man sitting across the table who was talking to Saint-Cerre. Chairman Lin glanced at the Tottenham CEO, whom he had been chatting with very happily, and his teeth started to itch: "Isn't it just that there is a new boss, and there is a little more money in his pocket? What is there to show off!"
The old Gourcuff's expression naturally did not escape Marotta's eyes, but the latter obviously did not care what the Rennes coach would think of him. After all, this is not the UK where all team-related matters are handled solely by the head coach, but France where the transfer process is in the hands of the chairman and general manager. Therefore, regardless of whether the old Gourcuff agrees or not, as long as Marotta gets the chairman and general manager of Rennes, and then convinces the player himself, then Cech's deal can be declared completed.
Just when the old Gourcuff gritted his teeth and wanted to rush up and give Marotta a good punch, George arrived in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, on his own private plane. There, there is a future top star who is eagerly looking forward to George's arrival!
"Mr. Nelson, welcome to Lisbon. I sincerely wish you a satisfactory return from your trip to Lisbon." Antonio da Cunha, chairman of Sporting Lisbon, was very enthusiastic about George's visit. Because he knows that the Tottenham owner and head coach, who has great power and is not short of money, must have come here to introduce a certain star from Sporting Lisbon. Therefore, Da Cunha, who realized that there would be another profit, showed such enthusiasm in front of George.
"Mr. Nelson." Due to George's special status as the owner and head coach of Tottenham, da Cunha had no choice but to choose such a title and directly brought the conversation between the two parties to the point, "This time you will personally If you come to visit Sporting Lisbon, you must have fallen in love with one of the players in our team, right?"
Although as Portugal's three traditional giant clubs, Sporting Lisbon's situation is much better than that of the previously mentioned teams such as Rennes and Guingamp, and there are more stars coming out of here. However, they are also affected by the Bosman Act. The impact of the Portuguese league itself, and the limited influence of the Portuguese league itself, even Sporting Lisbon had to embark on the path of relying on selling players to generate revenue.
Don't look at the fact that Sporting Lisbon has earned a lot of transfer fees by selling players, but don't forget that in order to cultivate these promising stars, Sporting Lisbon invests a lot in youth training and scouting systems every year. Almost half of the revenue from player sales every year is thrown into these two departments by Sporting Lisbon.
That's why da Cunha was so reckless in getting down to business at the beginning of the negotiation - the landlord's family doesn't have any surplus food now!
Teams with money and reputation can build luxurious lineups, while clubs with no money or declining influence can only continue to sell high-quality assets in the team, and the mobility of players is becoming stronger and stronger. The impact of the Bosman Act on small and medium-sized clubs with insufficient financial resources, as well as clubs outside the four major leagues, can be seen from this.
"Chairman da Cunha, since you asked me that, I won't go around in circles and tell you the goal of my trip directly." Seeing that da Cunha was so impatient, George was naturally happy to save the trouble. War of words, "I came to Lisbon this time to introduce a wide player from your team. You know, although Darren Anderton in our team is a very good wide player, But his attendance rate and injury history make me really afraid to put all my hopes on him. Therefore, I will find you, a company with a fine tradition of producing excellent wingers, to see if I can give Darren him. Find a qualified or better substitute."
"Haha, I have thought of this a long time ago." Hearing George's words, da Cunha laughed and said, "Mr. Nelson, you must also be here for Ricardo Quaresma in our team. Bar?"
"No, President da Cunha, I am interested in another right winger in your team. His name is Cristiano Ronaldo."
