It's cheating, but Hazard

Chapter 239 Barcelona: The fax machine is broken
Ken Fea sat in his office and sighed.

"How is it, have we sent our quotation?"

"We have sent it. We worked overtime last night to send the quotation, but we haven't heard from Bekiristan yet."

Hill Wood was also pacing around the office.

This matter is really going to make him anxious to death.

"Wenger's contract will expire in August. No matter what, we have to do this well."

Ken Fia was also anxious and angry. "Buy me a plane ticket to Barcelona later. I want to talk to Laporta in person."

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Ken Fia arrived in Barcelona with Arsenal staff.

The reporters who were waiting for news at the airport immediately spread the photo of Ken Fia getting off the plane throughout Europe.

Barcelona, ​​which was already boiling and restless, fell silent for a short moment.

Ken Fia and his entourage went to Laporta's office under the silent gaze of the local people.

But as soon as he walked in, he could still hear the protests of fans on the street through the window.

More and more people gathered at the Camp Nou Stadium and the Gamper Sports City, and the whole Barcelona was in chaos.

In addition to these two places, many extreme fans also gathered at Rosell's residence.

The local police had to rush to the scene to maintain order.

They simply couldn't believe it.

On the 23rd, they were still celebrating Barcelona's Champions League title;
It was only yesterday that they were parading in the streets with the celebrating team holding the trophy;
But today, their team's hero is about to be sold to Arsenal?

Laporta is also in a state of panic.

He would be stepping down soon, but what he didn't expect was that Russell would cause him such a mess before he even took office.

In just one night, things took a turn for the worse.

"Ken, what you said is impossible. Charles is not for sale, so don't even think about it. Besides, we didn't receive your fax at all."

"You can fool others, but don't fool yourself," Ken Fia looked at Laporta, "I faxed the offer last night. 100 million euros, Arsenal will pay in installments."

Begiristain's eyes widened. "Don't be ridiculous. Fax, 100 million euros, that's not true. Go away. If you want to buy players from our second team, we can discuss it. But for Charles, don't talk to us."

Hill Wood was anxious. Since last night, he had been so anxious that he could neither eat nor sleep.

When I woke up this morning, I felt like my mouth was about to get blisters.

"No, you said it yourself. 100 million euros, except for Real Madrid and Manchester United, just release them directly."

Laporta felt like he was going to vomit blood.

"I haven't abdicated yet! As long as I'm here, Charles won't be able to transfer away. Stop daydreaming..."

Ken Fiah and Hill Wood walked out of Laporta's office.

There is no way, he just won't give in and firmly refuses to admit that Barcelona has received the faxed offer from Arsenal.

"Chairman, what should we do now?"

Hill Wood looked at Ken Fia.

Ken Fia rallied, "What else can we do? Let's go find Russell."

"No, it's too late," Hill Wood shook his head, "come on, do this."

"what happened?"

Ken Fia took the phone from Hill Wood and saw another breaking news on it.

Chelsea owner Abramovich has officially arrived in Tignes.

The two looked at each other and rushed directly towards the car at an unprecedented speed.

"Go find Roselle!"

After speeding all the way, the group finally arrived at the meeting place mentioned by Roselle.

"Hello, I didn't expect you to come to see me now, so I don't have anything to prepare, just some tea."

Roselle entertained everyone with a smile on his face.

Ken Feia shook his head. "It was because we didn't inform them in advance, and we were indeed too impatient."

Hill Wood took over Ken Fia's words, "We are here to discuss Charles' transfer this time."

"Is that so?" Rosell took a sip of tea slowly. "You know, I am not the president of Barcelona yet. I cannot make the decision on this matter."

Ken Feia also sat down. "Not now, but soon."

"Charles is moving to Barcelona for 100 million euros. I believe the president of Barcelona will keep his word."

Roselle laughed out loud. "I always keep my word. Don't worry. I said 100 million Euros, and that's 100 million Euros. As long as you transfer the money, there won't be any problem."

"However, when you came here, you must have seen that many fans are very opposed to this matter, so don't be impatient. Let's talk about this matter after I take office."

Hill Wood suddenly thought of a question, "That is, I don't know when Mr. Chairman will take office?"

"On July 7, when I take office, as soon as I receive an offer from Arsenal, I will release him."

Russell said.

Ken Fia was very satisfied to hear this answer.

Anyway, the transfer window is very long, so there are some issues in waiting for a while.

Except for the Premier League, which starts very early in June, the transfer windows of other leagues open in July.

"Okay, in that case, besides the transfer amount being confirmed, we can discuss the other details."

Ken Fea is full of confidence.

Being able to bring the core players of the five-time and three-time champions to the Emirates Stadium during his tenure was simply God helping him to gain merit.

Russell also grinned.

"One hundred million euros, no installment payments allowed, must be paid in full."

"What? You don't support installment payments? Direct deposit?"

Hill Wood almost dropped his jaw.

Where does Arsenal get so much money? And even if it does, it doesn't have so much liquid funds that it can take out all at once.

Originally, no matter how hard Arsenal tried, they couldn't raise 1 million.

If Fabregas is really sold, what's the point?
Therefore, payments must be made in installments at the beginning, and installment payments are basically the method used for all team transfer operations.

Even though the team has a lot of fixed assets, few teams can afford to pay out tens of millions at once.

Arsenal's current liquidity is such that, apart from signing some players for free and relying on Wenger to win lottery tickets, there is no other way to squeeze out more cash.

Don't count on the boss.

"Now all teams are affected by the financial crisis. Even Valencia is about to go bankrupt. It is too difficult to pay 100 million euros directly."

"Besides, Barcelona paid 3-4 million directly to bring in Villa. One hundred million is really too much."

Ken Fia looked at Russell sincerely.

He originally planned to pay the 100 million in installments over five or six years.

First pay a down payment of 5000 million euros, and then repay the remaining million slowly.

During this period, Wenger was asked to scratch more lottery tickets, as the boss would not give him any money, so he had a hard time making ends meet.

In fact, it is not particularly difficult. I can almost make back the money by selling more Charles jerseys.

Russell refused to listen.

"You also know that we are in the financial crisis now, so Charles is selling for 100 million euros. If it were later, you wouldn't even have to think about selling it for 100 million euros. If you want to pay in installments, the price must go up."

"After all, inflation is so serious now. If we pay in installments, we at Barcelona will suffer a huge loss."

Hill Wood felt his liver tremble.

"If it's paid in installments, how much will it be?" "1.5 million, paid in installments," Russell said with a smile.

Hill Wood felt that in Russell's eyes, he was like a poor boy who had only a few coins left in his pocket but was trying to pretend to be a rich man marrying a princess.

"Crazy, crazy..."

Ken Feia also thought this was a fantasy.

For 1.5 million euros, he could buy away half of Valencia's players.

With 1.5 million euros, he can buy three Fabregas.

With 1.5 million euros, he can buy 4 Benzemas.

Why doesn't Russell go and rob it?

"too expensive……"

"Ken, there's nothing wrong with expensive things except that they're expensive. If there is, that's your problem, right?"

Ken Fia and Hill Wood left Russell's office dejectedly.

Damn, he never expected that this old guy Russell was so stubborn and even more difficult to deal with than a stone in the toilet.

A direct payment of 1.5 million euros and an installment payment of million euros, why doesn't he just rob it?

A big bubble appeared at the corner of Hillwood's mouth. "What should we do now?"

"What else can we do? During this time, we will stay in Barcelona and try to convince him."

Ken Feia also didn't know how to do it.

But there is no wall that is completely airtight.

The news of the failed negotiations between Arsenal and Barcelona once again topped the headlines of major news media in just ten minutes.

"Insight Offside": "Barcelona's ace star Charles is planning to leave Camp Nou. He has asked his agent to contact his next club. At present, Arsenal is the most likely destination for the French star."

"Charles helped Barcelona win the La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League titles last season, while also breaking the Champions League Golden Boot scoring record."

“It is understood that Wenger is very interested in Charr and is looking forward to bringing in the Barcelona superstar this summer.”

"At present, Arsenal has officially made an offer to Charles, but the two sides have disagreed on how to pay the transfer money."

"At the same time, Chelsea chairman Abramovich is also a fan of Charles and he is also looking forward to bringing Charles to Stamford Bridge."

"This morning, Abramovich flew to Tignes on a private jet."

"In addition, Bayern and Manchester City are also eyeing Charles, and both clubs plan to launch recruitment in the summer window."

"According to the information so far, Barcelona's estimated selling price for Charr is 100 million euros, but they require direct payment."

Mundo Deportivo: "Guardiola is officially disappointed with Barcelona. After defending the Champions League title, Guardiola is not ready to renew his contract with Barcelona. Currently, Guardiola's contract with Barcelona is about to expire."

"If Barcelona cannot keep Charles, then Guardiola is likely to leave at any time and 'surrender' to Charles' new team."

"At present, Barcelona is urgently negotiating contracts with Guardiola and Vilanova."

The Sun: "Manchester City is likely to beat Arsenal and Bayern to bring Charles to the Etihad for 1.2 million euros."

"According to the latest news from The Sun, Manchester City has sent a team doctor to Tignes, hoping to complete a physical examination for Charles and ensure his health for the World Cup."

"However, Barcelona's attitude remains firm at the moment."

"Arsenal's 1.2 million euro installment has been rejected. million euros may impress Barcelona, ​​but this will also be Manchester City's boldest signing plan since the acquisition."

"At present, Wenger's recruitment plan is almost entirely about signing other players for free, in order to maximize the salary space for the arrival of Charles."

Metro: "Although Barcelona claimed that they had not received any offer from Arsenal, their fax machine did not print out any offer sheet related to Arsenal."

"But today, Ken Fia took Hill-Wood to Barcelona to discuss the transfer to Charles."

"At present, the two parties have reached a preliminary agreement, but Arsenal's current cash flow is still 1 million euros away from the direct payment of 2200 million euros."

"Local Arsenal fans have already taken action and launched a fundraising campaign for Arsenal's signings."

"Some supporters associations went to the commercial district, Highbury Apartments and around the Emirates Stadium, calling on more Arsenal fans to donate money and manpower."

"Some fans even took out piggy banks with the Arsenal logo and placed them on the streets when raising money."

"It also said: Fundraising for Arsenal to sign Charles."

"From time to time, tourists passing by put coins into the piggy bank."

"However, there are also many people who think this kind of fundraising is ridiculous because such activities are unlikely to bring any help to Arsenal at all."

"Because there is a gap of 2200 million euros between Arsenal's cash flow gap and the million euros required by Barcelona, ​​the coins raised on the streets are just a drop in the bucket."

Ciel had just finished a day of training.

Tomorrow is the last of the three warm-up matches for the World Cup, against Costa Rica.

"Xia Li, Chelsea's owner Abramovich is here and he wants to meet you, or to put it another way, he wants to sign you."

the agent said.

Charles was silent for a while, "Is there any progress at Arsenal?"

The agent turned on the TV and said, "Yes, but not much, because Barcelona requires direct payment and does not support installments, and Arsenal does not have that much cash flow for the time being."

“How many more gaps are there?”

"It is impossible for the Arsenal boss to give 2200 million euros, so my suggestion is that you can talk to Abramovich now. If Arsenal fails, you have other options. If Arsenal can get 2200 million, you can go again."

"No matter what, you can't stay in Barcelona, ​​so leave yourself some options."

The agent suggested.

Ciel sighed and turned off the TV.

"Okay, I'll go see Abu now."

Half an hour later, Abu came over with a smile on his face.

"Hello, Charles, I am your big fan. Ever since you went to Barcelona, ​​I have been watching your games. Today, as a fan, I am very satisfied with you."

"Thank you, you are exaggerating," Charles smiled in return.

Abu smiled and said, "No exaggeration, I came here today to prepare to watch your game. If I remember correctly, the game will be tomorrow, right?"

"Tomorrow."

Ciel nodded.

"That's good. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to make it in time. I was so anxious when I came here. This time I came here just to watch the game."

Seeing Charles's unbelieving expression, Abu finally shook his head and said, "Well, to be honest, I wanted to talk to you about the transfer."

"I don't know what Arsenal offered, but if you're willing to come to Chelsea, I can give you double it."

"Wenger is a very good manager, but our Chelsea manager Ancelotti is just as good as him."

"Of course, if you like Wenger more, I can recruit him."

"If you still can't bear to part with Guardiola, you can invite him over;"

"If you want all three, I can hire all three. Chelsea can afford to have three head coaches..."

"Who else? Ranieri, Mourinho... whoever you want."

Ciel couldn't help but twitch his lips.

Three head coaches, Abramovich is really bold.

"Chelsea is good, but as you know, the World Cup is coming soon, and I haven't made up my mind yet."

"When will you be able to think about it? Oh, no, I mean, Chelsea's door is always open to you."

Abu was getting anxious.

Charles lowered his head in thought.

Finally he said: "I will give you an answer before the World Cup is over."

(End of this chapter)