Chapter 470 Signing 17-year-old Mbappe for 40 million!

After returning from Monaco, Guardiola immediately sent an offer to Monaco and wanted to buy Mbappe.

If they didn't find it, forget it. Since they had already discovered this piece of jade, it would be a shame for them to make a special trip if they didn't buy it.

In order to avoid alerting Monaco and other competitors, Guardiola was cautious in his first offer, giving a price of 20 million.

For a young player who is just 17 years old, this price is definitely a sky-high price.

The current transfer record for under-18s in football is held by former AC Milan player Pato. In 2007, AC Milan spent 24 million to sign Pato, setting a record for the highest transfer fee for a young player to date.

After Pato moved to AC Milan, he once had a very good performance. In his second season with AC Milan, he had an outstanding performance and scored 18 goals in 42 games.

He also won the European Golden Boy Award. At that time, he was regarded as the "third man in football" who could be equal to Messi and Ronaldo in the future.

It is a pity that Pato was later affected by injuries, coupled with his self-degradation, which caused his performance to go up and down and failed to meet the expectations of the outside world.

In 2013, after playing for AC Milan for five years, Pato was sold by Milan to Corinthians of Brazil at a low price of 15 million euros.

This record was originally expected to be broken by Lin Quan, but because he left Barcelona on a free transfer, there was no transfer fee, so he lost the opportunity to break this record.

But now, this record is very likely to be broken by Mbappe.

After receiving the offer from Manchester City, Monaco is facing a huge enemy.

They were very confused: How did Manchester City target Mbappe?

Mbappe is still so young and has played very few games in Ligue 1. How did such a player come into the sight of Manchester City coach Guardiola?

Being able to offer a transfer fee of 20 million euros to a 17-year-old player is enough to prove that Manchester City attaches great importance to Mbappe.

Therefore, Monaco decisively rejected Manchester City's offer. On the one hand, it was too little money, and on the other hand, it had expectations for Mbappe.

After all, Mbappe is a player trained in their own youth training, and the team has high hopes for him from top to bottom.

At this time, Mbappe has been recognized and praised by French national team coach Deschamps, as well as French football legend Henry and others. Monaco already knows that he will definitely become a top star in the future.

Therefore, in the minds of Monaco people, their valuation of Mbappe is much higher than Manchester City's offer.

"got rejected?"

Guardiola was a little surprised when he learned that Monaco had rejected Manchester City's offer.

Of course he knows that Mbappe is not worth the price, but the problem is, he doesn't dare to overpay!

If he offers 40, 50,000,000 or even more when he comes up, then even if Monaco is a fool, they know that they are very optimistic about this kid, so why don't they take the opportunity to ask for a high price?

"Do you want to continue to increase the price?"

Guardiola was a little undecided, so he came to Lin Quan specifically to ask for his opinion.

Lin Quan thought about it seriously, and Mbappe's performance in his first season in Ligue 1 can only be described as average.

He has not played many games and scored very few goals. Although he has shown a certain amount of talent, he is still far away from becoming a star and an indispensable main force for the team.

But wait until next season and things will change dramatically.

If he remembers correctly, Mbappe will explode next season, playing 29 times in Ligue 1, scoring 15 goals and completing 11 attacks.

Such phenomenal performance immediately raised his worth to over 100 million euros.

In order to introduce him, Paris spent a huge sum of 180 million euros.

You know, Mbappe was only 18 years old when Paris signed him!

Therefore, if Guardiola really wants to buy him, now is the best time to make a move.

If it's delayed for another season, it will be difficult to buy.

"I can only say that I am optimistic that he can reach the height that Henry is. As for how much Henry is worth in your heart, it depends on your own positioning!"

Lin Quan's meaning has been made very clear. Mbappe's upper limit is very high. If he can really join Manchester City, it will greatly improve the strength of Manchester City.

It's just that Monaco is different from other clubs in Ligue 1. They are similar to Paris in that they have a big boss who is not short of money to support them.

Therefore, they do not object to making money from selling players, but they will not do it deliberately. This is different from several black shops in the Portuguese Super League.

After the World Cup the year before last, Ronaldo's value soared, and seeing that he could no longer keep him, Monaco readily sold it at a high price and made a fortune from it.

And Mbappe is a product of his own youth training, and he is even more optimistic about the team.

So even if he is seventeen years old, it is probably impossible to buy him for less than 70 million euros.

However, for someone as mature and stable as Guardiola to spend 70 million or more on a young man who is only 17 years old and may lose his huge sum of money at any time due to an injury. people.

This decision is obviously very difficult!

It's not that Guardiola doesn't believe in Lin Quan's vision and judgment, but he also needs to evaluate the risks here.

So, he decided to think carefully before deciding whether to bid.

After Monaco rejected Manchester City's offer, they were also very worried, fearing that other giants would also discover this treasure of their team.

However, after waiting for several days, apart from Manchester City's first offer, they did not receive any more offers for Mbappe from other teams, which made them feel relieved.

As for Manchester City, Guardiola made another offer after thinking seriously for a few days.

This time, he increased the price to 40 million euros.

40 million euros is enough to buy a star who can play the main role in the transfer market.

Therefore, Manchester City's second offer can be said to be full of sincerity.

After receiving this offer, Monaco obviously hesitated.

The 40 million euros was exactly double the previous offer, and this figure made them a little excited.

Although they regard Mbappe as a treasure, as long as they give enough money, there is no treasure that cannot be sold.

With the giant Paris Saint-Germain standing in front of them, Monaco's ambitions for the French Ligue 1 championship are no longer great.

In terms of capital and investment, Paris Saint-Germain completely overwhelmed them, so naturally they couldn't compete with Paris Saint-Germain.

Since they are not as good as Paris Saint-Germain in all aspects, there is no need to invest so much money. They can't win the championship anyway. They just need to compete for the top three in the league and get a Champions League seat.

Therefore, the Monaco people actually know very well that Mbappe will leave sooner or later, and they simply cannot keep such a superstar.

Since they have to leave sooner or later, how to maximize their profits is something they have to seriously consider.

It is to take a big risk to cultivate it for a few more years in the hope that it can be kicked out in the future, attract the attention of more buyers, and then sell it at a higher price.

Or should we catch the fat sheep of Manchester City and slaughter it now, and save the money first?

There is never a shortage of young talents in football, but there are very few who can succeed in the end.

Occasionally some geniuses flicker, but most of them disappear quickly like an epiphyllum.

The reason why Melo is called the peerless duo is not only because they have good skills and score many goals, but also because they can stay at their peak for a long time and have a very long and stable career. .

Looking at the entire football world, it is very rare to maintain the peak period for more than ten years.

Therefore, major clubs are very cautious about young players and are unwilling to take too many risks.

If Monaco chooses to sell people now, it can steadily earn 40 million.

But if we really wait another year, the player may be ruined due to an injury, and the money will be wasted.

So they were a little undecided and did not immediately respond to Manchester City.

"The other party didn't reply, which shows that this transfer is promising and Mbappe is not for sale!"

Although he did not receive a reply, Guardiola immediately understood the other party's attitude.

For the team's not-for-sale items, major clubs will reject outside offers to clarify their attitude and make those who are trying to poach them give up.

In the Manchester City team, Lin Quan enjoys such treatment.

In the past few years, Manchester City has refused all offers from other teams to submit Lin Quan without even taking a second look at the amount.

Show your stance with a firm attitude in an attempt to make other clubs give up.

Although the attitude was very firm, the effect did not seem to be very good. Other clubs did not give up because of this. There were offers for Lin Quan every year, and the amounts were getting higher and higher every year.

Monaco did not immediately reject the offer as before, which shows that Manchester City's offer is very close to their psychological expectations.

So, should we continue to increase prices now?

"Wait a minute and settle the transfers of other positions first!"

Guardiola has rich experience. He knows that Monaco is still hesitant at this time and will most likely choose to continue to wait and see.

If Manchester City raises the offer again before the other party gives a clear reply, it will only allow the other party to take the initiative and continue to ask for sky-high prices.

Therefore, Guardiola plans to deal with it coldly and play psychological warfare with the Monaco people.

Because during the summer transfer window, Guardiola did not make any big purchases.

This makes the transfer funds in his hands very abundant, with the total amount reaching 130 million pounds.

If the money is not enough, he can continue to apply to the club. With Mansour's usual generosity, his request will basically not be rejected.

With such abundant funds in hand, Guardiola also acted decisively.

He first bought Jesus from Brazil for 30 million euros, and then bought Schalke 04 winger Sane for 40 million euros.

Then, he made an offer to Roma, hoping to introduce the opponent's winger Salah.

This series of offers and transfers has attracted the attention of the Premier League and even the entire football world.

What are Manchester City doing?

After making such a big reinforcement to the forward line in one breath, is it really that they are going to win three consecutive Champions League titles?

Monaco is also closely observing Manchester City's movements in the transfer market. When they learned that Manchester City spent 30 million to bring a young striker from Brazil, they couldn't help but feel a little worried.

They are worried that after Manchester City buys this substitute forward, they will no longer consider Mbappe, which means that their chance of making 40 million is gone.

And when they learned that Manchester City had bought Sane again, they became even more desperate.

Like Mbappe, Sane is also a youth training treasure of Schalke 04 and has always been regarded as a treasure by them.

Seeing the price of Sane's transfer to Manchester City, they immediately understood.

Manchester City submitted transfer offers to both clubs at the same price and then chose one from them.

They didn't respond in time, so Schalke took advantage of the deal.

After thinking about this, the Monaco people suddenly felt regretful.

If I had known this, I shouldn't have hesitated in the first place!

Sane and Mbappe are similar in age and in the same position. Both of them are wing stars with high potential.

Relatively speaking, Sane, who is two years older than Mbappe, currently receives more attention in football.

After all, Manchester City submitted an offer to Schalke 04 this summer.

Although the deal was unsuccessful in the end, it also made many people pay attention to the young star in Schalke 04.

Sane, who is about to turn 20, is obviously more capable than Mbappe, so he is a more suitable choice for Manchester City who need a substitute.

Thinking about it this way, the Monaco people suddenly felt that by accepting Manchester City's 40 million offer, they took advantage?

Unfortunately, they missed this opportunity.

Seeing that the transfer period is coming to an end, and no other team has made an offer for Mbappe, this makes Monaco people feel even more regretful.

In fact, the Monaco people never thought of selling Mbappe at first.

But after being prompted by Manchester City's offer, they passively came up with this idea.

And because what is lost is the best, they feel extremely regretful at this time.

What a bullshit treasure, if you can’t sell it, it’s just a bullshit treasure if you drop it into your hands!

On January 31, just as the Monaco people were in regret and the transfer period was about to end, Manchester City submitted a third offer to the Monaco people.

This offer did not increase the amount of the transaction, it just sent the second offer again.

However, what is different from before is that after receiving the same offer from Manchester City again, the Monegasques felt like a treasure.

This feeling of regaining what was lost made the Monaco people so excited that they immediately agreed to Manchester City's offer without even thinking about it, for fear of delaying it and letting the cooked duck fly away!

The same 40 million euros had completely different effects at different times.

When they learned that the club had accepted Manchester City's offer and wanted to sell themselves, Mbappe was confused:

What the hell?

I am a little transparent person from Ligue 1, but someone would actually offer me a sky-high price of 40 million euros to buy me?

And the team that buys me is Manchester City, the top team in football?

Is today April Fool's Day?

After confirming that this was not a joke, Mbappe was overjoyed and happily packed up his things to report to Manchester.

And the reason why he felt so excited was that his idol was Lin Quan!

Mbappe is extremely excited when he thinks that he will be able to play alongside his idol at the Etihad Stadium in the future!