Chapter 906 Transfer
Bruno was thinking that once this transfer was completed, Neymar's previous transfer record of 2.22 million euros might be in jeopardy.
No wonder Mourinho and Giaretta are interested.
You know, when signing Mbappe four years ago, Manchester United paid Monaco 1 million pounds. Now, Mbappe has played for Manchester United for four years, brought more than 2 championship trophies, and can be sold for 2 million euros... No, to be precise, it may be sold for even higher, even million pounds.
The net profit from this transaction is so huge, how can you not be tempted?
Moreover, to be honest, Bruno was shocked by the tentative offer of 2 million euros. It is impossible to say that he was not tempted.
but--
"Sorry, I still can't agree." Bruno said, "It's difficult to bring in an outstanding striker in the transfer market. Real Madrid wants to dig Mbappe for a sky-high price of 2 million euros, which also shows his value. However, we must be clear that Mbappe's value is far from being replaced by 2 million euros."
Bruno's meaning was clear: he objected.
"If you agree to sell Mbappe, one-third of the transfer proceeds can be added to the summer transfer budget." Giarretta said immediately. He knew how to convince Bruno.
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Bruno didn't go back immediately, but was thinking.
In Manchester United, Bruno's position is very special and cannot be considered as an ordinary player.
Especially for the team's signings, according to the original contract, Bruno has the right to vote.
But in general, Bruno did not give any advice on the team's recruitment work, but only gave some suggestions on some very critical recruitment work.
But Mbappe's position is different. He is one of the core players of the team and even the second most valuable player in the team. His transfer has an extraordinary impact on the team.
"Half!" Bruno said after hesitating for a while.
"Impossible." Giarretta shook his head.
"Forget it." Bruno shrugged. He had no intention of selling Mbappe anyway.
"Okay, half," Mourinho said. As the head coach of the team, he naturally hopes to have a large transfer budget.
Mourinho looked at Giarretta and said seriously: "Bringing in Mbappe was Bruno's idea. We can make a fortune from the Frenchman thanks to his vision. Besides, you know him. If you don't give him some sweet treats, he won't agree."
"Okay, half and half." Giarretta gritted his teeth and nodded.
"Okay, I'll think about it and reply to you." Bruno nodded.
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"Didn't you agree just now?" the fat man asked angrily.
"What I meant just now is that if you agree to give half of the transfer fee to the team for recruiting players, I will consider it, but I don't mean to agree." Bruno said unyieldingly, "Because I never considered selling Mbappe from the beginning. I reiterate that the Frenchman is not an ordinary star. He is a player who can grow into a superstar. Such players are irreplaceable. Once lost, the impact on the team will be very significant."
Bruno's voice was getting louder and louder, and he was getting angrier and angrier.
"Okay." Giarretta stared at Bruno and finally nodded, "But, give us a reply as soon as possible. We also need to communicate and reply to Real Madrid."
"Okay." Bruno's expression was not good either. He nodded and said, "Nothing else, I'll go back."
After saying that, he left without paying any attention to Mourinho and Giaretta.
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After Bruno left, Giarretta sighed and said, "I told you, Bruno will definitely be angry."
"Of course," Mourinho said. "The Frenchman is a player he likes and he certainly doesn't want to sell him."
"Why do I have to be the bad guy?" Giarretta said unhappily.
"Because Bruno and I have a better relationship." Mourinho said proudly.
Giarretta was furious.
This was a plan agreed upon by two people, one playing the bad guy and the other playing the good guy, and their purpose was to try to persuade Bruno.
From the perspective of the club's top management, they are definitely very inclined to sell Mbappe. They estimated that Real Madrid's transfer offer could be further increased, and Manchester United would be able to make a net profit of at least 100 million pounds from Mbappe, or very likely even more.
This money is too precious for Manchester United now.
Although Manchester United is a big company and its owner Prince Jasim is not short of money, the team's operation cannot be operated with unlimited investment.
UEFA's financial fair play principle has always been the sword of Damocles hanging over the heads of all the giants.
In the past few seasons, Manchester United has had sufficient funds to maintain the operation of the team thanks to the capital injection from the team owner when he bought the team.
In addition to the team's continuous championships and huge bonus income, Manchester United's huge success in commercial development has continuously set new records in annual revenue, making it the undisputed most profitable team in world football.
However, while having high revenue, Manchester United has also always been a high-spending team.
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In the first two transfer windows after Prince Jassim bought the team, Manchester United spent hundreds of millions of dollars on signings in each window. In the past two summer transfer windows, although the team did not continue to invest frantically in signings, the increase in spending on player salaries was no less than the big signings.
As the team continues to win championships, it is inevitable to give players a salary increase in order to retain key players.
In the past two summer windows, Manchester United has signed new contracts with almost all of its players, and overall salary expenditure has almost doubled.
Currently, Manchester United is far ahead of other teams in terms of revenue, and is also far ahead in terms of salary expenditure.
Players like Bruno and Harry Kane are among the top ten highest paid players in the world of football today.
In addition, Mbappe, Rashford, Gundogan, Kante, Maguire, Van Dijk, De Gea and others have a weekly salary of no less than 20 pounds.
The salaries of all Manchester United's first-team players in the 2020-2021 season amounted to 6 million pounds, which is million pounds higher than Barcelona, the second-placed team!
If the club's youth training and the salaries of ordinary staff are included, Manchester United's salary expenditure for a season will be as high as 6.5 million pounds.
According to estimates, Manchester United's revenue in the 2020-2021 season will once again exceed 9 million pounds, equivalent to 10.5 billion euros.
Despite this, more than 72% of income will be spent on salary expenses.
Normally, salary expenditures below 60% of a team's total revenue are considered healthy, but 72% is already a high risk.
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Of course, these are not Manchester United's biggest expenses at the moment.
The team's biggest expense at the moment is the construction of a new stadium.
For the first home game of the new season, Manchester United will move into the completed new stadium. This will certainly make Manchester United fans all over the world happy, but the cost of building this super stadium is also shocking.
According to Manchester United's plan to build a new stadium and develop commercial areas around the new stadium, a total of 21 billion pounds has been invested. Among them, when the owner Prince Jassim acquired Manchester United, he took out 10 billion pounds for the construction of the new stadium, but the remaining 11 billion pounds had to be raised elsewhere, mainly through loans. This puts Manchester United under great financial pressure. If they can make a profit from Mbappe's transfer, they will be able to ease this huge financial pressure.
"Do you think Bruno would agree?" Giarretta asked.
Mourinho shook his head. He was not sure either. After all, they had agreed that Manchester United would spend no less than 100 million pounds every season to recruit players to strengthen the team.
In the past two summer windows, the club found it difficult to provide more transfer funds in the transfer market due to financial issues, and Bruno expressed his understanding considering the actual situation of the team.
In this case, not only did the team not invest much money in signings, but it also had to sell the team's core players to help the club ease financial pressure, which is indeed a bit excessive.
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Bruno had a stern face, a serious expression and was very angry all the way, which made people along the way avoid him as much as possible. They didn't want to get into trouble when the big guys had a conflict.
Bruno returned to the parking lot, found his Ferrari, closed the door, and finally, with a stern face, he breathed a sigh of relief, smiled, and even started humming a song.
When Mourinho and Giaretta came together to talk to him, Bruno was mentally prepared.
When Bruno learned the purpose of their visit, he knew it would be difficult for him to really refuse, and he himself was also a shareholder of the club.
Yes, what outsiders don’t know is that Bruno also had a share of the money that Prince Jassim used to acquire Manchester United. Although it was not much, only 5000 million pounds, he was also a shareholder of the club.
He is also aware of the financial pressures facing the club, and it is reasonable for him to do his part.
To put it bluntly, the club made money from selling players, and Bruno was also a beneficiary as a shareholder.
In addition, Mourinho and Giaretta jointly approached him to talk, which shows that the club really needs the funds very urgently.
But Bruno knew that he could not agree readily. He had to express his dissatisfaction strongly and refuse decisively.
This is a question of attitude, and Bruno must make this attitude clear. He does not want the team he has worked so hard to build to become the club's cash cow. He does not want to be Wenger.
Finally, Bruno said that no one can be so lucky and find good and cheap players. This is the truth, but this does not include him. After all, he is a cheater... No, he has a pair of good eyes to see people...
I have the ability and I am so confident!
