Chapter 16 Another Choice
Since Blackburn intercepted Ginola, Karin has changed her original image as a little witch, gentle and considerate as if she had changed someone else. Zhuang Mingge was very surprised by this, but he didn't say much. Of course, he understood why Karin had such a big change in the past few days. He also knew that Karin's friendship with him could not be simply expressed in words or money, and could only answer silently with his own actions.
However, the most urgent task now is to find a player who can play the role of "fusion agent" as soon as possible.
At this time, Zhuang Mingge was staying in the hotel room, holding a list in his hand and writing and painting, while talking to himself:
"Ronaldo...No, he is too young. At the age of 17, he cannot provide the team's immediate combat power."
"Luis Figo is not good either. Although he meets the standards in all aspects, he is a representative figure of the Golden Generation of Portugal. No matter how Sporting Lisbon, he will not let him join a second-tier team."
"Although Paul Fotterrey is not a good choice, he has declined very quickly after leaving Atletico Madrid, borrowing it from Marseille for half a season is also a barely acceptable choice..."
"Ahhh, it's so troublesome! Damn Blackburn!" Zhuang Mingge rubbed his hair randomly with headache. "If you don't go, hurry up and buy Sutton, and you have to go to France to mess with something..."
"Well, let me think about it again, who else can be a player who can accept the conditions of Fiorentina..."
First of all, there is no need to participate in next year's World Cup. After all, few head coaches of national teams are willing to choose players from teams in the second division who can participate in the World Cup;
Secondly, players need to be able to provide Florence with reliable combat power immediately;
Last point, this player must be comprehensive enough, break through, cross, and shoot at a good level.
Thanks to Zhuang Mingge's current time in 1993, since the Boseman Act has not been implemented, European teams can only have three foreign players starting each game, so most teams only focus on their own players.
For those foreign players, many teams usually only learn about their existence in national team games or European competitions, and foreign players who performed well in these games will be considered for introduction by these teams. A more famous example is Schmeichel. Before becoming famous in the European Cup in 1992, he could only lie dormant in the Danish League and saved Basten's penalty kick in the European Cup and became famous in one fell swoop, and was then introduced by Manchester United. Schmeichel was 29 years old at the time.
Therefore, many capable players have to remain silent in their own leagues until they retire because they have no chance to show their talents in intercontinental games.
Zhuang Mingge wanted to take advantage of the opportunity that there were "blind spots" in the scouting system of European clubs at this time to find players suitable for Fiorentina.
"Elber, Zidane, Miku..." Zhuang Mingge wrote these names that were well-known in later generations one by one, and then crossed them all out, leaving only one name, "Others are not suitable for Florence today."
And the name that was not crossed out was Yuri Djokav.
Yuri Djokaf, born on March 9, 1968, currently plays for the Monaco club in Ligue 1. He is a midfielder on the court and can also play left midfielder and forward. His superb skills and shooting awareness have made him the organizer of midfield offense. He has a broad vision and outstanding consciousness on the court. He is also good at free kicks and often has amazing works.
There are three reasons why Zhuang Mingge chose Djokav:
First, the French national team has been eliminated in the qualifiers, and Djokav does not have to worry about the possibility of transfer affecting his participation in the World Cup next year;
Secondly, Djokav's technical style is quite consistent with the "fusion agent" Zhuang Mingge is looking for. He can break through and shoot by himself, or serve as an assist by the organizer, and can effectively connect Effenberg and Batistuta, making the team a whole;
Third, in Zhuang Mingge's memory, Djokav's performance in Inter Milan and the French national team proves that he is a good team player. He has never caused conflicts within the team because of his playing time and ball rights being divided by others.
The only question is whether Djokav can be convinced to agree to join Fiorentina. Although the players' opinions cannot influence their whereabouts at this time, Zhuang Mingge still hopes that the players can feel more valued, so that they can enhance the players' sense of belonging to the club, so that they will not leave the team as soon as the Boseman Act is implemented.
Zhuang Mingge is not worried that Monaco's head coach Wenger will block this transfer. Wenger, who is from economics, never thinks that any player is indispensable. Just like when he coached at Arsenal, he trained Fabregas and then sold Vieira. Van Persie and Adebayo grew up and let Henry go, causing unhappiness with Borgkamp and Pire for the total salary of the team.
Zhuang Mingge had made up his idea and told Karin that he planned to sign in with Djokav. Karin immediately arranged the itinerary for the two in Monaco and notified the Monaco club by the way.
In this way, the two left Paris in Huadu and came to Monaco, a casino in southern France.
Although Monaco is a strong Ligue 1 team and has advanced to the next round in the Champions League (as Marseille was disqualified from participating, Paris Saint-Germain, who won the runner-up last season, refused to replace Marseille to participate in the Champions League, and finally joined the league third place Monaco), their performance in the league this season is not ideal, and currently only ranks 11th in Ligue 1. Wenger's coach position is in danger, and he needs to get a transfer fee to strengthen the team in the winter.
As we all know, although Monaco is known as a "royal team", it is an absolute poor team and often has to sell players to maintain operations. Therefore, the Monaco club has no objection to Zhuang Mingge's poaching behavior this time. Instead, it hopes that the other party can be as generous as possible when introducing their own players.
The transfer negotiations were made directly entrusted to head coach Arsena Wenger and told him that the transfer fee could be used in the transfer market, so Wenger was very enthusiastic about this negotiation.
"Hello, Mr. Corleon, time is tight, let's talk about it for a long time. I wonder which player you have come to Monaco this time to see?"
"Mr. Wenger, I'll just say it. I hope to introduce your club's offensive midfielder, Yuri Djokav."
"Djokav is the core player of our team, and it is not a product."
"I think for Monaco, no player has ever been a real non-sale product, don't you think, Mr. Wenger?"
"Do you can take Djokkaf away at one time," Wenger thought about it and gave the price he wanted.
"Impossible, I can buy Luther Gulit for 8 million." Zhuang Mingge immediately retorted, "Luther is a superstar. Djokav has only played for the French team once so far, and he is worth up to 3 million."
"Only appearing once now does not mean there will be no chance in the future."
"You are right, but Djokkaf is almost 26 years old. You and I understand that players of this age have no potential. And he only played for the national team for the first time last month. France lost to Israel 2-3 in that game, which shows that his ability is limited." Zhuang Mingge did not make any concessions and stared at Wenger. "Now French coach Hollier has been dismissed. No one knows whether the next national team head coach will continue to use this group of players. Ginola has said completely goodbye to the national team, let alone Djokkaf, a marginalist in the national team."
"It is said that Hollier's assistant coach Emme Jacques should take over his position. This is a French tradition. He proposed to recruit Djoklaf into the national team." Wenger said, "7 million cannot be less."
"5 million, if Fiorentina successfully upgrades this season, an additional 1.5 million will be added." Zhuang Mingge gave his own conditions. Now there are many places to use the money he has to use, and he cannot spend it casually. Moreover, as long as the events in his memory happen as scheduled, every dollar now will become one hundred dollars in the near future, or even more.
"We cannot accept installments. The club now needs to use Djokkaf's transfer fee to enhance the team's strength. 5 million is not enough." Wenger showed his trump card directly, "6.5 million must be paid in one lump sum, otherwise I would rather keep Yuri (Djokkaf)."
Seeing Wenger so determined, Zhuang Mingge had to agree to his offer. When the two shook hands and greeted each other, Zhuang Mingge decided to mention this coach he respected very much. After all, he has trained countless excellent players under his command:
"Mr. Wenger, if you don't mind, I have a few French players here, but due to the restrictions on foreign players, we cannot introduce them. However, if you have time, you can send a scout to observe. I believe you will not disappoint you." Zhuang Mingge took a piece of paper from the conference table and wrote down the names of several players and the clubs they played for:
Zinedin Zidane, Bordeaux;
Claude Marklele, Nantes;
Vincent Candela, Toulouse;
Chapter completed!