We agreed to play football together, and you will be the head coach?

Chapter 380 The transfer of the century, Modric is back!

As time approaches the end of July, all major teams have begun training.

Some teams have old players and new players, and the atmosphere is harmonious, such as Aston Villa.

Some teams have superstars joining the team, and the stars play with the stars, and ordinary players play with ordinary players, such as Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain.

Some teams have welcomed strong reinforcements and are full of hope, such as Leicester City and Monaco.

There are also some teams that have not yet dealt with old issues, there is disharmony within the team, and it has even affected the initial preparations, such as... Real Madrid!
Modric's toxic contract is a thorn in Real Madrid's side.

Most fans believe that the reason why Real Madrid failed to sign Bale in this window is because Modric's presence locked up Real Madrid's salary space.

If Modric had left, Real Madrid would have offered Bale a little more money, and everything might have been different.

Under such circumstances, the news that Modric took the initiative to terminate his contract with Real Madrid seems shocking!
"Marca": "Relief! Real Madrid can no longer tolerate it and spends 17 million euros to reach an early termination agreement with Modric!"

"AS": "Outrageous! Real Madrid's marketing manager should die as an apology. This is the first time I heard that a team has to pay a huge sum of money to terminate a contract early!"

"Daily Sports": "Real Madrid is a stupid deal! Modric got a year's salary from Real Madrid, but became a free agent???"

Mundo Deportivo: "Did Modric save Florentino's life?"

An outrageous deal emerged.

It is not surprising that Modric terminated his contract with Real Madrid early.

But normally, Modric would need to pay a huge sum of money to buy his freedom.

After all, he can't play in Real Madrid. After paying money to terminate his contract with Real Madrid, he can go to other teams to realize his self-worth.

Of course, Modric's salary at Real Madrid is too high, so it is reasonable for him to insist on staying in Real Madrid.

At this time, Real Madrid may have to spend some money to get Modric out early.

In short, early termination of the contract can be negotiated, it just depends on who is more anxious.

But no matter how anxious Real Madrid is, spending more than 5 million euros to terminate Modric's contract is stupid!

As a result, this one go cost 17 million euros!
It's so unbearable!

This kind of transaction will not be understood by people even in twenty years.

But this deal was instructed by Florentino.

Because this is not a separate transaction.

Soon, Real Madrid made a new deal. They paid 6 million euros to introduce Carlos Henrique Casemiro, a midfielder from Sao Paulo, a giant in the Brazilian Football League.

The player was very excited and said in an interview: "My favorite team has always been Real Madrid. When I was a child, I dreamed of joining this team. Now I have arrived at my dream place."

"I am absolutely sure that I will not transfer again in the future! I will be loyal to Real Madrid for the rest of my life! I will complete defense after defense and score goals at the Bernabeu!"

"Long live Real Madrid!"

Casemiro's attitude satisfied Real Madrid fans.

But soon some Real Madrid fans discovered that their home team had not registered Casemiro in the Real Madrid player list.

A few days later, Real Madrid officially announced a deal. They sold Casemiro to Aston Villa for 16 million euros!

Casemiro: ???
This deal shocked the whole of Europe!

It also made the whole of Europe laugh!

Casemiro expressed his dream of playing for Real Madrid and pledged his loyalty to the club forever, but the next moment he was traded to Villa.

How can he face Villa fans?

Of course, the reason why professional organizations were shocked was not this, but because it created a new record for Villa's player transfer fees!

Not to mention Villa, even when He Tianqi was at Real Madrid, although there were some big signings, generally speaking, signings worth more than 15 million euros were rare!

This is not in line with He Tianqi's style.

How talented does this person have to be to make He Tianqi pay such a huge transfer fee for him?

The world's number one defensive midfielder Motta is only worth 7 million euros from He Tianqi.

Is it...

Casemiro, the 21-year-old who has never played a game in Europe, has directly become one of the world's top defensive midfielders because of this deal!

People are looking forward to him very much!

Not to mention others, even Casemiro himself was confused.

He was very unhappy when Real Madrid refused to register him. Does Real Madrid plan to loan him out?
But even if it is a loan, the player must be registered first.

It turned out that the team that really wanted to buy him was not Real Madrid, but Villa.

A player can only be registered once during the transfer window. Once registered with Real Madrid, he cannot transfer to Villa.

You ask Casemiro where he wants to go, Real Madrid or...

Casemiro: What Real Madrid? Don't contact me, to avoid Villa misunderstanding!

After all, Real Madrid fans call him "Kawhi".

Do you know what Villa fans call him?
Card Saint!

The head coach of the Chinese team, who is working hard to reach the World Cup final, sneezed: Who wants to usurp my position?
Casemiro soon accepted another interview and said: "When I was a child, my dream team was not Aston Villa, but in recent years, if you ask me which team I admire most, it is undoubtedly Aston Villa."

"There is no player who doesn't want to join Villa, because there is a revelation here!"

"In fact, I admired him ten years ago."

"I had just joined Sao Paulo for less than a year. The brightest talent in our team was Kaka, and He Tianqi led Kaka's transfer to AC Milan. From that time on, I knew that gold may not always shine, but He Tianqi will definitely see your brilliance!"

"It's an honor to work with such a great coach and I'm happy to play with my childhood idol Kaka! It doesn't get better than this!"

Casemiro has a high emotional intelligence. After conquering Real Madrid fans, he also conquered Villa fans.

But Villa midfielder De Bruyne questioned Casemiro's talk.

Because the next one or two years may not be good for Casemiro.

After all…if Modric terminates his contract, then one of the teams he is most likely to join must be Aston Villa.

It is hard to say how many opportunities Casemiro can get in a midfield lineup that includes De Bruyne, Kaka and Modric.

Patricide Oh no, Master's positioning of Casemiro should be one of Kante's substitutes. Casemiro needs to compete with Xhaka, and sometimes he will also face competition from Pogba and Eriksen.

The playing time won't be ideal.

After all, almost all of these people are better than Casemiro.

Moreover, the defensive midfielder position is very important to Villa. Before Casemiro fully integrates, he will not be able to get opportunities in important competitions.

On the other hand, He Tianqi also accepted an interview with the media and explained the whole story of Casemiro's transfer: "Florentino made a good deal. When I rejected their offer for Bale before, I inadvertently revealed my interest in Casemiro." "As a result, Real Madrid used the right of first refusal to take Casemiro, and I was forced to sign the player from Real Madrid."

"Why bid so high and let Real Madrid earn 10 million euros for nothing? Because I am very optimistic about Casemiro. I think he has the potential to become the world's best defensive midfielder. I see the shadow of Thiago Motta and Vieira in him."

"Sixteen million euros may seem expensive, but I believe his future value will far exceed this price!"

According to He Tianqi, Casemiro's transfer this time was controlled by Real Madrid.

After all, He Tianqi had previously refused Real Madrid's offer to introduce Bale, which led to a very strained relationship between the two sides.

That makes sense.

But some smart people have begun to link Modric's termination with Casemiro's overpaid contract.

They were just missing one piece of evidence.

And a few days later, this evidence appeared.

……

"France Football": "Monaco makes another move! Willing to offer Modric an annual salary of 10 million euros!"

Monaco's transfer director said: "We believe Modric is still the world's top midfielder. He has the Champions League DNA and championship genes that we lack the most at the moment! We are optimistic about this cooperation!"

But Monaco are not the only ones thinking this way.

Bild: "Paris Saint-Germain wins the player's heart! Qatar promises Modric a salary of no less than 12 million euros after joining Paris Saint-Germain!"

The head of Paris Saint-Germain also accepted an interview: "This is not an impulsive decision. We asked some players in the team for their opinions, such as Motta and Ibrahimovic, etc. They strongly suggested that the team sign Modric."

"Modric is the last piece of the puzzle for us to win the Champions League!"

"As He Tianqi said after the Champions League final last season, there are only three people in the world who have a chance to beat him, and Modric is one of them!"

Who would have thought that the battle for Modric would begin like this.

Real Madrid fans were completely stunned.

You guys are scrambling to get such a rubbish player?
Haven’t you eaten anything good?

Nima!

You made an offer when we had Modric, but now that the contract has been terminated, you just show up!
Without saying too much, if these teams are willing to offer Modric a salary of 12 million euros, even for only four years, Modric might agree to the transfer.

What a deal!
But that's how the market works.

When Modric was not a free agent, no one was willing to spend 300 or 500 million euros to buy him. After all, for such a formal purchase, the transfer fee is an expense.

Salaries are another expense.

Because the contract term cannot be low, otherwise the transfer fee will be wasted, so the salary expenditure is very high.

After four years, the comprehensive usage cost has basically exceeded 100 million!
Anyone who spends so much on a player like Modric is an idiot!
But when Modric became a free agent, the cost was greatly reduced.

Just satisfy the salary.

Moreover, a two-year or even a special one-year short-term contract can be offered, and Modric will most likely accept it.

This means the cost of use is between 10 million and 30 million euros.

Totally worth a try!
This is the impact of quantitative and qualitative changes in trading.

Soon, Leicester City and Chelsea of ​​the Premier League followed suit.

The salary they can offer does not exceed 10 million euros.

But it's still excellent.

Especially Leicester City, who are willing to give Modric a five-year contract.

This means that they are willing to provide Modric with a high salary until he is 32 or 33 years old.

This treatment is comparable to that of Zidane back then!
It's really beautiful.

Bundesliga's Bayern also offered a salary of 10 million euros, but not only was the contract for two years, it also required a team option for the second year.

In other words, if Bayern feels that it is not working after one year, they can terminate the contract for the next year, let Modric go free, and free up salary space.

There is no need to spend a huge amount of 17 million euros like Real Madrid did.

AC Milan also joined in the fun.

But faced with these extremely tempting salaries and conditions, Modric rejected them all.

At last……

Aston Villa's official website suddenly posted a large banner with Modric in mind: "Welcome the legendary star Luka Modric to join the team!"

"Global Viewpoint": "A big deal! Modric joins Aston Villa on a free transfer, teaming up with He Tianqi for the third time, staging a master-disciple legend!"

"Gazzetta dello Sport": "The football version of "The Godfather 3" has started filming! He Tianqi signed Modric for five years with a salary of million euros!"

Transfermarkt: "With deep friendship and loyalty, Modric cuts his salary by nearly 50% to help his mentor! He is blind. The contract He Tianqi offers Modric is likely to become the worst contract in Villa's history!"

"Daily Sports": "Barcelona's chance to defeat He Tianqi has arrived! Under Modric's drag, Villa may collapse this season!"

Sky Sports: "Modric's salary cut is necessary. His annual salary of 8 million euros is far lower than the top salaries of De Bruyne and Bale, and slightly lower than Kaka's salary. It is barely the second tier in the team."

Mianyang Daily: "My youth is over! Ten years have passed like a dream, Modric is still in the team coached by He Tianqi. The Chinese team is still called the strongest in the next ten years! Zidane is still the bald guy! Simeone still failed to be selected for the Italian national team! Guardiola still can't play!"

At this moment, various clues are connected together.

Casemiro's outrageous deal explained in an instant!

The 10 million euros were not extorted by Real Madrid from He Tianqi, but were specifically given to Real Madrid by him.

Real Madrid paid another 7 million euros to terminate Modric's contract, which is in line with the market's judgment of their buyout clause.

Modric joined Villa with a severance pay of 17 million euros, and received a salary of 8 million euros per season. The contract was for five years, totaling 57 million euros.

This kind of free transfer often comes with a considerable signing fee.

It is reported that Modric's signing fee is 3 million euros.

The total is 60 million euros.

An average of 12 million euros per year, basically reaching the top salary in the Premier League!
Moreover... Bayern, Paris Saint-Germain and AC Milan, which had previously made offers to Modric, all have good personal relationships with He Tianqi.

Leicester City is He Tianqi's big client this year.

To give He Tianqi some face, it is not impossible to spread the word that he wants Modric. It doesn't cost any money anyway.

I will have to purchase goods from He Tianqi in the future.

In this way, Modric has both face and substance!
There will be no other opinions within the team because this is the market price. Modric is a hot commodity, not a slow-selling one!
This is a grand event, but I just want to ask you whether it is decent or not?

(End of this chapter)