I build a giant in the Premier League

Chapter 64: Killing Two Birds with One Fish

“When did Joe Hart change agents?”

Yang Cheng sat in his cramped office, making tea to entertain this famous British broker.

Jonathan Barnett, nicknamed the King of England.

He is one of the most influential agents in the UK right now.

There are also people like Rooney's agent Paul Stretford.

Any agent at their level is best at being good at dealing with people.

Many calculations are hidden in the heart, but on the surface they always appear to be harmonious.

Just like Jonathan Barnett at this moment.

With a chubby bald head and a pair of glasses, he looks very friendly.

Moreover, he likes to greet people with a smile.

"He was in great demand in the middle of last year, having made the jump from England U17 to U19.

"David James is old, and whether it's Robinson or Green, or any other goalkeeper, it's not very satisfactory."

"A lot of people are looking forward to Joe Hart. He's not even 18 yet but he's already doing well enough."

After saying that, Jonathan Barnett picked up the cup of tea that Yang Cheng had poured for him, took a sip, and praised it as good tea.

I don't know if he really knows how to appreciate tea.

As a goalkeeper, Joe Hart still has many shortcomings.

But if you consider that he is not yet 18 years old, it is really outstanding.

Especially after the experience of the last two seasons, he has made great progress.

Goalkeepers, like defenders, need to hone their skills through games and grow and improve through mistakes.

This is why there are so few talented goalkeepers and defenders.

But Joe Hart's performance since his debut has shown that he is a talented goalkeeper.

Yang Cheng was observing Jonathan Barnett, and the agent was also observing Yang Cheng.

Seeing that Yang Cheng didn't say anything, Barnett had an idea in his mind.

He doesn't want to sell Joe Hart.

"You know, Mr. Yang, many Premier League teams are looking for goalkeepers now."

"Liverpool are going to sign Scott Carson from Leeds United. Dudek's position is stable now, but Carson would be a good substitute."

"And Fulham, they also need a backup goalkeeper, and Edwin van der Sar is not young anymore."

"In the Championship, Leeds United want a goalkeeper after sending Carson away, Queens Park Rangers are also looking for a goalkeeper, and there are several other teams that are now in need of goalkeepers."

"A good goalkeeper, very popular!"

Jonathan Barnett looked at Yang Cheng and laughed.

This is already a very obvious hint.

"But I remember that Everton should not be short of it, right?" Yang Cheng no longer concealed it.

Jonathan Barnett is here for Everton this time.

He wants to make the deal happen, and Everton will promise him a commission when the time comes.

More importantly, he feels that Joe Hart has the ability to accept challenges and improve himself on a higher stage.

Joining Everton is not an opportunity that comes easily.

The Toffees are currently ranked 4th in the Premier League.

"Everton now have three goalkeepers. Nigel Martin is 3 years old and still plays all the games."

"The second goalkeeper is Richard White, 27 years old; the third goalkeeper is Ryan Turner, 21 years old."

"Nigel Martin was injured in the league match against Charlton on December 12. Richard White took over in the second half, but Everton conceded two goals in the 28nd and 82th minutes, ruining Everton's good situation."

“在尼格尔·马丁缺阵的这段时间里，除了查尔顿，理查德·怀特踢了4场比赛，2比5惨败给托特纳姆热刺，2比1险胜朴茨茅斯、1比1战平米德尔斯堡和0比1输给查尔顿。”

"Five games, no, strictly speaking four and a half games, he conceded 5 goals."

There are many things that don't require Jonathan Barnett to explain too much.

Just by looking at this piece of data, anyone would completely lose confidence in Richard White.

This is no longer a disaster.

This is a nightmare!
"Before Charlton, Everton was ranked third in the Premier League, even higher than Manchester United, but now it is ranked fourth and the situation is precarious, so this is unacceptable to Everton in any way."

Jonathan Barnett told the whole story, and it was very frank.

This also made Yang Cheng understand that Everton's interest in Joe Hart has been around for a long time.

But taking action during the winter break was somewhat unexpected.

If Nigel Martin had not been injured and Richard White had not performed so poorly, Everton would not have been so anxious to take action during the winter break.

Besides, it’s already the 27th.

Regardless of whether it is the Premier League or not, for any team, if the main goalkeeper is poached on the 27th, it is almost impossible to sign a player before the winter transfer window closes.

Unless he had prepared for it long ago.

But the goalkeeper position is very special and has always been stable. Who would make such preparations for no reason?
"Mr. Yang, Everton is very sincere and they hope to complete the deal before the winter transfer break."

Jonathan Barnett looked at Yang Cheng with a smile.

"They are willing to offer a transfer fee of £250 million."

"You have to understand that for a goalkeeper under 18, that's pretty good."

"That's impossible!" As soon as Jonathan Barnett finished speaking, Yang Cheng flatly refused.

His expression was filled with "anger and dissatisfaction".

"You can ask Moyes, will he sell his main goalkeeper during the winter break when the team is in a good situation?"

Jonathan Barnett didn't expect that Yang Cheng, who was calm just now, would suddenly react so violently.

As for the answer to this question, he knew it without asking: it’s impossible!

"Everton wants to qualify for the Champions League and stay in the top four of the league, but we also have to work hard for promotion to the Premier League. We want to get into the Premier League."

Yang Cheng's words were also based on the interests of the Chinese in Bayswater. He told Barnet and Everton that Joe Hart was crucial to their promotion plans and that the Chinese in Bayswater would never sell him!

"I understand, Mr. Yang, but we all know that you are now raising money to build a training base."

After a pause, Jonathan Barnett smiled again, "If it's a problem with the goalkeeper selection, I can help. At the very least, I can rent one from a Premier League team as an emergency. That's no problem."

It is not a problem for a Premier League substitute goalkeeper, even if he is the No. 3 substitute goalkeeper, to become a main player in the Championship.

This is where the broker's shrewdness and cunningness come into play.

One fish, many meals!
He was clearly trying to make money and take advantage, but he acted as if he was helping.

Sometimes the club may even owe them a favor, which is hard to repay later.

Yang Cheng refused to accept his kindness and insisted that he would not sell it!
From his perspective, Joe Hart really has no intention of selling.

No one wants to mess with the team during the winter break.

But since Jonathan Barnett came in person, things might not be that simple.

……

Sure enough, after sending Jonathan Barnett away in the afternoon, Everton’s offer was delivered to Yang Cheng in the evening.

£300!
Everton is in a hurry.

Can you not be in a hurry?

Nigel Martin is already 38 years old. God knows how much of his condition he can recover after returning from injury?

Joe Hart has performed well in the League Cup in recent times, especially his outstanding performance against Manchester United, which was naturally noticed by Moyes.

The Scotsman has always considered himself Ferguson's favorite disciple.

And there is a noble household registration book.

It is no surprise that Everton acted in a hurry.

As for the Bayswater Chinese's plan to advance to the Premier League...

When the Premier League poaches players from Championship teams, do they need to consider the other party’s feelings?
Yang Cheng rejected Everton's offer without hesitation.

This quickly attracted the attention of the British media.

The next morning, Charlton also called the Chinese in Bayswater to inquire about Joe Hart's situation.

The Bayswater Chinese again refused to respond.

Everton immediately made a second offer of £350 million.

The Bayswater Chinese once again rejected Everton.

It was at this time that Jonathan Barnett came to Yang Cheng for the second time.

He also brought Joe Hart's attitude this time around.

Everton is a top four team in the Premier League and has promised to focus on developing Joe Hart, so the player is very eager to seize this opportunity and go to a team that can play in the Champions League.

“Of course, Joe is also very grateful to you and the Bayswater Chinese for your trust and training in him over the past two seasons.”

“But you know, Young, it would be hard for him to say no to Everton.”

Yang Cheng listened silently, thinking in his mind the whole time.

There is a limit on the number of local players that can be registered in the Premier League.

That’s why local household registration books are so expensive.

But Yang Cheng is not worried about this.

What he is considering is whether to sell Joe Hart?
After selling, what next?
The first person that came to his mind was French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.

If he remembered correctly, Lloris should be playing for Nice in Ligue 1 and has not yet played for the first team.

It’s a pity for Slovenia’s Handanovic.

Last summer, Yang Cheng originally thought about signing him, but at that time he considered that Joe Hart needed to be trained, and Handanovic would have no place if he came, and the lack of game training would be detrimental to his growth.

But now, Handanovic has gone to Udinese and Joe Hart is about to transfer.

Oh, and there's also Schalke 04's Manuel Neuer, who will soon be 19 years old.

If he remembered correctly, this young man, who would be regarded as a groundbreaking goalkeeper by countless fans in the future, is still in the youth team of Schalke 04, eagerly waiting for an opportunity that he didn't know when it would come.

In fact, he may not even have signed a professional contract yet.

Thinking of this, Yang Cheng suddenly felt confident.

Just sell it!

If the recruitment is still not going smoothly, then find Jonathan Barnett to loan a backup goalkeeper from the Premier League.

Or it would be fine to make veteran goalkeeper Danny Coney the regular.

Thinking of this, Yang Cheng had an idea.

But the look in his eyes when he looked at Jonathan Barnett was still full of grief and unwillingness, and he even made an expression of gritting his teeth and trying hard to suppress his anger.

"Okay, since you've already expressed your opinions, I don't have much to say."

When Yang Cheng agreed, Jonathan Barnett immediately laughed.

He is also very optimistic about Joe Hart.

"But remember the promise you made to me, Jonathan, if I need you, you have to help me recruit players from Premier League teams."

Yang Cheng wanted Jonathan Barnett to owe him a favor.

Have to pay it back.

"No problem." Barnett agreed readily.

"Then tell Everton that they can buy Joe Hart, but £350 million is too low."

Jonathan Barnett's heart skipped a beat.

"We want 700 million pounds!" Yang Cheng said resolutely.

Everton is indeed poor.

It is said that when Manchester United approached Everton to buy Rooney last summer, the ownership of the player was mortgaged to the bank.

But now it is different. After Everton sold Rooney, they earned 2700 million pounds. With the transfer of other players such as Gravesen, the total income reached more than 3 million pounds, which can be said to be rich.

Now, they also plan to sign local striker Beattie from Southampton.

If Yang Cheng didn't take the opportunity to make more money, he would feel very sorry for himself.

700 million pounds, which was basically an impossible price for Joe Hart in January 2005.

Chelsea spent £700 million to sign Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech from French Ligue side Rennes last year.

The 22-year-old Cech won the Ligue 21 Best Goalkeeper award and was the Best Player of the U European Championship. He performed very well in Ligue .

Whether it is personal honors or actual performance, there is a big gap between Joe Hart and Cech.

Joe Hart's only advantage is his household registration booklet.

When a player's registered place of residence is filled in as England, his value will automatically increase.

As for how much Everton is willing to pay for him, Yang Cheng is waiting.

It would be even better if Toffee was scared away by the price.

Yang Cheng is still unwilling to sell.

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