Mendes is the best agent in the world, and there is even no one. The only one who can compete with him is Raiola, but in terms of his wide connections and flexible wrists, Raiola is much worse than Mendes.

It is true that Mourinho is Mendes' good partner, but Mendes cannot rely on Mourinho all. After all, Mourinho can only coach a club, but Mendes has hundreds of players under him, offending other coaches, so Mendes doesn't have to do business anymore.

Manchester United has had some economic problems in recent years, but Americans are good at business operations and may get up again in a few years. Mendes dares not easily offend Ferguson, who even American bosses dare not offend.

Mendes smiled and said, "Manchester United still wants to buy Xiaodong, Sir, and Xiaodong is probably impossible to take it away without activating the liquidated damages."

Ferguson said domineeringly: "It is necessary to activate the liquidated damages."

Mendes said with some confusion: "Is Rooney going to leave?"

Ferguson's tone was still stiff and said, "No matter whether Rooney leaves or not, Manchester United always wants to buy people."

Mendes smiled and said, "Rooney's strength is not worse than Ronaldo. I think he just wants to be worthy of his salary. If Manchester United can significantly increase his annual salary, he should stay. After leaving, Rooney bought Xiaodong, Manchester United's strength will not be much improved."

Ferguson said: "Mr. Mendes, I want to buy Xiaodong whether Rooney leaves or not."

Mendes pondered for a moment, immediately woke up and said with a smile: "If Rooney leaves, Xiaodong will be Rooney's best substitute. If Rooney stays, Xiaodong can also restrict Rooney when she comes. Even if you can't buy Xiaodong, as long as Lord Judgment says he wants to buy Xiaodong, Rooney will not dare to ask for a price all over the place. Lord Judgment, your trick is really clever."

Ferguson secretly admired Mendes' clever mind, but said coldly: "It's still not as good as you and Mourinho last season."

Mendes laughed dryly and said, "Sir, this trick is good, but how do you prove that Manchester United has so much money to buy people?"

Ferguson waved his hand, "No need to prove it. As long as I say I buy it, no one dares to suspect that I can't afford it. I know Mourinho is very eager to take Gao Xiaodong away and help him play Barcelona, ​​but he has been using it for a year, and it's Manchester United's turn this time."

Mendes smiled bitterly and said, "Sir, Xiao Dong is old and it is impossible for him to follow my arrangements in everything. Whether you, Mourinho, or anyone else, whoever wants Xiao Dong needs his own consent."

Ferguson said: "Gao Xiaodong agreed to come to Manchester United last season."

Mendes smiled, "Sir, last season was last season. Last season, Gao Xiaodong was still a player of the second-rate team Porto, but it has been a season wide. Now Gao Xiaodong is the favorite candidate for the European Triple Champions League, the Best Scorer, and the Golden Globe Awards."

Ferguson said: "The Premier League is now the best league in Europe. Manchester United is strong, has a deep foundation, and has the largest number of fans in the world. It is no better than Inter Milan, who just changed coaches and has aging staff."

Mendes said: "But aren't Real Madrid and Barcelona in La Liga conditions better?"

Ferguson said: "This argument is meaningless. Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Manchester United are the best clubs in the world. It depends on where the players plan to go. I hope that Mr. Mendes can abandon his personal feelings and handle this transfer completely from the perspective of the players. If you can give Manchester United a fair bidding environment, whether Manchester United buys Gao Xiaodong or not, Manchester United and Gadfoot will be good partners in the future."

Mendes and Mourinho have an unusual relationship, but from Gao Xiaodong's attitude, it may be difficult to transfer to Real Madrid, so he doesn't want to offend Ferguson, so he said: "Sir, I promise you, but Xiaodong is different from the past. There are many clubs that are interested in Xiaodong. If Manchester United can't come up with a competitive offer, it will be more difficult to sign Xiaodong than last season."

Ferguson paid attention to Gao Xiaodong for a long time and knew that what Mendes said was true, "Mr. Mendes, I will definitely give Gao Xiaodong a sincere offer. In addition, I also want to talk to Gao Xiaodong in person. I don't know if it's OK?"

Mendes pondered for a moment and said, "Of course not, but after the World Cup enters the knockout round, Xiaodong may come to South Africa to watch the football. At that time, I can arrange for you to meet."

Ferguson showed joy on his face and said, "Okay, Mr. Mendes, I'll wait for your good news."

"Yeah, wait for my phone call."

Mendes and Ferguson chatted for a while before leaving.

Ferguson sat in the chair and pondered for a while, picked up his cell phone and called his boss Glazer.

"Hello, Sir Alex."

The calm and firm voice of American boss Malcolm Glazer came from the microphone.

Ferguson showed a gentle smile on his face and said, "Mr. Malcolm, that's right. This summer, I hope Manchester United can replenish some fresh blood."

"It's totally OK, who are you going to buy?" Glazer was not surprised. In recent years, he had hardly made much investment in the transfer market. Instead, he sold World Footballer Ronaldo, so he agreed to Ferguson's request.

Ferguson's smile remained unchanged, "Gao Xiaodong from Inter Milan."

"What..." Glazer was startled and his voice suddenly became louder, "Gao Xiaodong, is Rooney sure to leave?"

Ferguson said: "No, Rooney's contract renewal is still under negotiation, but Rooney said Manchester United needs to buy world-class players to increase competitiveness, so I hope to win Gao Xiaodong."

"Gao Xiaodong's worth is not low."

"I guess it's not possible to get it without 80 million euros."

"What?"

Glazer is really going to jump up now. Ronaldo only has 90 million euros, and Gao Xiaodong actually wants 80 million. He doesn't know why Ferguson stares at Gao Xiaodong. Now Manchester United is the double runner-up in the league and the Champions League, why do you have to spend such a large price to buy a 20-year-old young man.

Glazer said: "Sir, I don't want to and will not interfere with any of your decisions. I believe you have your reasons, but I want to know what if we bought Gao Xiaodong but Rooney chose to stay?"

Ferguson smiled and said, "If you stay, stay. Didn't Ronaldo and Rooney coexist well back then?"

The other end of the phone was silent for a long time before a voice came out, "Just, you know we have a lot of debt. If you want to buy Gao Xiaodong, it will make our debt heavier."

Ferguson said sharply: "Mr. Malcolm, when you buy Manchester United, you will have more debts."

Glazer smiled awkwardly and said, "Yes, but I believe Manchester United can make more money for me. Can Gao Xiaodong?"

Ferguson said: "I don't know if Gao Xiaodong will make more money for Manchester United, but I believe he can bring more championships to Manchester United."

Glazer was silent for a while and said, "How much is Gao Xiaodong's annual salary?"

Ferguson said: "More than 10 million yuan is about the same annual salary as Rooney's demand."

Glazer said again: "If Rooney transfers, how much can he sell?"

Ferguson said: "About 70 million."

Glazer said: "In 2004, Manchester United bought Rooney for 30 million euros, and now it is almost twice as high. If Gao Xiaodong buys this year, how much can he sell it in five years?"

"The normal development is growing by 10 million a year, and five years later, it will be about 130 million euros."

Glazer thought for a while and said, "If he could take over his portrait rights, he would buy it no matter how much debt he had."

"He has half the portrait rights in Inter Milan," Ferguson said.

Glazer said: "We need to come here, I would rather give him more annual salary."

Ferguson knew the Jewish boss's business acumen and said, "Okay, I'll try my best, but there are many teams chasing Gao Xiaodong, and we have very little initiative."

Glazer said: "Where are you now, I'll go over, let's discuss it carefully."

Ferguson said: "South Africa opening ceremony."

"Okay, I'll go there today."

Glazer hung up the phone, called his own think tank to conduct a detailed analysis of the possibility of buying Gao Xiaodong, and then took a plane to leave the United States and went to South Africa to discuss Gao Xiaodong's transfer with Ferguson...
Chapter completed!