author note: sorry for not posting theses days I was busy with school, there will be 2 chapter today and tomorrow.
When the plane carrying Tiger Woods and a few others landed at Palma Airport in Mallorca, Spain, Woodward was still talking non-stop to Tiger, saying, "Tiger, next time when you negotiate prices with someone, you'd better not add the price on your own. Let me handle these negotiations. Take Van Dijk for example, maybe we only need to add another 500,000 euros to make the deal happen."
"Ed, think about it carefully. Van Dijk has already started negotiating contract details with Celtic. If we delay any longer, even if Groningen agrees, Van Dijk will have already been snatched away," Tiger said as they got off the plane. "You are a businessman and everything is about money, but I am responsible for my team. If we lose a future core player for the sake of 1 million euros, that's a real loss."
Woodward sneered, "1 million euros is a small amount of money for you, Tiger."
"Forget about that. Let's appreciate the beautiful Spanish sunshine and air," Tiger said.
As they got off the plane and looked at the sunny and beautiful summer day in Mallorca, their mood instantly brightened.
Woodward wore an envious expression and said, "I'm definitely coming to live here after I retire. The sunshine, air, and women in bikinis are just amazing."
Tiger was also very impressed, saying that compared to Manchester's weather, it was like heaven here. "Ed, be content. At least we're better than several London teams. The continuous gloomy weather there is really hard to bear," he said.
As they walked and talked, several negotiation experts brought by Woodward were following behind the two club bosses with a very serious expression on their faces.
Woodward looked back and said, "Although these guys are capable, they're too serious all the time. Thank goodness you're here, otherwise, I'd be so lonely."
Tiger smiled and said, "Life is short, and this isn't the football field. Why be so serious in life?"
Woodward was very curious and asked Tiger, "I'm really looking forward to your first game. I want to see how a person with a cheerful and carefree personality like you will behave on the football field."
"Don't worry, when you see me on the field, you'll be glad to be in the same club as me," Tiger said, with a serious expression, clenching his fists and waving them gently forward.
"Hahaha, I like your personality!"
The two of them walked and talked.
Suddenly, Woodward remembered something and asked, "Tiger, I've been wanting to ask you, we flew from the Netherlands to Spain with France in between. Your transfer list had 6 or 7 players who play in France. Why didn't you go to France first instead of coming all the way to Spain?"
Tiger explained, "Because there were more things to deal with in France, and the players I was interested in weren't very famous, so it wasn't too difficult to buy them. That's why I wanted to first take care of a few players in Spain, then head straight to France and stay there for a while."
"Oh, I see. There's still something I don't quite understand," Woodward frowned, "Why don't you let the club directly make an offer to the other club, why do you have to personally visit the other club?"
At this time, they all got into a taxi and said, "Go to the Mallorca club."
Once they were in the car, Tiger looked at the charming scenery outside the window and slowly said, "Some players are just too valuable. If the club sends a letter to make an offer, I'm afraid things could change at any moment. If I personally visit the officials of the other club, negotiations can be much more efficient. On the other hand, players like Lewandowski are wanted by too many clubs. A head coach personally showing sincerity when meeting him can at least make him lean towards us a bit more."
"Although we haven't seen Manchester United's game results yet, I can say that the club has chosen a coach who is serious and responsible."
The Mallorca Club was founded in 1916 and is a long-established football club in Spain. However, this year the club is in a very poor state. After 16 seasons of continuous competition in La Liga, they unfortunately dropped to the second division in the 2012-2013 season. Many of the club's players have left this summer, and in order to maintain their livelihood, the club had to sell many core players.
When Tiger and Woodward arrived at the club, they were received by the club president, Gilmez.
"Who are you planning to take away?" Gilmez asked directly.
Jintaege smiled. He liked dealing with direct people like this: "I want to buy a youth team player from your club."
"Oh? Who?"
"Marcos Asensio!"
Gilmez was stunned for a moment. He asked Tiger and Woodward to rest in the office for a while and then went out to call his youth training director.
"Hello, Mr. President."
"What about Asensio?"
"He is a young player from the youth team."
"How is his ability?"
"He is good at ball control and quite talented."
"Hmm, there are so many young Spanish players with good ball control and talent. I see. You can go back to your work."
After returning to the office, Gilmez looked worried and said, "Gentlemen, I asked our youth training director about Asensio just now. He is a rare talent in our club, with good skills and talent, and many clubs have shown interest in him..."
Before Gilmez could finish speaking, Tiger interrupted him and said, "Mr. Chairman, there's no need to talk more. Just give us a price."
Gilmez was taken aback and suddenly found this Englishman quite interesting. So, he stopped beating around the bush and said, "1.4 million, that's my bottom line."
It's just a bargain. Tiger thought to himself. He was about to nod and agree, but Woodward, who was standing next to him, saw what Tiger was thinking. Remembering his experience buying Van Dijk in the Netherlands last time, Woodward quickly stopped Tiger and said to Jimenez, "Mr. President, you're not joking, are you? If he's really a young talent in your club, do you still need to make a phone call to inquire about him?"
Gilmez, realizing his lie had been exposed, blushed slightly.
Woodward took the initiative, "€1.4 million is too much. We can only offer €1 million at most."
"€1 million is too little," Jimenez shook his head.
Woodward continued to haggle with Gilmez "Mallorca has already been relegated. I believe Mr. President values every transfer fee now. You have exchanged €1 million for an unknown young player, which is still a good deal."
Jin Taige sat by and watched the two negotiate. Half an hour later, Jimenez finally agreed to Woodward's offer of €1 million.
The rest of the negotiations with Asensio about the contract were straightforward. One was a team that had already been relegated to the Segunda Division, and the other was an English Premier League giant. As long as Asensio's brain wasn't filled with water, he understood what choice to make.
A talented and energetic midfielder was secured.