Chapter 285 Pogba Kant
On the afternoon of July 7st, London time, Mourinho and Marina met in a small restaurant in Cobham. This was the sixth meeting between the two during the summer break. There was only one issue that needed to be discussed in this meeting, which was the competition for Pogba.

Oscar's transfer to Shanghai Port has almost been finalized and will take place at the end of July. Chelsea expects to receive 7 million euros from Oscar's transfer. Combined with the reserve funds obtained from the previous sale of players, Chelsea can get a total of 6000 million euros.

"Madam, I am here to tell you clearly that Paul (Pogba)'s technical characteristics are not very compatible with our entire team. If we buy Paul, he will not be able to play a sufficient role in Chelsea."

Mourinho put his arms on the dining table with his fingers crossed. He and Marina each had a taco and an Americano in front of them, but neither of them took a single bite.

"A player of that level, I believe he can fit in the team"

Marina's expression was calm, and her words showed her temperament and demeanor as a strong woman in the industry: "Paul's technical characteristics are very comprehensive. If we bring him to Chelsea, it will be a boost for the team. Moreover, from my observation, his attitude towards joining Chelsea is very positive."

As Marina said, Pogba had already been confirmed to join Manchester United, but because of Chelsea's sudden intervention, the deal between Pogba and Manchester United was forced to terminate halfway.

The reason is simple. The weekly salary that Manchester United can offer, Chelsea can also offer.

And most importantly, Chelsea has a Champions League spot and is the league champion. If Pogba joins Chelsea, his chances will be greater.

Overall, Chelsea has the advantage in the Pogba deal.

"1 million euros, 1 million euros..."

Mourinho took a deep breath. With this price, he could definitely buy Kyle Walker or Lukaku whom he wanted.

But the problem is, with 1.1 million euros, as long as Chelsea buys Lukaku, they can't buy Kyle Walker, and as long as they buy Kyle Walker, they can't buy Lukaku.

If it is Pogba, 1 million per person, the problem is solved directly. There is no doubt that Pogba has a strong appeal to Chelsea and Mourinho. This appeal is not because Pogba adapts to Chelsea's tactics, but purely because of Pogba's personal ability.

The current situation is very clear. Mourinho has two options. One is to build a team according to tactics; the other is to build a team according to the strength of the lineup. These two ways of building a team have their own advantages and disadvantages.

If Walker is bought to replace Ivanovic, Chelsea's wing defense will be smoother because Walker can make up for William's lack of speed.

And if Pogba is bought, Chelsea's midfield of Hazard + Kante + Pogba, not to mention how well they cooperate, just hearing about it is enough to make the opponent tremble.

Building a team according to the strength of the lineup doesn't sound very reasonable, but sometimes a team just needs to use players with particularly strong individual abilities to create opportunities.

"Jose, listen to me, we want Paul. As long as you nod, I will fly to Turin now. Believe me, Manchester United can't compete with us. Paul didn't join Manchester United at the first time, which means we have a great chance."

Marina drank the American coffee in the cup and looked at Mourinho in front of her with her bright eyes. The latter was also looking at him.

hiss--

Mourinho took a deep breath and said slowly: "Marina, tell me, can you profit from this Paul deal?"

"..."

Marina's pupils shrank dramatically. She was shocked but didn't say anything, which was considered as her agreement.

Mourinho is right. For a player worth over 1 million euros like Pogba, the transfer manager is likely to benefit greatly. Because in a deal worth over million euros, the kickbacks of several million euros are like sand in the sea, which you cannot see on the surface.

"So what? I think it's good for me and it's good for the team."

Marina's expression was very calm. She was not afraid that Mourinho would do anything. After all, even if she really took kickbacks, Mourinho, the head coach, would not be able to get any evidence.

"I need to talk to Mr. Roman about this!"

Mourinho's expression turned cold, and he stood up and prepared to leave, but after a few steps, Marina's voice came from behind: "Communicate with Roman? In the end, won't the result be a choice between Walker and Paul? The transfer is very complicated. Even if you let Roman participate and avoid me in the end, Snyder will get involved, and he will find a way to profit from it."

"Then let Snyder come!"

"Don't you understand yet?"

Marina stood up and said, "No matter what, the club's top management will find a way to profit from the transfer. This is 1 million euros, which is inevitable. What I mean is, you understand, you cooperate with me, Jose, you need to think carefully, think carefully, among all Chelsea shareholders, am I the one who supports you the most?"

"Well, I won't ask for anything. I can fly over to negotiate right now. Kyle, Paul, Romelu, you can have whoever you want. The decision is in your hands. You have to know that if Snyder is in charge of this matter, he will not obey you."

Marina's words finally convinced Mourinho, and the Portuguese sat back in his seat.

Marina smiled: "Well, Jose, I prefer you sitting down, at least you don't look so fierce this way."

Mourinho looked into Marina's eyes, his brain working quickly. The reason why he had the power to decide on the team's transfer was due to the support of Abramovich and Marina. Chairman + Director, with the help of these two, Mourinho could buy whoever he wanted.

But if Mourinho and Marina fall out, even if Abramovich supports him, the transfer will not be as smooth as before.

After comprehensive consideration.

Mourinho took a deep breath: "Ms. Marina..."

"José, at your service"

'I need Pogba'

Finally, between tactics and intensity, Mourinho chose intensity.

……

The front page headline of China Sports Daily: Chelsea is urging Shanghai Port to complete the deal for the team's midfielder Oscar as soon as possible. At present, the two sides have reached an agreement on Oscar's basic transfer fee, but Chelsea management hopes to negotiate with Shanghai Port on additional terms.

The Sun - Chelsea star Jiang was photographed on vacation with his family in Greece, and his rumored girlfriend did not appear by his side.

Romano: Here we go! Fiorentina defender Marcos Alonso has moved to Chelsea. It is reported that the player's transfer fee has reached 2300 million euros, with an additional 500 million euros in floating.

"Leicester Daily" - Kante, Kramaric and De Laet left the team one after another, and the runner-up team was hollowed out by the top five league teams. Fans marched in the streets and called on the club to buy strong new players instead of spending money on "other unimportant" things.

Manchester Evening News front page headline: Chelsea intervenes, Pogba's transfer may fall through? Manchester United fans are calling on the Glazer family to pay more transfer fees to compete with Chelsea.

……

On the afternoon of July 7, the family flew to Reykjavik to continue their unfinished vacation, while Jiang Yuan returned to London. Chelsea's summer training camp started on the 8th. In order to ensure that the players can maintain a sufficient mental state during training, Mourinho asked everyone to return to London 10 days in advance to rest.

It is definitely impossible for these Chelsea guys to get a good rest. Jiang Yuan had just got off the plane and was called by Terry to The Connaught for a drink that night. Zouma and Oscar, who was about to transfer, also went with them.

Speaking of Oscars…

"Hey!"

In the noisy bar box, Terry called out to Oscar: "You want to play football in China, why didn't you tell us before?"

Oscar spread his hands and said, "I originally planned to go to China in the winter transfer window of next season, or at the end of next season, but the club hopes that I can leave earlier..."

As he spoke, Oscar looked a little lost.

But there is no way around it. After all, the nature of his transfer is a bit like the club kicking him out.

"So disgusting?"

Zuma's eyes widened: "You played very well, was it Jose who chased you away?"

"No, no, no, you misunderstood." Oscar waved his hands repeatedly: "Actually, I have wanted to go to China for a long time. Remember the winter of last season? At that time, the Chinese team had already contacted me. They offered me a higher salary, and I thought I could go. China, Jiang's hometown!"

Oscar looked at Jiang Yuan in the distance and said, "Jiang, I will also have soy milk and fried dough sticks in the morning by then!"

"Haha, okay, okay."

Jiang Yuan laughed. Oscar wanted to go to China to earn more money, and as a teammate, he couldn't say anything. After all, everyone has their own ideas.

"correct!"

Zouma ruffled Oscar's hair and asked: "How much is the weekly salary given to you by the club in China?"

After listening to Zuma's question, Oscar raised four fingers.

“Forty thousand pounds?”

"If you think about it, you will know that it is more than 4 pounds!"

Terry hit Zouma on the head: "He earns more than £4 a week at Chelsea"

"Oh, that's right."

Zuma nodded, and after thinking about it carefully, he was suddenly stunned.

If it’s not 4 pounds, then it’s 40 pounds!
"shit!"

Chelsea's French central defender sat back on the sofa dejectedly. His weekly salary increased a little after winning the championship last season, but it was only 3.8 pounds, which is nothing compared to Oscar!

Zuma picked up a soft drink, gulped it down, and then shouted: "I want to go to China too"

Terry rolled his eyes at Zuma and said, "Want to make money?"

"No"

Zuma shook his head: "I want to eat fried dough sticks!"

On the morning of the 10th, Jiang Yuan drove to the next town to pick up Hazard, and the two of them took Jiang Yuan's GTS to Cobham base.

Hazard leaned back in the passenger seat, holding the back of his head with both hands: "There are new players coming again, which reminds me of this time last year"

Jiang Yuan, who was in the driver's seat, glanced at Hazard on his left: "What do you mean?"

"At that time, Jose said that the team needed an Asian player. Do you know what I said to Kurt? I said you are just here to sit on the bench."

"Haha! Hey, Eden, am I so shameless?"

Hazard shook his head: "I apologize for your stereotype. Who knew you were so exaggerated and won the Golden Boot in the first season? I thought your transfer would lead to poor results for the team. The fact is, without you, we would have been really bad last season."

What Hazard said was right. If Jiang Yuan had not transferred to Chelsea, Mourinho would never have had the idea of ​​letting Willian play as a central midfielder. In addition, Chelsea players were in very bad form last season. If they continued playing like this, they would not even qualify for the Europa League, let alone the Champions League.

"No if"

Jiang Yuan reminded Hazard: "As Jose said, don't make excuses, don't think about the past, we have to look to the future. The focus now is the 16-17 season, not the 15-16 season. The 15-16 season is over and we are the champions!"

The GTS slowly drove into the base. Just as Jiang Yuan was about to park the car in his usual parking space, he found that there was already a car in that parking space.

"Someone wants to cause trouble for you!"

Hazard raised his eyebrows, looking like he wanted to cause trouble.

"It doesn't matter"

Jiang Yuan parked the car casually, got out and walked a few steps. This was a British Mini Coopers. The car was very new and had no license plate: "Is it our new teammate?"

Hazard leaned his head to the driver's window and looked at it with a strange expression: "It shouldn't be. The price of this car in the UK is only more than 2 pounds. It doesn't look like a car that a player would buy. It should be for the logistics staff."

What Hazard said was right. At 2 pounds, not to mention Chelsea's first team, even the second team players would not buy a car of this level.

“It could also be the youth team.”

Jiang Yuan shrugged his shoulders and didn't bother with the car any more. He walked towards the office building with his phone.

Because it is the new season's resumption of training, Jiang Yuan and Hazard need to go to the bamboo building to punch in first. It is called punching in, but in fact it is just signing in a book to indicate that they have arrived today.

"Hey, little Kur..."

As soon as he walked in from the automatic door of the main building, Hazard suddenly shouted, but was stopped by Jiang Yuan halfway through: "How can little Kurt be so small? This is N'Golo, right?"

As the two were analyzing the situation, Kante turned around at the far end, revealing his signature gap between his front teeth.

"Look, I'll just say it!"

Jiang Yuan patted Hazard, then ran towards Kante, and Hazard slowly came over.

"River!"

"Eden!"

Kante shook hands with Jiang Yuan and Hazard in turn. Jiang Yuan put his arm around Kante's neck. He and Zouma, the two Frenchmen, are really two extremes.

Zouma is 1 meters tall and Kante is less than 9 meters tall. In Jiang Yuan's hands, they look tiny and give people a silly feeling.

Hazard rubbed Kante's hair: "Man, you look a little unwell"

"what?"

Hazard's words made Kante take a step back: "Eden... why do you say that?"

"Because you don't talk much, professional athletes are generally more communicative"

Hazard is the least talkative person in Chelsea, but compared with Kante now, Hazard is no different from a chatterbox, so Hazard naturally thought that Kante was unwell somewhere, so he didn't say much.

Jiang Yuan looked Kante up and down, and finally looked at Hazard: "I think he is just like that. You should make friends with Snail Brother and make up for each other."

"Who is Brother Snail?"

"Little Kurt Zuma, you can also call him Snail Brother from now on"

Jiang Yuan patted Kante on the back. Zouma, who was rushing to the base in a G-Class, had no idea that his nickname had already been known by the newcomers of the team.

It hurts to lose my real name!

……

(End of this chapter)