Official Bid of €230 Million! Paris Saint-Germain Will Stop at Nothing to Sign Tang Long!

<€230 million! Paris Saint-Germain makes a hefty bid for Manchester City's key player, Domenico!>

If you can't beat them, buy them! Which country has bigger oil fields, Qatar or the United Arab Emirates?

Is Tang poised to set a new football transfer record with a record-breaking offer?

<The ruthless Nasser, Paris can buy everything they want!>

The day before Manchester City's UEFA Champions League second leg match against Paris Saint-Germain.

Manchester City CEO Begiristain sat in his office, staring at a table piled high with newspapers, seething with rage!

If it were just some ordinary fabrications from tabloids, that would be fine; Begiristain wouldn't care at all.

But the offer of 230 million was actually made!

As soon as he arrived at his office that day and opened his email, he saw an official offer letter from Paris Saint-Germain, stamped with the club's electronic seal.

Begiristain's first reaction was that he had been tricked!

"Great! I'm the CEO of such a big club, Paris made an offer for our key players, but nobody in the entire club knew about it. These tabloids, on the other hand, know better than I do!"

Begiristain repeatedly checked the address and electronic seal on the email to confirm that it was indeed an official quotation from Paris.

He was angry, but also completely baffled.

Not to mention that the figure of 230 million euros is an astronomical, ridiculous, and exaggerated number;

The key question is why Paris didn't even send a single inquiry letter before issuing a price quote with numbers?

This is clearly illogical.

Normally, when two clubs communicate, if the other club is interested in one of our players, it should first send an inquiry letter to ask if we intend to sell that player.

A quotation letter with specific figures only exists in two scenarios.

One reason is that the player's contract includes a buyout clause, meaning any team has the right to acquire the player for a higher amount—provided they have agreed on personal terms with the player.

Another scenario is that we have already clearly indicated to the other party that we are willing to sell this player, and then you can make an offer!

But Begiristain was certain that he had not spoken with the Paris side at all, and as for Nasser, he had not met him even once in the past year.

"What a load of crap! Nasser didn't even bother to call me beforehand to give me a heads-up about such an astronomical price! What, does Qatar think it's the only place with oil, while our United Arab Emirates's oil fields are filled with seawater?"

In a fit of anger, Begiristain immediately summoned his assistant, Business Director Berrada, to his office.

Upon seeing this, Berrada froze on the spot.

His body was rooted to the ground like a clay sculpture, his eyes fixed on the offer letter from Paris Saint-Germain in Begiristain's mailbox.

He cried out "Ouch!" and slapped his forehead hard, then recounted in detail how he met Nasser at the Parc des Princes that day.

Upon hearing this, Begiristain flew into a rage, jumped up, pointed at his nose, and began to curse:

"Berrada, what can I say Berrada you? How could you, the commercial director of Manchester City, make such a basic mistake!"

"Do you think you can just throw out a number like that? Don't you think someone as important as Nasser would waste time chatting with you in the players' tunnel? Are you out of your mind? With your IQ, you think you can be the head of City Football Group? Dream on!"

In the past, if Berrada had been humiliated like this by Begiristain, he would have retaliated without hesitation.

But at this moment, even Berrada herself panicked!

Not only did he not utter a word in response, but he also asked Begiristain in a trembling voice whether he should tell Tang Long this message.

"Sigh, you should close the door first!" Begiristain sighed heavily, slumped into his chair, and rubbed his face with his hand, not even bothering to look at his foolish subordinate.

After Berrada closed the door, the two began to discuss things.

"We definitely have to tell Tang. The terms we signed with him stipulate that he has the right to know if any other club makes an offer to him, so we have an obligation to tell him." Begiristain frowned deeply, looking preoccupied, as if he had already anticipated the thorny problems that lay ahead.

"That's right, and the media is making a huge fuss about it right now. Even if we don't tell his agent, Ronaldo will definitely come and ask," Berrada analyzed.

Berrada gradually calmed down, but his forehead was still sweating, and he cursed Nasser a thousand times in his heart!

I was just making a casual joke when I ran into you after the match, and you actually took it seriously?

A profound sense of absurdity washed over me.

If Berrada were given another chance, when he returned to the day before three days ago and encountered Nasser in the players' tunnel, he would definitely turn around and walk away without saying a word to him!

But now, what's done is done, and there's no going back.

Nasser took Nasser's offhand €230 million figure as a precise response to his initial inquiry to Manchester City and immediately made a corresponding offer. This level of execution left even seasoned football veteran Berrada, who had been in the game for over a decade, feeling momentarily stunned.

Somewhat unconvinced, he mustered his courage and asked Begiristain:

"I refuse to believe it. He quoted 230 million, and we agreed. Do you think we'd actually come up with 230 million?"

In Berrada's view, even the transfer fees for Cristiano Ronaldo and Bale were only around 100 million euros.

Tang Long is indeed very strong, young and capable, and has a huge commercial market behind him, but is he really worth 230 million yuan on his own?

That's outrageous!

What does 230 million yuan mean? That's enough to buy an entire football team. Who would spend that much money on a single player?

The Qatar Foundation has money, but even wealthy people don't like being taken advantage of.

Begiristain was taken aback by Berrada's question;

However, after pondering for a moment, he nodded and gave an affirmative answer.

"Since he dared to make an offer, he must have the confidence to do so. And Berrada, don't forget, the Europe Financial Fair Play regulations are about to be officially implemented. According to convention, the requirements won't be too strict in the first year, but they will become more and more stringent as time goes on! Before this trend gets too big, if Nasser really wants to spend a lot to get Don, he's not without the guts. Besides, I can imagine how angry he is about Don's performance in the first round. This is his revenge on us!"

"Of course, it doesn't matter what his offer is. We're not going to let Tang go, no matter how much it costs. City Football Group won't lose their most valuable asset."

"The key is how to deal with Don and his agent Ronaldo. We can refuse, but it's inevitable that the player's heart will wander..."

As the two were discussing their strategy, they heard hurried footsteps coming from outside the corridor.

Pellegrini didn't knock; he simply turned the doorknob and rushed in.

"What's going on? The match starts tomorrow, and our players have been offered 230 million euros by the opponent? Is that true?"

"It's true, Mr. Pellegrini, we have received a formal offer from their CEO, Nasser." Begiristain could only answer truthfully.

"Heh heh, Nasser, that cunning scoundrel! He's deliberately trying to demoralize us before the match!" Pellegrini sneered.

Now.

Nasser is traveling with the team on a chartered plane from Paris to Manchester.

He fiddled with his Patek Philippe watch, examining it closely.

This watch is worth 230,000 euros.

Nasser's mind was like a calculator. He glanced back at the cabin and immediately pictured 1,000 boxes containing the same Patek Philippe watches piled up on the seats, overhead bins, and in the aisle.

Nasser then recalled that, based on today's Brunt crude oil price of $46.50 per barrel, approximately $259.9 million ÷ $46.50 ≈ 5.5935 million barrels of crude oil could be purchased.

If loaded using very large crude carriers (VLCCs) with a deadweight tonnage of 250,000 tons, approximately three vessels would be needed.

"Hmm, a plane full of watches and three oil tankers can buy a Tang, it's not that much money!"