What It Means to Have Deep Pockets

David Dein froze for a moment. He did not immediately realize who "Little Ronaldo" was.

But given his knowledge of world football, he quickly understood and said in sudden realization, "Boss, you mean that young Portuguese player, Cristiano Ronaldo?"

Wang Ye nodded.

David Dein's expression turned a little strange as he said:

"But... Cristiano isn't at Manchester United. He's currently playing for a Portuguese club.

There have been plenty of rumors that he'll transfer to Manchester United this year, but nothing has been confirmed yet.

And although this young player has already begun to stand out, there's no way he could be worth fifty million euros.

I think twenty million euros, thirty million at the absolute most, would definitely be enough to get him."

Now it was Wang Ye's turn to freeze.

He really could not remember when Cristiano Ronaldo had joined Manchester United. He had assumed Manchester United had already bought him.

The reason he had been willing to spend one hundred million euros to bring back both David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo was that he feared Alex Ferguson would refuse to let them go. After all, Ferguson had been grooming Cristiano Ronaldo as David Beckham's successor...

Since Cristiano Ronaldo had not transferred to Manchester United yet, this became much easier!

That Portuguese club Cristiano Ronaldo was playing for would surely be tempted by money.

If Manchester United offered twenty million euros, then Arsenal would offer thirty million!

That Portuguese club probably did not have any so-called untouchable players. If they refused to sell, there could only be one reason: the price offered was not high enough.

Their psychological defenses had not been shattered yet!

Since Cristiano Ronaldo had not yet gone to Manchester United, that was equivalent to saving Wang Ye a sum of money.

After all, taking