Chapter 114 Zahavi

Chapter 114 Zahavi

The classic roar came from the studios in Italy, shaking people's eardrums as if they were about to be torn apart.

After scoring the goal, Degan ran all the way to the front of Chelsea's penalty area, stopped abruptly, looked at Grant with a livid face, and shrugged.

Let's see! It's that simple for me to score a goal! Why do you look down on me!

Upon seeing this, Grant would have had the urge to take off his shoes and slap Deagan in the face with the soles of his shoes if he hadn't considered Deagan's terrifying fighting power.

Abramovich's face in the stands was also grim: "Pini! It seems that Grant is no better than the Portuguese. Can I really trust him?"

Sitting next to Abramovich is the famous football agent Pini Zahavi. It was this Israeli who introduced Grant to Abramovich at the beginning, and then the big Russian bear with a lot of money Impressed by Grant's head-spinning football theory, he willingly took away the magic bird and invited the Jewish uncle.

Zahavi's face remained unchanged when he heard the words. In a situation like this, he had thought about it early on. In fact, it was for money that he pushed Grant to the position of Chelsea head coach. He never thought that he would really devote himself to the Russians. What.

Brokers like them, talking about feelings is nonsense, and money is the most affordable, especially a successful broker. Zahavi is undoubtedly a successful representative in the circle of brokers. At the beginning, Ferdinand was paid 18 million pounds. From West Ham to Leeds, and then to Manchester United for 30 million pounds, Zahavi proved his ability with these two transactions. Before that, almost no one knew his name, but Ferdinand's transfer made him famous in England and known as Don King in the football circle.

In fact, this Jew has long been known as one of the four top agents in the world, and he enjoys the reputation of Don King in the football circle and the boxing circle.

Zahavi's growth path is a process of continuous climbing. He has established a huge working circle in Israel. His best friend in kindergarten, Shahar, is the owner of the Maccabi Tel Aviv team. Israeli media mogul Azul is also a close friend of his. The company established by the three of them has almost monopolized the broadcast rights of the Premier League and other league matches on Israeli TV stations. Ronan, a famous reporter from Israel's Ha'aretz, believes that the three also control the entire Israeli business circle to a large extent.

1979 was the year when Zahavi's career took off. At that time, he did his best when receiving the Liverpool team who visited Israel and left a good impression on the club, thus paving the way for the famous Israeli star Avi Cohen to transfer to Liverpool for 200,000 pounds. This became his first step in England.

Later, he became the agent of Manchester City star Berkovic and helped him transfer to West Ham United, Celtic and Manchester City successively. It was the experience in West Ham that made him meet Ferdinand.

At that time, Zahavi visited Berkovic at West Ham's training ground, but he quickly noticed Ferdinand, who was only 15 years old at the time. At that time, Ferdinand and Zahavi, whose only dream was to enter the first team of West Ham, hit it off and signed an agency contract formally a few years later. For Zahavi, the contract is just a formality for the "son-like" Ferdinand.

Zahavi later recalled: "The first time I saw Leo I knew immediately that he would grow into a great player. After consulting with my employer Berkovic, he decided to hire me as an international agent. , not a native of England."

This kind of cooperation has also brought them rich returns. As a Jew, the shrewd Zahavi has never said that he is not rich, and even said that his net worth does not exceed 1 million pounds. With a steady income of 1.5 million pounds, the media speculates that his net worth is conservatively estimated to reach 50 million pounds.

The secret of Zahavi's success is to maintain a good relationship with the coach. Zahavi is now the best friend of Manchester United coach Ferguson, Blackburn coach Souness and Leeds United coach Venables.

In 1995, it was even rumored that Zahavi paid Souness a transfer bribe. Although this has never been proven, the relationship between Zahavi and Souness can be seen.

His business with Manchester United has also been booming in recent years, and he has become Manchester United's most trusted agent. Fran and Veron are all his customers. With such a relationship, Manchester United's Yorke must also be involved in the transfer to Blackburn.

Former West Ham coach Redknapp also trusted him a lot. His old friend Shahar also said that he was the person who kept his promise the most. Former Crystal Palace star Sikman was once a player under Zahavi. And transferred from Manchester City to Maccabi Haifa, Israel. Now, he has become Zahavi's partner. Sikman said that Zahavi is the only credible person in the football circle.

Similarly, with his excellent communication skills, Zahavi easily became Abramovich's most trusted person, so Grant replaced Uncle Bird as Chelsea's head coach, but now Abramovich is a little suspicious.

"Don't worry, Roman, the game has just begun, be patient, trust Grant, he can change everything now!"

Zahavi's swearing assurance made Abramovich feel relieved a lot.

Of course, he can't fire Grant right now, what else can he do except trust?

Abramovich was relieved, but Zahavi was a little worried. He saw Grant rubbing his chin non-stop. As an old friend of Grant, Zahavi knew Grant's habits very well, and would rub his chin every time he was nervous. Well, if a head coach is nervous, the game will be dangerous.

But this kind of worry is only for a moment. The shrewd Jewish businessman is brewing a big plan at this time, pushing Grant to the position of Chelsea head coach. His plan has been completed, and it is time to start another plan. At this moment , Zahavi's other plan is on the field, not in the blue team, but those in purple.

Deegan!

Zahavi noticed Digan, a South American genius, a long time ago, but he was a little late, and Mendes signed Digan first, but Zahavi was not depressed at all, because for a businessman In other words, the opportunity is waiting.

In the past two years, Zahavi has been planning how to snatch Digan from Mendes, and now he feels that this opportunity is almost there.

Although the game results are getting better and better, and his reputation in the world football is getting bigger and bigger, Degan should need a more dedicated agent who can appear by his side all the time and deal with some problems for him.

There are too many clients under Mendes, and there is no way to take care of everything, and Mendes seems to value his Portuguese compatriot Golden Mauro more. Another thing is that Degan beat Mende in the game before. Pepe, another player under his banner, made Mendes very dissatisfied with Digan.

Degan on the field didn't even know that someone was thinking about him. For him at the moment, the most important thing was of course the game.

After Chelsea conceded a goal, they immediately organized a frenzied counterattack. For a while, the offensive and defensive situation on the court continued to change. Drogba took on the role of the captain of the assault, carrying explosives into the Fiorentina penalty area. .

Prandelli couldn't sit still anymore. During the period after Fiorentina's goal, the form on the field was too passive, and they had to find a way to change it. What Fiorentina should do now is not to punch back immediately, but to fight back. The rhythm of the game is slowing down. If you continue to play against Chelsea like this, it is very likely that Fiorentina will be the first to fail.

Drogba's lethality is really too great, not only his air superiority in the penalty area, but also his technique and his long-range shots are a great threat to Fiorentina.

In this game, Prandelli sent Modric, Arteta and Ledesma in the position of the three midfielders in the midfield, in order to control the midfield.

England's teams place the least emphasis on midfield, and if they can, they go even further and let the football pass between goalkeeper and striker, with the midfield taking on an excessive and destructive responsibility.

What Fiorentina has to do is to let the ball stay in the midfield more and compress Chelsea's formation. Only in this way can the gap behind Chelsea's defense be exposed.

As for Degan's goal just now, Prandelli really didn't want to comment too much, it was just a child's wayward product.

After scoring a goal, Digan also seemed to calm down. More often, he would retreat to the midfield and give up the forward position to his striker partner Mutu.

When Fiorentina played control, Chelsea felt uncomfortable. They were used to punching hard and hitting high, but now Fiorentina is like an old woman, slowly dropping the ball in the midfield position they are not good at.

Especially Degan, he has become the core of Fiorentina's midfield at the moment. All the passes are going around him, and he will pass a threatening ball from time to time, which stimulates the nerves of Chelsea's defense and makes the Blues Had to shrink the line of defense.

This kind of dismissal made the Chelsea soldiers very uncomfortable. Originally, the upper level was shaking their fists fiercely, but Florence, an annoying opponent, harassed their back door from time to time.

Zahavi was in the stands, and the more he watched, the more excited he was. The situation of his old friend Grant was no longer a concern for him. He was already so old, and he should have a little sense of self-awareness.

What Zahavi cares about is Degan's performance. Looking at Degan, he is simply not a player, but a huge mobile gold mine.