Chapter 273: Chapter 273

In this scorching July, filled with the sound of cicadas, the fans’ moods vary greatly.

As the 80 million British Pounds bidding for Icardi resounded like a giant stone in the Premier League, it stirred up huge waves!

"That Argentinian striker king who scored 40 league goals in a season is coming to the Premier League!"

The traditional Premier League Big4, and affluent second-tier teams like Tottenham, Everton, and Southampton have all felt a strong sense of crisis.

To not fall behind Manchester United in the transfer market, they have all made significant expenditures.

Chelsea spent 27 million euros to buy the 28-year-old Spanish petite forward Pedro from Barça, and then invested 26 million euros in the 21-year-old Augsburg defender Baba.

Liverpool acted swiftly, spending a total of 90 million euros on two forwards, Benteke and Firmino, and are also eyeing Burnley’s winger Ince. This summer, their expenses might reach a billion.

Spending 25 million euros to bring in Inter’s midfielder Gualin is far from satisfying Tottenham’s appetite, so they continued with a 30 million euro deal to acquire Bayer Leverkusen’s Korean forward Son Heung-min. It is worth noting that overshadowed by Gualin, Tottenham’s midfielder Paulinho was transferred to Evergrande in the Chinese Super League for 14 million euros.

As a team with black-stained oil checks, Manchester City is naturally not far behind.

They spent 63 million euros on Sterling and 45 million euros on Otamendi, thereby reinforcing both their attacking line and defense.

However, a single Icardi by Manchester United almost reaches 100 million euros, and Manchester City thinks their recruitment effort is clearly not enough.

While competing with Chelsea for Tang Long’s bids—according to "Milan Sports," after a back-and-forth tussle, both teams’ latest offers for Tang Long have risen to 58 million British Pounds, equivalent to 69 million euros!

Transfer expert Di Ma Zhi Ao believes Tang Long’s final transaction price will certainly exceed 70 million euros, meaning Chelsea and Manchester City will have to continue tussling with each other.

Ossilio, naturally observing from the sidelines, sits comfortably as if fishing.

He is not in a hurry at all, with one month left until the transfer window closes, there’s plenty of time; even if both teams only increase their offers by 500,000 euros each time, he is happy to keep playing along.

This is like an auction; those with the highest bids will get Ossilio’s decisive nod!

But at this moment, a third party intervened!

Suddenly a bid from Manchester United appeared in Ossilio’s inbox, starting right off with 70 million euros!

Ossilio carefully verified Manchester United’s email address and looked at the electronic seal of Manchester United Club on the bid letter, and couldn’t resist rubbing his hands excitedly, breaking out into a high-knee running motion in his office.

Oh my, finally, it’s broken through the 70 mark, hahaha~

Accelerate, accelerate, keep accelerating!

Ossilio quickly sent this screenshot to Manchester City and Chelsea.

The chief operating officer of Manchester City, Belgistan, was so furious he jumped!

Even through the phone, Ossilio could hear the stomping sounds.

"Manchester United are really a bunch of bastards; they could have done this sooner or later, but they chose now to step in, do they not think it’s chaotic enough?"

"Haha, that’s not necessarily the case," Ossilio said, holding back laughter, "just think about it, if paired with Icardi, Tang guarantees at least 40 Premier League goals! In my opinion, your red neighbors truly want Tang. You need to be careful!"

"They can’t afford Tang! One Icardi has already emptied their transfer budget. From what I know, they have shifted Martial and Depay’s original transfer budget entirely onto Icardi. They sold Di Maria to Paris Saint-Germain at a loss of 12 million euros, and are still needing to supplement new signings; they’re out of funds!"

Belgistan’s rage played right into Ossilio’s hands.

"Brother, don’t be anxious; the marketplace is like a battlefield. There’s an ancient Chinese story called ’Rescue Zhao by surrounding Wei.’ Have you heard of it? Let me tell you about it."

After hearing Ossilio’s explanation on the phone, Belgistan’s eyes lit up.

"I understand now. You want me to inflate the price for your center-back Ranocchia? Haha, now that makes it interesting!"

After several difficult tug-of-war battles, Manchester United agreed to take Inter’s captain Ranocchia at a price of 30 million euros.

For Manchester United, Ranocchia is a necessity. This player, originally a midfielder from the youth team, can make up for Manchester United’s defensive shortcomings in ball handling, enhancing control in the midfield.

Manchester United has already discussed contract details with Ranocchia; as long as the physical check passes, this transfer is practically a done deal.

Belgistan understood Ossilio’s intent; at this moment, suddenly raising the bid on Manchester United would make them withdraw from Tang Long’s transfer.

However, on the other side of the phone, Belgistan covered the receiver and discussed with Manchester City’s coach Pellegrini for two minutes.

He made a shocking decision!

He told Ossilio that Manchester City would formally bid for Ranocchia, but this time it wasn’t about inflating the price; they genuinely wanted him.

"35 million euros, that’s my offer. Sell him to me, and I’ll give you double the kickback. Let’s go through the process immediately, what do you say?"

In the recently concluded season, runner-up Manchester City conceded 38 league goals, six more than champions Chelsea.