Seeing Heiko Fogel calling, Zhang Sheng was also ready to call Mahrez and Kante himself to find out what the players were talking about. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Zhang Sheng first dialed Mahrez's phone.

Mahrez answered the phone very quickly, and it was connected as soon as Zhang Sheng dialed it, thanks to Zhang Sheng's French is not bad, and the two sides will not have problems in communication.

After answering the phone, Mahrez said: "Boss. I'm probably going back to play in Europe. ”

Regarding Mahrez's straightforward confession, Zhang Sheng knew that Mahrez was a more generous person, he did not hide it, nor did he prevaricate with lies, and he was not so bad that he turned off the phone or did not answer the phone.

Zhang Sheng could only ask, "Are you sure you're ready?"

Riyad Mahrez affirmed: "Yes. Originally, my agent advised me not to communicate with you, but I think I still have to thank you for nurturing me during this time. Now I have Premier League players asking me to play and it's an invitation I can't refuse. I've had a great time in the team, you've given me a lot of really good advice and you've always trusted me to play every game. But I feel that my dream is to go to a higher platform to achieve my ideals. I don't want to give up this opportunity to go to the Premier League. ”

In the face of Mahrez's words, Zhang Sheng is not easy to persuade, he can't say with a conscience that the Premier League is not as good as the Chinese Super League, and Zhang Sheng also knows that Mahrez is indeed a very pursuing player, and he really loves football. When he was young, Mahrez was very obsessed with football, because no one appreciated it for a long time, and his family conditions were average, he rarely had the opportunity to play, but once he had the opportunity to play, he often played until 4 o'clock in the morning, which shows his passion for football.

Zhang Sheng can only encourage him now: "It's a good thing to have this idea. But I'd like to say a few more things about it, the Premier League is very intense and it may take a while for you to get used to the rhythm of the game. I also have a piece of advice for you, that is, I hope you can keep this mentality, even if you adapt to the Premier League, you need to work harder, in my eyes, you are a player with the talent of Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, you are a player who is eligible to win the Ballon d'Or in the future, don't be blinded by temporary results. ”

This can be regarded as Zhang Sheng's advice to Mahrez before leaving. Historically, after Mahrez helped Leicester City win the Premier League title, he was a little careless in the second season, although he did not transfer to other teams, but obviously he did not play well in Leicester City, so much so that Leicester City manager Ranieri bluntly said to the media: "Mahrez is not in good shape, I have to train him well." He should not be satisfied with his current achievements, he should follow Messi and Ronaldo to fight for the Ballon d'Or. ”

In fact, Zhang Sheng said this, he already had the intention of acquiescing to Mahrez's transfer, and Mahrez obviously heard the meaning of Zhang Sheng's words, and he said gratefully: "Boss." Thank you for your advice, I will not forget what you taught me. ”

After ending the call with Mahrez, Zhang Sheng called Kante again, but the call was not answered until Zhang Sheng was about to hang up the phone, the phone was connected, but the phone was not Kante's voice, but a female voice, the female voice on the other side of the phone quickly said a word of French that Zhang Sheng didn't understand clearly and hung up the phone.

Zhang Sheng only vaguely heard the word "absent".

This made Zhang Sheng very uncomfortable. In fact, according to Zhang Sheng's idea, front-court offensive players like Mahrez have to be replaced, and a world-class midfielder like N'Golo Kante is really one less to go, and if you want to recruit another one, I really don't know what year and month it will take.

But Kante obviously doesn't want to stay in the Chinese Super League to play, think about it, when any player compares the Chinese Super League with the Premier League in his heart, the level of the Premier League doesn't know how many levels higher, and it doesn't need to be said who to choose or who not to choose.

It's just that Kante's thing is really a bit inauthentic, and it's normal for players to want to transfer, but it's too much to throw away his old club like Kante, not say a word, and refuse to answer the phone.

Seeing Zhang Sheng's expression, the people next to him probably knew what was going on.

At this time, Heiko Fogel, who went out to call, also came back after calling, and when he entered the door, he saw everyone frowning, and he quickly asked, "What's wrong?"

Ding Fan, who has good English, explained: "Mr. Zhang has contacted Mahrez and Kante just now, and the situation is very unoptimistic. Riyad Mahrez made it clear on the phone that he was leaving, while N'Golo Kante simply didn't answer the phone. ”

Heiko Fogel shrugged and shook his head, "I expected it a long time ago. ”

After speaking, Heiko Fogel turned his head and said to Zhang Sheng: "I have a general understanding of the situation. Leicester City didn't come to buy the two of them for no reason, they had been looking at the two of them for a long time. I guess we won't be able to keep it either. ”

Heiko Fogel then recounted all the antecedents and consequences of Leicester City's bid that he had learned.

It should be said that Heiko Fogel's relationship network in Europe is still quite deep, after all, he has led the team to defeat Manchester United in the Champions League, and there are also Premier League teams that have paid attention to him and want to invite him to coach in the Premier League, but Heiko Fogel is not here, he still likes the youth training, so he did not make the trip.

But he still made a lot of friends in the Premier League, and the other party also told him in detail about the experience of this purchase.

After listening to Heiko Fogel's words, Zhang Sheng pondered for a while and said, "It seems that the departure of the two of them is something that cannot be stopped. Let's discuss the specifics of their transfers. ”

First of all, Zhang Sheng raised a question: "Can Mahrez transfer first, let Kante stay for half a season, and wait until the end of this season's Chinese Super League before going to Europe?"

He Lijun categorically broke Zhang Sheng's illusion: "I don't think it's realistic. Kante didn't even answer the phone, and he was more determined to leave than Mahrez. ”

In fact, Zhang Sheng has a way to keep Kante from leaving now, after all, Kante and Longteng Club are still in the contract period, and there is no buyout clause in the contract, and Longteng Club has every reason not to let him go. This was also premeditated by Zhang Sheng a long time ago.

Zhang Sheng never thought that Kante and Mahrez would play for a lifetime in the Longteng team from the first day he bought them, and of course, Kante and Mahrez, who were still unknown at the time, did not think that they would improve so quickly. Therefore, there was never a free buyout clause in their contract that the outside team could leave for as much money as it wanted, and there was not even a negotiated buyout clause.

The so-called free buyout clause is to specify the amount of the buyout in the contract, as long as another club pays enough money on the contract to take the player away from the original club. The negotiated buyout clause is slightly milder, that is, when the buyer proposes a buyout, the original club can negotiate the buyout price with the other party, and when the buyer's price reaches the market price that the player should have at that time, the player can be bought, which protects the interests of the original club to a certain extent.

The same is true of Kante's transfer in real history, when he joined Leicester City, the buyout amount in the contract was 2500w euros, and when Chelsea bought him, he spent 3500w euros, which is not the value on the contract, the reason is that he signed a negotiated buyout clause, Leicester City believes that Chelsea's initial opening of 2500w euros does not meet Kante's value in the transfer market at the time, after all, Kante has " Seventy percent of the planet is covered by water, and another thirty percent is covered by N'Golo Kante's reputation as a player.

It wasn't until Chelsea offered €3,500w that Leicester City let Kante go to Chelsea.

For players who do not have a buyout clause, no other club will be able to contact the player privately, let alone take the player away, as long as it is during the contract period (not counting the last six months of the contract period).

So Zhang Sheng can ask Kante to play for another half a season and then talk about transfers, if Zhang Sheng does a little better, he can be like in some football novels, the salary is still paid, that is, he is not allowed to play, and then the player is sent to the reserve team and let him slowly be abolished.

Of course, such an approach is really hurtful to others and hurts oneself. Players can't play for a long time, their form can't be maintained, they are completely abolished, and the club's salary is in vain, and the players can't play their role, which is an obvious waste of resources.

Zhang Sheng will definitely not do such a thing that hurts others and is not beneficial to himself, not to mention that once the club does this, its reputation will be completely ruined, Zhang Sheng is also counting on being able to use the advantage of his rebirth to buy those players who are not paying attention to for the time being and then sell them at a high price.

So when He Lijun refuted his point of view, Zhang Sheng immediately gave up his unrealistic idea.

Ding Fan added: "They can leave if they want, but I don't think we can just let them go at this price." I think Mr. Zhang attaches great importance to the two of them, so they should still have a great future for development, I think we should operate in the same way as Qin Minghao and Li Yun, we can not bargain for the transfer fee, but the share of the second transfer must be mentioned. ”

It should be said that Ding Fan's suggestion is still very good, he sits in the position of the general manager of the club, and in business, he must hope to maximize his own interests.

Heiko Fogel also agreed with Ding Fan's statement: "The talents of the two of them are indeed first-class, I was still curious how Zhang Sheng knew about the two of them, they have such a good talent, but there are not many people in Europe to rob them, it is really rare." As long as they can maintain such a rate of progress, the future is promising. ”

Zhang Sheng didn't dwell on the problem of how to find the two of them with Heike Fogel, but nodded directly and said: "That's okay, this matter will come according to Lao Ding's words, and try to strive for the greatest benefit for ourselves." ”

Ding Fan hurriedly wrote down this article.

Then He Lijun mentioned the second question: "The two of them are gone, but how to solve the personnel in their positions, and now it is unrealistic to find a person in the team who can completely replace them, right? So should we bring in foreign aid, and who should we bring in?"

When everyone was struggling with this question, Zhang Sheng quickly gave the answer: "I have a candidate, and there are several scouts from the player club who have been observing it for a long time, and now they can take it out for discussion." ”

Hearing Zhang Sheng's words, everyone was immediately interested. Zhang Sheng has been in China for several years, rarely going to Europe and the Americas, but the introduction of several foreign aid is very powerful, this time he proposed that he has long been concerned about the player, everyone is still very concerned.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him with expectant eyes, Zhang Sheng hurriedly said: "What kind of eyes are you guys, I just asked the team's scouts to be prepared for a rainy day, don't have too high expectations." ”

He Lijun said playfully: "Boss, don't be modest, your vision of selecting players is absolutely world-class, and the team's scouts pay attention to so many players, which one do you like, let's talk about it." ”

Yu Jie also took over and said, "That's it." I know that very well. I was surprised that there was so much talent in the Dragons team after I was away from the club for a year. ”

Even Ding Fan joined in the fun and said: "That's right, Mr. Zhang, your reputation as a golden finger is not in vain, the club players have made a lot of money by transferring to us." ”

Seeing that Heiko Fogel also wanted to answer, Zhang Sheng hurriedly made a stop gesture and said, "Stop, stop, you guys have gone too far." There must be a limit to everyone touting each other. If an outsider comes in and hears you, the nickname of the golden finger that I have passed on outside will become 'Old Immortal of the Stars'. ”

Heiko Fogel couldn't understand this terrier, as the other three Chinese knew the origin of the name of the old immortal of the stars, and everyone laughed when they heard Zhang Sheng's self-deprecating statement.

Zhang Sheng didn't continue to dwell on this topic, and said very seriously: "I have a few candidates here." First of all, I have a good option in the right midfield position, Ben Arfa, and in the midfield I also have Julian Weigel. I don't know what you guys think?"

Hearing the two players mentioned by Zhang Sheng, Ben Alpha is very familiar to everyone, as for Julian Weigel, except for Heiko Fogel, everyone is basically confused, because this player is not very famous, everyone has never heard of it. (To be continued.) )