Chapter 118: Chu Zhongtian's bodyguard

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In fact, when recommending Sana to Rangnick, Chu Zhongtian himself did not know much about the current situation of this past opponent. In order to find out whether his recommendation www.biquge.info scored, he went back to find out the information, and then found out that this summer, Sana was still a very hot player, at least judging from the news, there were a lot of transfer rumors about him.

Liverpool's Rafael Benitez are rumoured to be selling Alonso and buying Sana. For Benitez, Sana seems to be a player in the same style as Alonso...... Then it is said that Arsene Wenger likes Sana very much and hopes that he can come to Arsenal to strengthen his waist. Since the departure of Patrick Vieira, Arsenal have been lacking a midfielder who can harden up in midfield, and Cesc Fabregas is a good commander but not tough enough. But Marseille president Darcière said Arsene Wenger had his phone but never called, and Arsenal wanted Sana to be a pipe dream.

After Arsenal's side was cold, Everton inserted a strong intervention in Sana, allegedly offering 10 million euros, which has been agreed by the Marseille club...... But it's been half a month, and I haven't seen a single news about what follows.

Meanwhile, Premier League clubs interested in Sana are Tottenham Hotspur and Sunderland, who seem to have the upper hand so far, with Sunderland rumoured to be on offer soon.

Also, if Hoffenheim do make an offer to Marseille, they are not the first Bundesliga side to be interested in Sana. Hamburg had made an offer of €5 million to Marseille at the end of June, but that was never forthcoming.

It seems that this "killing machine" is still quite popular...... This also shows that Sana is indeed a strong player, otherwise it would not be possible for so many clubs to swarm him. This discovery made Chu Zhongtian feel a little at ease, if the person he recommended was a very bad player, then while making Rangnick disappointed in Sana, it was estimated that he would also be disappointed in his own vision.

Sana is happy that he can maintain a high standard.

※※※ Steve. Bruce (steve_bruce) has a particularly bad temper today.

Negotiations between Sunderland and Marseille are nearing completion, and the two sides are no longer talking about money. He believes that his team has been in contact with Marseille captain Sana for the past two days. He is very optimistic about the Marseille captain, he believes that after Sana arrives, he can quickly become the core of the team, although the team was relegated in the first two seasons, but Bruce hopes that after Sana joins, the team can hit the top ten.

He had already mentally laid out the blueprint for Sana's arrival at Sunderland. With Sana, Sunderland's midfield can be tough, Malblanc (steed_malbranque), Andy. Reid (andy_reid), Murphy (daryl_murphy) and others will have a lot less pressure in midfield.

He had just gotten up today when he received a phone call, and on the other end of the phone, Sana's agent told him that Marseille had terminated negotiations with Sunderland.

Bruce was shocked by the news, and at first he thought he hadn't woken up, heard it wrong, or that Sana's agent was joking with him. So he hurriedly called Dacière, the president of Marseille.

Darcière made it clear to him on the other end of the phone that the club had decided to terminate the negotiations.

"Why is that? Didn't we talk about it before? ”

"Because you're asking too low, Steve." Darcière said.

"But you agreed to the transfer fee of six million euros!" Before mentioning it, Bruce was full of fire. For the 6 million, the two sides grinded for half a month, and in the end, Marseille saw that no other team was interested in Sana, so they had to agree.

"Now things have changed, Steve. There are clubs that offer you more than you......"

"Who? How much does it cost? Bruce interrupted Darcière and asked.

"I can't tell you that, Steve. Anyway, if you really want to get Lorik, be sincere. ”

With that, Darcière hung up.

"!" Bruce was so angry that he yelled at the call. "These insatiable Frenchmen! I know that none of the French are good! ”

He scolded Darcière here, and Darcière scolded him over there: "Damn, impolite English bastard...... It was only a few o'clock and I called......" he muttered, lying down to continue sleeping.

After venting, Bruce called Sana's agent and asked him if he knew who the club was competing with Sunderland was.

"It's the Bundesliga champions, Hoffenheim." The broker replied.

"Huh?" Bruce was stunned for a moment, the name was not familiar to him, at least not so familiar as to associate the name of the club with the "Bundesliga champion".

"They...... Why are they fighting with us? Seeing that the guy who had done bad things about himself finally revealed his identity, Bruce was angry and didn't fight anywhere.

"They've got money, Mr. Bruce." The agent is very calm, anyway, going to Sunderland and going to Hoffenheim is the same for him, the key is not to look at the offer they made to the Marseille club, and he can't get a penny for that part of the money. The key is to see which of the two clubs offers more attractive terms for himself and Sana.

"How much do they offer?" Bruce expects to find out Hoffenheim's bid from this side so he can make a targeted adjustment. If you don't know the other party's offer, your side will fall into passivity.

"I don't know, Mr. Bruce. Darcier, that old fox, didn't tell me, he kept his mouth shut. Now the outside media also knows about Hoffenheim's offer to Marseille, but none of them know their offer, and it is all random speculation. ”

"Hell......" Bruce scolded.

I don't know how he should respond to the other party's offer? Just quote a price and see how Marseille reacts? If Marseille refuses, it means that he is not as high as his opponent. What if Marseille agreed? That means that you report the same as your opponent, or even higher than your opponent...... But how can you be sure that you won't be wronged? What if Marseille refuses to pay more money than his opponent?

Bruce was dying of headaches.

He really wanted to get Sana. In his eyes, Lorik. Sana was born to defend in midfield and his arrival could go a long way in strengthening Sunderland's strength.

But Sunderland is not a rich club, and Keane spent a lot of money when he was manager here, and as a result, he was relegated every year. Now Sunderland FC is practicing fiscal austerity. Buy Darren before. Bent (darren_bent) and Manchester United's young rookie Campbell (fraizer_campbell) have already spent almost 16 million euros. Now to buy Sana, six million euros is not easy to come up with...... If you want to add more, you have to go to the board of directors and grind with those directors who pick the door. The thought of these people's faces gave him a headache.

Bruce is reluctant to give up on Sana, and he also knows that time is running out, and since the other party is competing with him, the other party is likely to finalize the deal in a short time. He had to hurry.

So he didn't bother to discuss it with the board of directors, so he directly quoted 8 million euros. After reporting the past, the stone sank into the sea.

He didn't know if it was because the second offer on his side was low, or if Marseille deliberately concealed the true price to force himself to pay more.

If he had money, he would have paid 10 million. But now, he can't afford that much money, and if he does offer that much, he will only end up being rejected by the club's board of directors - the board of directors can't understand the decision of a player who looks like a butcher to pay 10 million, they will think Bruce is crazy, and then veto the deal, and then brew an excuse to get rid of him.

He now remembered the answer he had given when he angrily asked Sana's agent why Hoffenheim was competing with him.

"Because they're rich, Mr. Bruce."

Because they have money...... They have money...... Rich...... Money...... Bruce was suddenly very depressed, can he be so arrogant if he has money? The world of football is not where money can run rampant! Look no further than Manchester City! Hoffenheim bastards! Even if you have money, you are rich and rival the country, you don't want to buy Ronaldo, buy Kaka, buy Messi!

Rangnick wouldn't have known that far away in England, there was a manager of a Premier League team cursing at them.

Marseille have informed Hoffenheim that they can negotiate a contract with Sana. So he entrusted Shendel Meizer with full responsibility for the transfer negotiations, and strive to sign a contract that satisfies both parties.

After winning Sana, Hoffenheim's main introduction this summer is over, and if there are any more introductions, they are all aimed at young players in the future. The next transfer focus will be on purging the squad of redundant players. There are now 32 Hoffenheim's first-team squad, and although some players have been drawn from the second-tier team on an ad hoc basis, there are too many. If Sana joins, it will be thirty-three, and Hoffenheim will have to lose weight.

Gustavo didn't get many appearances at Hoffenheim and was a bit too reckless, but he was still popular elsewhere.

If you want to sell it, you should be able to sell it for a good price.

Also, for the young midfielder Stephen. Haas (steffen_haas) said Hoffenheim's midfield rivalry was too fierce for him to face. So he was going to leave. There are several teams in the lower leagues who are currently interested in him, and Offenbach has fired an offer of 200,000 euros. If nothing else, he should end up in Offenbach, a team in the German regional league.

The team's all-rounder defender Christopher. Jankel (christoph_janker) joined Hertha Berlin on a free transfer.

Nineteen-year-old right-back Striefler (jonas_strifler) also moved on a free transfer to Dynamo Dresden (sg_dynamo_dresden), a German regional league equivalent of the third division.

Hoffenheim is more generous than Real Madrid when it comes to purging players, with the exception of Demba. With the idea that he must not be cheap to derby his opponents, Ba sold 14 million euros, and only Haas earned 250,000 euros, and the rest was sold for free.

But this is also something that can't be helped, Hoffenheim has just risen and has some achievements, but most of the players in the team are people who play in the second division, or even the amateur league, these people often can't afford to sell for anything, it is better to release people for free, and they can also win some "humane" reputation.

Ibertsberger has finally found a team willing to take him on - Bundesliga side Ivbus - Ivebs. After Cottage Cottage was relegated last season, there have been a lot of changes to the squad this season. Although Ibertsberger is no longer able to play at Hoffenheim, he can't even play as a substitute. But for a team like Cottage who is determined to return to the first division, his experience and ability are still very promising.

For this, Ketbus is willing to pay 1.5 million euros.

Hoffenheim did not bargain for this price either. Both clubs are fine, and all that remains is for Ivbus and Ibertsberger to negotiate their own personal contracts.

Ibertsberger is also happy to be able to join Cottage Bus, after all, this is a team that has just been relegated, and the team that has just been relegated is basically the favorite to be promoted in the second division, and he can be satisfied with the treatment.

So the two sides quickly signed a contract.

In this way, Ibertsberger joined Cottagebus for a transfer fee of 1.5 million euros, leaving Hoffenheim's training camp in Leogang, Austria. When he first joined the team, he spent 250,000 euros on Hoffenheim, and now it has increased sixfold, which is already a high increase. With Hoffenheim winning the title, the first-team players have basically increased in value to a greater or lesser extent.

Chu Zhongtian was already worth 30 million when he joined the team, so the increase was not high. And now he is definitely not for sale at Hoffenheim. However, the market estimates Chu Zhongtian at least more than 50 million euros to be suitable.

As for Ibisevic, Hoffenheim spent 10 million euros to buy him, the actual expenditure was 6 million, and the remaining 4 million was agreed to be given after Ibisevic scored a total of 30 league goals in Hoffenheim. If Ibisevic had not been injured last season, the four million would have been given, but as soon as Ibisevic was injured, the remaining four million would have to be given for the new season.

When there were rumors about Ibisevic's transfer before, some media said that it was impossible to take Ibisevic away without paying 20 million. But Rangnick said that even if he paid 40 million, he couldn't take him away.

In fact, Ibisevic's current value is fluctuating around 20 million, if he hadn't been injured once last season, he had just recovered from the injury, and his value would have been even higher.

Sarihovic was 200,000 euros when he first joined Hoffenheim, and now he doesn't have 25 million euros, so no one wants to take him. Even if a team is willing to pay such a high price, Rangnick will not let him go. Sarihovic didn't expect to leave Hoffenheim either. After three seasons at Hoffenheim, he has adapted to life and football at Hoffenheim, and it was Hoffenheim who gave him new hope when he was struggling to find an opportunity at Hertha Berlin, and now he has always maintained a grateful heart for Hoffenheim. So last season, it was rumored that Hertha Berlin and Bayern Munich were interested in him, but he vetoed it. His contract did not expire until 2012, and he will not go anywhere until it expires.

※※※ Lorik. Negotiations between Sana's agent and Shendel Meyze are going well. Because Sana himself is inclined to join the Premier League and the Bundesliga, and in both leagues, the Bundesliga has the advantage of being closer to his home country and has similar habits. There are a lot of Eastern European players in the Bundesliga, and he will not be unfamiliar here. He is closer to his family.

In addition, Hoffenheim are a Bundesliga champion team and are playing in next season's UEFA Champions League, which is also very attractive. Marseille finished second in Ligue 1 last season and also played in the Champions League. He wasn't very happy to go to Sunderland, from a team that could play in the Champions League to a relegation team, the gap was too big...... Now that Hoffenheim can also play in the Champions League, that's fine.

In terms of treatment, Hoffenheim has money, so the contract offered also makes Sana very satisfied.

The two sides only talked for two days, and then signed all the details, and then Sana flew directly to Heidelberg, underwent a medical examination, and signed a contract with the team after the medical examination, and then he threw all the things like moving and finding a house in Sinsheim to the agent, said goodbye to his wife and children, and flew alone to the training camp in Hoffenheim Leogang.

When Sana arrived at training camp, it was 6 p.m. and the team's training was almost over.

Rangnick met with him, shook hands, and then Rangnick asked Sana to watch the team's training outside, while he continued to direct the training.

The Hoffenheim players also noticed their new team-mates on the sidelines, and they all looked at Sana, who was standing outside, with long hair and a beard, and did look like he was a man of his own legend - he was not the kind of person who was suave or shy. Just by looking at his outfit, you know what his temper and personality should be like.

Everyone was secretly watching the new signing. Sana is also watching his new teammates for four seasons.

His gaze swept over the faces of Van Nistelrooy, Simunich, Hildebrand, Kolarov, Sarihovic, Ibisevic and others, and finally fixed on Chu Zhongtian.

He was once an opponent on the field, the first player who dared to go toe-to-toe with him and not fall behind.

Chu Zhongtian was stretching out his hand on the field to beckon his teammates to ask for the ball, and after his teammates passed the football to him, he did not stop, but directly rubbed the football over the top, bypassed the opponent's defenders, and then fell directly to the feet of Van Nistelrooy. The "King of the Small Penalty Area" did not take the ball forward, but shot straight at the goal, and the ball got under the armpit of Hildebrand and drilled into the goal.

Fans outside the stadium cheered for Ruud van Nistelrooy and applauded. Ruud van Nistelrooy pointed to Chu Zhongtian after scoring and thanked him for the assist.

It seems that this is a key player for him, and now he is a commander who takes offense as his own responsibility.

I'm here to be his bodyguard.

Well...... It doesn't seem bad to be a teammate against someone like that...... Bruce finally knows how much Hoffenheim spent to snatch Sana from him.

On the same day that Sana handed over to Hoffenheim's training camp in Leogang, Austria, the official websites of Hoffenheim and Marseille clubs published the news at the same time:

"Lorik. Sana moved to Hoffenheim for 10 million euros. ”

(To be continued)