Chapter 2 Sweet and Sweet

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Chu Zhongtian returned to the team at the end of June after his vacation, and the Bundesliga started in mid-August, so their return date was earlier than that of teams in other national leagues, like the Premier League and Ligue 1. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

By this time, news was still raging about whether he would leave Hoffenheim. Many reporters gathered in the small city of Sinsheim to find out whether Chu Zhongtian could continue to stay at Hoffenheim.

On the first day of training, Chu Zhongtian drove straight to Hoffenheim, and when he got there, he realized that something was wrong. The former bustling Hoffenheim training base was deserted outside.

Cornelia, who was busy outside the house, spotted him and shouted, "Chu! What are you doing here? ”

"I'm dizzy, Aunt Cornelia. I forgot that we had moved to a new training base......" Chu Zhongtian walked towards Cornelia and said helplessly. Since he has come here, he will chat with Cornelia by the way, and he will always arrive at the training base much earlier than the scheduled training start time.

"Hey, you're the first one I've seen today, I wish there were a few more ......," Cornelia said with a little loneliness.

The euphoria of the European Champions Cup has passed, and the small village has fallen into calm again. The European champions walk out from here, but they don't go to the next level here. They abandoned this simple training base, which was obviously unable to meet the requirements, and moved to a new training base with a strong high-tech component.

"You can come and see us at any time, Aunt Cornelia."

The middle-aged German woman pouted: "I don't have that much time. Did you see that? She turned and pointed to her house.

Chu Zhongtian noticed that there was a very high paint bucket piled on one side of the wall, which was covered with a waterproof canvas.

Cornelia said brightly, "I'm going to repaint the façade!" And I changed my mind! I'm going to paint you holding the cup, all the Hoffenheim players, a lot! Of course......" she pointed to the gate facing the street, "this spot is reserved for you!" Ha! ”

Chu Zhongtian smiled.

The lovely fans are his most valuable asset whenever he stops at a place.

"You brought the Champions Cup back to your home country, and the fans there must be happy, right?" Cornelia asked.

Chu Zhongtian nodded: "Yes, they are very happy." He remembered how he had been on his way from the Capital International Airport to the hotel where he was staying. When the Chinese team won the Asian Cup and returned home, he did not come back together, but later saw and heard about the situation on the Internet and from the mouths of his teammates in the national team, and his treatment now is exactly the same as at that time. It's just that there are a little less people.

"It's great that they can share the joy of winning the championship with us! I'm going to go to China when I have the chance, and I want to see what a country like you can have people like you......" Cornelia looked yearning.

"China welcomes you, Aunt Cornelia, you are always welcome."

The two of them were chatting, and a black Audi A8 drove from the corner of the street in the distance, Chu Zhongtian glanced at the license plate and laughed, and Aunt Cornelia next to him also smiled.

"Oh! Damn it! Weiss's voice could be heard from afar. He stopped in front of Chu Zhongtian and Cornelia with a sudden brake.

"But, thankfully, I'm not the first stupid." He poked his head out, looked at Chu Zhongtian, and laughed at himself.

Chu Zhongtian also said: "Fortunately, I'm not the only one, ha!" Looks like you've forgotten that we've moved to a new training base, right? ”

"Yes, yes...... When I got up in the morning, I drove straight here. I've been training here for five years and I'm used to it......" Weiss said embarrassedly as he touched his nose.

While the two of them were talking, two Mercedes-Benzes of different models drove one after the other.

This time it was Weiss's turn to laugh - two more teammates!

This time it was Salikhovic and Ibisevic, two Bosnian Bosnia and Herzegovina who always come to train together.

Cornelia was smiling happily next to her, she didn't expect that the team had moved away, but she could still see so many players at home at once. It's like going back to the way before.

Chu Zhongtian was saying to his teammates: "Let's call everyone, whether it's the right one or the wrong one, call one and tell them not to come this way, go to a new place!" ”

So several people took out their mobile phones to call other teammates. While they were fighting, three more cars came one after another, namely Quaresma, Kolarov and Enyema...... One of them was Enyema, who was following Weiss's phone call to him, and drove this way...... After finally contacting everyone, Chu Zhongtian looked at the time and motioned for everyone to get in the car and go to training. It's not good to be late for the first day of training in the new season.

All the cars lined up on the side of the road, and Chu Zhongtian poked his head out and waved goodbye to Cornelia: "Goodbye, Aunt Cornelia!" ”

The others waved goodbye to Cornelia.

After waving goodbye to Cornelia, the convoy drove out of the small village of Hoffenheim.

"I miss the ...... of the barbecue at the restaurant next to the gas station," Weiss said, pointing out the window as the convoy passed by the village's only gas station.

Then he realized that no one would hear what he was saying, just talking to himself, and suddenly felt a little lonely. The old training base with their memories has been left behind, and from today onwards, they will start fighting on a new training ground and start their journey again as European champions.

※※※ "Asena. Arsene Wenger was furious that Real Madrid kept seducing Cesc Fabregas, and he made it clear that Sesk was not for sale at Arsenal. No one wants to take him away from the Emirates Stadium......"

Sports news is playing on the TV. What kind of football news is the most popular and concerned in the summer, of course, is all kinds of transfer rumors.

Real Madrid's interest in Cesc Fabregas has been the focus of major media reports these days. In fact, Real Madrid's interest in Cesc Fabregas is not new in the past few days, it was an idea a few years ago. Calderón was the president of Real Madrid, and the reason he was appointed was because he promised his members that he would bring with him three superstars of world football at the time: Kaka, Cesc Fabregas and Arjen Robben. As a result, except for Robben, the remaining two are still in the opponent's camp. Kaka was still won by Florentino at the beginning of his tenure, and it has nothing to do with Calderón.

Real Madrid's tireless pursuit of Cesc Fabregas has a reason, as they lacked a player who could control the tempo of midfield until Alonso's arrival, and since Zinedine Zidane's retirement, Real Madrid's midfield has been in an embarrassing situation without a core, which is one of the reasons for their inconsistent results.

Later, after not being able to pursue Cesc Fabregas, Real Madrid retreated to the second place and bought Liverpool's Spanish midfielder Alonso, Alonso is a natural master of midfield control, but in terms of fame, he is still a little smaller than Cesc Fabregas.

But throughout Real Madrid, there are midfielders with similar characteristics to Alonso...... Not a single one! This means that Alonso is the only real indispensable figure in the team, as long as he can't play, Real Madrid, even if they have C. Ronaldo, Kaka, Benzema, Higuain, Mesut Ozil, Di Maria and other attacking players, they still can't find a direction when attacking, like a headless fly.

In the few games that Real Madrid lost or drew last season, Alonso was unavailable for various reasons. Alonso is a midfielder who is very demanding defensively, which means that his yellow cards will not be less, and when he accumulates yellow cards and is suspended, Mourinho's team is like a mediocre team, and can only rely on the individual flashes of stars such as C. Ronaldo, which is too unsafe. Jose Mourinho cannot tolerate this repeating itself.

Therefore, when asking for a centre-forward, he also asked the team to find a midfielder for him who could replace Alonso, or share the blame for Alonso.

Whether it's Russ. Diarra, Khedira or Gago are all robbery-type midfielders, and they are not good at controlling the tempo, organizing attacks, and tandem attacking and defending.

Cesc Fabregas is a very good candidate as the heart of the Gunners.

But Real Madrid's continuous pursuit of the offensive made Arsene Wenger angry, you must know that Real Madrid's ability to dig into the wall is very powerful, starting with Figo, they have continued this glorious tradition, Zidane, Ronaldo, Beckham, Owen, Kaka, C. Ronaldo...... These players were the absolute core of the opposing team before they were poached to Real Madrid. He felt that his authority was offended. In addition, the relationship between Arsene Wenger and Mourinho is by no means good, so it is almost impossible for him to sell his core to a rival...... Barcelona are also making trouble, constantly claiming that they want to bring in Cesc Fabregas and let Cesc Fabregas fall back to its roots, just like Pique. Whether or not they really want Cesc Fabregas to return to Barcelona, at least with this hype, Arsenal are in a position to ask for a ridiculous price. Real Madrid would have liked to add Lars for 25 million euros. Diarra came to buy Cesc Fabregas, but Arsenal were unmoved.

Cesc Fabregas is also reluctant to cooperate with Real Madrid and the club to turn the other cheek - he does not want to be spit on by the Gunners fans. This makes Real Madrid's takeover look passive.

However, the media reported that Real Madrid also has a plan B, which is to buy Schweinsteiger. The pursuit of Schweinsteiger has also continued for a season, since the World Cup in South Africa, Real Madrid has been very fond of Germany's "little pig", because the current Schweinsteiger has been transformed into a midfielder, and his ability to control the ball in the midfield is very good. He is also a qualified Alonso understudy.

But this is almost unlikely, because Bayern Munich have a very, very tough attitude. Florentino called Rummenigge, but Rummenigge didn't answer and didn't talk to him!

Without giving Florentino such face, one can imagine how determined he was to keep Schweinsteiger.

Chu Zhongtian browses the news of world football on the Internet every day and knows the transfer situation very well. In fact, he had received calls from Zidane and his agent Merry before. It's all about the same thing - if Real Madrid are interested in him, ask him if he is going.

Chu Zhongtian's answer was different. Faced with Zinedine Zidane, his good friend and adviser to the president and technical director of Real Madrid, his polite but firm answer was that he was thinking about Hoffenheim first, after all, he is now a Hoffenheim player.

As for Merry, his answer was to ask Merry to keep in touch with Real Madrid, and if Real Madrid came to him again, let him tell him.

To Real Madrid or not? It's not a question, it's a question of whether there is a need to go. If he was going to be a substitute for Alonso, he wouldn't go. This past season, he was the best defender in Europe, so why should he be used as a substitute for someone else?

There have been a lot of recent rumours about his transfer, but he has never promised in public that he would leave or stay. That's because he doesn't know what the future holds, and he seems to be an impermanent villain in the end. Even if he leaves, he will go with dignity, and if he stays, he will stay with peace of mind.

He actually wants to see the attitude of the club. Although the club renewed his contract with himself last season, Dietmar. Hope agreed to his request. But he is worried that after the team won the Champions League, Hope will think that it is done, and his wish has been fulfilled, and he will unload the mill and kill the donkey.

The big scene is not just a Champions League title, a league title, the big scene means a lot.

He wanted to wait and see what was going on for the better.

※※※ Rangnick was very worried, worried about various transfer rumors, and when he woke up the next day, he saw the news that Chu Zhongtian had signed a contract with a certain giant team. This fear, which has been around since two seasons ago, has not been realized, but it hangs over his head like a sword of Damocles.

Now I'm more worried.

Anyone who watched Chu Zhongtian's performance in the Champions League final could not be moved, a player who can destroy the city, assist his teammates to score, organize and plan, freeze Messi in defense, and even make world-class saves in front of the goal, who doesn't want it?

Those big teams are richer, more profound, and more attractive than Hoffenheim. Why did Hoffenheim keep Chu Zhongtian? Is it just that new contract?

Rangnick felt unreliable.

But fortunately, he observed that Chu Zhongtian was not affected by those transfer rumors, his training was very normal, and his performance in the locker room and on the training ground was also normal, as if those transfer rumors had nothing to do with him.

He actually wanted to ask Chu Zhongtian what he thought, but he didn't dare, for fear that what he knew was a cruel reality.

※※※ James. Merry was very busy during this time, even if he stayed at home and did nothing, the phone would ring non-stop, it was the head coach of the major European teams, or the club's sports director and club president, who called him to ask him about whether Chu Zhongtian could be transferred.

This time, these people are clearly inevitable.

In the first two seasons, there were also a lot of rumors about Chu Zhongtian's transfer, but they were all thunder and rain, but this time it was different.

Chu Zhongtian's performance in the Champions League final is simply the most powerful advertisement in the world, in that final, the head coaches of various national teams, as well as the head coaches and club managers of many big European clubs are sitting in the stands.

After watching this game, they were all excited, and it was not an incredible thing to make up their minds to buy Chu Zhongtian.

What he, the agent, had to do was not to give back all the news to Chu Zhongtian, but to pick it first, and directly reject those obviously impossible invitations and inquiries. For example, those teams that are only in the middle of the league in their respective countries, it is absolutely impossible for Chu Zhongtian to go. With his current identity and ability, even if he goes to a giant team, he can get the guarantee of the main core, so what do you do with the midstream team?

Just as he was picking and choosing for Chu Zhongtian, he received a call from Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson.

Ferguson expressed to him on the phone his desire to join Manchester United. This was an invitation of sufficient weight, and Merry decided to transfer it to Chu Zhongtian.

At Manchester United, Alex Ferguson is entirely alone and has no one to meddle in the affairs of the team. It wasn't a matter of a day or two that he was interested in Chu Zhongtian, and this time he was particularly urgent. Since the sale of C. Ronaldo, Manchester United's investment in the past two seasons has not been large, and there is still money left in hand, so he decided to use it all to smash on Chu Zhongtian.

When Chu Zhongtian was still a Ligue 1 player, Hoffenheim spent 30 million euros to buy him, but what was the result? How many tens of thousands did three seasons bring to the team? The first season led the team to win the league championship, which alone brought Hoffenheim 10 million euros in revenue, and participated in the Champions League next season, six group stage games and two knockout games, and the various fixed and performance bonuses add up to 13.3 million euros, not including the TV broadcast fees allocated according to the ranking in the league, it can be said that in two seasons, Hoffenheim has recouped its investment in Chu Zhongtian, and the next season is all net earnings.

And the craziest part is the next season. Hoffenheim won the European championship and finally got a prize of 30.7 million euros! And that's just the tournament prize, not the TV revenue!

So as long as you buy Chu Zhongtian, you don't have to worry about running out of money at all, plus Chu Zhongtian has a strong Chinese market behind him to support, with Chu Zhongtian, you also have the ultimate key to open the Chinese market, just buying a jersey is enough to earn back the cost price of buying him.

The managers of these clubs are not fools and certainly do not make a loss-making deal.

No matter how much money they spend to buy Chu Zhongtian, they will make a sure profit.

(To be continued)