Chapter Twenty-Five: The Quest for Weigel
"Dortmund is a joint-stock company with a current shareholding ratio of 14.78% for Evonik Industries AG, 8.21% for Bernard Gerske (private investor), 5.53% for Dortmund FC, 5.43% for Signar Iduna Group, 5.00% for Puma and 61.04% for outstanding shares. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info "Xiaoxue listed a series of numbers on the side.
"Your work is very detailed, yes, because they are a joint stock company, Dortmund FC is an unlimited liability shareholder, so although the shareholding ratio is not dominant, the club still has full management rights, in recent years their business philosophy is to reasonably maintain the operation of the club, as long as there is a suitable offer, the core players can be sold, Rosicky, Shahin, Shinji Kagawa, Gotze, Lewandowski, Hummels, Mkhitaryan have brought a lot of money to the club."
"Yes, just like leeks, they cut a stubble and grow a stubble, I have to say that they have a unique place in hematopoiesis."
"Your analogy is so funny, leek, haha, it's so vivid. I take the liberty of asking, what are you going to talk about this transfer? ”
"The first transfer of players in the club, of course, I talked about it in a dignified manner, everything was done according to the procedure, and I showed the style of a big club, just like I did with you. Although it may be faster to contact players or agents privately to negotiate terms and put pressure on the club, one is not professional and the other is afraid of punishment, of course, I am not stuck to the old rules, and if necessary, I do not reject this method, playing the rules and rubbing the sidelines. ”
"Dortmund CEO Watzke is still familiar with me, why don't I make an appointment? But in whose capacity? Not on the Aston Villa side, after all, it hasn't officially changed hands. ”
'We've got carte blanche from the club and the transfer officials will be there later, so let's see how Mr. Watzke reacts, I didn't expect it to happen in a moment'.
'I'm not very optimistic about this transfer, moving from a Champions League team to a Championship team, it's hard to imagine the difference, it's crazy. Wolfart shook his head repeatedly.
"Nothing is impossible, a player's athletic career is too short, unlike a doctor you have such a long professional life, if you have the best results in this limited time, why not pursue to make your family's life better? Dortmund's business philosophy is destined to make it difficult for them to stand on the top of Europe for a long time, and we are a team that has the courage to pursue and the strength to pursue, although the current situation is a little worse, give me two years, we will rise! Wouldn't it be more rewarding to let him grow with the team? What's more, he is only 21 years old, and he can afford to wait, sometimes it is not whether it is attractive enough, but the problem of a few zeros after the number of the check, and if there is a problem, add a zero. ”
Listening to Li Haolong's domineering confession, the doctor stared at this young man who was still a little quiet in his clinic this year like a stranger, but Li Haolong was still immersed in the emotions just now, until Xiaoxue patted his hand and came back to his senses.
"I'm sorry, I'm too excited, but I think we should have this domineering!"
"Li, you have once again subverted my perception of Chinese, I think I don't need to discuss with my family, I will be your employee from now on, I will definitely help you do this!" The hands of the old and the young were tightly clasped together, and Li Haolong's first step was also taken steadily.
Under the mediation of Walfath, Dortmund arranged a formal meeting, and Li Haolong, together with Xiaoxue, Walfath, Alfred, the club's head of scouting in Germany, and the club's CEO Tom Fox, Chief Financial Officer Robin Russell, and Li Dazhi, who had just arrived, rushed to Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, and attended a meeting with Watzke and others at the Dortmund club headquarters. Manager Roberto Di Matteo is leading the team and is unable to participate, and as a player Di Matteo was the heart of the midfield playmaker, known for his precise long balls and his signature heavy long-range shots, and his style of coaching in his Chelsea era was defensive counter-attacking. Li Haolong also had a deep conversation with him, reiterating that he takes the route of technical football, and in principle, Di Matteo is also willing to try a variety of styles.
At the meeting, Tom introduced Li Haolong's special identity to Dortmund, and Watzke looked at the young Chinese in surprise.
"The Chinese are amazing, to have a team with a great history at such a young age, this is the speed of China."
"Thank you for the compliment, but I don't think there's anything special, everyone here is an elite, senior, I'm just a primary school student in front of you, I hope you will mention more."
"You're so humble, as humble as the Japanese players on our team."
"Are you talking about Shinji Kagawa?"
"Oh, you know a lot."
"When I was in Germany, I used to watch your balls a lot, and the players were quite familiar, so I thought of you first when I brought in the reinforcements."
"Haha, you're digging into the wall."
"No, no, no, digging the foot of the wall was done in secret, but we came to buy it in person with great sincerity."
"We don't refuse to listen to any offer in business, Borussia Dortmund is a club with a very healthy finances."
Li Haolong nodded at Tom, and the rest was handed over to him, and the price range had been discussed before coming. Tom has an extensive track record in the sports market industry over the past 25 years, including establishing the NBA's first office in Asia and serving as General Manager, as Director of Sports Marketing for Nike Asia and the Americas, as Chief Commercial Officer of Arsenal Football Club for the past five years, and with PepsiCo Gatorade before joining Arsenal Football Club in 2009.
"That's what we're here for, Julian Weigel, your young player, and we're very interested in hearing what you have to offer."
"Weigel is the heart of our midfield and his prospects are quite promising, and Barcelona and Real Madrid are also keeping an eye on him."
"You don't need to describe him anymore, I know that, otherwise we wouldn't be here."
"Fast talk, I like to do business with happy people, why don't you talk about your offer."
"Thirty million pounds, paid in one lump sum."
"That's more than 35 million euros, dissatisfied with everyone, Paris Saint-Germain bid 40 million euros this year, which has been exposed by the media, and we are by no means raising the price."
"Thirty-six million pounds."
"Well, let's pause the bargaining for a while, I agree and suggest you try to get in touch with Weigel and his agent Hertz first, if the player refuses to transfer, we won't be able to do it." Watzke thought for a moment and came up with a new proposal.
"Okay, hopefully we'll be able to agree next time."
"Good luck to you, as well as my dear Chinese friends and Dr. Wolfart!"
The short negotiation was temporarily terminated in a friendly atmosphere, and it can be seen that Watzke at least did not resist such an offer, nor did he open his mouth because he was a local tyrant from the East, but no one could have expected what kind of plans Watzke did not say behind it, after all, they were all old foxes at the negotiating table.
(Note: Tom Fox resigned in March 2016 due to the team's poor record, and for the same reason as before, he remained in the novel.) )