Chapter 4 Not for Sale
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As Zinedine Zidane said, in the following days, various big clubs made offers to Hoffenheim as if they had been negotiated. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
For a moment, the media went crazy with joy. There's simply so much hype to make during this time that they don't even know which club's offer to make the headlines.
Zidane is not a prophet, and the reason why he predicted so accurately is because he did not hide the whereabouts and purpose of this flight to Germany. He knows who the big teams know about Real Madrid's Zidane who he is looking for when he suddenly goes to Germany.
In addition to looking for Chu Zhongtian, who else can you find?
So Zidane appeared in Germany, which means that Real Madrid is going to attack Chu Zhongtian.
In today's world football, if there is one team that can make everyone feel fearful in the transfer market, it is Real Madrid. At the beginning, Figo was the captain and spiritual leader of Barcelona, but when Florentino came to power, he said that he would dig it. After that, as long as Real Madrid is determined to want people, there are almost no people they can't buy, Zidane, Ronaldo, Beckham, Kaka and C. Ronaldo, all of whom were considered impossible to transfer before success, all of them have defected to Real Madrid, a century-old giant.
If Real Madrid plans to make a move, they have to take the lead so as not to be snatched by Real Madrid first.
So during this time, the media broke out the offers of major clubs for Chu Zhongtian.
ββ¦β¦ Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has admitted that they have made an offer to Hoffenheim. However, the exact numbers are kept secret. Some experts speculate that Manchester United's offer should be around 40 million euros......"
Zinedine Zidane, the adviser to the president of Real Madrid and the team's technical director, arrived in Sinsheim the day before yesterday, and some media captured him and Chu meeting at Frankfurt Airport. Then Zidane got into Chu's car, and the two drove away...... I believe that Real Madrid has already started to contact Chu......"
Speaking to reporters, Carlo Ancelotti said he had been interested in Chuk for a long time, although he denied that Chelsea had just made an offer to Hoffenheim...... However, it is reported that Chelsea did make an offer, and the offer will not be less than 35 million euros! β
ββ¦β¦ Allegri is looking for a successor for Pirlo, is there a better fit than Chu? Hoffenheim and AC Milan met twice in the group stage last season, with Chu's Hoffenheim beating AC Milan twice, and Allegri experienced Chu's quality firsthand...... Everything Chu needs can be met here, but the only question is with Berlusconi, I don't know if Prime Minister Berlusconi, who has been anxious recently, still has the energy to manage the team's affairs, and whether he has the money to compete with a large group of big clubs......"
"Manchester City FC is not short of money, so they launched a fierce offensive against Chu Zhongtian! It is said that Mancini has decided to pay a transfer fee of 60 million euros to bring in Chu Zhongtian! If this news is true, it will be the highest value of an Asian player! β
"Bayern Munich have decided to make up for what they missed three years ago, and they intend to bring in Chu!"
ββ¦β¦ Pep Guardiola will never forget his side's defeat to Hoffenheim in the Champions League final, which was a devastating blow to Barcelona and ended their treble victory. I don't know when the next Triple Crown will go...... So now they have reached out to Chu, and it is said that Guardiola admires Chu very much and asks the club to take Chu ...... at all costs"
β¦β¦ The result of these news is that every day there will be a large number of Chinese fans of these giants on the Internet, today is AC Milan carnival day, tomorrow it will become Barcelona fans chanting "Camp Nou welcomes Lin Danda", the day after tomorrow may be Real Madrid fans ridiculing Barcelona fans for empty joy...... In China's online media, reports about Chu Zhongtian are endless, and almost all the wealthy clubs you can think of are related to Chu Zhongtian.
Someone even made a list for everyone's convenience. How much is the AC Milan offer, how much is the Real Madrid offer, how much is Barcelona estimated, Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City, ...... What is the price of waiting for a Premier League team...... Unlike previous cases that have always been dismissed as "nonsense", this time no one will doubt the truth of the matter. Because Hoffenheim FC's general manager Rothouse also admitted in an interview with Chinese reporters that the team has indeed received offers from many clubs, but he did not say which clubs they were.
It doesn't matter if he doesn't say it, the media have already exposed those glittering names.
β»β»β» Hoffenheim's manager Jan Young. Shendelmeze has been very busy lately, very busy, even a little too busy.
He receives countless phone calls every day, from other clubs, from the news media, and from agents.
All kinds of things are asking a question - is Chu Zhongtian still not for sale? If not, how much does it cost?
Manchester United offered Chu Zhongtian 35 million euros, which has been rejected by Shendelmaize. But soon their second offer came back, this time for 35 million euros plus Brazilian midfielder Anderson...... It can be seen that Manchester United are very resolute this time and are bound to win.
It was the first time that Shendel Meyze had dealt with a transfer offer from so many big clubs interested in a person, and he was a little scrambling and didn't know what to do.
Whether Chu Zhongtian can sell it or not, he as a manager doesn't count. Head coach Rangnick is adamantly opposed to selling Chu Zhongtian, but the news he heard from the club's chairman Hoffman does not seem to be resolute...... What do you think? Can it be sold? Still can't sell? Or can't you sell until a certain price is reached?
He didn't know. He had asked Mr. Hoffman about this question, and Mr. Hoffman's answer baffled him.
"Wait."
What does it mean to wait? What are you waiting for? Waiting for more people to quote? Or wait for the club's top management to figure out what to do?
It's a routine press conference, and the reporters in the audience are waiting for his answer. The question is, "Will Chu Zhongtian leave Hoffenheim?" β
Among the journalists are East Asian faces, in East Asian races there are Chinese, Japanese and Korean, and there are also journalists from Spain, Italy, England, France, and even the United States and the Arab world...... Of course, there are also local German journalists.
These people only cared about Chu Zhongtian's problems.
Shendelmaize shook his head: "Yes, it is true that there are many teams who have made offers to us. But we won't let Chu go! He has three years left on his contract with the team, he will continue to play for the team, and he is a share of Hoffenheim! β
Hearing him say this, it was obvious that some of the reporters had dark eyes and were disappointed by the result.
Shendelmeze breathed a sigh of relief.
But his ordeal was far from over, and immediately another Chinese reporter raised his hand and asked: "It is said that Real Madrid has officially made an offer to Hoffenheim, is this true?" β
Shendelmaize did not hesitate this time: "No! Not at all! Maybe they do have an interest in Chu, but we haven't received any faxes or emails from the Bernabeu here, and they didn't make an offer for Chu. β
The reason why he did not hesitate was that he was telling the truth, and the rumors that Real Madrid made an offer to Hoffenheim for Chu Zhongtian increased in the media, some media said that Real Madrid was ready to spend 40 million euros to buy Chu Zhongtian, and some said that Real Madrid planned to add Benzema for 25 million euros, or Las. Diarra came to exchange for Chu Zhongtian. But these are not facts, the fact is that Real Madrid did not make any offer except for sending Zidane to contact Chu Zhongtian privately.
β»β»β»After Zidane returned to Madrid, he reported his trip to Sinsheim to Florentino, and he relayed Chu Zhongtian's promise to Florentino.
Florentino was pleased with Zidane's work and obtained the commitment of a player before he could mobilize all his resources to buy it.
When he decided to turn the target of his purchase to this Chinese, he consulted many people around him who knew football, and they gave him the same answer - buying him is definitely a good deal!
However, Real Madrid did not rush to make an offer to Hoffenheim, but waited and watched.
They want to see Hoffenheim's attitude.
Soon the official Hoffenheim statement came out.
ββ¦β¦ Chu is one of our most important players, he is the heart of the team, the captain, the spiritual leader. The most important thing is that he has three seasons left on his contract with us. He is a priceless gem to the team and Hoffenheim will never sell their captain! β
Categorically, it seems that there is no negotiation.
And soon the media broke the news that Hoffenheim rejected all offers for Chu Zhongtian.
It seems that they are determined to keep Chu Zhongtian.
Zidane, of course, also saw the news, and he was a little anxious. I was afraid that Hoffenheim's attitude would make Florentino retreat.
At the time, Florentino seemed to be at ease.
Things have gone into the area he does best.
For the cunning Florentino, Hoffenheim is not refusing at all, but raising the price - if you want to buy my core, captain and flag, you have to show enough sincerity, is such a price to call Hanako?
Despite the fierce news in the media, he has inside information, and the highest cash offer so far is only 35 million euros for Manchester United...... Hoffenheim spent 30 million to buy Chu Zhongtian at the beginning, and now he has led the team to win a league championship and a Champions League title, is it only 5 million euros?
It's no wonder Hoffenheim was too low.
β»β»β»Chu Zhongtian is also waiting to see the changes.
When I go to training these days, I can always see fans outside the training base who are holding banners to keep him, but there are not many of them. After such dramas in the past few seasons, Hoffenheim fans may think that Chu Zhongtian will not leave the team.
If there is no accident, Chu Zhongtian is indeed reluctant to leave the team. But he depends on the attitude of the club.
So far, the club has talked to him once, or Rangnick talked to him, just to hear what he means, Chu Zhongtian told Rangnick that he didn't want to leave the team, but if the team wanted to sell him, he wouldn't force him to stay.
In the face of this person who almost dedicated his most youthful years to the team and helped the team win a league championship and a Champions League title, Rangnick can't accuse Chu Zhongtian of disliking the poor and loving the rich or something...... Rangnick gave Chu Zhongtian a promise at that time: "The team will definitely keep you at all costs, Chu!" This season, next season, next season, we'll all be together. β
Then he went to find someone who could talk.
He didn't go to the club's general manager, Hausrot, or the club's president, Hoffman, he went directly to the club's behind-the-scenes owner, Dietmar. Hope.
Dietma. Hope has an unbranded office at the new training base, but he has only been there once since the new season, and he rarely came to the training base last season. He seems to be deliberately weakening his influence among the club, and Hoffenheim has been in the media frequently in his first season in the Bundesliga, giving interviews to various media outlets about the "Hochon miracle". For this reason, he has been subjected to various death threats from fans of the sworn enemy team.
But rarely has he been so high-profile in recent seasons.
So in many of the away stands, there are no slogans attacking him, except for the Westphalen Stadium in Dortmund...... So instead of going to Hope in the office at the training base, Rangnick called Hope directly.
"Mr. Hope, I think we should talk a little bit about the future of the team."
Hope replied, "Yes, that's exactly what I do, Ralph." β
On the phone, Hope expressed to Rangnick his faith in Hoffenheim and his determination to keep Chu Zhongtian at all costs.
But Rangnick always felt that there was some hesitation in Hope's tone.
In addition, Hope told Rangnick that the team will not invest more in the transfer market this summer. Because this team is a team that has won the European championship, the personnel structure is very reasonable, and the players are strong, so there is no need to buy any more players. If Rangnick wants to strengthen his squad, Hope wants him to tap into his own academy, knowing that Hoffenheim's academy system is still very good.
And Hope also vaguely told Rangnick that not only will he not buy people, but the team may also have to sell people to balance the income and expenditure of some teams. So the Champions League won the team to get a lot of bonuses, but also paid a lot of money. For the sake of the team's healthy development in the coming seasons, it is necessary to take advantage of the fact that some players are getting more valuable.
Both sides are indeed talking about the future of the team, but for Rangnick, the future of the team is Chu Zhongtian, and Hope believes that the future of the team equals more.
After this phone call, Rangnick did not feel relieved, but became more worried...... β»β»β» Chu Zhongtian was still waiting to see what happened. Rangnick hadn't come to him since that conversation, and he knew that Rannick must have gone to Hope, and he didn't come to himself to explain that the results of the conversation with Hope weren't so satisfying.
It seems that Hoppe's analysis is correct, and UEFA's new deal is a blow to Hoffenheim, who rely on Hoppe's personal investment.
In fact, after winning the Champions League this time, a lot of criticism about Hoffenheim came from this aspect.
UEFA's new policy stipulates that in the future, the funds used by teams to buy players must come entirely from the profits generated by the club's own operations, and no foreign capital is allowed to intervene, including individuals, consortiums and bank loans. The new policy was designed to prevent football from becoming a game for the rich, and the whole of European football became a stage for big conglomerates to show off their money.
As a result, Hoffenheim, who had risen to prominence in two decades, lifted the European Champions League last season, beating mighty Barcelona in the final. Those critics argue that this is why UEFA is committed to promoting the New Deal, and if European football is full of grassroots teams that have risen to prominence with rich owners, then what is the glory and dignity of European football? What guarantees the fairness of football? Hoffenheim's winning the title is definitely not a good publicity lead, because it means that as long as you have the money, the team can win the title, which would give Manchester City, Chelsea and the like a very bad example.
When Hoffenheim first appeared in the Bundesliga, the Germans had such fears. Today, this concern has spread to the whole of Europe and to the world.
There was even a sour suggestion in the Catalan media that Platini should bring forward the new policy from 2011-12 to 2010-11 so that Hoffenheim could not win the Champions League. However, they don't want to think that Hoffenheim had Chu Zhongtian in the 2008-09 season, and UEFA's new policy may have to be two seasons earlier to prevent Hoffenheim from winning the Champions League.
Now that the new season begins, UEFA's new policy will begin to be officially implemented, and the finances of all European football clubs will be subject to very strict scrutiny, and clubs that do not meet the requirements may lose some rights, such as qualification for European competitions, such as being asked for relegation, such as being banned from transfers...... As the new Champions League champion, Hoffenheim is undoubtedly the best bird in the limelight, and beware of being retaliated against. It's no wonder that Hope also told Rangnick that this summer, Hoffenheim will not buy anyone, and if he wants to buy, he will only buy people who don't cost money.
Hope's austerity policy is also a last resort.
But Chu Zhongtian still waited and watched.
That's all he can do.
He refused to answer any rumours of a possible move away, saying only that he had three years left on his contract with Hoffenheim. As for what that means, leave it to others to figure out.
Of course he wants to stay at Hoffenheim, but if the club are going to sell him, he won't be willing to stay here without shame. He brought a league title, a Champions League title to this team that has no honors, he doesn't owe Hoffenheim anything, and even if he leaves, he walks with a clear conscience and is down-to-earth.
(To be continued)