Chapter 13: The Pie

The only reason Linsen came to Germany was because Reuss's father wanted to see him. However, after meeting, Royce's father is not the main character, the main character is Royce.

Unlike Royce in his memory, Royce, who was still a little young at this time, faced Lin Sen, even though he knew that the person in front of him was likely to decide his fate, but there was still not much cringe in his eyes.

"Why me?" As Lin Sen expected, Royce went straight to the point as soon as he spoke.

"Why can't it be you?" Lin Sen's answer was almost immediately following Royce's question, and then, he looked at Royce with a smile.

"......" Royce paused for a moment and fell silent, as if he was thinking about what Lin Sen's rhetorical question meant.

Lin Sen was not in a hurry to speak, he looked at Royce lightly, as if he had forgotten the equally silent old Royce on the other side.

"Sir, I mean, I'm not a talented player, I'm not famous, I really can't figure out why you would want to sign me, sir, and even, I don't know why you know me, and besides, you're going to give me a place in the main team." After a while, Royce still didn't seem to understand what Lin Sen's answer had to do with his question, so he simply expressed his doubts in detail.

"It's true that you're not famous now, and not many people think you're a genius, Marco." Lin Sen still smiled and said in a calm voice, "But no one is born famous. In my homeland, there is a story called Bole and Maxima, the content is probably a man named Bole was commissioned by the king to find a good horse, he searched for a long time but did not find it, but finally saw a skinny horse on the road, he thought that this horse was the good horse he was looking for, at first no one believed him, but later it turned out that his judgment was right. I don't tell this story to tell me that you and I are Bole, and you are Maxima. I just want to tell you that you asked me why I wanted to sign you, why I knew you, it doesn't really matter, the important thing is that I think you're the person I'm looking for, and I can prove it to everyone. So, if I really need an answer, I hope you will give it to me, not to you. Want to hear my predictions for you in the next few years if I don't sign with you? ”

Royce glanced at his father, then nodded.

"You're going to sign with Red and White Allen, but you won't stay in this second division team for long, speed will be your biggest dependence, maybe one season, maybe two seasons, you'll be favored by the Bundesliga team, and then, you'll play in the Bundesliga, this team that finds you won't be a giant, it may be a mid-stream team, and then, you'll slowly gain a foothold in this team, and your position will gradually move from the side, gradually approaching the middle, until you become the core of the midfield, and then, With your own example, you get into the national team, and after two or three seasons you get the chance to get into the big team, maybe Bayern Munich, maybe Bayer Leverkusen, maybe ......"

Speaking of this, Lin Sen's smile suddenly became a little playful, "Dortmund." What do you think? ”

Reuss felt his breathing slowly begin to speed up from the moment Linson said he entered the red and white Allen, when Linson said that he entered the Bundesliga, his breathing was already somewhat obvious, when the name of Bayern Munich appeared, his breathing could already be described as rapid, until finally the name Dortmund appeared, he suddenly felt a little out of breath.

After the initial greetings, old Royce has been silent, from beginning to end, Lin Sen and Royce have not been communicating for a long time, but Lin Sen's every word is like a hammer, every blow, it seems to hit his son's vital point, and his face has begun to change from a smile, to a grim, and from grim, to a shock now.

When he saw his son's brighter and brighter eyes, the elder Royce knew that the Chinese in front of him was already his son's head coach.

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Linsen has always admired German players, and the reason for his appreciation is the same as most people, because German players generally have a kind of tenacity, this tenacity, people call it willpower, and willpower, put in the hands of the head coach, can easily become tactical execution, the reason why German football is called the German tank, is nothing more than this reason, whether good or bad, the eleven parts of this tank, can always fit closely.

In this respect, Italian football is much more "cunning", because Italy is a tactical kingdom, they can always develop a variety of tactics to help themselves win the game, and the country that once had the Serie A league known as the "Little World Cup" has a bad problem with several other major leagues, that is, they think very highly. For example, England, which pays attention to "hukou", and Spain, which pays attention to "blood". It's a bit ironic that the local players of these three major leagues are also notoriously unaccustomed once they leave their home leagues.

Therefore, for Livermore, who went to Italy, Lin Sen, who already had a rough idea of the situation, was in fact mentally prepared for him not to make progress in a short period of time, compared to the fact that he was undoubtedly more concerned about another matter at the moment.

There is said to be another club interested in Baja: Zaragoza, who just poached West Targo from Málaga, and Zaragoza, who were relegated last season, obviously do not intend to stop there, although they have now been relegated to the second division, but at least their pockets are much more bulging than Malaga. If nothing else, the transfer of Diego Milito has brought them nearly 10 million in transfer income.

However, Zaragoza's offer for Baja is more peculiar and does not involve a transfer fee, they want to bring in Baja in the form of a player exchange, and the person they intend to use for the exchange is called Gabriel Fernández Arenas. Linson was puzzled when he first saw the name, but when Livermore sued him for another short name for the player, he almost jumped.

Gabi.

That's right, it is the captain of the future Simeone's iron-blooded Atletico Madrid, who won the league championship over the La Liga duo Real Madrid and Barcelona, and almost won the top of Europe.

It's almost pie in the sky.

In Linson's plan, the transfer of Malaga throughout the summer is in fact not just two, but three. The reason why the first stage is the first stage is not the most important goal, it is more just a matter of form, and the second stage is more like a race against time, but for Lin Sen, the most important thing is actually the third stage, because this stage involves a problem that he is most concerned about: the midfield barrier.

Málaga's tactics for the new season will continue the team's best defensive counter-attack, and there is no doubt that defense will be the top priority, and compared to last season, Linson's plan to make the biggest change to Malaga's defensive system is to return the defense to the midfield, or, more accurately, to the middle. In Linsen's view, although wingers have prevailed in football in recent years, it is clearly overkill to overemphasize the wide defense and neglect the protection of the middle, as was the case with Málaga last season. Therefore, the midfield barrier in Malaga in the new season has become the most headache for Linsen, because he found that compared with other positions, there is no candidate for this position on his list after being set with the same filter word. At present, in the Malaga team, only Apono can barely qualify for this position. Because of this, Lin Sen has been dreaming about which backs are downtrooped and which backs are frustrated at this time, and it is best to be both downcast and frustrated.

Therefore, the appearance of Gabi, for Lin Sen, is like drowsiness and pillow - just in time.

Livermore obviously wouldn't know what Linson was thinking at this time, in his opinion, Zaragoza's transfer mention most likely Linsen wouldn't like it, because he could see that the reason why Linson pushed Balista and Baja into the transfer market was not because he didn't like these two strikers, or even for tactical reasons, but purely because, in Malaga, Baja was the most likely person in the team to sell for money except for the vice-team Gamiz, and Ballista happened to be the person with the highest salary in the team. So all in all, Lin Sen is now poor and crazy.

Gabi is good, but for Baha? Are you kidding.

"Are you sure?" Livermore thought he had misheard.

Lin Sen agreed to the deal. You must know that after the exchange of Baja, Malaga is really smashing the pot and selling iron, and the rest of Gamez, who may still be worth a little money, is impossible to sell, which is the meat of the fans. In this way, the last two goals of Lin Sen's second stage will be really ruined nine times out of ten.

"Of course." Lin Sen's answer was very simple, "However, Zaragoza needs to post money." ”

"In that case, I'll take care of the rest. I'll get back to you. ”

Livermore hung up the phone and began to think about how to negotiate with Zaragoza.

Baha for Gabi and Zaragoza for money, if put in a few years, this is almost a fantasy. But now, there's room for manoeuvre. First of all, the two joined differently, Malaga signed Baha for a transfer fee, while Zaragoza signed Gabi on a free transfer. Secondly, the salaries of the two are completely unequal. Baja's current salary in Malaga is only less than 150,000 a year, and because it is a free transfer, Gabi's salary in Zaragoza is not low, 1.2 million, which is precisely the highest salary in Malaga before. Of course, there is a more important point: the initiator of this deal is not Malaga.

In view of this, Livermore quickly replied to Zaragoza's offer: it could be exchanged, but Zaragoza would have to make up the difference of two million.

Zaragoza looked at it, although it was a little annoyed by Livermore's lion opening, but since Malaga was willing to negotiate, it showed that there was a drama in the matter. Originally, they were just holding an inquiry mentality, they were still happy about this, they just lost Diego Milito, they urgently needed a striker, obviously Baja who can form a tacit understanding with Sitargo is a good choice, and more importantly, Baja's salary requirements are not high when he plays. The relegation still had an impact on Zaragoza, and the austerity of the budget was the most direct manifestation, and Gabi, who had some overlapping roles after the arrival of Sitargo, was also a high-wage group in the team, so he naturally became the target of purge.

Plus 800,000! Zaragoza's first counteroffer.

Add 1,800,000! Livermore, you come and go.

Add a million! Zaragoza second counteroffer.

Plus 1.5 million! Livermore gave in one more step.

Add 1,200,000!

Deal!

A Baja in exchange for Gabi and 1.2 million, in Lin Sen's opinion, this is simply a turnip for cannon deal so easily, although in the eyes of Livermore at the moment, it is only Cheng Dù who should not lose. Next, there is only one final obstacle left for the deal to become a reality: the opinions of the two players involved. You know, if a deal like this involves a player swap, if it ends up aborting, the reason is often the player.

It is unlikely that Baja will become a problem, although the first division has become the second division, but Zaragoza is likely to be promoted next season, Baja is only a year late in La Liga, but if he does Zaragoza, he will almost certainly get a contract far higher than in Malaga. So, the problem can only be with Gabi. Wages can be a reason for Baha's trip, and naturally it can also be a reason for Gabi not to make the trip. The situation for the two is almost opposite. Málaga is unlikely to offer Gabi a contract that exceeds what he did in Zaragoza, on the contrary, they will ask for a pay cut for Gabi, and that's the problem.

Lin Sen didn't care much about Livermore's doubts. In his opinion, Gabi will most likely accept a salary cut, because he does not believe that the future captain of Atletico Madrid will be willing to play in the second division under the condition that he can play in La Liga? Zaragoza is not Atletico again! What's more, similar to the minimum termination clause, La Liga clubs, especially clubs in danger of relegation, generally have a clause in the player's contract on how much to reduce the salary of the relegation, and Gabi may not be an exception, so even if he stays in Zaragoza, I am afraid it will be difficult to escape the salary reduction.