Chapter 63: Leaving Real Madrid
Coming down by two goals with little time left was a death sentence for Brazil, but Scolari and his players could not accept the home defeat to China in any case, and in the following game, Brazil pressed all over the line like crazy, bombarding the Chinese penalty area. This undoubtedly provided a good opportunity for the Chinese team to counterattack quickly, but in the situation that the Brazilian team was defeated, the tendency of on-field penalties became more and more obvious, and the Brazilian team's backline was able to use the offside tactics and fouls when necessary to defuse the Chinese team's dangerous and rapid counterattack four times
Despite this, the Brazilians were unable to equalise the score as they became more and more impatient, and they would not have even wanted to score a goal had it not been for the referee's care of a penalty. CCTV commentator Gong Lei, who was very dissatisfied with the home whistle in this game, unceremoniously said that he was not optimistic about the Brazilian team's World Cup journey next year, because their mentality was too impetuous, and the result was really unfortunate later
However, it is not only Brazilians who are impetuous, as the Chinese national team's first world championship has left the domestic media and many fans ecstatic, but it is not all good. Although the boys of the national football team have received a heroic welcome after returning home, the domestic media and most fans have also put forward higher requirements for the performance of the national football team in the World Cup next year, and only a few fans can calmly point out that although the Confederations Cup is nicknamed the "Little World Cup" after all, there is still a big gap with the real World Cup.
Gao Jun, the national football leader who "habitually" won the best double in this Confederations Cup, is one of them, but after all, he is abroad, and some whips are beyond his reach, and it is difficult to extinguish the false fire at home, not to mention that Gao Jun has a lot of things to do in the new season, and it is impossible to put too much thought into the national team
One of the most shocking things in world football. It was Gao Jun who rejected Real Madrid's request to renew his contract, on the grounds that the current Real Madrid is too strong to find an opponent at all. At this time, Gao Jun's contract with Real Madrid Club was about to expire with only one year, and after the persuasion failed, Real Madrid Club could only sell him while the contract was not over, so as to avoid the huge loss of his free departure after a year.
Long before the start of last season, actually. Gao Jun has already revealed such a meaning, but at that time, Real Madrid Club thought that Gao Jun was making excuses to renew the contract and raise the price, so he didn't pay much attention to it, but when their record-breaking contract (annual salary after tax exceeded 20 million euros) after the Confederations Cup was rejected by Gao Jun again, Real Madrid Club finally knew that Gao Jun was determined to leave.
For Gao Jun's decision, his agent Mendes is resolutely opposed, and the reason is also very good, in this world, for Gao Jun. There could not be a better platform than Real Madrid, whether it is an individual's salary, the prestige of the club or the quality of the team. But Gao Jun is still stubborn, because now his income is enough, as for the strength of the team, no matter how strong Real Madrid is, Gao Jun will not be able to win the World Cup, but will not be able to enjoy the fun of football in club competitions.
Due to the identity of the world's first footballer and the vast Chinese market behind him, Gao Jun's commercial value has been rising since he came to Real Madrid. In the 2011/2012 season, it finally reached its peak, and the quarterly net income exceeded the 1 billion yuan mark for the first time. Not only is it at the top of the world's athlete rich list, but it is also more than the sum of the income of the 2-9 places in the same period, which is almost comparable to Jordan, the king of the basketball world when he was still playing
In particular, Gao Jun's investment in campus football and football schools has also begun to pay off over the years, and as the domestic football fever continues to ferment, more and more local officials are trying to use football to make political achievements. As a result, Gao Jun's football assets have also increased rapidly, even according to the current market, if Gao Jun gets rid of those campus football projects and football schools in his hands, he can get more than 10 billion yuan, which is enough to surpass Jordan. Become the richest sports star in the history of the world. Mendes, who had been complaining about Gao Jun's waste of money, was finally convinced by this time, just kidding, comparing vision, who can compare with the traverser?
And because Gao Jun currently sponsors hundreds of football characteristic primary schools, it is difficult to increase rapidly in the future, and considering China's national conditions, it is impossible for children to take care of football and studies after entering middle school, Gao Jun has adopted a "elite strategy" for football schools, and has only built one so far, so he can simply say that there is too much money to spend. In this case, the high income of staying in Real Madrid is not so attractive, not to mention that with Gao Jun's current football status, even if he leaves Real Madrid, there will be no significant decline in commercial income, and this is the big one, and the loss is actually limited. What's more, even if he stays in Real Madrid, unless Gao Jun can really win the World Cup and succeed in becoming the king, his commercial value has been almost tapped, and it is difficult to make a significant increase.
Although he always disagreed with Gao Jun's decision, Mendes knew that once Gao Jun's decision was made, he would no longer listen to other people's opinions, and considering the huge share of the transfer fee, he finally fulfilled his duties as an agent and began to actively contact his next family. The reason why it is only to contact and not to look for it is because Gao Jun has long had a clear goal
After learning that Gao Jun intended to come to the Arsenal team, Arsene Wenger, who had been regretting his initial hesitation all these years, was simply overjoyed, and the Arsenal fans were even more jubilant. It is said that although the Arsenal team in this time and space is stronger than in history, but because Ronaldo has not left Manchester United, the Arsenal team has not been able to win the Premier League championship in recent years.
After learning that Gao Jun was interested in joining his team, Arsenal fans all rushed to tell each other, as if they had won the long-lost Premier League title in advance, or even the Champions League Gold Cup, which they had not touched for a long time. But Arsene Wenger, the first manager of the Arsenal team to learn about this, quickly recovered his composure, because he knew very well that even if Gao Jun wanted to come, even if his current contract was only one year left to expire, with Gao Jun's current strength and fame and football status, the transfer fee was definitely an astronomical amount, even if the Arsenal club has now come out of the stage of financial lockdown, it is not easy to buy Gao Jun
In the end, after repeated negotiations between the two clubs and Mendes's patient mediation, the transfer that attracted the attention of the whole world was finally completed, and in order to get the high army, Arsenal did not hesitate to sell their midfield core and team leader - the Frenchman Corgne, who is now recognized as the world's number one defender, to Real Madrid, which even caused many Arsenal fans to protest.
With two years left on his contract in the summer of 2013, Arsenal did not pay Real Madrid any more cash, but only paid the full commission to the agents of the two players, totaling about 20 million euros, although he was far less valuable than Gao Jun. Due to this large expenditure, Arsenal could not afford to buy a world-class all-round midfielder to fill the void left by Korgne's departure after buying Gao Jun, but this is what Gao Jun wants, because it gives Yu Hai the opportunity to play the main team.
Unlike Rong Hao, a good friend who has been stagnant since last season because of his lack of love for football, Yu Hai's dedication and love for football is no worse than anyone else's, and his talent is actually slightly better, the reason why he has not been able to become a world-class star until now is actually because he is too versatile, and he has been used as a universal patch by the head coach everywhere, and he has never had the opportunity to fix himself in a position, which has affected his growth.
Now Yu Hai is 26 years old, if he develops well, there is still a chance to jump up again, but the premise is that there must be enough playing time and the most suitable position for him, and in Gao Jun's opinion, in addition to the free man that few teams use, the all-round back is the most suitable position for Yu Hai. Although there is a big gap between him and Corgne in terms of personal ability, after Gao Jun arrives in the team, the tacit understanding brought by a number of oriental players can make up for this deficiency in a large way, and the results of the Arsenal team are very promising. If the Arsenal team can really achieve a breakthrough, as the most important all-round midfielder in the team's tactical system, Yu Hai is also very hopeful to break the chrysalis into a butterfly. And if Corne doesn't leave, and Yu Hai plays as a universal substitute for two more seasons, then his achievements and strength can only stay at this level
Yu Hai is not the only Chinese player in the Arsenal team who has benefited from Gao Jun's arrival, and the two younger brothers in the front court will benefit a lot, Gao Jun hopes that his arrival can help Xie Wenjun truly become a superstar on par with Thierry Henry, and make the king of martial arts go one step further to a world-class level. Even Rong Hao, who has felt the bottleneck in the past two years and began to put his mind outside of football, because he has always been in awe of Gao Jun, at least his attitude towards training and games should be better than before (to be continued......