Chapter 121: The Disappointing Transfer Market (Subscription Requested!) )
Listening to the roar of "Xie Yalong, get out of class" shouted by the fans in the stadium, the Olympic journey of the National Olympic team was completely over, and all they left behind was the embarrassing performance of the 'Lei Ren' who made people want to cry without tears. The end of the Olympic Games has also brought the two major competitions of this sports year to a complete end, and it seems that the eyes of sports fans are about to return to the league competition. Because Spain also lifted the Delaunay Cup in the European Championship, which has long ended, the Olympics are also over at this time, and all the inspections of players should also end. Aside from the other major leagues, the summer transfer market in the Bundesliga this year seems to be a bit surprising, not a big surprise, but it can't be said to be a small business, and even a little unenterprising. Bundesliga transfer, although there is no "transfer storm" like Bayern spent 70 million euros to introduce Ribery and Toney last year, there is still no shortage of large investments, especially Hamburg and Wolfsburg, who have invested more than 30 million euros in the transfer market this year, which can be called the two teams with the most reinforcements! However, the investment of the two teams with the largest investment is only 30 million, and almost all of them are the transfer investment of the stronger teams, which is obviously low. The Bundesliga has rarely seen high-quality signings this year, and even Bayern Munich after the change of manager seems unusually calm. Overall, the intensity of Bundesliga transfers this summer has been much less than last year, when the total investment of Bundesliga teams reached a staggering 170 million euros, compared to 73 million this year, less than half of last year's total. It seems that after a season of "burning money", the Bundesliga giants have generally returned to rationality and began to invest cautiously. Last year, Bayern spent a whopping 79 million euros on one team. And Hamburg and Wolfsburg, the two biggest teams this year, add up to only 60 million euros. And only five teams have invested more than €10 million this year: Hamburg, Wolfsburg, Schalke 04, Bayer Leverkusen and Hoffenheim. Bundesliga boss Bayern is an amazing zero investment, which is also a rare situation in previous years, you must know that last year alone, there were no less than ten Bundesliga teams with an investment of more than 10 million euros, it seems that compared with previous years, this season's Bundesliga transfer market is indeed a lot colder!
However, the low investment does not mean that the transfer of the Bundesliga this summer has lost its interest, and this year the Bundesliga has also welcomed a number of surprising new faces, such as Wolfsburg, who brought in two Italian internationals, Barzagli and Zaccardo. It gives a glimpse of their ambitions for the new season. And the Dutch defender Ngral, who shone in the European Cup, came to Schalke 04, and his performance is also expected. At the same time, Bayer Leverkusen, Hamburg and other teams have also introduced new stars such as Augusto and Neves who are concerned by many giants in the transfer market, which makes people more confident in the future of the Bundesliga. In addition, well-known stars such as Farfan and Bora Luz have also come to the Bundesliga and they will also start a new career here.
On the other hand, the Bundesliga has also lost a lot of stars in the transfer market this summer, with Van der Vaart moving to Real Madrid, Vincent Kompany joining Manchester City, Mela leaving Galatasaray and Marcelinho returning to Brazil...... The departure of these stars is also regrettable. But at the same time, their departure has also stimulated the recruitment of their respective teams, a typical example of which is Hamburg. After losing Van der Vaart, they bought Neves, Silva and Janssen in succession, effectively filling the void left by the departure of the Dutchman and ensuring the competitiveness of the team.
This summer's transfer market also presents two extremes, either low or no investment like Bayern and Bremen, or spending a lot of money like Wolfsburg and Hamburg to bring in a large number of stars. It is difficult to see the effect of their respective approaches for a while, but people's questions have come one after another: Will teams such as Hamburg and Wolfsburg after the big change bring people a refreshing feeling? Or is it mired in infighting due to the failure of the star run-in? And the teams such as Bayern and Bremen, who have made minor repairs, are really as perfect as they think?
This summer, although there are not many big deals in the Bundesliga transfer market, there are only three transfers of more than 10 million euros, and the "standard king" Barzagli is only worth 14 million euros. But there is still no shortage of highlights. On the one hand, the inaction of Bundesliga giants such as Bayern and Bremen is disappointing, but on the other hand, the sudden emergence of Bundesliga mid-table teams such as Wolfsburg is also surprising, and they will also be an important part of the Bundesliga in the new season.
The entire Bundesliga team doesn't seem to be interested in this summer transfer, and even the top 10 transfers so far in the summer transfer market have been a bit embarrassing.
The Bundesliga standard is only 14 million, and Petritsch, who ranks tenth in the transfer list, is only 4.5 million! You must know that in the previous summer transfer market, such a transfer could not be ranked in the top ten of the transfer list at all! You must know that Hoffenheim's two transfers in the transfer market during the Bundesliga period were worth more than 4.5 million. If you look at the results of last summer's transfer market, Eduardo's 8 million can rank fifth in the Bundesliga transfer market this year, and Edu's 6 million can also reach 8th place.
Hoffenheim's performance in the season just ended was amazing, as a promoted horse, they completed an incredible three-year double jump to enter the top league, and they won the Bundesliga championship in a bit unbelievable! So considering Hoffenheim's boss Dimat. Hope was willing to spend nearly 20 million on a transfer fee when he was in the Bundesliga, so when the team entered the Bundesliga, it was natural that he would invest more.
But now it looks like Dimat. Hope's investment in the team seems to have lost its frenzy and, like many Bundesliga clubs, Hoffenheim have been a bit of a low-key scary in the transfer market this summer. In addition to the complete buyout of Ozcan, Gustavo and others who were loaned last season, Hoffenheim only bought the young striker Wellington for 35 million.
Although Hoffenheim were attacking in the Bundesliga last season, their defensive ability was still somewhat lacking; And even if Hoffenheim can be invincible in the Bundesliga, in the Bundesliga, it is really difficult for them to ensure that they can maintain a sharp attack in a stronger defense.
Xiao Qing originally thought that the team would focus on upgrading the team's midfield defense this summer, but now it seems that there is no more hope. Although Hoffenheim has invested more than 10 million in transfer fees so far, it is basically the same as the old team, but more of a buyout of those players on loan.
And in the German second division Hoffenheim can be said to be a strong team, but in the Bundesliga they are just a complete promotion team, now they look good, but basically can be sure of the relegation team, well, in fact, may not be able to have much relegation task, but not necessarily how competitive.
Although Xiao Qing has been enjoying his vacation during this time, he is still quite concerned about the team's transfer task; Although coming to the top league gives Xiao Qing the opportunity to improve faster, the overall strength of the team can be said to be related to Xiao Qing's final results. Because scoring goals does give you more experience points, and winning the game is also the key to that.
Although Xiao Qing's ability has also made some progress in this summer, it is certain that Hoffenheim's overall strength is still relatively weak, even if Xiao Qing's ability has improved a lot, it is undoubtedly an incredible thing to lead such a team to win more victories, because football is a whole sport, and it is difficult for a person's excellence to bring qualitative changes to the team.
The team's performance in the transfer market is a little disappointing, but Xiao Qing is more helpless; Although Hoffenheim's goal is to become a top club like Inter Milan, Xiao Qing also understands that this is almost an impossible task, because Hoffenheim is congenitally deficient in a small village, and it is impossible for Hoffenheim to be separated from Dimat. Hope's support is followed by progress. It can be said that the current Hoffenheim results are Di Maert. Hope smashed it out with money, and the current Hoffenheim foundation is really unstable.
Dimat. Hoppe is the sole proprietor of Hoffenheim's new home turf, and now he simply doesn't have the energy to invest more in Hoffenheim; It is impossible for Hoffenheim to break even, and Hoffenheim's fiscal revenue can be said to be extremely chaotic. So at this time, Xiao Qing also understands that it is basically impossible for the team to immediately have a large investment, and now Hoffenheim's first season in the Bundesliga, perhaps relegation is their main goal, and now they need to stand firm and then move forward slowly, because Hoffenheim's foundation is really poor, so they need to slow down now, only in this way can their future be more satisfying.
Although there are some regrets, but things in the transfer market can only be like this, now Xiao Qing is looking forward to the improvement of his strength can bring greater help to the team, and now Xiao Qing hopes that in the new season, not only his own strength has improved, but his teammates can also improve.
And although the overall strength may not be strong, Hoffenheim is not without a chance, because football is not a simple squad competition, team cooperation, player chemistry and tactics are also very important things. Therefore, the new season is about to begin, and what Xiao Qing has to do is to adjust his mentality to face new challenges! (To be continued......)