The Chinese team has entered the rhythm of preparing for Brazil, and perhaps the toughest game they are facing so far, will also be the key to whether they can continue in this World Cup - then again, it seems that China has no game that is not a serious test......

At this time, Zhou Yi received a call from his agent Schulze.

"I'm sorry, Zhou Yi. Actually, I shouldn't bother you at this time...... But I definitely can't make up my mind about this matter by myself, and the other party is in a hurry, and has already called me several times......"

"Alright, Tino, can you just say something?"

"Well, that's right...... Four days ago, I got a call from Spain who told me about their Real Madrid club and wanted to ask if you had any thoughts on playing at the Bernabeu...... You were training with the team and preparing for the game against Spain, so I didn't call you. And you know, there are a lot of tentative calls from these clubs, and if I come to you every time for this, you're probably going to have to fire me...... So I didn't tell you, I guess it's just a routine. But they've been calling four more times in the last few days, and each time they've asked me what you think about playing at Real Madrid, and I think I should give you a word of that so I can ......give them a reply."

Zhou Yi was a little surprised when he heard that Real Madrid was interested in him at first, but he didn't interrupt Schulze's words, but waited for him to finish everything.

"Playing for Real Madrid?" he asked Schulze.

"Yes, yes. They made several phone calls in a row, and they seemed to be in a hurry. ”

"What advice do you have, Tino?" Schulze is Zhou Yi's agent, although many ideas are finally taken by Zhou Yi, but he always has to consult his agent's opinion, otherwise what will he do with his agent?

"I think it's a great opportunity, Zhou Yi. If you want to go to the next level, then you have to go to a bigger giant, to a broader stage. And I'm not just talking about the athletics, but also about the impact, the commercial value...... It's all true. I never advised you to leave Dortmund because you said you still had to win the title in Dortmund, so now that you have won all the titles you can in Dortmund, and you even helped them win more, what reason can stop you from leaving?"

Schulzer, as an agent, of course, wants his players to move away from Borussia Dortmund and go to a bigger big team. This is not only because he can take commissions from transfers, but also means that Zhou Yi can have greater influence and commercial value, and he can also help Zhou Yi earn more money and reflect his value as an agent.

"Is there a greater club in the world than Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Barcelona? But Bayern Munich, you're definitely not going to go. As far as Barcelona and Real Madrid are concerned, Barcelona seems to suit you quite well, and Real Madrid is not bad, it's up to you to choose. ”

Schulze left the choice to Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi groaned.

He also felt it was time to leave Borussia Dortmund, who he could have left last summer to help them win the Champions League, which was a great opportunity. But the successive departures of Gotze and Lewandowski made it impossible for him to leave his parent team in turmoil, which would be too ruthless. So he chose to stay.

At that time, he had an idea in his heart that no matter what the final result of the season was, he would leave Dortmund and pursue a higher challenge.

Unexpectedly, he also helped Dortmund win the league and Champions League double this season, and there is no better time to say goodbye.

Walk at this time, he doesn't owe Dortmund anything, and no one can accuse him of being ruthless.

The only question is where to go.

As Schulze said, after helping Borussia Dortmund win two Champions League titles and four league titles, there are only a handful of teams in the world that can take him out of his familiar environment.

The only ones who can really be more ambitious than Borussia Dortmund are Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Serie A as a whole is declining, so none of the teams in Serie A are good.

In the Premier League, Manchester United in the Ferguson era was a good choice, but now Manchester United is no longer good. Arsene Wenger's Arsenal could have gotten there, but now that Arsenal themselves are in turmoil, and people are questioning Wenger more and more, it is not easy to say what will happen if he goes.

Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City are all about the same. If you want to go to the next level, why should you go to these teams?

So if you calculate it, it will be suitable for the Western Super League.

Barcelona's style of play may be more in line with their own style of play, and they have been looking for Xavi's successor.

Real Madrid have a reputation as the best team of the 20th century, and they are in desperate need of breaking Barcelona's pressure and seeking talent.

Whether it's Real Madrid or Barcelona, it's good.

But Zhou Yi doesn't want to make such a decision now, it's still very early before the transfer window closes, who knows what will happen in between?

Just as Zhou Yi was groaning, Shultzer suddenly said, "Oh, I almost forgot. Real Madrid told me that if you agree to join, they will directly activate the liquidated damages clause in your contract with Borussia Dortmund. ”

"How much is the liquidated damages?" Zhou Yi himself was a little confused.

"Ninety million! euros!" Schulze exclaimed.

"Wow, that's a big deal. Zhou Yi sighed. Ninety million euros, you can pay for it, and there are probably not many clubs in this world that can do this. "It's strange that Real Madrid wasn't boring to me before, but never so interested......

"I think there's a big reason for that, probably because you led Borussia Dortmund to beat them in the Champions League final. Schulze laughed.

"I won them, so the more interested they are in me...... Does Real Madrid have Stockholm syndrome?"

"Ten crowns are shattered, and you are the one who killed their dreams with your own hands, if they can't beat you on the court, then of course they will take you under their command. It's quite in line with Florentino's style. And he insists that Real Madrid's big-name signings must be the best players in the world, so if Real Madrid is really willing to spend 90 million euros for you, it means that you are the top player in the world. ”

After listening to Schulze's explanation, Zhou Yi felt that it made sense. This kind of buying a character who causes his own headache and taking it for his own use is not uncommon in professional football.

This is not the first time he has beaten Real Madrid in the Champions League, as Dortmund won the Champions League last season, also in the semi-finals.

Real Madrid has been planted on the same opponent for two consecutive Champions Leagues, which really forced them to dig Dortmund's foothold.

Zhou Yi is not averse to going to Real Madrid, but he will not make a decision easily, so he said to Schulze: "You tell Real Madrid that I don't think about any transfer now, I will only concentrate on the national team." If you want to discuss the transfer or not, let's wait until the end of the World Cup for the Chinese team. If by then, they are still so interested, then they can talk about it. ”

"Okay, just do as you say. In addition, congratulations on reaching the round of 16 of the World Cup, Zhou Yi. In fact, I think that if the liquidated damages we signed with Dortmund were 100 million euros, Real Madrid would have paid this money...... When the time comes, you will be Mr. 100 million euros, the first player in the world to be worth more than 100 million euros, tsk......" Schulzer couldn't help but smack his lips as he envisioned such a future. When Bale moved to Real Madrid, he also claimed a transfer fee of 100 million euros, but in fact it did not reach 100 million, which seems to be 96 million euros.

"Don't think about it so much, you haven't skimmed it yet. Zhou Yi made Schulzer's fantasy bold.

Hung up the phone, Zhou Yi thought about what Real Madrid was interested in him, if he could really go to Real Madrid to play, it would be good, whether it was the honor of the club, or the popularity of the team, and the influence in the world, it was far from being comparable to Dortmund. As a Chinese, I am afraid that I have a deeper understanding of the influence of Real Madrid.

When Real Madrid came to China in 2003, the sensation caused at that time can really be described as "thousands of empty alleys".

There are also many European teams and giants who come to China to play commercial games, but only Real Madrid can reach the scale of 2003.

Even if he had just experienced a trip to China with Dortmund, Zhou Yi felt that the influence and scale of Dortmund's China trip at that time were not as good as Real Madrid.

So for playing in Real Madrid, what improvements he can have, Zhou Yi himself knows very well.

But he just thought about it and left it behind.

As he said, the World Cup is the top priority at the moment, and the future of the individual is far from comparable to the collective glory.

So Zhou Yi didn't say this, and no one knew that Real Madrid was actually pursuing him frantically.

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On the other hand, Schulze replied to Real Madrid and expressed his gratitude to them for Zhou Yi's interest in them, but the most important thing for him now is the World Cup, so he will not consider discussing a transfer with any team until the World Cup is over.

Real Madrid, of course, understood Zhou's approach, but they also noticed the key words in Schulze's words.

"Aren't you thinking about talking to any team?"

"Yes, I won't talk to any team, not just you. "How could Schulze not understand what Real Madrid's focus is.

"It's ...... Zhou Yi's original words?"

"Of course. ”

"Whew...... Okay, thank you, thank you, Mr. Schulzer. I hope that we can establish good communication between us and can keep in touch often......"

"Of course, no problem, it should be. Schulze agreed. As a good broker, how could he not do it?

After hanging up the phone, Schulze couldn't help but start looking forward to Zhou Yi's transfer to Real Madrid.

Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Best Team of the 20th Century, Real Madrid.

Joining such a team for 90 million euros almost means that he is the core player of this team, and his status is self-evident.

At that time, Zhou Yi's personal image will also be associated with the giant club of Real Madrid and will be greatly improved.

Naturally, the commercial value is also increasing.

However, Real Madrid's image rights management is a bit troublesome...... They want to take 50 percent.

In this case, do you have to compensate for the salary?

Zhou Yi's current annual salary at Dortmund is 8 million euros, and if he goes to Real Madrid, his annual salary will definitely not be lower than this, but only higher.

How much higher?

Last season, Real Madrid's 23 first-team players had a combined annual salary of €184 million before taxes. The salary level of the whole team is about five grades, and the lowest level is represented by young talented players like Jose and Nacho, because of their lack of qualifications and unstable position in the team, so they only have an annual salary of 1.2 million after tax.

In the fourth pot are players like Khedira and Diego López, who play an important role in the squad but do not have a high salary, with an after-tax salary of only two million euros.

The third pot is for key players such as Pepe, Di Maria and Modric, between three and a half million euros and five million euros.

Pot 2 includes star players such as Iker Casillas, Xavi Alonso, Sergio Ramos and Karim Benzema, who earn between €5.5 million and €6 million a year after tax.

The first bracket is significantly ahead of the second bracket, which is an annual salary of more than 10 million after tax, and only two people in the team have such treatment, one is Bale, who joined the team last season, with an annual salary of 22.8 million euros before tax and about 11 million after tax. The other is Real Madrid's leading star, Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, with an annual salary of 35.3 million euros before tax and 17 million euros after tax.

It's no secret, this is the annual salary data of Real Madrid's first team publicly disclosed by the media, according to this data, Schulze began to position Zhou Yi to facilitate the asking price when negotiating a contract with Real Madrid in the future.

In his mind, Zhou Yi should definitely be a player of the same level as Cristiano Ronaldo and Bale. The annual salary after tax must be 10 million.

This level of income can be called a leap for Zhou Yi.

You must know that although Zhou Yi now gets an annual salary of 8 million in Dortmund, it is before tax, and the tax rate in Germany is as high as 45 percent, so the 8 million is basically cut in half, which is the money Zhou Yi gets in his hand.

And the annual salary data of Real Madrid just now are all after tax.

Schulze hopes to earn more than 11 million euros in annual salary after tax for Zhou Yi.

He believes that Zhou Yi is better than Bale in terms of personal ability and importance to the team, so Zhou Yi deserves so much money.

And he also has the advantage, that is, it is now Real Madrid who is eager to come to him, instead of him taking the initiative to come to the door to promote Zhou Yi, and he also made four calls in four days.

Since Real Madrid is so anxious and sincere, then Schulze can naturally sit on the ground and raise the price.

Thinking of Zhou Yi's annual salary, Schulze himself became excited, and he couldn't sleep with excitement.