Chapter 13 Pep Guardiola personally visits

Werder Bremen is the northernmost team in the Bundesliga, located in the state of Bremen, at the Weser Stadium, on the banks of the Weser River that runs through the city centre.

And the team's training base is right next to the stadium, so it's easy to find.

The flight taken by Lin Quan and others landed at Bremen City Airport.

Unlike other airports, Bremen City Airport is located just 3.5 km from the city center.

Therefore, after getting off the plane, the group only took ten minutes to reach the destination.

The sudden visit of Pep Guardiola and his entourage made the whole Werder Bremen club feel a little stunned and shocked.

After seeing Guardiola, many staff members showed irrepressible surprises on their faces:

Could it be that the next stop of this legendary young marshal will be Werder Bremen?

If you think about it, it doesn't seem impossible.

This season, because of the team's poor results, club manager Alofs was disillusioned and planned to join another team in the Bundesliga, Wolfsburg.

And Thomas Schaff, the long-time partner of Alofs and the head coach who has been in charge of the team for 13 years, also had the idea of leaving after hearing the news.

These two are veterans who took over the team in 1999, and if they were to leave, it would be a devastating earthquake for Werder Bremen.

Therefore, the club needs to start looking for the next manager and club manager.

And it seems not entirely impossible for fans and club executives who are fed up with the team's deteriorating record to spend a lot of money to invite the hottest legendary young coach in football today.

With Pep Guardiola's achievements in the past few seasons, if he really comes to coach Werder Bremen, then Werder Bremen fans will probably wake up laughing from their dreams.

After learning the news, Klaus Fischer, the president of Werder Bremen, took the first vice-president Hessgrove Newald, the sports director Essien, the club manager Alofs and others out to greet Guardiola and his party.

"I didn't expect that Coach Pep Guardiola, who the whole football world was looking for, came to us in Bremen at this time, which really surprised us!"

Chairman Krauss shook Guardiola's hand politely, and then introduced the management of the clubs around him in turn.

And Pep Guardiola also took the opportunity to introduce his family, and waited until the two sides finished introducing each other.

Chairman Klaus asked with some confusion: "I don't know what happened to Coach Guardiola's sudden visit?" ”

He is sure that he has not made a coaching offer to Pep Guardiola, and Werder Bremen is just a small club in the middle and lower reaches, and cannot afford to hire a manager of Guardiola's level.

If nothing else, Pep Guardiola's salary alone is something they can't afford.

Werder Bremen's total revenue last season was only 73 million euros, while Pep Guardiola's salary alone was 10 million euros.

This kind of salary, they simply can't afford it.

Besides, Guardiola can't look down on a small club like them!

So, he really wanted to know what was going on with the other party's sudden visit!

The biggest possibility is that Guardiola has taken a fancy to a young player in their team, so he will personally recruit him.

However, it is now the end of May, and the Bundesliga schedule ended a month ago.

Werder Bremen has been on vacation for more than half a month, and the players have already gone back to their respective homes to find their own mothers.

At this time, when you come to the club to find players, isn't that a recipe for fish?

The more he couldn't figure it out, the more curious he became.

Pep Guardiola had long guessed that his arrival would cause unnecessary trouble, but fortunately he came very suddenly and did not alarm reporters, otherwise, I am afraid that there would be many catchy reports the next day.

So, he immediately explained:

"That's right, Werder Bremen submitted a loan application to Barcelona before, and I'm here for this!"

"Loan application?"

Klaus looked at Esin, the head of sport, who recalled for a moment and nodded:

'There was not enough depth on the bench in our midfield, and according to the manager, we submitted loan requests to six big clubs, and in the end only Chelsea and Barcelona responded to our request and agreed to loan players to us.

Hearing the other party mention the name Chelsea, Lin Quan's heart was stunned, and he interjected and asked:

'What's the name of the player on loan from Chelsea?'

Essien glanced at Lin Quan, then looked at the president of the club and asked him for instructions.

This kind of thing is not very certain until the player comes to the team to report.

The home team could turn back at any time, and other teams could also cut off at the transfer window.

The new season has not yet started, and they don't want to disclose relevant information too early, so as not to adversely affect their team's preparations.

Therefore, Lin Quan's question is actually a bit taboo.

However, Klaus Fisher, chairman of Werder Bremen, waved his hand generously and said:

'The player's name is Kevin De Bruyne, a 21-year-old young midfielder.

Hearing this name, a smile appeared on Lin Quan's face.

Sure enough, it was De Bruyne, Lin Quan remembered that after he joined Chelsea, he couldn't fit into Mourinho's tactical system well.

So he went on loan to the Bundesliga for a while.

And the team that loaned him seems to be Werder Bremen, and now it seems that his memory is not wrong, and De Bruyne is really going to come on loan.

The thought of working with the future midfielder's maestro next season made Lin Quan even more confident about next season.

Seeing Lin Quan's happy face after hearing De Bruyne's name, the people on the Werder Bremen club side were a little confused, and they didn't know what the other party was happy about.

Could it be that he is a fan of De Bruyne and went to Werder Bremen to chase stars?

No way?

Although De Bruyne is a bit famous, he is not so big, is he?

"Ahem, that's right, Chairman Klaus, the midfielder that Barcelona loaned to your team is the contemptible eldest son!"

Seeing that the topic of the conversation was deviated by Lin Quan, Guardiola coughed lightly and quickly pulled the topic back.

He solemnly introduced his adopted son to the people of the Werder Bremen Club:

'He's playing in a central midfield role in the youth team, with the usual delicate footwork and big picture vision that La Masia players are all looking for.

Before I left Barcelona, I was going to train him as Xavi's heir, and today, I solemnly hand him over to you, hoping that you can train him well and not waste his talent.

Trust me, you'll be proud to have him! ”

After Guardiola finished speaking, the people on the opposite side of Werder Bremen were already confused.

No way?

The legendary young marshal in the dignified football world made a special trip, did he actually come to be a lobbyist for his son?

This background is too hard, isn't it?