When Chu Zhongtian returned home, the first thing he did was to check the Hoffenheim club online.

He had previously checked Hoffenheim's performance last season and did not know in detail what kind of team this is.

In Chinese search, there is still no detailed introduction to Hoffenheim club, and you can only search in English. However, even English search does not have more detailed information. Apart from some news about Hoffenheim's promotion to the First Division, there is nothing else.

Chu Zhongtian smiled bitterly. This team is really unknown in the world football world. He knows nothing about this team in the English world. It seems that he can only go to the official website to check it out.

If you only look at the name of the club, Chu Zhongtian will think that Hoffenheim's history is longer than Bayern Munich. "tsg_1899_hoffenheim", Bayern Munich was founded in 1900. But in fact, Hoffenheim's predecessor was the "Hoffenheim Gymnastics Club" established in 1899 and the "Hoffenheim Football Club" established in 1921. The two societies merged into the current "Hoffenheim 1899 Gymnastics and Sports League" in 1945.

Before 1989, Hoffenheim had been a self-entertainment club. In this year, Hoffenheim, who was in the seventh league in Germany, was relegated. Dietmar Hopp, one of the founders of SAP, a famous European software company that trained in the youth team of Hoffenheim, began to invest in the club's football career.

When Chu Zhongtian saw this, he thought Hoffenheim would definitely start to develop rapidly after the monetary invested. But in fact, this is not the case.

Hoffenheim's new boss is not a nouveau riche who doesn't understand football. He knows football and loves this club deeply. He is unwilling to let Hoffenheim become a nouveau riche team, so he spent twenty years to consolidate the foundation, carry out various infrastructure construction, continuously improve Hoffenheim's hardware, establish teams of all ages, cultivate talents through a wide range of player echelons, build two game venues and other training facilities, giving Hoffenheim a cyclical gradual upgrade process.

In 1991, the team returned to the regional league in Sinsheim. In 1992, Hoffenheim was promoted to the Rhine-Neca Regional League. In the following eight years, the participation level of Hoffenheim Club gradually improved. In the 2000-2001 season, Hoffenheim football team was promoted to the Southern German Regional League, just one step away from the professional German Second Division.

After entering the Southern Regional League, Hoffenheim's pace of upgrading began to slow down. However, between 2002 and 2005, the club won the Baden Regional Cup for many years. In the 2003-2004 season, they also reached the German Cup, defeating the Bundesliga powerhouse Leverkusen 3:2 in the quarterfinals. In the subsequent quarterfinals, they lost to Lubeck Club 0:1 (vfb_luebeck).

In 2005, Hope began to plan to bring exciting professional football matches to the Rhine-Neka region. To this end, Hope initially suggested that Hoffenheim, Waldorf (fc_astoria_walldorf) and Sandhausen (sv_sandhausen) merge to form a "Heidelberg 06 Club (fc_heidelberg_06)" and he funded the construction of a modern stadium in Heidelberg. However, since Waldorf and Sandhausen could not reach an agreement on the site selection of the new stadium, only Hoffenheim Club "fighted alone".

After the failure of the plan, Hope, who was eager to create a Bundesliga team, built a new stadium in Sinsheim to serve as the home court after Hoffenheim's successful League tour. The new stadium was funded by the Hope Foundation and was called "Rhine-Neka Stadium". It has a standard capacity of 30,500 people and is scheduled to be put into use in January 2009.

At the same time, due to the failure to advance to the second division, Hope fired his former head coach Flick, who is now the assistant coach of the German national team. In the 2006-07 season, Ralf_rangnick took over Hoffenheim. Under the leadership of Ralf, the team successfully advanced to the second division in the 2006-07 season. Then Hope invested 19 million euros for the team to sign up, and his strength was greatly enhanced. At the beginning of the season, Hoffenheim performed ups and downs due to the team's running-in problem. It was not until the second half of the league that the team had passed the running-in period and finally advanced to the first division with the second record in the league.

This is the introduction to the club.

After reading it, Chu Zhongtian had a basic understanding of Hoffenheim: First of all, this is an unknown small team, and secondly, although this team has been unknown for decades, it has a very rich and rich boss. Thirdly, the team's hardware facilities are very good, and the sparrow is small and complete. Fourthly, the boss of this team is a person who truly understands football and loves the club. Fifth, this team has ambitions and motivation to move forward.

From these things, Chu Zhongtian can further analyze them.

The rich and love club owner determines that the financial situation of this team should not be a problem for a long time, which means that the team can afford to pay in the transfer market and pay players' salaries and bonuses. Perfect hardware facilities mean that the team's training level is good, so the team's strength will have the most basic guarantee - a team that is even broken in the training ground, it is difficult for you to expect them to perform well on the court. Ambitious teams have the goal of pursuing victory. At least such teams will not be willing to hang out in the relegation circle every season, and they will definitely have higher pursuits. Whether it is a championship or a European qualification, it is good.

After learning what kind of team Hoffenheim is, Chu Zhongtian began to consider whether he really wanted to go to such a team.

From a hardware perspective, this team has no problems. His training facilities are even better than Metz, and the new stadium under construction is larger than the Holy Mountain Forian Stadium. But the software...the software is very idealistic, and there is no fixed standard for whether it is good or bad.

Chu Zhongtian decided to discuss with the people around him.

The first person he looked for was his father, and the old fans who had watched football for decades were not inferior to those professionals.

※※Although Chu Zuosheng has been watching football for decades, he has only known Hoffenheim from his son in recent days. He knows nothing about this team, so naturally he can't give him specific suggestions, such as telling him whether this team is good or bad.

"I think your analysis makes sense, son." Chu Zuosheng can only give Chu Zhongtian a general direction. "A team with rich and someone with facilities cannot be satisfied with relegation in the Bundesliga every season, although they will definitely say that the goal of this season is relegation after upgrading. Even if their goal is relegation this season, they will strive for European qualifications after gaining a foothold in the Bundesliga next season..."

"So it doesn't matter how the current situation of this team is. What's important is whether they will be helpful to your career in the future and whether it will be helpful to your development. Do you have room for development when playing football in such a team?"

"In fact, playing football is the same as finding a job. When you go out to work and find a unit, what you should value more is not the current treatment, but whether this unit can give you room for development and whether you are willing to train you. Young people should look forward to the long-term. If you are about to retire, you should find a unit that is willing to give you high salaries and benefits now... But you, Li, is still early to retire."

Chu Zhongtian already understood his father's opinion. He did not tell him clearly whether he should transfer to Hoffenheim, because he didn't know whether Hoffenheim is really suitable for him, but he gave a principle of choice - paying more attention to future development space rather than current treatment.

Regardless of whether he chooses Hoffenheim or not, this principle must be adhered to.

Then he called Emily, who had returned to Los Angeles from Chengdu to Los Angeles, and asked her what she thought about this matter.

"From a business perspective, of course I hope you can transfer to those big clubs... Bayern can do it, preferably teams like Real Madrid or Manchester United... But I know you don't want to." Emily smiled on the phone. "No, to be precise, my mom wants you to go to those teams above. You know."

Chu Zhongtian really knew it. Emily's mother always hoped to develop all the commercial value of Chu Zhongtian. She was very upset when she stayed in Metz before - since you are in love with my daughter, playing football in a small team like Metz is really not in line with my daughter's identity, right? Logically speaking, Chu Zhongtian is not ugly, has a tall figure, and has a strong muscles. It can be seen from the men's underwear advertisements he took that his figure is very sexy.

Such excellent conditions are not able to carry out commercial development better because of the lack of exposure in teams like Metz.

This made Ms. Miranda feel uneasy.

A year ago, when she heard that Chu Zhongtian planned to transfer this year, she often said intentionally or unintentionally that she likes those wealthy clubs, and that her daughter also likes cities like Madrid and Manchester. Of course, Milan is also good.

Chu Zhongtian knew what this woman was going to do, but he would not allow Miranda to intervene in football, so he pretended not to understand Miranda's tips.

"But what I... I don't think it's important to you any team you go to. The key is whether it will be helpful to your own career. I hope you will go to a team that can win the championship. You are already twenty-four years old and are about to usher in the golden age. This transfer is the last transfer before the golden age. If you go to the right place, you will not be in vain in the past few years. If you don't go to the right place... you know what that is. I think any team has the possibility of winning the championship. Theoretically... But the big team may win the championship, and the small team... What kind of team is Hoffenheim? I didn't know before, but now I've heard you, but I just listen to you. I lack an intuitive understanding of this team. So I can't give you any advice. I only say what I hope."

Chu Zhongtian nodded and listened.

"I hope you can win the championship, I hope you can become a famous player in football, I hope you can become an amazing person and a great player. I hope that in many years, you will still have your name in the world football world, Chu. In short, I hope that the person I love is a great hero who stands tall."

After hearing Emily's words, Chu Zhongtian thought of the first plan that Rangnick said to him.

Beckenbauer and Summer must be considered heroes...※※※After soliciting the opinions of these two people, Chu Zhongtian had no one left to ask. That person was his British agent James Merry. Merry, who was in charge of his transfer, must have had direct contact with Hoffenheim. He wanted to listen to the analysis of this professional.

"First of all, personal treatment is very important. Can Hoffenheim offer a contract that will satisfy you and I am? Also, whether they have the ability, and whether they are willing to pay you enough transfer fees to impress Metz. These two problems have been solved, and then look at the others. I think going to a big team has the benefits of a big team, but if the situation is really like Rangnick said, then going to Hoffenheim is also a good choice. I have learned a little about this team. Their hardware conditions are very good. This is definitely not a team that is willing to relegate every year. Hope is a person who does big things.

His Hoffenheim has been silent for twenty years. Now that he has been promoted to the Bundesliga, he will definitely not be willing to continue to remain silent. Do you know? Rangnick's predecessor is Flick. The coach has been working in the team for six years and led the team from the amateur league to the Southern Regional League. His level is very good, but Hope fired him after he failed to lead the team to upgrade continuously, and then found Rangnick. He spent 19 million euros to buy people last season... What does this mean? It shows that Hope can't wait to continue to hang out in the low-level league. He is an ambitious person."

Merry did not analyze the team's strength, but started with the personal analysis of the team's boss Hope. Hope is Hoffenheim's rebirth parent, and his personal personality often determines the personality of the team.

"Hoffenheim has a foundation of 20 years. Their hardware facilities have been gradually improved over the past 20 years, and the echelon construction has been very complete. I think it's time to achieve results. But this team has always taken the popularization route, so it lacks real stars. To achieve good results, not only does it require blue-collar workers, but also a gold-collar worker. I think the positioning that Rangnick gives you is such a gold-collar worker, Chu."

"Of course, no matter how much I say it, it's useless. The right to choose is with you, and I won't force you to make a choice you don't want to. I don't know whether Rangnick really prepared such a huge plan for you, or is just lying to you. I only know that every transfer is a gambling for players and agents. Sometimes we bet right, sometimes we bet wrong. We always try to choose the right bet, but who can know the result of the bet when you bet? So... make your own decision, Chu. Choose carefully. I will help you keep in touch with other teams."

After Chu Zhongtian finished the call with Meili, he had basically thought about it.

As Meri said, every transfer is a gamble for the player himself. No one can guarantee that this transfer will be successful, and no one knows that transfer can continue its glory by going to a new team.

But, I seem to be good at gambling?

He took out a dollar of coins.

The chrysanthemum is going to Hoffenheim, but the national emblem is not going to.

Throw it five times in a row, and four times it was all chrysanthemums.

Chu Zhongtian fell into deep thought with the coin.

※※※ Of course, Rangnick hopes that Chu Zhongtian will give him the better the answer, but he knows that this is not something that can be made immediately. This transfer may determine Chu Zhongtian's fate in the next four years, and it is not as simple as going around the corner to buy a pack of cigarettes.

He estimated that he would have to wait at least four days before he could receive a call from Chu Zhongtian.

During this time, he didn't plan to go out to visit the Chinese scenery. He stayed in the hotel room and made preparations - if Chu Zhongtian agreed to the transfer, who would he buy in the transfer market next? If Chu Zhongtian didn't come, how would he form a team?

Hoffenheim can complete a triple jump in two seasons and advance from the German Southern Regional League to the First Division. The biggest contributor is Bosnia and Hertha midfielder Sejad_salihovic (sejad_salihovic) who transferred from Hertha Berlin. He has excellent passes and a free kick. He is the core of the team last two seasons.

However, Rangnick believes that Salihovic is not good at controlling the rhythm. If the team wants to achieve better results, Chu Zhongtian must join.

If Chu Zhongtian joins, Rangnick has arranged his position for Salihovic - to hit the attacking avant-garde he is best at and assist Chu Zhongtian. The two are not contradictory. After all, Chu Zhongtian needs to take both offense and defense, and it is unrealistic to hand over all offensive tasks to Chu Zhongtian. With Salihovic, the team's offense can be more flexible and threatening.

We also need a strong center. Although Demba (demba_ba) can play forward, it is not a center. It is not possible to always make Eduardo and Salihovic come as a cameo.

The team's current lineup was formed last season with 19 million. Everyone was selected by him personally. The strength of the players is not a problem. He believes that this team has the strength to directly challenge the Bundesliga. But it is like a sports car with strong horsepower. If there is no key to start the car, no matter how luxurious or outstanding the sports car is, it is just a pile of scrap iron. Chu Zhongtian is the key to him as the driver, and the key to starting the sports car. When the key is inserted into the key hole, the car can be started. When Chu Zhongtian joins the team, this team that has spent two seasons of hard work and spent twenty years of hard work on the club owner Mr. Hope is truly complete.

Just as Rangnick was setting up a squad for Hoffenheim in the new season, his phone rang.

Chu Zhongtian's voice sounded from the other end.

"I have thought it seriously, Mr. Rangnick. I admit that I am attracted by your plan and the future described, and I am willing to join in this plan and create such a future together."

※※※ps, I have actually said the reason why Chu Zhongtian chose Hoffenheim many times in the main text, but I will summarize it here: a head coach who knows him as much as Fernandez and supports him, a set of tactics that suit him, a stable club environment, and the most important thing is a huge temptation - to become a player like Beckenbauer and Summer, let the once powerful "free man" come back to the world, and gallop in the football world with another look! Become a legend side by side with those senior giants.

How could an ambitious player refuse such a prospect? Therefore, Chu Zhongtian decided to gamble for the next four years and try it out.

Of course he cannot predict the future, but he often chooses the right side in gambling choices...
Chapter completed!