Chapter 2 Fragrant Pastry
Chu Zhongtian ended his holiday and returned to the team at the end of June. Since the Bundesliga started in mid-August, their return date was earlier than that of teams in other national leagues, just like the Premier League and Ligue 1.
At this time, news about whether he would leave Hoffenheim is still rampant. Many reporters gathered in the small town of Sinsheim to find out whether Chu Zhongtian can continue to stay in the Hoffenheim club.
During the first day of training, Chu Zhongtian drove straight to Hoffenheim. When he got there, he realized something was wrong. The former lively Hoffenheim training base was deserted outside.
Koniriya, who was busy outside the house, found him and shouted: "Chu! What are you doing here?"
"I'm dizzy, Aunt Koniriya. I forgot that we have moved to the new training base..." Chu Zhongtian walked towards Koniriya and said helplessly. Since he has come, let's chat with Koniriya by the way. Anyway, he will always go to the training base much earlier than the prescribed training start time.
"Hey, you are the first one I've seen today and I really hope to have a few more..." Koniriya was a little lonely in her speech.
The ecstasy moment of the European Champions League has passed, and the small village has fallen into peace again. The European champions have walked out of here but will not go to the next level here. They abandoned this simple training base that was obviously unacceptable to the requirements and moved to a new training base with a strong high-tech component.
"You can see us anytime, Aunt Koniriya."
The middle-aged German woman curled her lips: "I don't have that much time. Have you seen it?" She turned around and pointed at her house.
Chu Zhongtian noticed that there were very high paint buckets piled on one side of the corner of the wall, covered with waterproof canvas.
Koniriya said with a sensation: "I want to repaint the exterior wall! And I changed my mind! I want to paint the way you hold the cup, and all the Hoffenheim players are painted! Of course..." She pointed to the gate facing the street, "This position is left for you! Ha!"
Chu Zhongtian smiled.
A cute fan is his most precious wealth every time he stays at a place.
"You brought the Champions League back to your motherland, the fans there must be very happy, right?" Koniriya asked.
Chu Zhongtian nodded: "Yes, they are so happy." He remembered the situation where he was on the way from Capital International Airport to the hotel where he stayed. When the Chinese team won the Asian Cup, he did not come back together. Later, he saw from the Internet and from the national team's teammates that he was treated exactly the same as he was at that time. He was a little less.
"It's great. They can share the joy of winning the championship with us! I have the opportunity to go to China. I want to see what a country with people like you is like..." Koniriya looked yearning.
"China welcomes you, Aunt Koniriya, always welcomes you."
The two were chatting, and a black Audi A8 came from the corner of the street. Chu Zhongtian glanced at the license plate and laughed. Aunt Koniriya next to him also smiled.
"Oh! Hell!" Weiss's voice could be heard from a distance. He stopped in front of Chu Zhongtian and Ke Nilia.
"But, fortunately, I'm not the first fool." He poked his head out, looked at Chu Zhongtian, and said self-deprecatingly.
Chu Zhongtian also said: "Fortunately I'm not the only one, ha! It seems that you forgot that we have moved to a new training base, right?"
"Yes, yes... I drove here directly when I woke up in the morning. I trained here for five years and got used to it..." Weiss said embarrassedly, touching his nose.
As the two were talking, two Mercedes-Benz models drove over one after another.
This time it was Weiss' turn to laugh out loud-two more teammates!
This time we came Salihovic and Ibisevic, the two Bosnians always trained together.
Koniriya smiled happily next to her. Unexpectedly, the team had moved away, but she could still see so many players at the door of her house at one time. It was as if she was back in the past.
Chu Zhongtian was saying to his teammates: "Let's call everyone. Whether you go right or wrong, call one and tell them not to come here and go to a new place!"
So several people took out their cell phones to call other teammates. While they were calling, three more cars came one after another, namely Quaresma, Kolarov and Nyema... Among them, Nyema followed the call from Weiss to him while driving here... After finally notifying everyone that everyone was contacted, Chu Zhongtian looked at the time and signaled everyone to get in the car for training. It would be not good if he was late for training on the first day of the new season.
All the cars lined up in a long row on the side of the road. Chu Zhongtian stuck his head out and waved his hand to say goodbye to Ke Niliya: "Goodbye, Aunt Ke Niliya!"
The others waved their hands to say goodbye to Koniriya.
After waving goodbye to Koniriya, the convoy drove out of the small village of Hoffenheim.
"I really miss the barbecue sold at this restaurant next to the gas station..." Weiss pointed to the restaurant outside the window and said as the convoy passed by the only gas station in the small village.
Then he realized that no one would hear what he was saying, but just talking to himself, and suddenly felt a little lonely. The old training base with his memory was left behind. From today on, they will start to struggle on a brand new training ground and embark on the journey again as a European champion.
※※※"Asena Wenger was angry at Real Madrid's constant seduction of Fabregas. He made it clear that Sesque was an Arsenal non-sale product. No one could take him away from the Emirates Stadium..."
Sports news is being played on TV. In summer, what kind of football news is the most popular and concerned, of course, various transfer rumors.
Real Madrid's interest in Fabregas has been the focus of major media reports in the past few days. In fact, Real Madrid's interest in Fabregas was not something that only happened in the past few days. It had this idea a few years ago. Calderon was the chairman of Real Madrid's club. The reason for him to take office was that he promised his members that he would bring Kaka, Fabregas and Robben, three superstars in the world football at that time. As a result, except Robben, the remaining two were still in the opponent's camp. Kaka was won by Florentino at the beginning of his term of office, which had nothing to do with Calderon.
Real Madrid's tireless pursuit of Fabregas is justified. Before Alonso came, they had always lacked a player who could control the rhythm of the midfield. After Zidane retired, Real Madrid's midfielder was in an embarrassing situation without nuclear, which is also one of the reasons for their unstable performance.
Later, he couldn't pursue Fabregas, and Real Madrid settled for the second place and bought Liverpool's Spanish midfielder Alonso. Alonso is a natural midfield control master, but in terms of fame, he is still smaller than Fabregas.
But looking at the entire Real Madrid, there are no midfielders with similar characteristics to Alonso... this means that Alonso is the only indispensable figure in the team. As long as he cannot play, even if Real Madrid has offensive players like C. Ronaldo, Kaka, Benzema, Higuain, Ozil, and Di Maria, they still cannot find the direction when attacking, just like a headless fly.
In the few games that Real Madrid lost or tied last season, there were some games where Alonso was unable to play for various reasons. Alonso is a midfielder and has high requirements in defense, which means that his number of yellow cards will not be small. When he was suspended from accumulating yellow cards, Mourinho's team was like a mediocre team, and could only rely on the personal flash of stars such as C. Ronaldo, which is too unsafe. Mourinho cannot tolerate such a situation repeatedly.
Therefore, when requesting a center, he also asked the team to find a midfielder who could replace Alonso or share the blame for Alonso.
Whether it is Ras Diyala, Khedira or Gago, they are all robbery midfielders. They are not good at controlling rhythm, organizing offense, and connecting offense and defense.
As the core of the Gunners, Fabregas is a very good candidate.
However, Real Madrid's continuous pursuit of offensive made Wenger angry. You should know that Real Madrid's poaching ability is very powerful. Since Figo, they have continued this glorious tradition. Zidane, Ronaldo, Beckham, Irving, Kaka, c. Ronaldo... These players were the absolute core of the opponent's team before they were poached to Real Madrid. He felt that his authority was offended. In addition, the relationship between Wenger and Mourinho was definitely not good, so he made
It is almost impossible for him to sell his core to his arch-rivals... Barcelona is also making trouble, constantly claiming that they want to introduce Fabregas and let Fabregas return to its roots, just like Pique in the past. Whether they really hope that Fabregas will return to Barcelona, at least after such speculation, Arsenal is qualified to ask for a price. Real Madrid originally wanted to use 25 million euros to Galas Diarra to acquire Fabregas, but Arsenal was unmoved at all.
Fabregas is unwilling to cooperate with Real Madrid to turn against the club - he doesn't want to be scolded by Gunners fans. This makes Real Madrid's acquisition action seem very passive.
However, media reported that Real Madrid still has a B plan, which is to acquire Schweinsteiger. The pursuit of Schweinsteiger has lasted for a season. Since the World Cup in South Africa, Real Madrid has been very fond of Germany's "piglets", because Schweinsteiger has been transformed into a midfielder and has excellent ball control ability in the midfield. He is also a qualified substitute Alonso.
But this is almost unlikely, because Bayern Munich's attitude is very, very tough. Florentino called Rummenigg, but Rummenigg didn't answer and didn't talk to him!
If Florentino does not give face, you can imagine how determined he is to stay Schweiingsteiger.
Chu Zhongtian browses news about world football every day and knows very well about these transfer situations. In fact, he has received calls from Zidane and his agent Meri before. They all talk about the same thing - if Real Madrid is interested in him, ask him if he will go.
Chu Zhongtian's answer was different. Facing Zidane, his good friend, chairman consultant and technical director of Real Madrid, his answer was polite but firm, that is, he first considered Hoffenheim, after all, he is now a Hoffenheim player.
For Meri, his answer was to keep Meri in contact with Real Madrid. If Real Madrid finds him again, let him tell him.
Whether to go to Real Madrid? This is not a question. The question is whether it is necessary to go. If he is to be a substitute for Alonso, he should not go. In the past season, he was the best midfielder in Europe. Why should he be a substitute for others?
There are many rumors about his transfer recently, but he has never promised in public that he will leave or stay. That's because he doesn't know what will happen in the future. He says he's dead until the end and appears to be an impermanent villain. Even if he leaves, he has to leave with dignity, and stay with peace of mind.
He actually wanted to see the club's attitude. Although the club renewed his contract last season, Ditma Hope agreed to his request. But he was worried that after the team won the Champions League, Hope thought that his mission was fulfilled and his wish was over, and he was about to kill the donkey.
Big scenes are not just a Champions League champion, but a league champion. Big scenes mean a lot.
He thought he would wait and see what happened now.
※※※Rannick was very worried, worried about various transfer rumors. When he opened his eyes the next day, he saw that Chu Zhongtian had signed a contract with a certain wealthy team. This kind of worry has been around since two seasons ago and has not been realized, but it was like the sword of Damocles, hanging above his head.
Now I'm more worried.
Anyone who sees Chu Zhongtian's performance in the Champions League final will not be unmoved. Who doesn't want a player who can destroy cities, help teammates score, organize and plan, freeze Messi in defense, and even make world-class saves repeatedly in front of the goal?
Those giant teams are richer, have foundation and tempting than Hoffenheim. Why should Hoffenheim stay Chu Zhongtian? Is it only relying on that new contract?
Rangnick finds it unreliable.
Fortunately, he observed that Chu Zhongtian was not affected by the transfer rumors. His training was very normal. His performance in the locker room and on the training ground was also normal, just as those transfer rumors had nothing to do with him.
He actually wanted to ask Chu Zhongtian what he thought, but he didn't dare, for fear of knowing a cruel reality.
※※※James Merry is very busy all the time. Even if he stays at home and does nothing, his phone will keep ringing. It was the head coach of major European teams or the sports director of the club. The club president called him and asked him about whether Chu Zhongtian could transfer.
This time, these people are obviously bound to win.
In the first two seasons, there were many rumors about Chu Zhongtian's transfer, but they were all thunder and light rain, but this time it was different.
Chu Zhongtian's performance in the Champions League final was simply the most powerful advertisement in the world. In that final, the head coaches of various national teams, as well as the head coaches of many European big-name clubs, and the club managers were sitting in the stands.
After watching this game, everyone was excited and it was not incredible that they made up their minds to buy Chu Zhongtian.
What his agent needs to do is not to give back all the news to Chu Zhongtian, but to choose first, and reject those obviously impossible invitations and inquiries directly. For example, those who are only mid-range teams in the leagues of their respective countries, and Chu Zhongtian is absolutely impossible to go. With his current identity and ability, even if he goes to a wealthy team, he can get the guarantee of the main core. So what else can he do in the mid-range team?
Just as he was picking up the choice for Chu Zhongtian, he received a call from Manchester United coach Ferguson.
Ferguson expressed his wish to Chu Zhongtian to join Manchester United on the phone. This was an invitation of great importance, and Merry decided to transfer it to Chu Zhongtian.
At Manchester United, Ferguson has the final say alone, and no one can interfere in the team's affairs. It's not a matter of interest to Chu Zhongtian for a day or two. This time he seems particularly urgent. Since selling C. Ronaldo, Manchester United has not invested heavily in these two seasons, and he still has spare money, so he decided to use it all on Chu Zhongtian.
When Chu Zhongtian was a Ligue 1 player, Hoffenheim spent 30 million euros to buy him. What was the result? How many million yuan did he bring to the team in three seasons? In the first season, he led the team to the league championship, which alone brought Hoffenheim 10 million euros in income. In addition, he participated in the next season's Champions League, six group matches and two knockout matches, and the various fixed and result bonuses combined are 13.3 million euros, which does not include the TV broadcast fee allocated according to rankings in the league. It can be said that in two seasons, Hoffenheim has recovered his investment in Chu Zhongtian, and the next season is all net profit.
The craziest thing is the next season. Hoffenheim finally won the European championship and won the prize of 30.7 million euros! This is just the prize of the game, not counting as the TV broadcast income!
So as long as you buy Chu Zhongtian, you don’t have to worry about losing money. In addition, there is a strong Chinese market behind Chu Zhongtian as support. With Chu Zhongtian, you have the ultimate key to open the Chinese market. Buying jerseys alone is enough to earn back the cost of buying him.
The managers of these clubs are not fools, and of course they won’t do losing money.
No matter how much money you spend to buy Chu Zhongtian, they will make sure to make a profit.
Chapter completed!