berlin light

Chapter 89

Those who returned to the team first basically did not participate in the World Cup. The main players of last season, such as the Dutch gang, also had several Eastern European players, as well as young people like Harvey Alonso, Ramos and David Silva. .

Ronaldinho, who participated in the World Cup, voluntarily gave up his vacation and returned to the team early. Coincidentally, Juan Belleron also returned to the team early. This is not surprising to Edward. Belleron's professionalism is not flawed at all.

At this time, Union Berlin's first team is already a bit bloated. Fortunately, you can register as many players as you want in the Bundesliga. Both Edward and Mourinho think that the first team should be thinned, but the players don't want to leave and they don't want to force them too much. The hero who won the championship before.

Kyle is gone, and Schalke 04 left a transfer fee of 500 million euros, which is much lower than Kyle's worth. Kyle was the backcourt organizer of Union Berlin last season, and his worth is at least 1000. If you want to transfer to a foreign club, the price will be even higher. Edward did not entangle with Schalke 04 about the transfer fee.

First of all, the opponent is their loyal ally. Dortmund and Bayern Munich are on the side. At this time, the strength of Schalke 04 is very important.As the leading brother of Union Berlin, it would be embarrassing if the subordinates were not strong enough.

Schalke 04 is stronger than Union Berlin in terms of history and achievements, but they do look forward to Union Berlin. After all, it seems that Union Berlin is stronger and will develop faster in the future. Strong teams cannot survive. In history, Asauer is very aware of this. He treats Edward as an equal when interacting with Edward, but when he reaches the club level, he always lowers his profile. Compared with face, getting benefits is the most important thing. of.

With the transfer of Kyle alone, they saved at least 700 million euros, which can already buy several very good German players.

A few million euros is not a small amount, and it is the same for Edward. In his hands, these few million can buy a bunch of future stars.But the strength of allies is also very important.

First of all, Schalke 04 and Borussia Dortmund are mortal enemies, and the two sides are endless. Every time the Ruhr area derby is played, both sides are brainless. The scene on the court is hot, and the atmosphere off the court is tense.

It doesn't matter which of the two teams has better results. If the opponent wins two Ruhr Derbys in the next season, even if they win the championship, the fans will not stand upright.

Edward helped Schalke 04 in the hope that they could suppress Dortmund.

Leaving aside the fact that he hated this team because of Klopp in his previous life, Dortmund has also had frequent exchanges with Bayern recently. Come together, it kind of kills the newcomer first, we are competing.

Now that the strongest teams in the Bundesliga have reached an alliance, Edward will naturally make trouble for them.

Schalke 04 certainly cannot compete with Dortmund, which has been spending a lot of money in recent years, but they have a good ally.Even if they don't sell players to them, Edward can help Schalke 04 share some purchase goals. Buying a future strong star is definitely better than Dortmund's high-priced players.

Under his guidance, Schalke 04 dug Ribery from France. At this time, Ribery is not yet mature, but the future king of Allianz has shown amazing talent. He is very happy about the trade of Assauer Crazy, more determined to follow Edward.

After Ramos and Nesta joined, Union Berlin's defender position was already very bloated. Mertesacker took the initiative to call Edward to express his willingness to leave the team when he went to participate in the German National Youth Team game.

Edward didn't have much intention to keep the other party, but he still didn't reply immediately.He is only the chairman of the club, and this matter must be approved by the head coach.

If there is no accident next season, Nesta's main position is unshakable. Both Vidic and Chivu may become Nesta's partners. The young Pepe is an important substitute for the team. Mertesacker is definitely getting fewer and fewer opportunities for this versatile player on the back line.Although his transfer value is only 5 euros and his salary is not very high, for a young defender, getting the chance to play is the most important thing.

Mertesacker has just turned 18, and he may not even be able to sit on the bench at Union Berlin, which is indeed cruel.Mourinho thinks it doesn't matter, he doesn't need Mertesacker very much, although he has never worked with Nesta, he has watched Nesta's games, and Vidic, who is the same type as Mertesacker, is more mature , The ability is also stronger, so Mertesacker is dispensable.

Mourinho has already expressed his position, and Edward naturally agreed to let Mertesacker leave.But where he will go is still a problem. For the players who left the team, Edward would rather let them play abroad than to let them stay in Germany. The players who can be bought by him will at least be at the level of the main force of the giants or an important rotation in the future. Selling a level player to a German team is asking for trouble.

But Mertesacker didn’t want to leave Germany. It took Edward half an hour to persuade the other party to go to Schalke 04. Aschauer was ecstatic when he learned that Edward was going to sell Mertesacker to them for 50 euros. Mertesacker only played about 15 times at Union Berlin last season, but the talent of this defender is obvious to the naked eye. No matter how much he spent when he went to Union Berlin, it is now on the transfer market, and a team will definitely take over 200 million euros .

There are so many benefits to being friends with a local tyrant like Edward, you can eat whatever you want.

Essien, who didn't get many opportunities after joining the team last season, also wants to leave the team. For this player, Mourinho's attitude is quite different.

The few midfielders he used before include De Jong, Cambiasso, Kyle and Chivu who played as a guest, but none of them has the strong running ability of Essien.

Speaking of it, Essien is also suffering. He was seriously injured when he arrived in Germany. When he recovers from his injury, the other players are in good condition. Kyle's main position is unshakable. A newly injured player who stayed in Union Berlin for one season, Essien only got 5 appearances, and it is normal to want to leave the team.

Although Edward knew that Essien would be very powerful if he was not injured, he was almost the top three midfielder in the world at his peak, but he did have some doubts about the team's midfielder.

For now, Chivu can be a cameo midfielder, Cambiasso and De Jong are also defensive midfielders, the new Xavi Alonso is a playmaker, and Juan Belleron can also retreat. Some, plus Essien, Union Berlin will have six players available in the midfielder position.

But regardless of the two organizers, there will be four defensive players competing for a midfielder position. This competition is too cruel, and it is not a good thing for the development of the players.

"Jose, what do you think?"

Edward still hopes that Mourinho can make a choice.

"If he wants to go, let him go."

Mourinho said indifferently that he has been adopted by Union Berlin. Even though he thinks Essien is very powerful, he has no intention of keeping him. Mourinho believes that as long as he wants, Edward will definitely give it to him. To buy other players, as a coach, he only needs to say what characteristics he wants in the players, and someone will help him with the rest. This is the happiest thing.

Ferguson's rights seem very cool, and sometimes he can seek benefits for his son, but it is obtained by amazing vision and a lot of analytical work. Mourinho is used to this kind of easy work at Union Berlin. Buy someone and let Edward go, analyze the opponent with junior brother Boas, and even train with assistant coaches, he only needs to come up with his own tactics, and now let him change to Ferguson's pattern of grabbing everything, he may be really good Can't get used to it.

"But Michael would be a very good player and he would be a threat to us if he left."

Edward said with some concern that Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Werder Bremen, and some foreign teams are now making offers to Essien, but Essien said that he had to lose some German and didn't want to leave Germany immediately.

"What about letting him go to Schalke 04?"

"He said he didn't like Schalke 04, I think he already has a goal in mind, he might want to go to Bayern Munich."

"Heh, Bayern is the biggest giant in Germany. Of course he wants to go, but this matter is absolutely unacceptable. Didn't you say something before that you wouldn't even sell a single virus to Bayern."

"Of course. But forcing Essien to stay may have an impact on the team's atmosphere. It was also because of this that Van der Vaart was let go."

Edward expressed concern again.

Van der Vaart is more influential than Essien. He was the captain of Ajax's young team. Sneijder and others followed his example. If he is not let go, the mentality of other players will also have problems after a long time.

Essien naturally does not have that kind of influence in Union Berlin. He is even similar to a transparent person, but he will be in another state in this situation. If he is bad, some players will be affected more or less. The team is fine, but what if the players in the reserve team are affected? Neuer is a hundred times more important to Edward than Essien!
"Let him go and send him abroad."

"Okay, I will tell him, if he doesn't want to leave, then sit in the stands and wait for the contract to end, anyway, the contract still has three years!"

Edward is not easy to mess with. Most of the contracts he signed with the players before were 3+1 contracts. In the first year of the contract, there is a free termination clause if the upgrade is successful. If the upgrade is successful, the contract will become a 3-year or 4-year contract. Contracts, starting from their first year at Union Berlin, this mainly depends on the willingness of the players. At the end of last season, many players got new contracts. Although the previous contracts still have a long time, the contracts signed at that time It is no longer worthy of the player's strength and of course needs to be replaced.

Essien, who only played 5 games, naturally has no chance to change his contract, but even so, Essien has three years left in his contract.

Although his transfer fee is as high as 230 million euros, his salary is not very high. Even if he is kept, it will not have any impact on the team. At least he will not raise a pianist with a high salary like Manchester United in his previous life. When making an appointment, I hope to get a salary similar to that of a pianist.

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"sit."

Edward crossed his legs and said.

"Mr. President, I hope you can let me go to Bayern Munich."

Essien directly explained his purpose of coming.

Edward smiled and said nothing, and spoke for a long time: "No problem, you can go to Bayern Munich. After all, it is the biggest team in Germany. If I get their invitation, I also want to play in Bayern Munich."

"Really, Mr. Chairman?" Essien said in surprise, "Thank you so much."

"It's okay, I like helping others the most."

"When will the club start negotiations with Bayern? I hope to transfer as soon as possible to catch up with the preparation period."

Essien has already started to think about the future, while Edward sneered in his heart, he is still preparing for the war, let's dream.

"In the summer of 2005, you can talk to Bayern yourself."

"What do you mean, Mr. Chairman?"

Essien failed to react immediately.

Edward threw the pen on the table: "What I mean is, you need to stay in the team until the end of the contract before you can leave. If you want to leave this summer, you have to play in a team outside Germany!"

Essien stood up quickly. Although his anger couldn't be seen on his face, his heart was about to let go, but he calmed down quickly and sat back on the sofa.

Essien has recognized the reality, he can only leave Germany now: "Okay, I accept, but I hope I can choose the team myself."

"No problem, but you need to sign a clause after you leave. You cannot return to Germany within 5 years." Edward does not want Essien to come back. Already very strong.

"Ah."

Essien agreed and left immediately. He didn't want to see Edward's ugly face for another minute.

Edward let out a sigh of relief.

But soon, another player applied to leave the team. This person was still a member of the Dutch gang, Jan Huntelaar!
Huntelaar was a relatively important striker last season. Although he did not have as many opportunities as Villa and Van Persie, he also played nearly 30 games. Edward never expected that Huntelaar would apply to leave the team.

After talking with the other party, he found that it was Inter Milan who had taken a fancy to Huntelaar, and Moratti had a habit of collecting forwards, so it was not surprising that Inter Milan had taken a fancy to Huntelaar, but this incident still made Edward Feeling angry that these guys didn't follow the rules at all, and even contacted the players in advance.

Although he has no evidence, but the players have come to him to say that they are going to Inter Milan, it is strange that they did not negotiate the terms before.This is bullying Union Berlin's status in football is not high, it is estimated that it is serious in Inter Milan, they are just a supermarket of stars, and they don't even mean to say hello.

This kind of thing is explicitly prohibited by UEFA, but they have not caught the handle, and they can't sue even if they want to.

Inter Milan quickly sent a fax and pretended to ask about Huntelaar's price. Union Berlin only responded with 2000 million euros, take the money away!
(End of this chapter)