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Chapter 669 Huo Village Miracle Showdown (2)

An hour later, Hope flew to Munich in a private plane and met Li Huan at the Freis Hotel. He didn't even bother to sit down, so he said directly: "Li, why? Although Hoffenheim is not a wealthy family, But we are not short of money, you can report the amount of annual salary you want. Portrait rights are also negotiable.”

Li Huan said with a wry smile: "Mr. Dietmar, please sit down first, this matter is not what you think."

After all, Hope is a business tycoon. After experiencing countless storms, after a brief gaffe, he immediately recovered his composure, sat down slowly, and said kindly: "Okay, Li, tell us what you think, and we will Not an outsider, I have been dating for almost five years, and I watched you change from a fluffy boy to a superstar now."

Li Huan sighed in his heart. He has real respect for Hope, and he is also an elder worthy of respect. There are too many people who are rich and unkind in this world. Although Hope invests in sports for his own hobby, it indirectly promotes sports. In terms of career development, and in terms of character, Hope is also a businessman with great principles.From the bottom of his heart, Li Huan didn't want to get into trouble with Hope unless it was absolutely necessary.

"Mr. Dietmar, as you said, we have been dating for almost five years. You are one of the people I respect the most in Germany. Hoffenheim is also very good to me, helping me from an unknown to a famous star. , I am very grateful, I also know that you and the club hope that I can stay in Hoffenheim forever, but after winning the Champions League, I have really lost my motivation and desire here, I hope to change to bring me a new one A motivated and exciting team." Li Huan said sincerely.

Hope is a man who has experienced the pinnacle of his life. He can understand Li Huan's psychology. It is not that there are no such players in European football. The famous football magician Ronaldinho Jr. is because he played in Barcelona. After winning the UEFA Champions League, he lost motivation, immersed himself in nightclubs every day, and then quickly fell from the top, and his net worth has shrunk by more than five times.But what he was worried about was that Li Huan was just using this as an excuse.

Hope sighed, and said: "Li, I can understand what you said, but won't defending the Champions League and establishing a Hoffenheim dynasty not inspire your fighting spirit? Becoming one of the stars of the wealthy Galaxy, is it more important than Huo Pu?" Finnheim's greatest star is more brilliant? I think your reason is very far-fetched. Li, let's be honest, with your current strength, reputation and performance, the annual salary given by Hoffenheim is indeed a bit shabby. I also talked to Schindelmaiser and Rangnick, and I plan to give you another salary increase after the end of the season."

Seeing that Hope misunderstood that he planned to leave Hoffenheim because his annual salary was not enough, or that he used the media to threaten the club to ask for a raise, Li Huan said with a wry smile: "Mr. Hope, you really misunderstood me. The club put pressure on me to raise my salary. It is useless for the club to offer me the highest salary in the world. After winning the Champions League, I have already considered it. This will be my last season in Hoffenheim. Of course, if If the team does not win the Champions League, I will stay, I must win all the titles for Hoffenheim."

Hope said thoughtfully: "Okay, Li, can you tell me where you want to go?"

Li Huan raised his head to meet Hope's eyes, and said with a smile, "Mr. Dietmar, would you believe me if I said that I have no goals?"

Hope was stunned for a moment, and said in astonishment: "A star like you, even if we really want to sell you, this transaction will involve hundreds of millions of funds. Is it too hasty for you to think about it now?"

Li Huan shook his head and said: "There must be many teams contacting Watts, but I asked him to refuse them all before the Champions League final. Unless Hoffenheim wins the Champions League, I will not consider transferring. No spoilers. But after informing you and Coach Rangnick, I would like my agent to approach other clubs."

Seeing that Li Huan's attitude was very firm and there was no room for redemption, Hope sighed helplessly, stood up and said, "Li, I understand what you mean now, and I respect your decision, but the club is not mine. One person has the final say, I have to discuss with coach Rangnick, Schindelmaiser, and manager Rothaus, this is related to the survival and development of Hoffenheim, I cannot be careless, I hope you can understand."

Li Huan also stood up and said, "Thank you, Mr. Hope, for your understanding. I understand your difficulties. I will temporarily stay in Germany and wait for news from you and Coach Lannick."

Hope sighed again, looked at Li Huan's face and wanted to say something, but stopped again. As a German, he still couldn't fully understand the thoughts of a Chinese. Since even money can't impress this Chinese, he I couldn't think of other ways, so I had to go back and discuss it with Lannick and Schindelmaiser.

After the Hoffenheim club holiday, the Rhein-Neckar Arena was sparsely populated. Only a few local players occasionally came to exercise, and there were few fans. Most of them were foreign fans who came to visit. But today's situation is quite special. Hundreds of fans came to the gate of the stadium. These fans pulled banners and held up Li Huan's head. Some banners said "Li Huan don't leave, Hoffenheim can't live without you." Some said "If Li Huan leaves, We will refuse to go to the game."

All these came to protest after hearing that Li Huan was leaving Hoffenheim. Although Li Huan's transfer was just a rumor and it came from far away China, the fans were still very worried. One possibility is that they also want to put pressure on the club in advance to let the club understand that they will not let Li Huan transfer.

In the office of Hoffenheim coach Rangnick, Rangnick, Hope, Schindelmaiser, and Rothaus are sitting in the office and arguing fiercely. Schindelmaiser and Rangnick have even blushed Rough.

Finally, Hope slapped the table angrily, and said, "Okay, stop arguing. The key now is not whether we need Li Huan, but Li Huan, he doesn't want to stay in Hoffenheim right now."

Schindelmaiser said: "Why did Li Huan leave? It must be that the annual salary is too low. Even with the money we gave him in private, it is only 400 million euros before tax, and a club like Real Madrid has already offered him a salary. The annual salary of 500 million euros after tax is [-] million euros. Manchester City is even more outrageous. Gary Cook threatened that no matter how high the annual salary is offered by the company, they can pay half more. It is strange that he does not want to leave. I have dealt with the Chinese , Chinese people are very face-saving, they do things very implicitly, even if it is for money, they will not say it outright.”

Lannick said: "Should we also offer Li Huan an annual salary of 500 million euros after tax? In this way, we will definitely not be able to maintain the balance of the team. Demba Ba's agent has proposed a transfer request. They must not Satisfied with the current annual salary. Ruud van Nistelrooy can still score goals, but he is too old. We can’t let Demba Ba go. Can be too little."

Schindelmaiser said: "Coach Rangnick, you should understand what Li Huan means to Hoffenheim. In addition to the team's record, there is also a vast market from the Far East. Losing him is a disaster, no matter from the team. The record is still based on the club's market development, Li Huan can't let go."

Lannick said: "I have no right to say about the market, but regarding the team's record, I don't think Li Huan's departure will be as bad as you imagined. Look at our current configuration of three-line players, which Bundesliga team can Compared with us, even compared with Bayern, we are by no means weaker than them, selling Li Huan can at least get more than [-] million yuan, which is enough for us to buy three world-class stars."

Schindelmaizer snorted and said, "Three world-class stars may not be more useful than Li Huan."

At this moment, Rothaus, who had been silent all this time, spoke up, saying: "We have to carefully consider this matter, and keep Li Huan to be careful about the tragedy of Ronaldinho. It could have been sold for 2000 million yuan, but later it was only sold for [-] yuan. The multi-million deal price was given to AC Milan."

Schindelmaizer said dissatisfiedly: "We must also be careful of Figo's tragedy. After Barcelona let Figo go, they ended up without a championship for four years. When a player like Li Huan leaves, fans must also be considered."

At this moment, Hope fully recovered the sanity of a businessman, and said: "We are now going to take a good look at what Li Huan means to Hoffenheim. It may be a huge risk to sell it or not. This is why I put you all The main reason for the discussion is that manager Schindlmaiser mainly considers market development, and coach Rangnick considers the team's record. They all have their own basis. But the best decision is the team's record and the market. A win-win situation, of course, fans' emotions can also be considered."

Rangnick looked at Schindelmaiser and said: "The market is determined by the record. There is no championship, no record. Who knows that there is a Hoffenheim in Germany. The record must be given priority. If Li Huan does not want to transfer, we will naturally add him. salary, let him stay, but he has personally told Mr. Hope that he is leaving. We can keep his people, but we can't keep his heart. Besides, can we compete financially with Manchester City? Can we outsell them? Is Li Huan's annual salary high? Instead of risking the decline of Li Huan's status, it is better to sell him. Integrate the team as soon as possible, and I believe that next year there will still be strong competitiveness in the Champions League and Bundesliga."

Rothaus suddenly said, "I have a way to get the best of both worlds."

Hope, Rangnick and Schindelmaiser all set their sights on the former Stuttgart general manager and said in unison: "What is a good way?"

(End of this chapter)