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Chapter 385 Victory in the transfer market
Of course, Long Bisheng and the others don’t know why Xu Fan is so happy. With Xu Fan’s current status, there are not many things that can make him happy. After knowing this, Xu Fan can immediately analyze what Qatar’s intentions are.

However, China has more cards. Most of the venues built to host the Olympic Games can be used. Yunjia Fengyun Stadium, the renovated BJ Workers Stadium, Shanghai 8 Stadium, Dalian Jinzhou Stadium and other stadiums can become World Cup stadiums with only a few repairs. In terms of hardware facilities, China definitely has the upper hand.

Hardware, software, cultural development, fan enthusiasm... China does not have anything below Qatar. Zhang Long operates in Asia, Pei Wei helps in canvassing in Europe, Weah in Africa, and Dunga in South America. These two superstars who have played in China can also help China in canvassing.

Xu Bing is not good at profit and power. At his current stage, the only thing he asks for is probably fame. If he can get the right to host the World Cup before he retires, he has no regrets.

However, this has nothing to do with the Chinese team. After the celebration banquet, the national team disbanded. The domestic league is about to rekindle the flames of war, and the players who play in the European league have no time to rest. Their clubs have also started training.

Among them, Long Bisheng and Li Jie had the shortest rest time. They only stayed in BJ for three days before going back to Germany. It will be almost August after the Asian Cup, and the Bundesliga is the earliest among the four major leagues. The first round of the 2011-2012 Bundesliga season started on August [-]th. It was too late for them to join the team at this time.

The most important game before the start of the league will be the German Super Cup. Last season's Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich will play against the German Cup champion Hoffenheim. Since no new sponsors have been found, and the influence of the League Cup is not as large as expected, the German League Cup, which began in 1997, has come to an end. The German Super Cup, which has been suspended for 12 years, will be held again in 2008.

This move has been supported by the Bundesliga teams, especially those strong teams, because if they want to participate in the Super Cup, their energy before the start of the season is really stretched too much.
The Super Cup was scheduled to take place on the [-]th of the week before the start of the season, and Long Bisheng and Li Jie returned to the team to report on the [-]rd, so in this game, the head coach Lannick did not put them into the main lineup.

After winning the league runner-up and the cup championship last season, Hoffenheim's goal this season has naturally improved. After three years of accumulated strength in the Bundesliga, both chairman Hoffman and head coach Rangnick believe that Hoffenheim already has the strength to hit the league championship.

Croatian veteran Simunić's contract expired after the end of last season. He is going to return to China to retire. The club has no intention of keeping him, and Obasi has proposed a transfer to the club. I wasted my time on the bench.

He only renewed his contract with the club before the start of last season, because Demba Ba had already left at that time. He believed that his main position was very stable, and his fame was brought to him by Hoffenheim. He was unwilling to leave this blessed place, but who knew that he would be forced to leave after one season.

Rangnick does not want to let Obasi go. Such a striker who can play all positions in the forward line is a good supplement on the bench even if he cannot play the main position, but he cannot promise Obasi's main position.

Bundesliga teams often don’t spend too much money to buy players in China, but Premier League teams do. Half a month after Obasi’s transfer application, he successfully transferred. Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League bought Obasi for 100 million euros.

Obasi's departure has no effect on the strength of Hoffenheim's main lineup, but Simunic's departure has caused huge flaws in Hoffenheim's defense. Now there are not many good left-backs in Europe.

Hoffenheim has taken a fancy to Lazio's Serbian full-back Aleksandar Kolarov. This 1.8-meter-seven tall left-back was favored by Inter Milan and Juventus two years ago, but failed due to various reasons. Now his contract with Lazio has only the last year left.

There are not many competitors for Hoffenheim, to be precise, there is only one, but this opponent is their biggest opponent in the league-Bayern Munich. Although there are already two left-backs, Brafhead and Planic, Van Gaal is not too satisfied with their performance.

Hoffenheim doesn't have much to compete with Bayern. Fortunately, they are not too famous now, and they don't have many goals, so they can concentrate all their energy on Kolarov, unlike Bayern who are distracted by other players.

Originally, Hoffenheim did not compete with Bayern in the transfer market after being promoted to the Bundesliga. First, they bought players mainly for practicality. People like Eduardo, Ibisevic, Salihovic, Gustavo, Obasi and others were either unknown before coming to Hoffenheim, or they did not show the strength to match their fame.

But starting this season, Hoffenheim has to launch a strong challenge to Bayern. Last season's runner-up gave the club enough confidence. At the same time, looking at the age structure of the main players, Hoffenheim, whose average age is under 25, is more promising than Bayern, whose average age has reached 29. Do himself is unwilling to leave this club that allows him to give full play.In this case, it is quite necessary to have a contest with Bayern in the transfer market.

If Kolarov can be snatched from Bayern, in addition to strengthening his own strength and making up for the shortcomings of the lineup, it will also prevent Bayern from strengthening his strength.

But in many respects, Hoffenheim are at a disadvantage.Originally, the Bundesliga wasn’t very attractive to players, but now outstanding players are most willing to go to the Premier League, because they have many rich teams, followed by La Liga and Serie A. Even if the current level of Serie A may not be as high as the Bundesliga, they still have a strong temptation to attract players. The only team in the Bundesliga that can compete with the other three major leagues is probably only Bayern.

But after Hoffenheim showed the greatest sincerity, they finally defeated this powerful opponent in the transfer market.

It is not difficult to get Lazio settled. Their financial problems have not been resolved until now. Kolarov’s contract has only one year left. It is impossible for them to watch the Serbian leave for free after the contract expires. In addition, he will join a Bundesliga team that will not face them directly. So when Hoffenheim offered the same price as Bayern - 900 million euros, Lazio let go.

But it is not so easy for Kolarov to choose Hoffenheim instead of Bayern.

Rangnick went out in person and promised Kolarov the main position-now Hoffenheim is short of left-backs, as long as Kolarov is willing to come, his position will not be shaken-this made Kolarov very satisfied, because Van Gaal could not give him such a promise.

More importantly, Rangnick told him about Hoffenheim's ambitions this season - to achieve good results in the Champions League and to attack the Bundesliga champion - after that, Kolarov was moved by Hoffenheim's sincerity, and being able to play in the Champions League itself was the biggest reason why he chose to leave Lazio.

In the end, Hoffenheim won the most important confrontation before the start of the season. The arrival of Kolarov made up for the last shortcoming in their lineup, and at the same time dealt a heavy blow to Bayern's transfer market plan. This is Hoffenheim's first victory in the new season.

(End of this chapter)