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Chapter 439 The Transformation of Hoffenheim

After hearing the word Newcastle from Ning Xi's mouth, Long Bisheng felt that he had returned to the past in a trance.

It seems that Yunjiatianyu Football School was still fighting for a seemingly bleak future. When they returned to the dormitory with Li Jie and his group of roommates after training, they only aimed to become real professional players and represent Yunjiatianyu in the Chinese Super League and Asian Champions League.

Dai Guangming hoped that he could go to Inter Milan in the future, but Hu Gandang contradicted him, saying that he would go to AC Milan, Wu Bufan wanted to go to Manchester United because Schmeichel was his idol, Li Jie only loved Liverpool, Zhang Yi wanted to go to Real Madrid, and the surroundings wanted to go to Barcelona...

And when Pei Wei entered Newcastle and became the first Chinese to own a club in the four major leagues in continental Europe, Newcastle was added to the team they wanted to go to. The year of training in Newcastle gave them a sense of belonging to this Highlanders team.

Only I had no preference for European teams at the time, and only wanted to gain a foothold in Yunjiatianyu. But now, Dai Guangming and the others are still struggling in the mid-range teams, hoping to impress the hearts of those giants through their outstanding performance. When they were favored by the giants, the invitation from Newcastle was sent to him.

"Your performance at St. James' Park last season both Pei Wei and Mourinho praised you. At that time, there were rumors that Newcastle had taken a fancy to you, but it turned out to be just a rumor, but this time it was not a rumor. Pei Wei not only praised you because you were a Chinese player but also came out of the Yunjia Tianyu echelon. Mourinho did not express his appreciation for you just to cover up the record of home defeat! Our former boss Pei Wei is not short of money, the world The current financial turmoil doesn't seem to have any effect on him, Drogba is old now, Mourinho needs a center forward, and they offer a salary of [-] pounds a week, although not as much as Manchester City, but I don't think any other team will offer a higher price than them." Ning Xi added.

Long Bisheng recovered from his trance, and said with a wry smile: "What's going on? Why do these famous teams and super giants suddenly have such a strong interest in me? You must know that two seasons ago, I was just a striker playing in the British Championship."

Ning Xi said sternly, "Aaron, you need to know one thing. Now you are no longer a striker in the British Championship...Although you have only played in the Bundesliga for two seasons, for a player, two consecutive seasons of outstanding performance in the top league is enough to make him famous. What's more, you play as a striker. This is a position that attracts attention. You are now the top scorer in the Bundesliga, and you are a standard center that is quite lacking in Europe. It is quite normal for them to look at you."

Now, all the temptations a player faces when transferring are placed in front of Long Bisheng. Manchester City represents money, Arsenal represents famous teachers, Newcastle represents past friendship, and the Milan duo represents the Serie A plot of Chinese fans.

Long Bisheng smiled wryly: "Actually, I never thought about transferring."

"But if you choose to transfer, you will gain a lot, both in terms of fame and personal benefits." Ning Xi explained: "Aaron, I am not encouraging you to transfer, but it is not easy for a player to attract so many teams to look at you at the same time. No matter whether they have thought about letting you play the main force, but no club will waste a player who spent more than 1000 million on the bench - at least give him enough opportunities to play. After all, the attention of the Bundesliga must be Much less, this season you received so much attention mainly because of Hoffenheim's championship, next season you may not have such a good opportunity."

"I'm only 23 years old, Ning Xi." Long Bisheng glanced at Ning Xi and said.

Ning Xi understood what he meant. Long Bisheng was still young and had many possibilities. This time might be a good opportunity, but how could he know that there would be no better opportunities in the future?
Going to Newcastle also faces competition from Drogba, and going to Manchester City has world-class forwards such as Adebayor, Tevez and Santa Cruz competing with him. Needless to say, Inter Milan, Leonardo of AC Milan has been clamoring to play double forwards for several years, and finally found that the Christmas tree left by Ancelotti is the most suitable for Milan. In the eyes of professors with pedophiles, he may not be regarded as a young genius.

"Without Hoffenheim, I wouldn't be where I am today. Unless Hoffenheim is willing to let me go, I won't contact other clubs in advance." In the end, Long Bisheng made a final decision, and Ning Xi had no choice but to give up.

Staying in Hoffenheim seems to be... not bad. They have won the Bundesliga championship and they are already a top-tier team in the Bundesliga. With Hoffman's financial resources, after the club has enough attractiveness, it will be able to introduce more outstanding players and make an impact in the Champions League and the league. It would not be a mistake to stay in such a club.

Ning Xi thought in her heart.

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After a period of rest, Long Bisheng returned to Hoffenheim. At this time, he had already signed the contract offered by Hoffenheim. With the help of other clubs' interest in Long Bisheng, Ning Xi helped Long Bisheng win the maximum benefit. In the end, the annual salary of Long Bisheng's contract was 260 million, which was an increase of 30 euros from the initial price offered by Hoffenheim. The contract was signed until 2016. If Long Bisheng can stay in Hoffenheim until then, he will be 27 years old. Use this to help Long Bisheng get the most benefits.

That’s what being an agent is all about, trying to maximize the benefits for the players, so clubs generally hate and love these agents. They need these agents to help persuade the stars they want, and they hate these agents for encouraging their stars to go to other clubs.

However, after Hoffenheim's training camp started, Ning Xi noticed some strange signs. After the European Cup ended, there was a new round of reshuffle among the giants in continental Europe. Newcastle turned their attention to Wolfsburg's Dzeko after failing to buy Long Bisheng, and finally defeated AC Milan with a price of 100 million.

Wolfsburg, which lost Dzeko, poached Kisling from Leverkusen at a price of 300 million. Bayern, which Klinsmann returned to the leadership, also recovered Toni Kroos from Leverkusen. At the same time, it introduced Mamadou Sakho, a French rookie who performed well in the European Championship from Paris Saint-Germain, showing strong ambitions.

The giants in other leagues also have people coming in and out, but the defending Bundesliga champion Hoffenheim did not make any big moves in the transfer market. They just introduced central defender Tim Heubach from Borussia Mönchengladbach and midfielder Daniel Brosinski from Cologne, and then there was no big move.

Two seasons ago, Hoffenheim spent close to 2000 million euros to introduce Long Bisheng and Marin. Last season, it also cost 900 million euros to introduce Kolarov. Among the players introduced this time, although Hoibach is a former member of the German Olympic team and Brosinski also has a record of playing in the German youth team under 23, the combined cost of the two is less than 600 million.

Could it be that both Rangnick and the club think that the current players are enough?This is not impossible. After all, Hoffman and Rangnick had a long-term vision at the time. Hoffenheim’s framework was already set up after entering the Bundesliga. The subsequent transfers were just to make up for weak positions. For example, the introduction of Marin and Kolarov. Such a mature team does not need to introduce too many players in a short period of time.

However, even if a team that has won the championship has a complete lineup, it must properly introduce outstanding new players to create a new competitive atmosphere in the team. Just like two seasons ago, Hoffenheim did not necessarily need Long Bisheng, because their forward combination was very mature.

Ning Xi thought about it, but she didn't tell Long Bisheng about her discovery. After all, the pre-season training has only started now, and maybe after a while, there will be one or two blockbuster transfers from Hoffenheim.

But until a week after the training camp before the season, Hoffenheim still did not sign other players. Instead, they accepted the offer from La Liga Sevilla, and transferred the team's midfield core Eduardo for 300 million euros for four seasons!

This transfer shocked the Bundesliga. After Hoffenheim was promoted to the Bundesliga, they have always followed the principle of "only in and out". They let go a lot of players, but they are basically older players or players who have not been able to play the main force in the team.

Because Hoffenheim won the Bundesliga championship, other clubs who have taken a fancy to many of their players have begun to live again-has Hoffenheim begun to change their club management strategy?This is a great opportunity!

(End of this chapter)