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Chapter 457 Shocking Quote
June is a day that makes Chinese fans happy.

In the last two rounds of the World Cup qualifiers in the top ten matches in Asia, the lightly loaded Chinese team won one and drew one, and became the first in the group with an unbeaten record, entering the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

The only thing that makes them a little unhappy is that the most outstanding and hottest player in Europe this season, the newly promoted European Golden Boot winner, and striker Long Bisheng who played for Hoffenheim did not play in these two games. Long Bisheng spent most of his career in Europe except for half a year in the Chinese Premier League. , did not play for 10 minute.

Ding Yu did this, of course, for a reason.First of all, Long Bisheng is now the absolute main center of the Chinese national team. After the start of the World Cup next year, Adriano will be almost 33 years old, and his state has also begun to decline significantly in recent years. Even if Adriano can still play the main force, he can retreat Messi to the midfield. There are a lot of troubles, more than before the start of last season.

Although Hoffenheim won the league championship last season, Long Bisheng was not the most important player, the only player with the best performance. Others like Eduardo, Marin, and Ibisevic also performed very well.
What's more, he is also the first shooter in the Bundesliga to score more than 36 goals in a season in [-] years, and he is also the European Golden Boot award this season!

Before Long Bisheng thought that this kind of record was meaningless, but in fact, after adding these two layers of aura, the attention of other giants to him has increased a lot!

The [-]st of July has not yet arrived, and the transfer market has not yet opened, but it is unknown how many wealthy clubs want to recruit Long Bisheng openly or secretly. In the past, not many people noticed the value of Long Bisheng when he was in the British Championship, but after three years in the Bundesliga and his stable and outstanding performance, he is enough to attract everyone's attention.

Manchester City, AC Milan, and Valencia, which had been interested in him last year, contacted Ning Xi and asked what conditions Long Bisheng wanted before they would come. Other clubs such as Liverpool, Inter Milan, and Sevilla also began to make tentative bids for Hoffenheim. What horses do habitually - anyway, they have money, they don't need to make ends meet, they just need to make members feel that the money spent is worth it.

So Long Bisheng was very annoying during this period. Although he helped Hoffenheim win the German Cup with two goals before going to the national team for training, he still couldn't be happy.

The opinions in the newspapers are changing day by day, especially when the rumors are intensifying. Some people have already said that Long Bisheng has signed a contract with Real Madrid, and he only needs to wait for the official announcement as soon as July [-]st arrives. And his practice of kissing the lawn after scoring in the last round of the league is also considered to be a commemoration of the stadium when he knew that he would leave Hoffenheim.

The Hoffenheim club had to come out to refute the rumors: "Dragon is still a part of Hoffenheim. We have indeed received several offers, but Lung is the cornerstone of Hoffenheim's prosperity. We will not sell our cornerstone. He is not for sale."

No one can tell the truth of these words, but at least it shows that Long Bisheng has not signed any other contract with any team, but before the end of the transfer period, who can say that Long Bisheng will definitely continue to be a player of Hoffenheim?
With Long Bisheng's current fame and strength, the Bundesliga may not be able to accommodate him anymore.

Now the Bundesliga has a tendency to move closer to the Ligue [-] and the Eredivisie. They can’t keep their own stars. Basically, the top stars in their playing years are basically not in the Bundesliga.

With Long Bisheng's performance in the Bundesliga in the past three seasons, there is little room for him to improve in the Bundesliga, and it is impossible for Hoffenheim to offer a sky-high annual salary to keep him.

What is a player looking for?It is nothing more than a huge income, and those who are ambitious need to exercise their abilities in a better league. Hoffenheim does not have these two points. Why should they keep Long Bisheng, a freshly released European Golden Boot?

In terms of income, even the upper-middle teams of the Premier League and La Liga can provide much more annual salary than Hoffenheim. In terms of honor, the top four in the other three major leagues are also more competitive than Hoffenheim.

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Long Bisheng was suffering from a headache, and the top management of Hoffenheim also felt extremely headache.

They are unwilling to let Long Bisheng go out of reason. First, Long Bisheng is now more helpful to the team's offense than Ibisevic. The departure of such a player is not just a matter of losing a player, but the overthrow and reconstruction of the entire team's tactical system;

"We can't let the dragon go." Hoffman said firmly: "I don't think I need to say more about the reason. You should all know that the value of such a player cannot be measured by money. If we keep him, we won't need to worry about scoring goals for at least five years."

In front of him is Hoffenheim's Big Three - his son Hans, club general manager Rothaus and head coach Rangnick.

Rangnick didn't say a word. Of course he didn't want to lose this player. Every head coach is selfish. They hope that all the outstanding players will be under their hands and those who leave are useless players - of course, except for the players they don't like and have conflicts with.

Hans smiled wryly: "Father, we all know what you said, but the reality is...it's hard for us to keep Long Bisheng."

Before Hoffman could speak, he picked up a stack of papers in his hand: "Look at these quotations...Real Madrid has already offered 2000 million euros. We can refuse this price, but Long Bisheng may not refuse the call of Real Madrid. It is a place where players all over the world want to go...Look at Manchester City. Their asking price is 4000 million euros, which is eight times higher than when we introduced Long Bisheng! I have to admit that I can hardly resist the temptation of this offer. It is possible to invest 7000 million euros! This is enough to bring our overall strength to a higher level! AC Milan offered 800 million yuan, and their temptation is not low. I heard that in China, Serie A has the most fans, and Long Bisheng has failed in Italy. He may want to prove himself again where he failed... The most attractive offer is from Newcastle. Listen, the offer of 2000 million yuan is not euros, but pounds, and it is worth more than 2000 million pounds last season. Zeko transferred to Newcastle! Nearly 3000 million euros in cash, and a 27-year-old Zeko! The sum has exceeded 5000 million euros! There has not been a player with such a high value in the Bundesliga in the past ten years!"

"Is this really Newcastle's offer?" Even Hoffman's eyes widened.

To be honest, Manchester City’s 4000 million cash Hoffman doesn’t care, because Long Bisheng may not be willing to go to a team playing in the Europa League. If he disagrees, even if the Arabs pay 2000 million, it’s useless; Putting pressure on Hoffenheim, then Hoffman can also be like Ferguson back then, even if he tore his face, he would make Real Madrid feel ashamed-Anyway, Hoffenheim has nothing to ask for Real Madrid.

The same is true for AC Milan. The price they offered is not low, but it has not touched Hoffman's bottom line. After all, compared with the possibility of tearing down and rebuilding the entire team, the weight of 800 million euros is still a bit lighter, but Newcastle...

Nearly 3000 million in cash!Plus a center forward who has proven his strength in the Bundesliga and is in his prime!Although Zeko's performance at Newcastle this season can be regarded as a failure, he has not been able to adapt to the atmosphere of the Premier League. Mourinho, who originally planned to let him take over Drogba, can only use the old Drogba again in the second half of the league, but he will not have such a problem in the Bundesliga. With Zeko, Hoffenheim's current tactics will not change much.

What's more, there is still 2000 million pounds in cash. Although the pound has started to depreciate now, one pound can still be exchanged for a few euros, which is close to 3000 million euros. The cash that Hans originally planned to invest in the transfer market in the new season is only 3000 million euros.

"Pei Wei looks really crazy." Hoffman said helplessly, "Perhaps Mourinho put too much pressure on him to bring in a center forward that meets his tactical needs. But it's no wonder that there is probably only Long Bisheng in Europe who is the closest or even better center forward to Drogba."

"Then what do you mean..." Hans asked cautiously.

"If selling Dragon is more beneficial to us, then let's do it." Hoffman sighed wearily: "As for the fans' dissatisfaction caused by selling him, let me bear it. This will be the last thing I do to Hoffenheim as the chairman. The funds obtained are enough for you to set off a storm in the transfer market... agree to Newcastle's offer."

(End of this chapter)