Godfather of national football

Chapter 149 Talking about Business with Borussia
Standing in the stands of Borussia Park Stadium, Borussia's home stadium, Li Guo and Chen An are like tourists.

It's after the season, there are no games, there are no fans, there are fans from all over the world.

In Germany, many industries are combined with tourism, such as the automobile industry. The manufacturing plants of several major German automobile companies are open to visit. Of course, tickets are required, and most German clubs are also open to visit.

Li Guo still remembers the time when he led Bayer Leverkusen to the Borussia Park to challenge Borussia. This huge stadium with a capacity of 5 people can be said to be one of the most terrifying devil's home stadiums in the Bundesliga.

"Chen An, if I ask you, what impresses you the most about German football after you have been in Germany for so many years?"

"Fiery stadium?"

That's right, the attendance rate of the Bundesliga is the first in Europe. This spike kills many other leagues, not only the Bundesliga, but even the Bundesliga's attendance rate is also very high.

But this is not the answer Li Guo wants.

"Youth training," was Li Guo's answer.

The echelon construction of the Bundesliga teams is great, and this is also the basis for the success of German football.

"This time, I not only want to buy Dante, but also cooperate with Borussia on the youth training," Li Guo said.

This is not Li Guo's whim, but after careful consideration, the best Bundesliga youth training is Bayern, Schalke 04 and Borussia Dortmund, but they are unlikely to cooperate with the Super League team, but Borussia is different. He belongs to the Bundesliga with little money and is not a wealthy family, so it will be easier to talk about.

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In the office of Borussia's sports director.

The separation of powers in the Bundesliga team is done very well. Generally, there are three people in the top management, the chairman, the sports director, and the head coach. The most famous is the Bayern Big Three.

The chairman of Borussia is Rolf Koenigs, the head coach is Favre, and the person who will meet with Li Guo is their sports director-Max Eber.

Max is no stranger to Li Guo. He used to be an opponent in the Bundesliga, but the two have never done business, and Leverkusen has never poached anyone from Borussia.

Max ordered two glasses of water for the two of them. This is also the pragmatic side of the Germans. Maybe the coffee will be served only if the conversation is pleasant.

"Dante? I can't say it's not for sale, but if you want it, it's certainly not cheap."

Li Guo knew that when Dante transferred to Bayern, the transfer fee was 500 million euros, and Borussia signed Dante from Standard Liege for 250 million euros, so Li Guo's asking price was 350 million.

Max was delighted when he heard it, "Li Guo, you want to take Dante to China,"

There is something in this sentence, Li Guo asked: "What happened to China?"

Max smiled slightly, "European players can't pay the price in Europe when they go to Asia, it has to be two to three times the price."

Li Guo once heard complaints from many bosses of the Chinese Super League in private that the Chinese Super League teams will definitely be charged a lot when negotiating business in Europe, because everyone knows that the only factor for players to go to the Chinese Super League is money, and the only bargaining chip for the Chinese Super League teams is also money.

There is a saying that being able to go to Barcelona is a dream, and being able to go to the Super League is money.

"Then how much do you want?" Li Guo asked.

"1300 million euros, and you can discuss Dante's treatment yourself,"

This time Li Guo didn't stand up and leave, but scratched his head, and said: "350 million, and I know you will definitely sell it to me, as long as you listen to my story."

Max expressed interest.

"Now in China, the non-professional youth training market is very hot. I have no say in this market. Europeans are doing it, Koreans are doing it, and we Chinese are also doing it. But the echelon construction of professional teams in the Chinese Super League and Chinese Premier League is not perfect. Do you know what this means?"

Max's eyes lit up, "Can they listen to you?"

"Don't forget that I am still the head coach of the Chinese national team. They don't need to listen to me. As long as I cooperate successfully with Borussia Borussia in Shanghai Shenhua, who do you think those teams will look for?"

This bargaining chip is very tempting, but Max is not stupid. He heard that in China, the Football Association is in charge, and the head coach of the national football team has little power, so he expressed his thoughts.

Li Guo felt that Max was really not a man, so he said: "350 million, and another 500 million deposit. If the cooperation fails, the deposit will be given to you."

Chen An was excited when he heard that, where did Li Guo get the 500 million euros? "Li Guo, don't be impulsive."

"fine."

In this way, Max was convinced, and then Li Guo and Max discussed the specific matters of youth training cooperation.

It was not easy, and it was already 9 o'clock in the evening when Li Guo came out of Max's office.

Chen An couldn't bear it anymore, and asked: "Li Guo, where did you get so much money, did you..." Chen An hesitated to speak.

Chen An remembered the biggest scandal in Chinese football before, which was the betting incident. He was afraid that Li Guo would participate in the betting, otherwise, he really couldn't figure out why Li Guo suddenly became so rich.

"What is it?"

"You don't have any connection with overseas gambling groups, do you?"

Li Guo laughed loudly after hearing this, "Chen An, you really have an open mind, well, I can tell you how my money came from, but don't be surprised."

Li Guo told Chen An about his investment. Unexpectedly, Chen An became even more angry after hearing it, "Then you don't tell me, let me buy some, are you still friends? Can we still play happily together?"

"Investment is risky, and I don't know if I can make money. I'd rather not tell you about your courage."

But Chen An was very envious, "I don't care, you pay me."

Li Guo thought to himself, "I'll fuck it up."

"It's a good thing we've known each other for so long, otherwise I would really call the police, and the rogue wouldn't take you like this."

"I don't care, you have money, you can't forget old friends."

"Okay, let's do this, one day you get married, I'll give you a big red envelope."

Chen An pouted and thought for a while, "How old is it?"

Li Guo made a gesture, it was about the size of a football.

"Are they all 100 yuan?"

"Of course,"

"RMB?"

"That's impossible,"

After Li Guo finished speaking, he ran away, and Chen An chased after him, and the two fought and fought, "Okay, let's go to eat supper, and go back to the hotel after eating."

Li Guoyi said that Chen An also felt hungry, "I want to eat at a Michelin-starred restaurant, the one with a minimum consumption of 1000 Euros."

Li Guo pointed to the Michelin tires on a car on the side of the road, "Okay, let's go eat."

"Depend on,"

Like before, Li Guo and Chen An went to the most regular German bar to have a drink and eat some grilled sausages, and they were going back to China the next day.

(End of this chapter)