Champion’s Heart

The Chinese team has entered the rhythm of preparing for the Brazilian team, and perhaps the most severe game they have faced so far will also be the key to determining whether they can continue in this World Cup - having said that, it seems that China There is no game that is not a severe test for the team...

At this time, Zhou Yi received a call from his agent Schulze.

I'm sorry, Zhou Yi. In fact, I shouldn't bother you at this time... But I definitely can't make up my mind on this matter by myself, and the other party is very urgent and has called me several times...

Okay, Tino, just say what's going on?

Well, it's like this... Four days ago, I received a call from Spain. They told me on the phone that they were from Real Madrid and wanted to ask if you had any ideas about going to the Bernabeu to play football... At that time You are training with the team and preparing for the game against Spain, so I didn’t call you. And you also know that there are many tentative calls from this kind of club. If you are approached about this matter every time, you Maybe they were going to fire me... So I didn't tell you, I thought it was just a routine matter. But they called me four more times in the past few days, each time asking me about your plans to play for Real Madrid. Thoughts, I think I should tell you so that I can give them a reply...

Zhou Yi was a little surprised when he first heard that Real Madrid was interested in him, but he did not interrupt Schulze and waited for him to finish everything.

Going to play for Real Madrid? he asked Schulze.

Yes, yes. They made several calls in a row and seemed a little anxious.

What suggestions do you have, Tino? Schulze is Zhou Yi's agent. Although Zhou Yi ultimately comes up with many ideas, he always has to ask his agent for his opinion. Otherwise, why would he find an agent? ?

I think this is a good opportunity, Zhou Yi. If you want to go to a higher level, then you must go to a bigger club and a broader stage. I don't just mean the competitive level, but also the This is true in terms of influence and commercial value. I never advised you to leave Dortmund before because you said you still wanted to win championships in Dortmund, so now you have won all the championships you can in Dortmund. You even helped them get some more, so what reason is there to stop you from leaving?

As an agent, Schulze certainly hopes that his players will leave Dortmund and go to a bigger and wealthy team. This is not only because he can draw commissions from transfers, but also means that Zhou Yi can have greater influence and commercial value. He can also help Zhou Yi make more money and reflect his value as an agent.

“In this world now, apart from Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Barcelona,

Is there a greater wealthy family? there is none left. But Bayern Munich, you definitely won’t go. As for Barcelona and Real Madrid, Barcelona seems to be suitable for you, and Real Madrid is also good. It depends on your personal choice.

Schulze left the choice to Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi pondered for a while.

He also feels that now is the time to leave Dortmund. He could have left last summer and helped Dortmund win the Champions League. It was a perfect opportunity. However, the successive departures of Gotze and Lewandowski made it impossible for him to leave his home team in turmoil. In that case, it would be too ruthless. So he chose to stay.

At that time, he had an idea in his mind. No matter what the final result of this season was, he would leave Dortmund to pursue higher challenges.

Unexpectedly, he also helped Dortmund win the league and Champions League double this season. There is no more appropriate time to say goodbye than this.

If he leaves at this time, he doesn't owe Dortmund anything, and no one can accuse him of being ruthless.

The only question is where to go.

As Schulze said, after he helped Dortmund win two Champions League titles and four league titles, there are only a handful of teams in the world that can let him leave his familiar environment.

The only ones that can truly be more wealthy than Dortmund are Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Serie A is in decline as a whole, so all Serie A teams are not good.

In the Premier League, Manchester United in the Ferguson era was a good choice, but Manchester United is no longer good. Wenger's Arsenal could have gone, but now Arsenal itself is in chaos, and people are increasingly questioning Wenger. It's hard to say what will happen after he goes.

Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City are all similar. If you want to go to the next level, why should you go to these teams?

So after all the calculations, the Western Premier League duo is suitable.

Barcelona's tactical style may be more in line with their own style of play, and they have been looking for Xavi's successor.

Real Madrid has a great reputation and is the best team in the 20th century. They urgently need to break Barcelona's oppression and are hungry for talent.

Whether it's joining Real Madrid or Barcelona, ​​it's both good.

But Zhou Yi doesn't want to make a decision like this now. It's still very early before the transfer window closes. Who knows what will happen in the meantime?

While Zhou Yi was pondering, Schulze suddenly said: Oh, I almost forgot. Real Madrid told me that if you agree to join, they will directly activate the liquidated damages clause in your contract with Dortmund.

Liquidated damages? How much is my liquidated damages? Zhou Yi himself was a little confused.

Ninety million! Euros! Schulze shouted.

Wow, what a big deal. Zhou Yi sighed. 90 million euros, just pay for it. There are probably not many clubs in the world that can do this. It's strange, Real Madrid has not been interested in me before, but it has never been so interested...

I think there is a very important reason, probably because you led Dortmund to defeat them in the Champions League final. Schulze laughed.

Huh? I beat them, so the more interested they are in me...Does Real Madrid have Stockholm Syndrome?

The dream of ten crowns is shattered, and you are the one who personally extinguished their dream. If they can't beat you on the court, then of course I will take you under my wing. This is quite in line with Florentino's style of doing things. And He insists that Real Madrid’s big-name signings must be the top players in the world, so if Real Madrid is really willing to spend 90 million euros for you, it means that you are the top player in the world.”

After listening to Schulze's explanation, Zhou Yi felt that it made sense. It is not uncommon in professional football to buy people who give you headaches and use them for your own purposes.

This is not the first time that he has defeated Real Madrid in the Champions League. When Dortmund won the Champions League last season, they also defeated Real Madrid in the semi-finals.

Real Madrid lost to the same opponent in two consecutive Champions Leagues, which really forced them to poach Dortmund.

Zhou Yi was not opposed to going to Real Madrid, but he would not make a decision easily, so he said to Schulze: Tell Real Madrid that I am not considering any transfers now. I will only focus on the national team. game. If we want to discuss the transfer or not, let’s wait until the Chinese team’s World Cup is over. If they are still so interested by then, we can talk about it.”

Okay, I'll do as you say. In addition, congratulations on reaching the top 16 of the World Cup, Zhou Yi. In fact, I think if the liquidated damages we signed with Dortmund were 100 million euros, Real Madrid might also The one who paid this money...then you will be Mr. 100 million euros, the first player in the world worth more than 100 million euros, tsk tsk... Schulze looked forward to such a future and couldn't help but click He smacked his lips. When Bale moved to Real Madrid, it was also claimed that the transfer fee was 100 million euros, but in fact it was not 100 million euros. It seemed to be 96 million euros.

Don't think so much, you haven't even figured out your horoscope yet. Zhou Yi boldly encouraged Schulze's fantasy.

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yi thought about Real Madrid's interest in him. It would be great if he could really go to Real Madrid to play. Whether it was the club's honor, the team's popularity, or its influence around the world, Those are far beyond what Dortmund can match. As a Chinese, I may have a deeper understanding of Real Madrid's influence.

When Real Madrid came to China in 2003, the sensation it caused could only be described as the streets were empty.

There are many European teams coming to China to play commercial games, and there are also many wealthy clubs, but the only one that can reach the scale of 2003 is Real Madrid.

Even though he had just experienced a trip to China with Dortmund, Zhou Yi felt that the influence and scale of Dortmund's trip to China at that time was not comparable to that of Real Madrid.

Therefore, Zhou Yi himself knows very well how he can improve by playing in Real Madrid.

But he just thought about it and forgot about it.

As he said, the World Cup is the top priority right now, and personal future cannot be compared with collective honor.

So Zhou Yi didn't say anything about it, and no one knew that Real Madrid was actually pursuing him crazily.

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On the other side, Schulze replied to Real Madrid and expressed his gratitude to Zhou Yi for his interest in them. But for him now, the most important thing is the World Cup, so before the World Cup is over, he will not consider joining any football team. The team is discussing transfer matters.

Real Madrid certainly understands Zhou Yi's approach, but they also noticed the key words in Schulze's words.

Are you not considering talking to any team?

Yes, I won't talk to any team, not just you. How could Schulze not understand what Real Madrid's concerns are.

Is this... Zhou Yi's original words?

certainly.

Huh...Okay, thank you, thank you for your hard work, Mr. Schulze. I hope we can establish good communication and keep in touch often...

Of course, no problem, it should be. Schulze agreed readily. As an excellent agent, how could he not do this?

After hanging up the phone, Schulze couldn't help but start looking forward to Zhou Yi's transfer to Real Madrid.

Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, the best team of the 20th century, Real Madrid.

Joining such a team with a worth of 90 million euros almost means that he is the core player of this team, and his status is self-evident.

By then, Zhou Yi's personal image will also be associated with the giant Real Madrid and will be greatly improved.

The commercial value is naturally increasing.

However, Real Madrid's image rights management is a bit troublesome... they want to take 50%.

If this is the case, will there be some compensation in salary?

Zhou Yi's current annual salary in Dortmund is 8 million euros. If he goes to Real Madrid, his annual salary will definitely not be lower than this, it can only be higher.

How much higher?

The total pre-tax annual salary of the 23 players in Real Madrid's first team last season was 184 million euros. The team's salary level is roughly divided into five levels. The representatives of the lowest level are young talented players like Jose and Nacho. Because of their junior qualifications and unstable positions in the team, they only have an annual salary of 1.2 million after tax. .

The fourth tier are players like Khedira and Diego Lopez who, although they play an important role in the lineup, have low salaries. Their after-tax salary is only 2 million euros.

The third tier is for key players such as Pepe, Di Maria and Modric, between 3.5 million and 5 million euros.

The second tier of players includes star players such as Casillas, Xabi Alonso, Ramos and Benzema, whose annual salary after tax is approximately between 5.5 million and 6 million euros.

The first level is significantly ahead of the second level, with an annual salary of more than 10 million after tax. Only two people in the team have such treatment. One is Bell, who joined the team last season, with an annual salary of 2,280 before tax. One hundred thousand euros, about eleven million after tax. The other one is the star of Real Madrid, Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, with an annual salary of 35.3 million euros before tax and an annual salary of 17 million euros after tax.

This is not a secret. This is the annual salary data of Real Madrid's first team disclosed by the media. Based on this data, Schulze began to position Zhou Yi so that he could ask for a price when negotiating a contract with Real Madrid in the future.

In his mind, Zhou Yi must be a player on the same level as Cristiano Ronaldo and Bale. The annual salary after tax must be more than 10 million.

This level of income can be regarded as a leap for Zhou Yi.

You know, although Zhou Yi now earns an annual salary of 8 million in Dortmund, it is before tax, and the tax rate in Germany is as high as 45%, so the 8 million will basically be cut in half before Zhou Yi can get it. money in it.

The annual salary data of Real Madrid just now are after tax.

Schulze hopes to obtain an annual after-tax salary of more than 11 million euros for Zhou Yi.

He believes that Zhou Yi is better than Bell in terms of personal ability and importance to the team, so Zhou Yi deserves to get so much money.

And he also has an advantage, that is, Real Madrid is now looking for him eagerly, instead of him actively coming to promote Zhou Yi and making four phone calls in four days.

Since Real Madrid is so anxious and sincere, Schulze can naturally raise the price.

When he thought of Zhou Yi's annual salary figure, Schulze himself became excited, and he was so excited that he couldn't sleep.

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