Legendary Road

The atmosphere in the Westfalenstadion is cheerful, and the score of 3:0 is enough to make the fans feel relaxed and happy to talk about other things. Wolfsburg drew 2:2. In fact, Dortmund has actually secured a place in the Champions League play-offs one round ahead of schedule.

In the case of a big lead and the opponent has no intention of fighting, the broadcast camera is always aimed at some places that have nothing to do with the game.

A huge sign on the South Stand immediately attracted the camera, with the words "Let our wonderful Mr. Wizard stay!" in smooth German.

The retention of the fans is naturally due to the excellent results since Yan Jing coached. Except for the 1:1 draw with Bremen in the penultimate round of the league, Dortmund miraculously did not lose a game under the leadership of Yan Jing , and also won the Champions League qualification that they had never dared to think about.

"Hans, am I right? His coaching ability is extraordinary."

Watzke glanced sideways at Zork who was beside him with a smile on his face, and he nodded in agreement in a good mood: "Michelle, I admire your vision, if it was me, I wouldn't see that Yan is so coachable." talent."

Recently, there have been some positive news coming out of Dortmund one after another. The first is the improvement in the record. The team will have the opportunity to participate in the Champions League next season. The guaranteed bonus for the group stage is 720 million euros; in addition, each win will get 80 euros, and a tie will get 40 euros.

Of course, if you can enter the knockout stage, you can get even more bonuses. This money is simply a helping hand for Dortmund.

Secondly, Rosicky's transfer to Arsenal has been concluded. The final transaction price in the contract is 1400 million euros. Although 150 million euros of which will be paid to Anderson as a commission, 1250 million euros still belong to Dortmund.

After paying off the interest on the arrears of this fund, there will be about 800 million euros left. With these liquid funds, at least Dortmund does not have to worry about qualifying for the Bundesliga next season.

"We should give him a formal contract. The board of directors thinks it's okay, and this is what the fans want to see." The last time Zork made this suggestion, Watzke refused without hesitation, but Zork Erke believed that the other party would never say no easily this time.

The whole game has entered stoppage time, and the score on the field still has not changed. Watzke moved his buttocks to make himself sit more comfortably, and did not give Zork an answer immediately. After pondering for a while, he asked back: " You have also read the list of candidate coaches listed by the club, do you really think that Yan Jing is better than all the coaches on the list?"

"No, no matter in terms of reputation, ability or other aspects, Yan is not as good as them now."

The list made by Dortmund executives includes Hitzfeld, who is currently coaching at Bayern Munich. The meritorious coach who once led Dortmund to win the Champions League has stated that he will no longer coach Bayern after this season; It was the former Barcelona coach Van Gaal. After being dismissed by Barcelona, ​​the Dutch coach returned to his home country and became the technical director at Ajax.

There are also some coaches who also have rich experience in coaching top league teams.

"But considering various factors, he is the most suitable for us, isn't he?"

Watzke also has his own considerations. He thinks it is best to invite Hitzfeld back, but Dortmund is in a bad situation and I don’t know if it is still attractive to Hitzfeld. Secondly, Van Gaal has to deal with the team. The ability of the club's high-level relations is notoriously bad. Although the ability is there, it still makes him uneasy.

And what about Yan Jing?Leaving aside the issue of seniority, judging from his amazing record since coaching the team, it is absolutely no problem to give him a formal contract. Moreover, Mendes' willingness to help them has something to do with Yan Jing—— Mendes is optimistic about Yan Jing's future. If Yan Jing becomes the official head coach of Dortmund, Mendes should be willing to share more resources with this side.

The most important thing is that the board of directors also nodded. In this case, Watzke has nothing to say: "Michelle, I guess you have already drafted the contract?"

Knowing that Watzke had no objections, Zork replied with a smile: "That's just one of the several contracts I drafted in advance."

Suddenly there was a huge sound in the stadium, and the two stopped talking and looked over. It turned out that Rosicky was substituted at the last moment.

This is the Czech's curtain call performance at the Westfalenstadion wearing a yellow and black jersey. In order to allow Rosicky to enjoy the applause of the fans alone for the last time, Yan Jing deliberately replaced him at the end of the game.

Dortmund fans know that Rosicky's choice to leave at this time is not a defection, nor is he unwilling to share the difficulties. Only when he leaves can the team continue to exist.

Therefore, none of the fans spared their applause, and all the fans without exception stood up and gave him the warmest cheers.

Again and again they chanted the name of Rosicky who was waving to them, like a hero returning home after a triumphant war.

"Marco, don't stand still!" Gotze pushed Royce, who was still sad because of the imminent departure of his idol, to remind him that it is time to act, "It will start now."

Royce came back to his senses and followed Gotze's eyes to look up. The leader of the fan organization had already signaled them "Start immediately". He quickly took out the cardboard he received before the game, and took the Fans yelling into megaphones held the cardboard aloft.

As a result, a huge picture was suddenly built on the South Stand, which was originally occupied by dense crowds. The main color is still yellow and black. The person who designed this picture vividly outlined Rosicky's running on the court Elegant figure, with "Forever Brucia Dortmund 09 & Forever Thomas Rosicky 10" written on one side.

Yan Jing stood on the sidelines, and he could see a thin layer of mist in the eyes of Rosicky who was walking towards him. Obviously, he was deeply moved by the behavior of the fans.

"Thomas, thank you." Yan Jing hugged Rosicky vigorously, "I am very lucky to be able to lead Dortmund forward with you during this time."

At this time, the referee who had been watching his watch on the field no longer planned to continue stoppage time, and blew the whistle for the end of the game. Amidst the waves of fans, the referee who was not very good at expressing his feelings in words Rosicky put his arms around the Chinese who was four years younger than him.

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"Yan, what you have done is even better than I expected."

Zorc found Yan Jing immediately after the game, hoping to discuss with him the details of the formal contract.

"After discussing with Hans, I believe that you are qualified to officially take charge of Dortmund, and the board of directors has also approved this."

Hearing Zorc's words, Yan Jing was not very surprised. Recently, he has been able to see more or less about Dortmund's next coach candidate in major media, and in the odds given by some insurance companies, Yan Jing is also far ahead of other candidates with 1:1.79.

Zork handed the pre-drawn contract sample to Yan Jing: "How do you see it?"

This is a three-year contract with an annual salary of 40 euros after tax. The salary is indeed not high, but Yan Jing felt that the club would not intervene when he saw that he was responsible for leading the first team in the contract. There is no big problem with signing this contract.

Yan Jing has a lot of feelings in the past few months as Dortmund's interim coach, but the most direct one is one word-tired.

This has nothing to do with spiritual enrichment. The head coach has a heavy workload and is under a lot of pressure. As long as you lead the team with poor results, the news about your dismissal will spread all over the city.

Originally, Yan Jing wanted to just sign his name directly, but he suddenly remembered his uninvited agent and postponed the signing: "Mr. Zorke, I don't think there is a big problem with the contract, but I I also have to fulfill my contract and ask Jorge for his opinion."

Oh damn Mendez.

"Yan, of course." Zorke nodded with a smile, but he secretly scolded the agent in Portugal, secretly praying that he would not give Yan Jing any "bad ideas."

Taking out his mobile phone, Yan Jing dialed Mendez's number directly, and the other end was connected after a while.

"strict?"

The voice on the other end of the phone was a bit noisy, like a large group of people muttering something, but Yan Jing didn't care: "Jorge, it's like this, Dortmund intends to sign a formal coaching contract with me, so I'm here to ask Leave your opinion."

"Are you negotiating now?"

"Yes."

"Can you pass the call to the gentleman in charge of negotiating?"

So Yan Jing handed the mobile phone to Zorke, and then watched Zorke's face change, and he was struggling to talk in not-so-standard English. After a long time, he returned the phone to Yan Jing, looking relieved. tone of voice.

"Yan, your agent is really... You know, he asked me for an annual salary of 200 million euros at first."

Yan Jing smiled awkwardly, took the phone and whispered: "Jorge, you really asked Mr. Zorc for 200 million euros?"

"Of course." The voice on the other end of the phone sounded very natural, with a bit of regret, "But unfortunately, I failed to convince him, but don't worry, I asked him to add other bonus terms."

Yan Jing glanced at Zorke, who was daubing and altering the contract with a pen, and he had a ghostly look on his face. He could understand why major clubs love and hate those agents who control excellent star resources.

After modifying the terms, Zork handed them to Yan Jing: "The final contract is almost like this."

The three-year term remains the same, with an annual salary of 80 euros, a signing fee of 20 euros, a bonus of 10 euros for qualifying for the Champions League, and a bonus of 20 euros for qualifying for the Champions League group stage... Yan Jing was dumbfounded by the long list of clauses—— How did Mendes convince Zorc in such a short time?

In the end, Yan Jing also found a treaty that was not in the original contract.

Liquidated damages, 500 million euros.

"Yan, how is it?"

Zorke's voice recalled Yan Jing's thoughts, and he didn't pay much attention to the last treaty. He nodded and said, "Mr. Zorke, I think I can sign the contract."