Fame with a ball

Juventus, the club that has won the most championships in Italian history, is also one of the clubs with the longest history.

A well-deserved European giant, according to the data of Sport+Markt, a well-known sports market research company in Germany, Juventus has about 4300 million fans in Europe and more than 1 million fans around the world.

In China, because CCTV was the first to broadcast Serie A, Serie A clubs have a large number of domestic fans. Inter Milan, AC Milan, and Juventus are not far behind each other. , In addition, Juventus has not performed so well in the past few years, so the increase of young new fans is not as much as the other two clubs.

But a thin camel is bigger than a horse. Although the Premier League and La Liga have been booming in recent years, and the number of fans of the two top league clubs has been increasing rapidly, in terms of the degree of loyalty, the fans of Serie A are more long-lasting.

Of course Lin Zhigao knew about the reputation of Juventus, but if he had a deeper understanding, he would not know much about it. The deepest imprint of Juventus in his mind was the club owned by John.

So when he heard Jiang Shupeng tell him the news with a little excitement, Lin Zhigao's first reaction was: John was worried that I had nowhere to go, so he kindly took me in?

Here Jiang Shupeng has already started talking: "The transfer fee of 1500 million euros, the annual salary of 350 million euros, is still after tax! An annual increase of 10%. The bonuses for goals and assists are incredible. This is absolutely everything. This is the club with the most lucrative conditions in the transfer application! And with this weekly salary, you can rank in the upper middle level in Serie A. There will not be more than six people in Juventus that exceed your level! Their team The highest internal annual salary is Buffon at 550 million, followed by Trezeguet and Del Piero at 450 million euros. The Zebra Prince only gets 450 million annual salary, I really didn’t expect them to sign you with 350 million!”

Hearing this, Lin Zhigao quickly dispelled the unrealistic thoughts in his mind just now. Even if John Elkann is an unparalleled rich man, he still has to think about throwing out more than 1000 million euros in one go. right?

Thinking about what he himself said, the club's affairs are now managed by that manager named Ma... Could it be that he has won the favor of scouts in their club?Lin Zhigao couldn't help thinking smugly.

"Did Mr. Fox slip anything?"

Jiang Shupeng said with some disdain: "Him? Of course, the more money the better! As long as there is money to be made, these vampires will not consider the future of the players. Now I am worried that he will open his mouth and send Juventus. The negotiators were scared away, I will hurry up to inquire about this matter, if it is really possible to go to Juventus, at worst I will put pressure on the club to let them not be so greedy."

Although the transfer of professional players is an interaction between clubs and clubs, the wishes of the players themselves and their agents are also very important.In a transfer negotiation, if the two clubs reach a cooperation intention, but the players do not agree, then the negotiation will probably fail.In the same negotiation, if the club is dissatisfied with the amount but the player is willing to transfer, he will use various methods, including releasing the news to the media, not actively cooperating in training games, using agents to put pressure on the club, etc. to facilitate the transfer.

After Jiang Shupeng hung up the phone, Lin Zhigao played with his mobile phone and hesitated for a while whether to send a text message to John, but finally he chose to give up.

John didn't necessarily know that he might be going to Juventus. If he texted him now, it seemed that Lin Zhigao was worried about going to Juventus, so he asked his big boss to take care of him...

Forget it, let's talk about this after the matter is finalized.

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As the club transfer manager appointed by the club chairman Tony Fernandez himself, Mr. Fox has the same characteristics as Fernandez: love of money, and stingy.

Negotiations with Juventus chief scout Sensibel, both of them were a little unhappy.

Fernandez took advantage of Lin Zhigao's popularity at the moment, and the Lions opened their mouths to ask Juventus for a transfer fee of 3000 million euros.

Sensibel's face turned cold on the spot, and he said dryly: "Mr. Fox might as well go and rob the Bank of England."

So Fernandez was a little cold. He really wanted to show his face to Sensibel and tell him that you don't like to buy Lin, and there are a lot of people who will buy him.But although Lin Zhigao is gaining momentum now, he is not a world-class star. To put it bluntly, he is just a player with the potential to become a world-class star.

How many former geniuses in Europe were placed high hopes by the media, but in the end it turned out to be only a flash in the pan. The degree of their pursuit by the media at that time was even more than that of Lin Zhigao!Lin Zhigao's physical fitness, technical level, and commercial value have not yet reached their peak. With a transfer fee of 1500 million euros, according to Sensibel's thinking, Fox should have snickered long ago.

You must know that when Kaka was in Brazil, he had already attracted the attention of many wealthy clubs. Ferguson had shown his favor for Kaka many times in interviews, but when Kaka transferred from Brazil to AC Milan, the transfer fee Only 800 million euros.Even if Neymar wants to transfer from Santos Club in Brazil to any giant in Europe, the actual transfer fee will never exceed 3000 million euros.

As for the news published in the media about Neymar joining Real Madrid for 5000 million pounds and Inter Milan for 4500 million euros, most of them are smoke bombs released by the Santos club itself or Neymar's agent, in order to improve Neymar's reputation. The transfer value, the starting price of sitting on the floor requires a weekly salary, or it is to lay the foundation for the future status in the locker room in advance.

If Lin Zhigao has a reason, Jiang Shupeng can also let the media say that Manchester United is willing to buy him for 3000 million euros, Arsenal is willing to give him a weekly salary of 10 euros, etc., to make headlines for him.But this kind of talk to the media in advance is of no value at all, except for the fact that the players themselves put money on their faces... This is a common transfer hype method in football. The actual transfer amount is what really determines a player's status. .

Just like when Kaka was still in AC Milan, the media once frantically hyped that Manchester City was going to spend 1 million pounds to take him away from the Rossoneri, but the matter was arguing and nothing happened. In the end, Kaka paid 2000 pounds. The transfer fee of 6500 euros went to Real Madrid-it was not until he successfully transferred to Real Madrid that someone broke the news that the transfer offer from Manchester City to AC Milan was 5000 million pounds, not 1 million at all.

Fox thought about it, and felt that it was rare for a rich man to be interested in Lin Zhigao, so he couldn't say it all at once, so he tentatively proposed a price: "2500 million euros."

Sensibel didn't even bat an eyelid: "1500 million euros, plus Carvalho." Carvalho is a substitute striker for Juventus with good skills.

"2000 million euros plus Carvalho."

"1800 million euros. No players, but we can talk about the loan."

"No! At least 2000 million euros!"

"make a deal!"

Lin Zhigao still has a three-year contract with Queens Park Rangers. Buying a top scorer in the Premier League at this price is still a record-breaking one. It is necessary to complete this task.

Fox rubbed his hands, smiling all over his face: "I will have a talk with Lin Zhigao, and then I will agree with you to sign a contract together?"

Sensibel is very reserved: "No, I will contact him myself. You prepare the contract, when to sign it, I will call you."

"No problem, no problem!"

……

Although he was mentally prepared, Lin Zhigao was still a little surprised when he received a call from Sensibel and asked him to have a talk.

I didn't expect Juventus to get rid of the vampire Mr. Fox so quickly.

Jiang Shupeng accompanied Lin Zhigao to the appointment, and the place was in a cafe.

The whole conversation was led by Jiang Shupeng and Sensibel. After all, both of them are professionals. Lin Zhigao only focused on one thing, that is: whether he can play the main role in Juventus next season.

"We will not spend 2000 million euros to buy a player, just to increase the thickness of the team's bench." Sensibel said very humorously: "Even Real Madrid will not have such a big budget."

Jiang Shupeng was initially satisfied with this answer.

"At the end of this season, a large number of players whose contracts expired will leave, including captain Del Piero. Juventus' striker needs to be supplemented, and Lin is undoubtedly an excellent striker-although he It is still relatively immature now, but we believe that after running in with the coach Capello, Lin will definitely bloom his own brilliance on the Serie A field."

"But you are not Mr. Capello, are you?" Lin Zhigao raised his eyebrows and said: "I want to know, who in Juventus wants to sign me? Is it Mr. Capello? But he has not yet Leave the England national team?"

Sensibel "uh" for a moment, and quickly reacted: "Please don't doubt the information capabilities of a wealthy club, Mr. Lin. Our Juventus has scouts all over the world, thousands of informants, any country Or any talented player in the region, we can't escape. We chose you because Juventus happened to need a striker and you were better, that's all."

"As far as I know, the manager of the club, Mr. Marotta, admires you very much." He added.

Jiang Shupeng was completely moved at this time. As a football agent, no one knows how much Marotta has achieved in transfers better than him.

Giuseppe Marotta, one of the best transfer managers in the world, his career experience and achievements make a lot of managers jealous and others look up to.With him joining the team, they can always shine in the transfer of the season, and the team's performance will also be greatly improved. In the 01-02 season, Marotta joined the Sampdoria club. Before he went there, the Sampdoria club had just been relegated, but just after Marotta arrived at the club and took office, Sampdoria returned to Serie A in the second season, which was successfully linked to Marotta's signings. Inseparable.

During Marotta's tenure in Sampdoria, the team has not been relegated again, but in the first season after Marotta left Sampdoria, Sampdoria was ranked fourth in Serie A last season. Just got relegated because of a bad transfer.

In Marotta's brilliant resume, the two most brilliant pearls are the discovery of Recoba, known as the "successor to the great player Francisco in Uruguay history", and the rebirth in Sampdoria. The famous "bad boy" Cassano in Italian football.

Jiang Shupeng whispered to Lin Zhigao for a while, suggesting that Lin Zhigao agree to Sensibel now.

Lin Zhigao thought for a while, Juventus is a wealthy family, and the remuneration is high, he can't find any reason not to go there, so he nodded and smiled: "Have a good cooperation next season, Mr. Sensibel."

"Happy cooperation, Lin." Sensibel also heaved a sigh of relief.

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If there is anyone other than Lin Zhigao who is most concerned about his transfer, it is none other than Chinese domestic fans.

Lin Zhigao currently has a very, very large fan base in China. Almost as long as he is a fan, most of them will not hate Lin Zhigao, and most of them are his fans.In addition, the media has never stopped paying attention to him, and those domestic people who are not fans also know Lin Zhigao very well.

There is never a shortage of all kinds of high-level people in China. The fans are passionate and knowledgeable. Many of them have already planned Lin Zhigao's career development for the next ten years, and they are divided into multiple factions. They argue endlessly every day. Sticking to my own reasoning, I think what Lin Zhigao should do next season, and what he should do next season.

Clubs like Queens Park Rangers, to be honest, most fans in China don’t think highly of them. They are all supported by major foreign clubs. Naturally, I hope that Lin Zhigao will go to a higher place and go higher. The better - of course, this is based on the strength and ability to stand in a good situation.

But YY belongs to YY. Many senior fans still think that Lin Zhigao will not be able to join a wealthy club within a few years. Because they are very picky about players.Just like Real Madrid, those who are not superstars, Barcelona, ​​those who do not have super superb skills, most of the wealthy clubs sign world-class players as the main force, and lesser ones as substitutes.And Lin Zhigao is still far from becoming a world-class star. He may not be able to play the main force if he goes to a wealthy club, at most he will be a substitute.

Therefore, after most fans have had enough fantasies, they will still comment rationally: According to the current situation of Gao Lego, it is best to go to a strong team with a deep foundation, such as Dortmund in the Bundesliga, Leverkusen For example, Bordeaux in Ligue [-], Montpellier, Arsenal in the Premier League, Tottenham, Naples in Serie A... These are strong teams but not giants. They will give young players more opportunities. Without these clubs, it is easier to become the main force instead of becoming a human background.

These remarks all appeared from years ago. The analysis and sincerity of the words made several sports newspapers reprint and publish them as news...

However, regardless of how swearing these comments are written, how much I hope Lin Zhigao can play football in a down-to-earth manner, but when the news came from the British media, it was said that Arsenal, Manchester United, Dortmund and several clubs When the offer was made to Queens Park Rangers, the wind direction of the fans changed again: of course Manchester United was the most vocal, followed by Arsenal, and finally Dodmund.

reason?

The reason why Lin Zhigao has been clamoring to let Lin Zhigao go to those strong teams is that he is worried that the rich will look down on him. The fans also have their own vanity.But now that Manchester United has extended an olive branch, it is a fool who does not go to the giants to play!

When the time came to the end of May, when the major European leagues were finishing their final matches, and the players were about to take their holidays, there was another piece of news from the UK that made all the domestic fans uneasy: Juventus sent the Queen Park Rangers has an offer!

That's Juventus!

At that time, many fans' hearts were boiling with wolf blood, and they only had to scream back and forth a few times.

A few days later, when the fans were frantically discussing whether this matter was true on the Internet, "Sports Weekly" published the latest special issue: "Lin Zhigao did not shy away: I have indeed signed with Juventus Negotiating a contract".

Because this news was written by Sun Dawei, who is well-known in China and has a close personal relationship with Lin Zhigao, so its authenticity cannot be doubted.

It was written in the news that Juventus had made an offer to Queens Park Rangers last week. I talked with Lin Zhigao about the details of the contract in private, and both parties were very satisfied.If nothing else happens, next season Lin Zhigao will put on the zebra uniform to fight for the old lady!

This special issue sold 500 million copies as soon as it was launched on the first day, and then the newspaper decided to add it overnight. In the last three days, 2000 copies of the newspaper were sold. This news was also reproduced by many websites. Up to hundreds of millions!

Some fans immediately wrote on the message board of the website: "I am Juventini (Tini, Juventus fans call themselves) who has loved the Bianconeri for more than ten years. I grew up watching Serie A broadcast on CCTV and watching Juventus games since I was a child. Yes, even when Juventus expelled Baggio, I never gave up on my love for Juventus. It was the same at that time, and I always felt that to love a team, you have to be like those foreign fans and stay with this team all your life. Loyal supporters of the club, instead of just seeing which team plays well and wins more championships, just follow the trend and like it, that is not a real fan.!"

When Lin Zhigao appeared in the Premier League, all Chinese fans were attracted by him, and I was no exception.He is the most successful Chinese player who has studied abroad, and he is also the best player. I am sincerely proud of him.I am a registered member of Lin Zhigao's official forum, where there are thousands of people like me, some of them are Manchester United fans, some are Real Madrid fans, some are Barcelona fans, Inter Milan fans, etc... Although we may quarrel in private because of our different favorite teams, but when a common topic is mentioned, we will never turn our faces over it, and that is Lin Zhigao.

He is the pride of China and the pride of Chinese football.To be honest, every fan in China hopes that he can develop better and get more honors. When I chatted with my friends in private, I once joked, "If Lin Zhigao can come Juventus will be fine", however, I never thought that this day would come true!

When I saw this news, I was so happy that I could barely speak. My favorite team is combined with my favorite player. There is nothing more exciting in the world than this something? !

"Bless Juventus! Bless Lin Zhigao!"

This message was reposted by many Juventus fans who saw it, and it quickly spread all over the Internet. All Juventus fans in China were excited and excited about it.

Of course, the Internet is full of strange things, some people praise it, and some people hate it.There are quite a few people who poured cold water on them, especially fans from other clubs.

The fans of Inter Milan, AC Milan and Roma immediately said: Having Lin Zhigao does not mean that Juventus will be invincible in the world. There are more than one strong team in Serie A!Uh huh, let us show you some color next season!

And Real Madrid, Lyon, Bayern, Manchester United and other fans also said: Lin Zhigao signed a sell-off contract to you Juventus, next season, or the next few seasons, he will definitely come to our club!

There are even some fans who have no clear purpose and swear: Lin Zhigao is suitable for playing in the Premier League, but not necessarily suitable for Serie A.The defense of Serie A is the best in the world!Just wait and see, he will definitely be returned by Juventus because he can't score goals, the biggest parallel import signed by Juventus this season?Ha ha!

Of course, fans who held the last point of view were besieged by other fans without any surprise.

Fans, to put it bluntly, are also a type of fans, and fans are always blind when faced with things about their idols...