The Glory of the Godfather

Klose is dumbfounded.

He answered the phone over and over again.

His wife, Sylvia, covered her mouth and kept laughing.

Later, Klose received a call from Enke, and even received a call from Ronaldo and Shevchenko.

It's finally clean. Klose sighed wearily.

He didn't expect that Aston Villa would adopt such an 'unconventional' approach just after his side rejected Villa's invitation.

Although Klose was a little anxious and even a little irritable when the phone calls came one after another, but after hanging up the phone and being quiet for a while, he had to admit that there was indeed a feeling in his heart. The satisfaction of being valued.

Then, when Klose finally received a call from Fang Jue himself, the German veteran knew that he could no longer refuse Villa's invitation.

Aston Villa and Klose's agent Hurt conducted contract negotiations.

In the talks between Lazio and Klose, the two parties agreed to sign a three-year long-term contract until the summer of 2014. The club needs to pay Klose a salary of 9 million euros (annual salary of 3 million euros).

You know, in the 2010/2011 season Klose still led Bayern Munich with a high annual salary of 7 million euros.

However, when Bayern was negotiating with Klose to renew the contract, they were only willing to provide a one-plus-one contract, and the salary cut was astonishingly large: the annual salary was 1.8 million euros.

For the veteran Klose who has made great contributions to Bayern Munich, it is an insult to temporarily sign a contract for one year, and then automatically renew the contract for one year after playing 20 games. 1/5 of the annual salary of Tiger and other teammates - in contrast, the Blue Eagle's annual salary of 3 million euros is obviously more sincere.

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The annual salary of 3 million euros, converted into the British pound weekly salary system on the Premier League side, is about 52,000 pounds per week.

The biggest change in Aston Villa's salary structure this summer is that with the departure of Shevchenko, Ballack, Ronaldo and Deisler, many high salary ratios have been 'cleaned up':

Among them, Ballack, Ronaldo and Deisler all have the highest weekly salary of 80,000 pounds in the team, and Shevchenko's weekly salary of 55,000 pounds is also quite high.

In terms of salary expenses alone, Aston Villa can save at least 15 million pounds in salary expenses every season from these four players.

The club's top management welcomed this situation with both hands. In addition, at the high-level meeting, many top management, including Papa, reminded Fang Jue that he liked to sign veterans before.

It is not impossible for veterans to sign, but pay attention to the salary structure.

In this case, when Aston Villa was negotiating with Klose's agent, they were fighting for every inch of the salary issue.

In the end, the two sides reached a consensus on the salary of 40,000 pounds per week.

Klose won less in Aston Villa than in Lazio, but, correspondingly, in the stronger European champions, the German veteran has the opportunity to win honors in the twilight of his career.

For Klose, money is no longer important. After being kicked out by Bayern Munich, the German veteran is even more eager to win the championship and told Bayern Munich that their approach was wrong.

July 1, 2011.

Aston Villa Club officially announced that the team signed a 2+1 contract with German veteran Miroslav Klose. Villa warmly welcomes this extraordinary and respected great player to join him.

When they heard the news that Klose decided to sign Aston Villa, Lazio was stunned.

It doesn't make sense.

Negotiations with Klose are progressing smoothly. It can be said that the two parties are left to sign the contract. Why was it suddenly snatched away by Aston Villa?

Lazio and Manchester United must have a lot of common language at this moment.

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With the introduction of De Gea and Klose, Aston Villa's signings have not slowed down.

In this summer, Aston Villa's bleeding was serious.

Sidwell went to Arsenal.

Cuellar went to Atletico Madrid.

Ballack went to Leverkusen.

Ronaldo's contract expired and left.

Shevchenko went to Dynamo Kyiv.

Deisler retired.

Enke retired.

Marshall retired.

Eight players left at once. Although there are also loan players like Ronaldo returning to the team, overall, Aston Villa has suffered a serious loss of players, and Aston Villa is bound to make up for it with strong signings.

Fang Jue focused on the signing of the right back.

Aston Villa's scouting team recommended two players to him.

One is Lazio's twenty-seven-year-old Swiss right-back Lichtsteiner.

The Swiss defender has plenty of energy and tenacious fighting spirit, which is obviously Fang Jue's favorite dish.

The other is Inter Milan's young defender Thornton.

When this player first played in professional games, it can be said that he was full of glory. Mourinho affectionately called him a 'little devil', and Inter Milan fans regarded him as a 'prince'.

In Inter Milan at the time, there was Maxwell in front of Thornton, and the mountain of Maicon, the world's number one full-back at the time.

Even during Maicon's suspension, Mourinho usually chose to let captain Zanetti return to his old ways of full-back. However, under the pressure of several mountains, Thornton can still win the chance to play, undoubtedly occupying a large page of Italian sports newspapers.

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In the 2008/2009 season, Thornton was promoted by Mourinho and began to perform well at the left back position, which made him even praised by Inter Maldini.

In the first round of the UEFA Champions League knockout match between Inter Milan and Manchester United that year, facing Ronaldo, who was in full swing at the time, Thornton restricted Ronaldo to a great extent. Not losing ground in the competition, Thornton also made his name by virtue of this battle.

However, in the season when Inter Milan won the Triple Crown, Thornton was seriously injured three times in one season, which completely ruined this genius who was placed high hopes by the Italians.

Now, Inter Milan has given up on Thornton and is selling the former Prince everywhere, and the asking price is very cheap.

Aston Villa's intelligence team has received news that Inter Milan is negotiating with Newcastle about the transfer of Thornton, and the transfer fee is estimated to be within 6 million euros. It is indeed the price of cabbage.

Fang Jue thought about it and chose Lichtsteiner.

The 27-year-old Swiss defender is in his prime. With such an experienced veteran and Kyle Walker on standby at the right back position, Fang Jue will be more at ease.

Aston Villa first asked Lazio for Lichtsteiner.

However, obviously they came late, and Juventus started early.

Moreover, the Swiss players themselves are more inclined to join Juventus and continue to play in the Serie A arena they are familiar with.

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The introduction of Lichtsteiner failed.

Then, on the issue of whether to introduce Thornton, the top management of the Aston Villa club had a disagreement.

The general manager of the club, Byron, took out the intelligence information. Because of the previous serious injury, Sandy had no choice but to remove the meniscus.

This is a player without a meniscus. Over the past year or so, Inter Milan has tried to sell Thornton twice, and negotiated a transfer fee with their opponents on both occasions.

However, both times, Thornton failed the medical examination.

It is no exaggeration to say that Thornton is a semi-disabled player.

The recovery of physical function of athletes without meniscus will be far more difficult for normal players. Byron said, Excessive body load will seriously damage Thornton's sports life. If he is injured again, his future is really worrying.

To put it bluntly, a player who has had his meniscus removed seems to be no different from a healthy player in the game. However, with the same action and the same confrontation, a player who has had his meniscus removed is more likely to be fatigued and injured, and he will recover after the injury. Slower.

Fang Jue did not respond immediately.

He asked in the system.

The answer of the system is that it is impossible for the system to reinstall the meniscus after the removal of the meniscus. However, the system can ensure the improvement of the player's physical resistance ability and avoid injury to the greatest extent. Of course, the degree of the effect depends on Fang Jue. How much is willing to krypton gold.

Fang Jue was satisfied.

Talk to Inter Milan. Fang Jue said, 3 million euros, this is our price limit.

For a semi-disabled player, 3 million euros, we are already very generous, okay, but we haven't asked you for treatment fees yet.

He decided that it was Thornton, bought at a cheap price, kicked out, and then sold back to Inter Milan at a high price.

For this, Inter Milan will have to thank him then.

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The meeting was over, and I was about to enjoy afternoon tea on vacation when I received a call from Ronaldinho's manager, who is also Ronaldinho's brother Assis.

Until 2002, Robert Assis was still an unknown name.

However, just after his younger brother Ronaldinho joined Barcelona, ​​Assis' reputation soared along with Ronaldinho, and even at its peak, most of the Brazilian national team were Assis' agents players.

If measured from the perspective of safeguarding the interests of players, Assis is undoubtedly an excellent agent.

During the years when Ronaldinho played for Barcelona, ​​Assis started from the dual identity of agent and brother, seeking benefits for Ronaldinho time and time again, so that in 2006, when Barcelona's record reached its peak, the Brazilian's The contract is actually negotiated every six months and changed every year.

This is unique in the history of Barcelona.

So, after receiving a call from Assis, Fang Jue's first reaction was: What is this guy going to do? Are you going to raise your salary?

Assis invited Fang Jue to have dinner together.

Fang Jue agreed, and after get off work, he left the Vera training base and drove there.

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