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Gago's arrival has brought Hoffenheim's transfer expenses this season to 30.5 million euros, which is the first in the current transfer ranking of the Bundesliga this year, and it has only just started in July, and Hoffenheim has become a big transfer player in the Bundesliga. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

And their transfer activities are definitely not over yet.

Even after spending so much money, Rangnick did not stop his action to retain Chu Zhongtian, and he continued to persuade Hope.

He told Hope that much money would have to be spent if he wanted the team to remain competitive in the coming seasons. 20 million euros a season is really not much, now inflation, money is not worth much, and the value of the players is much higher than before, so 20 million euros is not a "huge amount" that the team can't come up with. The most important thing is to leave Chu Zhongtian, which is more important than 20 million. A superstar like Chu Zhongtian is qualified to ask the club for proof of ambition, which is definitely not an excessive request.

And the team has spent 30 million so far, which also made Hope realize that 20 million a season is really not too much...... So he nodded and agreed to the request made by Chu Zhongtian's agent - during the term of Chu Zhongtian's contract, Hoffenheim will spend at least 20 million euros every season to recruit and improve the strength of the team.

In fact, Chu Zhongtian did not make this regulation to hope that the team would introduce well-known stars every year, 20 million really can't buy a few well-known stars who are playing properly, but the introduction of reinforcements can keep the team with fresh blood, improve the team's internal and external competitiveness, and the players with good quality and low prices are not bad, even if they are cheaper but as long as they are easy to use. Hoffenheim's initial signings were not expensive, but they worked well, and the team won the league title.

He didn't want Hoffenheim to be like Metz, who only knew how to sell people but didn't know how to buy them when the transfer window opened every season, and the coach told the club owner that we should buy new players to improve the team, and the owner said that we can dig from within the youth team.

Chu Zhongtian is not looking down on the youth team players, the problem is that a team that aspires to win the championship and aspire to be a regular in the Champions League is not enough to rely on young players, if the team did not buy veterans like Simunich, Metzelder and Ruud van Nistelrooy last season, they will definitely not be able to break into the last 16 of the Champions League. And although Hoffenheim's youth training is very good, it has not reached the level of Arsenal and Barcelona, and any youth team player is Carlos. Characters like Bella and Messi. If you want to stay competitive, you have to be willing to invest in the transfer market.

After the club's general manager, Rothouse, conveyed to Chu Zhongtian that Hope was willing to agree to his proposed conditions, Chu Zhongtian also instructed Mr. Merry to restart contract renewal negotiations with the club.

In fact, Chu Zhongtian really has no requirements in other aspects, he neither asks the club for a salary increase, nor does he ask the club to raise various bonuses and other benefits, he just needs to be able to play in a club that always maintains ambition. If it's a pleasure to play at Hoffenheim, why not continue? Of course, this is provided that Hoffenheim meets his demands.

Therefore, once the club agreed to the request made by Chu Zhongtian, the renewal of the contract proceeded quickly.

On 17 July, 11 days after the start of the team's training camp, Hoffenheim officially announced that they had completed a very important signing.

In addition to this, the club did not reveal much more, which made the media speculate for a while whether they had brought in some very powerful figures, such as famous stars who are popular. For a while, the names of many players were associated with them.

The next day, on July 18, Hoffenheim finally unraveled the mystery.

After training, Rangnick attended a press conference with Chu Zhongtian and the club's president, Hoffman, at which Rangnick smiled and told the reporters: "We finally finalized the most important signing for Hoffenheim this season yesterday. After speaking, he patted Chu Zhongtian, who was sitting next to him, on the shoulder, "I am happy to inform you that the club has successfully renewed Chu's contract for four years, and he will play for the team until 2014!" ”

Only then did everyone suddenly realize that the most important signing was the renewal of the contract...... But it's right to think about it, for Hoffenheim, Chu Zhongtian is definitely an important person who cannot be lost, Hoffenheim with him and without him are simply two teams. Without him, Hoffenheim can be in the middle of the Bundesliga rankings and occasionally participate in a European competition, but with Chu Zhongtian, they have the capital to impact the league championship and the ability to attend the Champions League consecutively.

Chu Zhongtian promoted Hoffenheim from a quasi-powerhouse to a first-class team.

Therefore, being able to keep Chu Zhongtian in this situation full of rumors is indeed tantamount to an important reinforcement for Hoffenheim.

Then it's time for the players to express their heartfelt denials and deny the rumours that have been heard.

Chu Zhongtian said that he was very happy to stay at Hoffenheim because he enjoyed the feeling of playing in this team.

“…… I'm happy to play with my high-level team-mates and I love Hoffenheim. I'm also very happy about the renewal......"

A reporter asked: "Chu, I heard that the reason why you couldn't renew your contract some time ago was that you proposed to the club that you would spend at least 20 million euros a year on the transfer market, is that the case?" ”

The media still knew about it. However, Chu Zhongtian didn't feel that there was anything wrong with knowing, this was a fair and honest thing.

He nodded, "Yes." I've had such a request. I think the team should always be ambitious and then investing in the transfer market is a must. I don't think 20 million a season is a huge amount either, I thought about it seriously, I didn't just say it. In fact, from promotion to the Bundesliga to the present, the team has spent a lot of money on the transfer market every summer for three seasons, more than 20 million per season. ”

Rangnick took over: "It's a good thing that Chu has ambition, because a player without ambition can't lead the team forward. I'm very happy to be working with such an ambitious player. I believe that our club is also ambitious. ”

Then the three of them got together and asked the reporters to take pictures, and that's it. The next day, the photo of the three of them was published in the newspaper, looking at the smiles on everyone's faces, it was really unthinkable that the rumors about Chu Zhongtian leaving the team were still flying all over the sky before.

The Rhein-Neckar newspaper cheered for Hoffenheim, believing that it was the right decision for Hope to keep Chu Zhongtian, otherwise if Chu Zhongtian left before the start of the season, Hoffenheim's losses would be great...... The media generally believes that if there is no Chu Zhongtian, Hoffenheim may not even be able to get out of the Champions League group stage.

There are also some media who feel that Chu Zhongtian's contract renewal is not a good idea, and he can jump out of Hoffenheim to pursue honors in other big clubs.

But no matter what others say, Chu Zhongtian and Hoffenheim's contract renewal is already a sure thing, Chu Zhongtian always said that before his contract expires, he will not consider leaving, so now Hoffenheim fans can rest assured for another four years.

However, those teams who want to get Chu Zhongtian will not give up, for them, the player's contract renewal is just the opposing club wanting to ask for a little more transfer fee. If the contract is not renewed, the player can leave after one year at a very low price, and after two years he will simply leave freely, and the current club will not get a penny. If the contract is renewed, the club will have bargaining capital - my player is worth the price, will you buy it? If I buy it, I will honestly pay for it, and if I don't pay for it, I will not lose it, and the player will continue to play for me for a few years anyway.

There is no shortage of precedents in world football for transfers and departures just after the contract is renewed, so agents and clubs who are familiar with these know that the renewal of the contract does not mean anything at all, unless the relationship really breaks down and the player is bent on leaving, otherwise the contract will be renewed. In their opinion, the relationship between Chu Zhongtian and Hoffenheim has certainly not reached that level, although there were signs that they thought it would develop into that before, but after all, it still did not happen. That little thing was not enough to affect the relationship between Hoffenheim and Chu Zhongtian.

At present, Chu Zhongtian is like the emperor of the soil in Hoffenheim, he has entered the team's coaching staff, the team's lineup has to listen to him, the team's reinforcements have to listen to him, he can modify the tactics formulated by the head coach at will on the field, without being punished, he has absolute authority in the locker room, even more than the head coach Rangnick. He is a bit like Maradona, the king of the generation at Napoli, it is said that when he played in Napoli, the starting lineup for each game was decided by him and a few teammates, and the manager's opinion did not need to be taken into account...... Those clubs that are interested in Chu Zhongtian still believe that there is no unbreakable alliance in this world, and even if the relationship is good now, it may be betrayed in the future. The original king of Camp Nou, Louis. Figo, who would have thought that he would join arch-rivals Real Madrid in the future? You know, he shouted "Real Madrid, bastard!" after scoring a goal! Salute to the champions". and Manchester United's leading star, heartthrob David. Beckham, when he and Alex Ferguson were like father and son, I am afraid that he never thought that one day he would turn against the old lord and escape from Old Trafford, right? Raul. Gonzalez, the flag of Real Madrid, now has to leave the Bernabeu and go to Germany to play? So why is it impossible for Chu Zhongtian to leave Hoffenheim? As long as they persist in pursuing Chu Zhongtian, they will always be able to take him away from Rhine-Neka.

So Chu Zhongtian's contract extension is not a blow to those teams who are interested in him. Those who are scared are small teams that have no capital to pursue Chu Zhongtian, and for big teams, then a little transfer fee is not a problem at all.

For example, after Chu Zhongtian's contract was renewed, the English media broke the news that Manchester City was willing to spend 50 million to pursue Chu Zhongtian.

This news was quickly drowned, and on the second day after Chu Zhongtian had just renewed his contract, he said that he wanted to buy Chu Zhongtian, which was obviously unlikely. But who can guarantee that in another year's time, such rumors will not come true?

For ordinary people, as long as they stick to their ideals, they will always succeed. And for those teams, who can say they can't do the same thing?

※※※ Chu Zhongtian renewed his contract with Hoffenheim, and Hoffenheim kept him at all costs. But not everyone can get that kind of treatment like him.

At the beginning, Hoffenheim was willing to greatly increase his salary for him in order to keep Chu Zhongtian, but Chu Zhongtian refused. Since the club is required to spend 20 million yuan every season to buy people, then he should also do something to show his sincerity, and he can't ask the club to pay for people on the one hand, and at the same time ask the club to increase his annual salary, which side doesn't want to suffer a loss. If he did, then his true purpose would not seem very pure and convincing. So he rejected Hoffenheim's offer of wages and left it as it was. Even so, he is still the highest paid person on the team.

I'm sorry if the other players want to take the opportunity to negotiate a new contract with the club...... The club will not show an attitude towards Chu Zhongtian to deal with them.

Wellington wanted more opportunities and the club decided to send him out on loan. Because his strength is not the main force in the team, but the potential is real, it is a pity to rot on the bench like this, rather than this, it is better to go out on loan and get the opportunity to exercise.

He was loaned out to FC Twente in the Eredivisie, where he promised him a place in the squad where he could show his talent and impress Hoffenheim and other European clubs.

After Eduardo, the second person to leave the team is defender Vossa. On the one hand, his departure is due to the fact that Chu Zhongtian and Sana are very stable, and he has few opportunities to play, on the other hand, because of frequent injuries that have made him unable to find his form, and the third reason is naturally because Rangnick thinks that he has not met the requirements of the team.

Despite not having a place at Hoffenheim, Vosa is in demand with other teams and can play in a number of positions at the back, which the managers like.

Eventually, he moved to Bundesliga promotion side St. Pauli for four million euros, where he could get the opportunity he coveted and his ability to match the team's requirements, provided he didn't get injuries too often...... Chu Zhongtian stayed, but it doesn't mean that all the main players can stay.

For example, the main goalkeeper Hildebrand is in a tug-of-war with the club. Originally, it was not a day or two since he had a conflict with the club, but some time ago, Chu Zhongcai was the target of everyone's attention, and his news was naturally ignored.

Now that Chu Zhongtian has successfully renewed his contract, Hildebrand's contract renewal has become news that everyone can see.

Hieldebrand wants to significantly increase his salary package or he won't renew his contract with the club. At first, Hildebrand's contract with the club was only one and a half years, because at that time, Hildebrand had not been able to play in the La Liga team Valencia, and how good he could be and whether he still had the strength to play without a ball made everyone doubt it. As an abundance of caution, he was only signed for a one-and-a-half-year contract, and in the middle of last season, following his impressive performances, he was extended for three years with an annual salary of 1.8 million euros after tax.

Now, with the team reaching the Champions League back-to-back levels, Hildebrand also has greater ambitions, and he wants his pay to be further improved, so his agent has opened talks with the club again. Hildebrand's annual salary is 2.5 million euros after tax.

This is far from Hoffenheim's expectations, and the club agrees that his annual salary of 2 million or 2.5 million is absolutely not possible. Because Chu Zhongtian's contract has specific provisions on the club's transfer fee investment, it is written that if the club cannot guarantee an annual investment of at least 20 million euros, then once a big team wants to buy Chu Zhongtian, Hoffenheim must not use the transfer fee as a means of obstruction - Hoffenheim cannot guarantee the transfer fee investment, even if the contract is broken first, in this case, Chu Zhongtian does not need to talk to them about anything.

Hoffenheim will not be able to get a direct blood transfusion from Hope in the future, so their fiscal policy will have to be cautious. At this juncture, Hildebrand also offered an annual salary of 2.5 million euros, how is this possible?

Hoffenheim directly stopped Hildebrand's contract renewal negotiations, saying that he still has two years left on his contract with the team anyway, and there is no need to rush to negotiate a contract extension now. Besides, two years later, Hildebrand will be thirty-three years old, who knows if he will be able to play the main team? Why do you want to renew the contract?

Seeing that the salary increase failed, Hildebrand's agent resorted to a second trick - eye-to-eye with other teams to force Hoffenheim to comply. Don't you think there's no value in renewing Hildebrand's contract after two years? So what now? Now you always need it, right? You'll need Hildebrand to keep you in the back of the net this season and next, won't you? Haas is not at all useful...... Such tricks for Demba. Ba's agent used to use Rangnick, and the result was that he was actually sold to Stuttgart for 14 million euros.

Will Hildebrand be able to get a favor this time?

Rangnick's reaction to recent media rumours of Hieldebrand's affair with other teams was that he immediately announced that the team was looking for a new goalkeeper...... This is to tell Hildebrand not to think that without Hildebrand, we will have to eat mixed pigs. If you want to go, you can go, and we will find a successor here. Want a raise? No way! Three-legged crabs are hard to find, and are there fewer two-legged goalkeepers?

In the face of Rangnick's counterattack, Hildebrand didn't know how to deal with it for a while, and his agent suggested that if Hoffenheim really did such a "ruthless" thing, then it would be better to simply seek to leave.

When Hildebrand joined Hoffenheim, he hoped to impress the national team coach Loew with his performance in time for the World Cup in South Africa. Seeing that a young goalkeeper like Neuer has gradually gained a foothold in front of the national team's goal line, his hope of returning to the national team is becoming slimmer, and the thirty-one-year-old should also think about what happens after retirement, at this time money has become the most important indicator for players.

Since Hoffenheim can't meet his salary demands, why not go to a team that can?

(To be continued)