Chapter 180: Follow-up Observation (First Update)
After Michael left Glory, he informed Alofs of everything he knew about the road by telephone.
Not only Bayern Munich, but also the news that he had seen a lot of his European counterparts outside the training ground in Sao Paulo and also told Alofs.
Alofs didn't care about those European begging them.
With a team like São Paulo that is well-known in Brazil, it's not surprising that there are a few European scouts to go around.
Isn't Kaka now rumoured to be in the crosshairs with a number of clubs?
If that glory is really as powerful as the Brazilian media say, then it is normal to attract attention from Europe.
It was the news of Bayern Munich's intervention that made him frown.
In Germany, anyone in football knows the meaning of the name Bayern Munich.
She is a dream goal for almost all German players.
As long as she makes a call, almost no German player can refuse.
Many German clubs are like Bayern Munich's echelon, and the players who have worked hard to train end up going to Bayern Munich.
Bayern Munich is the symbol of German football.
Throughout Europe, the "Southern Star" is the flag of German football.
If Bayern Munich were to call for glory, Alofs could almost imagine what the end result would be.
He doesn't know if Bayern Munich has been in contact with Glory, but judging from the words and reactions of Glory relayed by Michael, this kid seems to be more inclined to go to Bayern Munich?
That's not good news.
The only thing I can do now is to pick up the pace.
Originally, Alofs had wanted to observe and observe for a while, but now he had abandoned the idea.
Don't observe, just start introducing!
Although he has never seen a glorious game until now, he believes ...... Bayern Munich's vision. Since it is a player that Bayern Munich has a crush on, it is not far worse.
Bayern Munich isn't going to be an idiot, right?
Although Rongguang's career experience is indeed quite legendary......
Thinking of this, he picked up the phone on his desk: "Find me the fax number of the São Paulo Club...... Which St. Paul? Which St. Paul do you say! Sao Paulo FC where Rai played! ”
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When Leko arrives in his office to start the day, his secretary brings him a cup of freshly brewed black coffee and a stack of papers.
"What is this?" Leko noticed that it was a fax.
Fax between clubs and clubs.
"From Werder Bremen, sir." The secretary replied.
"They want Kaka too?" Leko snorted disdainfully.
The current alongside Kaka's name is AC Milan, Real Madrid, Manchester United and Chelsea. AC Milan, Real Madrid and Manchester United are all traditional giants, and Chelsea are not giants, but they have money!
What is Werder Bremen in front of them?
If you want money or not, if you want fame and no fame, if Bayern Munich comes, it's almost ......
The secretary didn't read the details, so she couldn't answer Leco's question, and she just retreated.
Lecco, on the other hand, drank coffee and looked down at the fax.
Just as the secretary closed the door, she heard a series of voices coming from behind the door.
The first was a "poof", followed by a violent cough.
She hurriedly opened the door again, and saw the club's manager, Mr. Leco, embarrassed, with one hand covering his mouth and the other holding a fax, almost lying on the table, coughing violently.
"What's wrong with you, sir?" She asked eagerly.
Leko waved vigorously and motioned for her to leave.
The secretary retreated a little uneasily.
Lecco's eyes were fixed on the coffee-stained fax paper in his hand.
On the white paper, the black coffee spots were shocking, as if he had spit out black blood.
But now Lecco's mood is indeed no different from vomiting three liters of blood.
Because what he stared at was that person's name - glory!
Werder Bremen, a strong team from the Bundesliga, has taken a fancy to the glory and is asking Sao Paulo for a price!
That Dead Fat Man...... He really succeeded!
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"Refuse to sell?" Alofs looked at the fax back from St. Paul.
The São Paulo club refused to sell Glory.
This result was what he expected.
On the one hand, it may be a real refusal to sell Glory, and on the other hand, it may be waiting for a better offer to come and a more attractive team to play......
More attractive teams...... Alofs immediately thought of Bayern Munich.
He thought of the news he had just gotten that Glory had a repudiation clause when he signed with Sao Paulo.
This clause is relatively rare among Brazilian teams.
The terms stipulate that the repudiation fee for Glory is $7,000,000.
In other words, as long as a team can pay a transfer fee of 7 million US dollars, it can take the glory directly from the Sao Paulo club, and the Sao Paulo club has no right to leave the glory at all.
This contract break clause is convenient for other teams to poach.
It's a backdoor left by the broker in the contract.
However, because of this, the breach of contract is often set very high.
Seven million dollars is really high for a man who has only been involved in football for a year and three months.
Seven million dollars for such a person...... Is it worth it?
Although Alofs would love to get Glory as such a young and excellent potential stock. He also learned a little bit about Glory's past, including his Rio-São Paulo championship and the Brazilian National Championship in São Paulo.
But these things don't explain anything.
Just because he's a fish in water in Brazilian football doesn't mean he's at home in Europe.
There are too many examples of players who have excelled in South American football come to Europe and are not seen by the public.
To put it bluntly, Glory has not proven itself in European football, and it is worth seven million dollars...... It's too high.
The price of the breach of contract made Alofs a little uncertain.
How would they react if Bayern Munich had known the price of the breach of contract?
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In the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores, Sao Paulo went to challenge Uruguay Nacional away.
At the Central Park Stadium in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, São Paulo was "warmly welcomed" by Uruguayan fans.
Brazil and Uruguay have a feud in football.
Brazilians are still haunted by the defeat to Uruguay in the 1950 World Cup final.
And this match, the Uruguayans don't mind using that game to irritate São Paulo.
Although that game has nothing to do with Sao Paulo today, they don't mind using any excuses as long as they can cause Sao Paulo trouble.
They held signs with the words "1950" to irritate São Paulo.
It may have worked, but they were using the wrong opponent.
In the Sao Paulo team, the two core players now, Glory and Kaka, are completely indifferent to what they were in 1950.
Glory is not Brazilian, and has no idea about the defeat that Brazilians will never forget.
Kaka is because of the glory, he only has glory in his eyes now, and he doesn't put anything else in his eyes.
In this game, in addition to the fans of both sides, there were some special spectators in the stands.
They are all scouts for various clubs.
There are from other countries in South America, and there are also from Europe.
The Copa Libertadores is one of the best competitions in South America, and the teams that can play in the knockout stages are often the best teams in South America. It's the players in these teams who are getting the attention of Europe.
It's a notion that players on a team with good results are naturally better than players from teams with bad results.
The team that can reach the knockout stage of the Copa Libertadores is naturally the 16 strongest teams in South America, and the players in these 16 teams deserve to win the attention of Europe.
Michael Flabetz is among those peers.
But unlike his peers who don't know who to observe, he has a clear goal.
From the very beginning of the game, his eyes never took off the glory.
Of course, he knows that Kaka is also very good, but he also knows how many giants are competing for Kaka, which is not something that Werder Bremen should think about.
He just wanted to see how Glory would perform.
The latest instructions from manager Alofs are already known to him, which is to keep track of Glory and make a good report on the game.
As for the rest, he didn't know what to do.
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On the podium, Lecco, the manager of the São Paulo club, also set his sights on Glory.
Werder Bremen's offer was neatly rejected by him.
He didn't tell anyone, and he didn't ask Glory how a European team could be interested in him.
For the media, he didn't say anything.
Even his secretary didn't know what the fax that surprised him was.
So now, it's quiet in the media and within the club.
Glory must not be allowed to know that he has now attracted the attention of Europe, otherwise the rookie of Ghost knows what to do......
I still want to pressure him to sign a new contract.
But...... Leco is also worried about Glory's breach of contract.
Seven million dollars, he thought it was already a sky-high price at the beginning, but now that he looks at it, it always makes him feel a little uneasy - there will really be no European club to pay seven million dollars for such a rookie who has only studied football for more than a year, right?
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The race has begun.
Because of his outstanding performance in the group stage, Rongguang was closely guarded by his opponent in this game.
Whether he catches the ball or not, he has at least one player from the national team by his side.
This kind of treatment, not even Kaka.
Although he hasn't seen any performance for Glory yet, the scouts are professionals, and Michael can see that the national team is very, very afraid of Glory.
But what is there for him to be so jealous?
It's just speed...... It's not worth it, is it?
The head coach of the national team, Daniel Carreño, stood on the sidelines in a tracksuit and stared very intently at the inside of the pitch.
Those Europeans may not yet understand the threat of glory.
But he knew it well, because with that first match against Americana Cali, Glory had already made the whole of South America fully aware of him.
América Cali is one of the top 10 teams in South America, and its strength should not be underestimated, but it has no power to fight back in the face of glory......
The more they learned about Glory, the more jealous they became.
It's a ...... You have no idea what he's going to do in the game!
Just like playing Russian roulette, you never know if the trigger will come out of a deadly bullet when it's your team's turn......
That's a monster, definitely a monster!