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Chapter 90 The Second Free Berlin Cup
Originally Edward had a good impression of Moratti. Although Moratti liked to join the club, he really liked football and Inter Milan. As a fan in his previous life, he would definitely have a good impression of this kind of owner who devoted himself to the club.

But the reality gave Edward a heavy blow.

When there was no contact, the judgment of Moratti was relatively one-sided. Now that we met, I realized the arrogance of the opponent. This is because he and Union Berlin were completely ignored, and he directly contacted players, players among the giants Trading, if you don’t want to tear your face, you rarely do this. Except for Barcelona, ​​​​few teams will use this method. Only when the giants face small teams, they will blatantly communicate with the players in advance and let the players put pressure on the club. After all, Moratti just didn't take Union Berlin seriously.

Is Huntelaar worth 2000 million euros?For now, Huntelaar is definitely far from worth it. Few Union Berlin players are now worth 2000 million euros. After all, they have only played for one season. The estimated value of the player is also around 1000 million. Although there is a gap between the estimated value and the transfer price, the distance between the value and the transfer fee will not be too exaggerated before the bubble brought by Chelsea.

The transfer market valued Huntelaar at 500 million euros. For a player who scored most of his goals in the Bundesliga 1000, this price may be a bit lower. Regardless of the development of his previous life, Huntelaar is reasonable His transfer value must be less than 700 million euros, and it is estimated that 800 million to 70 million euros is about the same. Compared with the [-] euros he transferred to Union Berlin a year ago, this is already a big profit.

But things can't be seen this way. Although Huntelaar's skills in the Berlin Union team are not good enough, but with his background as a Dutch player and the training after coming to Berlin Union, Huntelaar's future will definitely be better than his previous life.

He is a comprehensive striker, which is very similar to Robin van Persie, but his pentagon data will definitely be much smaller than that of Van Persie, first of all, dribbling skills, Huntelaar's dribbling may be the most One of the poorer frontcourt players, but his dribbles are fairly efficient. After all, he is a shooter player, and there are not many times when he needs him to dribble; Huntelaar's header in this period seems to be okay, but in fact Union Berlin still creates a lot of chances on the wing. Looking at it from the perspective of previous life, this is definitely Huntelaar's weakness. Even if it is an ordinary person, let Ronaldinho, Robben, Alves and Evra keep crossing Feed you the ball, and you can always find a chance to score a header. This is due to the opponent's defender's mistakes, not the striker's header ability; the problem of strength is common in the Berlin Union's frontcourt, and the most typical one is Ibrahimovic A defender can be hung behind him when receiving the ball, but the forwards of Union Berlin will not resist the defender when they receive the ball with their backs. They are more like Bergkamp's classic goals To tease each other with technology, Huntelaar is generally strong in this point, better than Van Persie and Villa, and he is also considered a big man among the dwarfs. His ability to hold the ball with his back is also good; Huntelaar's feet Ability is a bit better than a one-footed striker, but it is incomparable to a two-legged monster like Villa. Villa was a left foot trained with a plaster cast on his right foot when he was young. This situation is too special, Huntelaar He can also shoot with his left foot, which is not as good as Villa's ability, but his left foot is much better than the right foot of Van Persie and Robben; A striker known for his sense of smell, although he has comprehensive abilities, but in fact Huntelaar is most suitable for grabbing shots in front of the goal, rather than going out of the penalty area to catch the ball and dribble into the penalty area. Huntelaar needs the support of his teammates more In terms of coordination, he is a bit like Ruud van Nistelrooy with a low profile, but he is more comprehensive than Ruud van Nistelrooy in other aspects.

Huntelaar has a brighter future than his previous life. He is at least a first-class striker. As long as his teammates are strong, he will definitely score goals. A striker like him who has a little technology and focuses on the penalty area may be better than his contemporaries in the next few seasons. Van Persie and Villa score more goals. After all, their responsibilities are different. Van Persie and Villa, a comprehensive forward, will definitely mature later than Huntelaar who focuses on the penalty area, and Huntelaar is also older. He should He is the first among several strikers to enter the mature stage.

According to Edward's psychological expectations, if Huntelaar wants to go to Inter Milan, he must leave at least 1500 million euros, which is almost double the reasonable transfer fee.A reasonable transfer fee cannot estimate the future of a player, and Edward knows that Huntelaar was very stable in his previous life. Although it is not fancy, a striker who can score goals stably is already very important to the team. Inter Milan bought Huntelaar for sure. No loss, their previous life is that their black hole attribute should not continue to explode, otherwise Huntelaar may leave the giants in the future, and maybe he will end up playing for Union Berlin's ally Schalke 04.

It’s not that he has never considered Schalke 04, but Huntelaar’s situation is different from Kyle’s and others. The place where the proud Huntelaar wants to play must be a wealthy team. In his previous life, these Dutchmen , and both played for the giants. If it wasn't for the giants, Huntelaar would not have played in Schalke 04 in the end. Even if he went to Schalke 04 now, he would definitely transfer again in the end. It's better to let him go to other places to spend a few years, and finally where to see his good fortune.

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Because there is a World Cup during this summer transfer period, the team's warm-up match schedule has been compressed a bit.

What Edward means is that the Free Berlin Cup cannot be suspended, but try to invite as many local teams as possible.

Interestingly, the agent that Essien changed after he arrived in Germany actually helped him contact a few of his next clubs, all of which were foreign teams. Manchester United and Arsenal, the old enemies, both intend to take Essien away, which is easy to understand It is estimated that Wenger heard Essien's name a long time ago. France is the private land of the professor. It is expected that he wants Essien.As for why Ferguson pays attention to Essien, Edward is not very clear, but it is always a good thing to have more buyers.

Soon, he had a bunch of quotes on hand.

Arsenal bid 350 million pounds, but Edward didn't even look at it and threw it into the trash. There was no sincerity in this offer.

Newcastle offered 500 million pounds. This offer is also very boring. Essien at the peak is worth 4000 million or more. This is the price when football is not inflated. , Although Essien is not at the peak now, his worth is definitely not so small. Even if he played very few games last season, in the limited time, Essien's performance is still very good.

Lazio's offer of 800 million euros is not much higher than Newcastle's offer. The current ratio of the pound to the euro is still very strong, so it is not in Edward's consideration at all.

These teams have very poisonous eyes. From Essien's limited appearances and his previous performance in France, he discovered the potential of the Ghanaian Buffaloes.No matter who buys Essien, the team's midfield hardness will be greatly improved!

At his peak, Essien's running ability and defensive ability are top in the world. In the next few years, there will be a general shortage of midfielders. It can be said that buying is earning!
It just so happens that several teams are interested, and Edward is also planning to organize the Liberty Berlin Cup again. He plans to invite buyers to negotiate together. The time for this season's warm-up games is relatively tight, and I don't know if they will accept the invitation.

Things went smoother than Edward had imagined. After all, the Liberty Berlin Cup is a low-intensity warm-up match. It can be played every other day, and it can be finished in about a week.

There are still 8 teams participating in this season's Liberty Berlin Cup. Schalke 04, a loyal ally of Union Berlin, the newly relegated Cologne, Hamburg who bought Van der Vaart, Union Berlin itself already has 4 teams, Manchester United Like Newcastle, Arsenal also accepted the invitation. Arsenal did not know why they refused. It may be that Edward did not provide an appearance fee to the participating teams this year. Maybe the reason why they are more distressed about the airfare is that Inter Milan was not invited, but Moratti I don’t know how to get Edward’s phone number. The legendary chairman called Edward directly. There was no way Edward could only agree. It took only half a day and he had ordered 8 of the 7 teams. What surprised Edward was that, Dortmund even called to sign up.

This is not a trivial matter. Dortmund and Schalke 04 are sworn enemies. Even if it is a friendly match, the two sides will definitely get angry when they meet.Union Berlin intercepted Hukel last season and provided shells for Schalke 04 in the summer. It is estimated that Union Berlin has been placed in the position of the No. 2 rival. If they encounter Dortmund, their opponents will not show mercy.

"Jose, do you think they should be allowed to participate in the Free Berlin Cup?" Edward still hopes to hear Mourinho's opinion. After all, it is more important to find the players' condition during the warm-up. If it becomes a high-intensity game, there will definitely be Players don't adapt.

"Let's come, just in time I am going to try out the team's new players."

At this time, all the team's new players have also returned to the team. Mourinho is preparing to flex his muscles. Nesta is the biggest hand of Berlin Union in the summer. Mourinho was really surprised when he was taken away by someone. He never expected to be the best player in the world. Although Union Berlin players have the potential to hit the world number one in the same position, after all, that is still potential, but Nesta's strength It's real, Edward suddenly gave him such a big surprise, Mourinho was already so happy from ear to ear.

"OK then."

Edward also understands what Mourinho means. Many wealthy families have come, but they will not really work hard. Now it is not a crime to warm up and kill players who are injured and return to England. But Dortmund is different. This time they are free. If you meet the opponent in the Berlin Cup, you must have a real fight, which can just test the quality of the new players.

This fineness does not refer to strength. After all, Xavi Alonso, Juan Belleron and Nesta have proved themselves in the original team, but it is still unknown how much strength a different team can play. Now Use Dortmund as an alchemy stone to see how integrated and adaptable the players are, and to prepare early for the upcoming Bundesliga.

After Mourinho agreed, Edouard contacted Aschauer again, agreeing that Schalke 04's sworn enemy must greet Schalke 04 when they participate in the cup, which is respectful and polite.

After seeking the opinion of the team coach, Aschau strongly urged Edouard to agree to Dortmund. It is estimated that the Schalke 04 coach has got many strong players, and he also wants to use a Ruhr derby to start the upcoming new season. head.

Neither Mourinho nor Schalke 04 had any objections, and Edward naturally agreed to Dortmund's application.

In terms of TV broadcasting, I still contact Sky TV, but because of the World Cup in the summer, the fans have already enjoyed a gluttonous feast. Sky TV has doubts about how enthusiastic the fans are to watch the Liberty Berlin Cup. This time, the only giants to participate are Manchester United Compared with the two teams of Inter Milan and Orange last summer, it is also much worse, so Sky TV only offered 300 million euros for the broadcast price.

This price is better than nothing. Edward first contacted the Berlin city government. After they came forward, they rented the Berlin Olympic Stadium with 30 euros. For a moment, each team gets 100 appearance fees, which can be regarded as a consolation prize. I don’t know if Arsenal will regret it after knowing that there is an appearance fee. Maybe they know that they are already at a disadvantage in the competition from Essien. I don't want to come to Germany to play a warm-up match because of embarrassment.

The remaining 10 euros is not enough for Edward to prepare for the competition. He plans to create a trophy worthy of the championship this time. He has discussed the design with a famous jeweler before, and now he can start work as soon as the money is paid.

However, selling tickets for these few games can also earn a lot back. Compared with the increase in the team's popularity, this pay is nothing.The only thing that makes me uncomfortable is that the revenue from selling snacks and drinks at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin will go to Hertha Berlin’s pockets. This further strengthens Edward’s determination to complete the new stadium as soon as possible. The money is not much, but it helps the rivals in the same city to make money. It feels so bad!

Schalke 04 was the most active. They came to Berlin immediately after being notified, and trained with Union Berlin. The two sides even had a 60-minute training match. Although Union Berlin won, it was a narrow victory. The kid didn't take the training ground seriously at all.

After the game, Mourinho severely educated the players in the locker room because of the training game.Compared with Schalke 04, Union Berlin is much stronger. Mourinho has nothing to say if the game is played like that because of the state, but the players' careless passing and running make him very angry. This is not strength. And status issues, this is an attitude issue.

After Mourinho's rectification campaign, Union Berlin's players are finally starting to shake off their holiday form.

(End of this chapter)