Frost Shooter of Greenery

Chapter 265 Unclear Debt
The transfer market this summer is crazy enough. Real Madrid signed the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo at a price that broke the world football transfer record. It can be said that the big show is full of highlights.

The Bundesliga also has a lot of exciting transfers, but most of them come from within the Bundesliga.

The change of the head coach is also a highlight. Dortmund finally ushered in their long-sought emerging young coach Jurgen Klopp, and Bayern Munich fired the famous Klinsmann after experiencing all four last season. It was Louis van Gaal, an old acquaintance of Zitzer's.

It is reported that Van Gaal also hoped that the team would sign Zize before joining Bayern, but in the end Bayern Munich still chose the German Mario Gomez, and the transfer fee was double that of Zize, 3000 million euros.

Then there was Werder Bremen, who failed in the German Cup last season. The most eye-catching transfer operation was the purchase of Borussia's Marco Marin. The transfer fee was also close to tens of millions. Quite satisfactory, and finally barely relegated, and the best star Marin in the team also chose to pursue higher honors.

Next will be Dortmund. Last season's Bundesliga winner Qi Ce's joining has earned enough attention, as well as teammate Subotic. Apart from that, Dortmund has no voice. These two transactions cost nearly 2000 million euros, although the actual payment this season is only 1000 million, but there are a lot of debts, and the team also chooses to cut down on food and clothing.

However, at Klopp's strong request, Dortmund bought out defender Hummels on loan from Bayern for 400 million euros.

But in fact, Dortmund's actions did not end here. The team is still looking for targets with suitable prices to sign in. After finally waiting for the head coach, the team will try their best to support Klopp to get the players he wants.

Zize also paid attention to the team's dynamics while starting preparations for the new season. First, he found a nearby gym to apply for an annual membership, and then made a physical reserve plan for the new season with Mark.

There is also the game training on the virtual court.

When he was in Mainz, Zize bought several Dortmund players, and now he has arranged these players in his own camp, and practiced with them more, so that he can integrate into the team faster and form a tacit understanding.

Training on the virtual court has also changed a bit.

In Mainz and Sparta Rotterdam, Zize always set his team as the weaker side, but now he has to change his mentality.

Now that Zize has come to a strong league team, perhaps not many fans really think that Dortmund can wrestle with Bayern. After all, Bayern, which was so unbearable last season, also ranked second. If you are lucky, it is possible to win the championship. , while Dortmund ranked sixth, one place behind Mainz.

But the mentality of a strong team will not be changed so easily.

Dortmund can also be called a giant in the Bundesliga, and a giant must have the mentality of a giant, which cannot be built in a day or two.

To adapt to this kind of team, one must have the awareness to play for a giant. From a small team to a big team, strength is one thing, mentality and adaptability are also very important.

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"Hans, you have to know that we hired you to get out of the financial crisis, and now you have a high debt! 18-year-old Chinese, are you sure this is a good investment?"

Faced with the questioning of Chairman Raubal, Watzke appeared very calm.

"Mr. Chairman, before I entered the team, I said that my vision has always been very long-term."

Watzke knocked on the table: "Jurgen Klopp, I am willing to wait for him for a year, risking that the team is still facing the situation that there is no European game outside the top ten. Now it seems that the result is not bad."

"My bet on Jurgen paid off a year early, he won the DFB-Pokal and that's how we got into next season's Uefa Cup."

"I'm talking about Qi...the ice cube kid in your mouth!"

Raubal shook his head helplessly: "Of course I know, Ice Cube is very good, the top scorer in the Bundesliga last season, but this fee is a player, you must know that Dortmund does not have such financial resources, this is too reluctant .”

Laubar was right.

In 2005, Dortmund was on the verge of bankruptcy. This was the root cause of the crazy debt at the beginning of the century to introduce stars at all costs, but failed to achieve the corresponding record.

And this year's team budget is not sufficient. There is only less than 1000 million budget for player transfers. Fortunately, the cost of buying out Hummels is not counted. Hummels' account has been amortized last season. Yes, the Bayern youth defender has long been locked in for a permanent transfer by Dortmund.

Then Watzke bought Zize and Subotic with almost all his belongings, and the money on Zize will reach up to 1500 million euros, with a down payment of 500 million euros.

In other words, it will make Dortmund, which is already troubled by debt, worse, and the subsequent 1000 million will basically have to rely on loans.

In fact, Raubal refused the money, unless he could buy a star of the same level as Robben like Bayern, which would bring more commercial value to the team.

"I can bet on Jurgen, and I can also bet on the Ice Cube Boy." Watzke calmly took out a cigar from his pocket, was about to light it, and looked at Raubal again.

The old man shook his head helplessly and made a gesture of please.

hiss--

Taking a deep puff on his cigar, Watzke looked up at the team president: "The Ice Cube can settle all our debts, Mr. Chairman."

Through the smoke, Raubal looked at Watzke, not knowing whether he was joking or serious.

But one thing is certain.

The club's financial situation is much better than it was in 2005. If Watzke hadn't contacted the investment bank back then, hadn't bought back the ownership of the stadium, hadn't gone through the wind and rain to find major sponsors to extend the contract, and wouldn't have once been in the trenches. The many stars who bought decisively took action to reduce wage pressure, and Dortmund is likely to file for bankruptcy protection long ago.

Now Dortmund's debt has slowed down a bit, and Watzke has balanced the debt well. Although the debt ratio is still at a relatively high level in the Bundesliga, it is much better than in previous years.

The biggest debt now is the 8000 million euro debt held by Morgan Stanley Investment Bank, which will take several years to pay off.

However, Watzke certainly knows that this year's transfer fee budget is indeed very tight, and the existing lineup must be streamlined. Regarding this matter, he still needs to talk to Klopp.

The final decision will come out soon.

The Swiss star Alexander Frey, who is very popular with Dortmund fans, became the first player to be sold. The transfer fee returned to Basel in Switzerland to play.

Then there is the team's backup full-back Lukawina, his destination is Munich 1860, this transfer seems to be commonplace, but Watzke did not charge a transfer fee from Munich 1860, but exchanged for a player Sven Bender.

This is also an old acquaintance!

There are so many others, almost sold for hundreds of thousands of euros, and then Watzke brought another player from Asia, which cost 35 euros, named Shinji Kagawa.

Dortmund has been following Shinji Kagawa for a long time, but few people know this name, because Dortmund's activities in Asia are very secretive. In fact, when they were looking for the same strategy, they started activities in Asia, which was more than two years ago.

Then, live together!
Watzke and his Dortmund have always been like this. Buyers are swift and resolute. Only by being quick can you buy early and enjoy early.

(End of this chapter)