"Mr. Rudolf, thank you very much for calling me. Goodbye!"
After Gao Shen hung up the phone in his hand, he let out a heavy breath.
This is already the first contact phone call you have received in a few days since you returned to China?
He didn't count them carefully, but there were at least five or six, all of them calls from top European league clubs.
Either the technical director, the sporting director, the general manager of the club, or even the president.
The call he just hung up on, the chairman from Atlanta, Ivan Rudolph, didn't say anything important. He just said that he wanted to treat Gao Shen to a meal, but Gao Shen politely said that he was in China.
He guessed what Ivan Rudolf meant by calling him.
This is not difficult to guess at all. Even when other clubs called, some made it clear, some hinted, but they all meant the same thing.
They were going to change coaches, and Gao Shen entered their selection range and wanted to know Gao Shen's level of interest.
This is a very normal routine.
Many people think that selecting a coach for a team is like choosing a concubine by an emperor. In fact, that is wrong. They will not take action easily before they are fully sure, because even if they do, there will be nothing to discuss at all.
Just like when you go to a 4 store to buy a car, they won't be able to give you the lowest price until you are determined to pay on the spot.
Generally speaking, the club will first contact the agent and understand the coach's intentions through the agent.
Both parties have a certain intention and are basically sure that they can cooperate. Let's make an appointment to sit down and have an in-depth discussion.
It can be said that if both parties sit down and talk, there will generally be no surprises.
So there will be what is said in the media, it is basically a certainty that a certain head coach will have dinner with a certain club.
The difference between Gao Shen and other head coaches is that he does not have an agent, so the calls come directly to him.
This is also the result of his careful consideration.
On the one hand, it is difficult to find an agent, and it is even harder to contact a reliable agent. He knows that agents like Mendes and Raiola are very good, but it is impossible to come to them and tell them, you are here.
Will you be my agent?
Isn't that silly?
Besides, having an agent doesn’t mean it’s convenient.
For example, wherever Mourinho goes, Mendes' players follow him. Is this a coincidence?
Therefore, Gao Shen is not considering finding an agent at least for the time being.
As for matters on the commercial level, Gao Shen can completely entrust a professional company to take care of it. It can be handled without a broker, and there is one less middleman to draw commissions.
Of course, the disadvantage is that like now, calls are made directly to his mobile phone.
"I miss my mate40pro!" Gao Shen looked at the brick Nokia in front of him, shook his head and sighed.
Dual SIM card dual standby is cool!
"Which team came to you to coach?"
Seeing Gao Shen coming back, as a die-hard fan, Su Zhijun couldn't resist his gossip spirit and asked.
"Atlanta." Gao Shen said with a smile.
"Oh, we finished eighth in Serie A last season, which is incredible." Su Zhijun was excited.
Anyone can see that Gao Shen's current coaching career is booming, step by step.
"Atalanta will celebrate its 100th anniversary in the new season. They want to take a gamble and rush into the European theater, but last season's head coach Colantuono climbed up a level and went to Palermo after his outstanding coaching performance.
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After Palermo fired head coach Guidolin last season, they also contacted Gao Shen. That was two or three months ago, but Gao Shen politely declined at that time, saying that he was determined to achieve results in Naples.
It was after Gao Shen resigned that Palermo chose Colantuono, and Atlanta, which had lost its head coach, came calling again.
Going round and round, this is very common in top European leagues, because there are not many truly top managers.
Top coaches are just like top teams, they are both scarce!
In addition to Palermo and Atalanta, there are actually many teams that have contacted Gao Shen one after another, such as Parma.
After the thrilling relegation last season, Parma contacted Gao Shen and wanted to lure him from Naples to Parma, but Gao Shen politely declined.
He is now focused on Naples, and he wants to lead this team to a great success in the Serie A in the new season.
Especially Inter Milan.
He has to avenge the three-to-zero revenge with his own hands!
"I have a question. According to domestic media reports, don't they all say that the Italian media is desperately attacking you and blaming you? Then why are there so many teams looking for you?" Su Zhijun felt very puzzled.
Gao Shen was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that it was now 2007, far from 2021.
What was the domestic environment like in 2007?
Not to mention the foreign media attacking Sovereign like this, even domestically, many media and public intellectuals also followed suit.
Why?
The moon abroad is rounder than at home!
Some domestic media even took the "secrets" from foreign tabloids and used them to publicize and hype the situation in China.
Gao Shen is also used to this.
"Actually, if you think about it this way, the media and football are dependent on each other and can be regarded as mutual use. But the media pursues the eyeball economy. What they want is sales and attention. They will fire whoever is popular. When they love you, they want to kill you.
When I hold you in the sky and step on you, I wish you could be destroyed as a human being.
"Fans' feelings are very simple. They are often affected by media reports. In many cases, they are even subtly guided. They don't know why they like someone and why they don't like them." "But the club invests real money.
Silver, they operate there with tens of millions of euros of funds every year, and they are the most honest.
Su Zhijun suddenly realized.
"It's like buying a house. You see, there are news everywhere on the Internet that house prices are going to collapse and that house prices are too high. But think about it, if you have money now, besides investing and doing business, what do you want to do?"
Su Zhijun thought about it and found that Gao Shen's words were quite reasonable.
Not only him, but also Su Qing showed a thoughtful look.
When you have money, apart from investing in business, the biggest idea is probably to buy a house.
This is actually a replica of the story that I really have a cow.
Never listen to what others say, but look at what they do.
Too many people say no, but their bodies are honest.
"Then you plan to stay in Naples?" After thinking about it, Su Zhijun asked with concern.
"I have prepared carefully for half a year. Even from the day I coached Naples, I have been waiting for Serie A. Do you think I would choose to leave at this time?" Gao Shen asked with a smile.
"No, of course not, he's not that stupid." Su Zhijun laughed.
Behind him, Su Qing looked at Gao Shen deeply, feeling both familiar and unfamiliar.
She and Gao Shen grew up together, but the former Gao Shen was more like a childhood playmate and good friend to her.
Many people in the community and school say that they like each other, but in fact they really don't.
She didn't like the previous Gao Shen, but after he came back last year, he seemed to be a completely different person.
This is not because he has become famous, but because Gao Shen used to be very timid, low-key, hesitant in doing things, and not responsible at all, but now he is always full of confidence, always convincing when he speaks and doing things, giving people a sense of security.
feel.
This has never happened to Gao Shen before.
After returning from the outside, Gao Shen counted the time and made a call to Marino in Naples. He contacted the European side every day. This was one of Gao Shen's tasks.
He needs to keep abreast of the latest market conditions at all times.
Marino will also report the latest developments at any time, especially the trends in the transfer market.
What troubles Naples' general manager the most is that there are too many teams poaching Naples.
"I feel now that what we have in hand is not the players, but the euro, which everyone loves!" Marino almost cried.
This is really too dangerous!
Arsenal sent a fax asking for the price, Roma called directly to inquire, and Juventus even arranged for someone to come to negotiate...
"Oh my God, you don't know how busy our office is now!"
Gao Shen burst out laughing after hearing this.
Actually, it's not surprising.
Do you really think Napoli has players?
Wrong, that’s all money!
In professional football, players are the most valuable.
"You should think so. This just proves our strength. Therefore, you should no longer doubt it. What I told you before is that we are going to have a big fight in Serie A in the new season, right?"
"I believe it, I'm convinced!" Marino was convinced on the phone.
"However, Gao, continuing like this is not an option. We can stop it, but the players may not be able to withstand the temptation."
"Don't worry. I've talked to them before. There shouldn't be any problems. If they transfer, I will be the first to notify you. But you, you have to keep the German guy in check. If he gets tempted, just ask him
, do you still want to win the Serie A championship?"
Marino's laughing voice came from the other end of the phone, which startled Gao Shen.
Damn it, can you please stop being so surprised?
Also, if you laugh so hard, let’s stop laughing, okay?
"I'm telling you, when it comes to painting a pie, your boss has to be convinced by your expertise!" Marino was even more impressed.
The prices offered by some teams are really good, and De Laurentiis is not completely unmoved, but Gao Shen's big piece of cake was right there, the Serie A championship, do you want it?
Who doesn't want to?
So now, German guys basically don’t come out to meet people.
why?
I was afraid that I would be careless and couldn’t hold it back!
"By the way, Gao, when will you come back?" Marino asked with concern. He had to treat Gao Shen to a good meal, and by the way, he wanted to ask for advice on how to manage his boss upward.
He had secretly asked Gao Shen before, but when it came to the clouds and mountains, he only knew about it but didn't know why.
I understand it theoretically, but not technically.
Still highly professional?
"I'll be back in the next two days, but I have to go to Barcelona first."
“What to do in Barcelona?”
"Meeting a friend and poaching a player by the way." Gao Shen said with a malicious smile.
