Before the European Cup was over, Gao Shen had already received a call from Valdano.
Real Madrid's technical director is not questioning Gao Shen, but discussing it, because the board of directors does have such doubts.
That is, the players who were put on the transfer list by Gao Shen all performed very well.
Coentrao, Khedira, and Germany's No. 10 were all selected for the 23-man European Cup best team list.
Among them, Khedira and Germany's No. 10 were both highly praised.
Bayern's Beckenbauer and Sammer even named Khedira, thinking that he is the most dominant and leading midfielder in European football, and even vaguely want to buy Khedira back.
"Good thing, it happened to be sold at a good price." Gao Shen said with a smile.
"It's not about money, Gao." Valdano said with a wry smile on the phone.
"Now, they are performing very well, but Toni Kroos is average, even the worst player in the German national team. You say, this..."
Gao Shen understood what Valdano meant.
To put it simply, such an operation will make people suspicious.
You sold the best-performing player in the European Cup and brought in the worst-performing player. Aren't you talking nonsense?
This is really not the idea of one person or a group of people, but of everyone.
Therefore, the value of players who perform well in major competitions often soars suddenly.
Sometimes it even goes to a very outrageous level.
"I tell you, Jorge, just like Modric at Tottenham, I can tell you responsibly, whether it is in the German national team or Bayern Munich, their use of Toni Kroos
They are all problematic."
When Gao Shen says this, it will give people a very arrogant feeling. It will make people feel as if he is the only sane and smart person in the world, and everyone else is an idiot and a fool.
But it's true.
Can Toni Kroos play as number 10?
Putting him on the 10th, isn't this harming him?
Not to mention, in the club, he plays No. 10, next to Franck Ribery, and in the national team, to his right is the German No. 10.
"I can't explain it, Jorge." Gao Shen sighed.
Valdano nodded, "I understand, Gao, don't worry, we all believe in you!"
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The previous statements by Beckenbauer and Sammer were more like a show of goodwill, that is, to tell Real Madrid that we are optimistic about Khedira.
Want Toni Kroos?
Okay, let’s use Khedira instead!
The current worth of the two players is actually about the same. After Khedira shined in the European Cup, his worth is even slightly higher than Toni Kroos.
But Real Madrid's offer this time is to exchange Khedira for Toni Kroos.
This offer immediately caused an uproar.
Many Spanish media have criticized this, because Khedira just shined in the European Cup and now he is going to be sold?
The key is, you can sell Khedira, but you still want to buy Toni Kroos, who performed sluggishly in the European Cup?
Isn't this nonsense?
Even Aspen editor-in-chief Alfredo said that such a deal is incomprehensible.
"I don't know if this is a decision made by Real Madrid's technical team or a senior decision, but I feel that if Real Madrid is really optimistic about Toni Kroos, they can buy the midfielder without taking Khedira.
, to exchange our best players, this is a loss-making transaction no matter how you look at it."
But no one from the Royal Horse came forward to explain.
The only one who stood up and said a few words was Florentino. During an interview at an event, he smiled and said that he believed in the choice of the professional team.
"We have the best head coach and the most professional team in the world, and I believe in them!"
But the media and fans outside didn't believe it.
If Gao Shen came forward, the situation would be relatively better, after all, he is well-known.
But in order to avoid other troubles, Real Madrid did not let Gao Shen come forward in this transfer operation.
The reason is very simple. If Gao Shen wants to buy someone, then his value will definitely skyrocket, so how can he buy it?
If nothing else, let’s talk about Valencia’s left back Alba.
After Real Madrid made an offer to Valencia, Barcelona's move to introduce a left back came to a standstill.
Later, Alba's agent told the media that Gao Shen was attracted to Alba.
Good guy, as soon as Valencia heard the news, they immediately stopped the transfer.
After the European Cup started, Alba performed better and better. In the end, he helped the Spanish team beat Italy 4-0 in the final. He himself was also selected into the best team list.
Now, Alba's net worth is no longer more than 10 million euros.
Before the end of the European Cup, Barcelona made its latest offer to Valencia, which was as high as 25 million euros, more than twice what it was before the European Cup and before Real Madrid intervened.
But Valencia was also very arrogant and refused directly.
Not for sale!
If you want to buy it, you can buy it for a higher price, otherwise I will sell it to Real Madrid!
What's even worse is that Real Madrid actually released news that they want to buy it.
This is simply off the mark!
Barcelona president Rosell directly criticized Valencia's actions in the media, believing that the Bat Corps went against the wishes of the players.
He obviously wants to come to Barcelona, but you insist on selling to Real Madrid. What does that mean?
If you bully us and shout out, you can only honor it, right?
Valencia’s attitude is also very clear, whether you want to buy it or not!
Against the players’ wishes?
How grand! Why didn't you say anything when you hooked up with players in private and asked them to put pressure on the club?
Let's not talk nonsense, we don't want much, just liquidated damages, the same price as when you signed Alves from Sevilla.
Look at Alba's performance in the European Cup, you won't suffer any loss if you buy it!
Barcelona finally gritted their teeth, stamped their feet and bought it!
Forty million euros, Barcelona once again paid a sky-high price to sign a full-back from Valencia.
Just two days before Alba signed, Real Madrid announced that it had sold the team's Portuguese left back Coentrao to Chelsea for 25 million euros.
The front foot had just sold away the best left back in the European Cup, and the back foot had missed the best left back in the country. This immediately made Real Madrid fans unbearable.
How will the transfer operations be handled this summer?
what the hell?
Why choose and sell players who perform well?
Is Real Madrid short of money now?
It doesn't look like it. He also spent a high premium of 20 million to sign Courtois from Leeds United.
Some tabloids even started conspiracy theories, wondering if there was a profound reason behind this?
Who doesn’t know that the boss behind Leeds United is Gao Shen?
Is he using Real Madrid transfers to secretly fund his team?
No matter where you are, conspiracy theories are always the most popular.
After selling Coentrao, Real Madrid announced that they would exchange Khedira from Bayern Munich for Toni Kroos in a player exchange.
The German media was delighted.
We made a lot of money!
Look at Toni Kroos's performance at Bayern, and then look at his performance in the European Cup. How can he still have the same style as he did in the World Cup two years ago?
No matter how he looks now, he seems to be going downhill.
What about Khedira?
Twenty-four years old, in his prime, and the best player in the European Cup, appointed by both Beckenbauer and Sammer, the future leader of Germany and Bayern. Such a deal is simply unnecessary.
What a bargain.
After signing Toni Kroos, Real Madrid announced the signing of Italian midfielder Verratti from Naples for 25 million euros.
This 19-year-old midfielder has already played in Naples for four seasons. Everyone knows that he is a treasure discovered by Gao Shen, so his performance has also attracted much attention.
Verratti did not disappoint. In last season's Serie A, he contributed nine assists and his performance was remarkable. He was hailed by many as the new Pirlo, and his call for selection for the national team was also particularly high.
Now that Real Madrid has signed him for 25 million euros, it looks like he will be reunited with his master and apprentice at Real Madrid.
After signing Verratti, the deal in London also came to an end.
Real Madrid successfully signed Luka Modric from Tottenham Hotspur for 15 million euros, plus Adebayor.
The Croatian midfielder was criticized verbally by Tottenham fans after a quarrel with Levy, but in the end he withstood the pressure and came to Real Madrid.
At the same time, Real Madrid announced that it had activated the buy-back clause and bought back Marcos Alonso, the left back sold last season from Bolton.
Speaking of Marcos Alonso, he comes from a Real Madrid family.
His grandfather was Real Madrid's main player when they won five consecutive Champions League titles in the 1950s.
His father also came from the Real Madrid youth training camp, but failed to play in the first team. Instead, he went to Racing Santander to start his career, and later joined Atletico Madrid and Barcelona, becoming a legendary star of Barcelona.
Marcos Alonso, who is now twenty years old, can be said to be a well-established member of the Real Madrid youth training camp. He entered the Real Madrid youth training camp for training at the age of nine. He once got a chance in the first team, but failed to gain a foothold and was sold.
Gave it to Bolton.
However, like other young players at Real Madrid, Real Madrid set up a buy-back clause in the terms of the sale to Bolton, and this time Real Madrid activated the buy-back clause and bought Marcos Alonso directly from Bolton.
But for this buyback, Real Madrid fans are of course happy, after all, it is their own child, but they are more confused.
Because Marcos Alonso's performance at Bolton was not outstanding, why would Real Madrid want to buy him back?
Is it just because he is a child of Real Madrid?
Or, do you want to appease the fans?
After signing Marcos Alonso, Real Madrid announced that it would send center back Carvalho to Monaco. The specific transfer amount was not disclosed, but Aspen reported that the transfer was a free transfer.
In other words, Real Madrid simply let Carvalho go.
Altintop went to Turkey's Galatasaray for a transfer fee of 3.5 million euros.
Shaheen went to Liverpool in the Premier League for a transfer fee of 10 million euros.
The Red Army has almost become one of the teams with the strongest purchasing power in the Premier League this season, and its transfer fee expenditure is second only to Chelsea, which just changed coaches.
After Mourinho returned to Chelsea, he waved his check and went around looking for purchases.
With the strong support of Mourinho, the Blues announced that they had signed the German No. 10 from Real Madrid for a sky-high price of 45 million euros.
The best player in the European Cup finally left Real Madrid.
At the Bernabeu, Florentino began to reflect on himself.
