But before looking for someone to chat with, Dick still needs to complete his recruitment. All this needs to be completed before the team is concentrated. He doesn't have much time left now - today is July 9th, July 10th
Dortmund will start pre-season training on the fifth day. Sellers can be sold slowly, but buyers must be done quickly so that they can have more running-in time.
But now Dick also has a lot of funds in his hands. He only spent a total of 5 million before, and Dortmund has received 24 million in the transfer market, of which Amoruso alone accounted for 1,000.
8 million, which means that in addition to the transfer funds advanced to him by the club, he still has 19 million euros to use.
Before leaving for Brazil, Dick had already decided to recruit a defender. For the central defender position, he was interested in French central defender Ismail. This central defender later had considerable influence in Werder Bremen and Bayern.
Excellent performance, tall, excellent header, and relatively flexible. When he was there, Bremen's defense did not appear weak. However, after he left, it was replaced by Naldo and
After Mertesacker and two taller central defenders, Bremen's defense was repeatedly beaten...
Now he is still playing in France, and he has just ended his three-year contract with Lens and is now a free agent. Although his old club Strasbourg is contacting him, for Strasbourg,
Dortmund's appeal is still greater.
So one day after Dick came back, Dortmund announced that it had signed its fifth signing this season. The 26-year-old French central defender Valerian Ismail joined Dortmund for four years with an annual salary of 500,000.
Euros. In this way, Dortmund still maintains three outstanding central defenders, Warnes, Metzelder and Ismail, even with Kohler's retirement. These three people have good abilities and can completely guarantee Dortmund's various conditions.
To show what is needed, and with Madoni as a substitute, Dortmund does not need to worry about the defense for the time being. Dick's defensive characteristics are once again demonstrated. The first thing to stabilize is the defense, and the one that requires the least surgery is also the same.
Defence.
In terms of midfielder, Dick is interested in local midfielder Frings. In fact, Dortmund has been in contact with this player for a long time and almost planned to buy him after the end of the season. However, Dick's arrival eased the situation.
All this is because Dortmund's transfer staff don't know if Dick will need Frings. Frings himself also feels a little depressed, because he just performed very well in the World Cup and joined Dortmund and then won the Champions League.
When he was about to show off his ambitions, Dick's sudden arrival caused his transfer to be temporarily suspended.
So much so that Frings wanted to transfer to other teams, such as Bayer Leverkusen, who could also play in the Champions League. However, when he was depressed, he received a call from Dick who returned to Germany.
Telephone.
"I'm sorry, Thorsten, I just returned to Dortmund, and I realized that you had almost reached an agreement with the Dortmund club... This was my mistake. Because I was rushed to take office and the time was tight, I didn't take into account many things.
, so that you have been left in a state of uncertainty for so many days. Sorry, Thorsten."
Dick's sincere words immediately made Flins' depressed mood disappear a lot. He is a person with many mood changes, and his temper comes and goes quickly. People with such a temper often have a good reputation. A call like this from Dick can be said to be
It gave Flins enough face and naturally made him feel very happy.
"I have watched your performance in the past two seasons and your performance in the World Cup. I admire players like you very much. You have high fighting spirit and perseverance. You will give your best even in unfamiliar positions... Continue
In the future, my tactics will adopt more three-midfield tactics. In my tactics, I still lack a strong midfielder who can run, penetrate forward, defend and shoot from long range. You are exactly the type I need. If
If you don't mind, I want to finalize your transfer as soon as possible." Dick continued.
"No problem." Dick was so happy, and Frings also seemed very happy: "The previous contract details and transfer details have basically been finalized. If there are no other changes, I can sign the contract now."
"There will be no other changes. Annual salary, contract length, transfer value... everything will be handled as before. After you sign, you only need to report to Dortmund on July 15th." Dick answered with satisfaction.
explain.
After hanging up the phone, Dick breathed a sigh of relief. This time, Dortmund solved a big problem for him. For such a position, the most ideal candidate in his mind is naturally Ballack, but Ballack is now Bayern's.
Player, Bayern will never let go of such a player to Dortmund - obviously, since Dick became Dortmund's head coach, Dortmund has once again surpassed Leverkusen and became Bayern's biggest opponent...
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If it weren't for Bayern to spend a lot of money now, they might have interfered with every signing of Dick. The previous five signings of Dick were all found abroad, and their actions were very fast.
Quickly, Bayern had no choice but to intervene, but Frings was unsure, and Bayern did not intervene. Otherwise, it would have been possible to intercept Frings first.
Without Ballack, Frings is also a good choice. He has played many positions, and has been fixed in the defensive midfielder position in the past year or two. He has strong fighting spirit, excellent physical fitness, can go forward and back, and has a beautiful kick.
The long shot is basically a slightly weakened Ballack. Dick still remembers that in the World Cup four years later, Frings replaced the injured Ballack in the core position of the German midfield. After Ballack came back, he
He was guarding Germany's midfield with Ballack. If he hadn't been suspended in the quarter-finals, Germany might not have lost to Italy in overtime.
Since Dortmund has laid the foundation before, it will be easier to introduce Frings.
It was basically confirmed now. Dick just made a phone call and settled Frings. The transaction price was 8.5 million euros, which was considered a big deal in the Bundesliga. However, for Dick, he felt
This expenditure is quite worthwhile. In the Bundesliga, there are not many better players than Frings that can be bought.
After Frings and Ismail were confirmed to join, Dick's signings have been basically confirmed, and his main lineup can also be basically determined. The goalkeeper is still Lehmann, Weidenfeller is the substitute, and the right back Alvi
St. and Ruyter rotated, left back Dede, center backs Ismael, Warnes and Metzelder. The three main midfielders were Frings, Kyle and Rosicky, and the two attacking midfielders
The main players are Rivaldo and Okocha, and forward Kavinaj has no shortage of substitutes in the midfield and backcourt. However, in the forward line, it is not enough to rely on a young Kavinaj. After all, can he adapt?
The Bundesliga is still an unknown. Last season's two main forwards and a backup forward have already left, and one is almost leaving. Dick still has to buy a backup forward.
In fact, Rivaldo can also play as a forward, and with Everton who can also play as a forward, Dortmund has no shortage of forward candidates. It's just that it's too shabby to only have a 19-year-old forward to play the main force. There must be at least one.
A little more mature...
Dick took a fancy to the Croatian forward Olic who had failed in Germany - he still remembered the late-blooming forward's magical performance at Bayern, and he was a forward who was very good at running and seizing opportunities. Such characteristics
, also meets Dick's requirements for a forward.
The difference from Atletico Madrid is that Atletico Madrid's midfielder's strongest ability at that time was organizational ability rather than scoring ability. Although almost four of their midfielders except Makelele could score, they all failed to score.
does not have the ability to score continuously, so Atletico Madrid's forward is Jardel who can bring a lot of goals, and now, the midfielder has Rivaldo who is in good shape and can score more than 20 goals a season.
Then the forward's running ability is particularly important. Cavinaji's running ability is actually a little weak, but Dick believes that he can develop it. He is still young and there is still a lot of room for correction.
Ah Jia can rely on his physical fitness to get many opportunities even if he only plays stance, but his body is not that good yet. It is imperative to strengthen his running ability. At this time, it is necessary to introduce Oli
It is very important for Qi to be prepared for emergencies, and his running characteristics and perhaps more adaptability to Dick's tactics at the beginning will better stimulate Cavignagy and allow him to grow rapidly.
Olic is only 23 years old now. He made his debut very early and joined Hertha Berlin at the age of 19. However, he hardly got a chance in that half season. This experience also made his mentality begin to change.
Incomparably mature, he performed very well after returning to Croatia. He scored 21 goals in the Croatian League last season and was the top scorer in the Croatian League. He is young, has a low price, and has a relatively low-key personality. In this way
If he buys a player, he might become a super substitute like Cruz.
And there is no one competing with Dick for such a player. There are teams in Croatia that are interested in him. However, for Olic, after the failure in Germany, he has been looking forward to proving himself in Germany again.
In the end, Dortmund only spent one million euros to bring Olic to Dortmund. So far, all the signings Dick wanted have been in place, with a total of seven players introduced, among which Rivaldo is the most famous.
, Alves is the least famous, Frings is a local, Ismail and Okocha are all players in their playing years, plus the younger Cavinaji and Olic, in Dick's mind
The main lineup and main substitute players are basically all in place.
Three of these seven players joined for free, Rivaldo, Okocha and Ismail. There are indeed many big fish in the free transfer market this season. Among the four players who spent money, F
Lins spent the most, with 8.5 million euros, Kavernagi 4.4 million euros, Origi 1 million, and Alves 600,000 euros, a total of 14.5 million euros - this
This is Dortmund's lowest spending in the transfer market in five years.
Now in the transfer market, they have earned 24 million. If Dortmund stops spending money and can win the league championship, then this year alone, Dick will be able to earn at least 500 million.
A bonus of 10,000 euros - but Dick got this money with peace of mind. Without him, Dortmund would not be able to make money like this in the transfer market!
Next, it’s time to resolve matters within the team.
