As Dick and Ruyter raised the Champions League trophy high, the news immediately spread throughout the world.
The second Champions League trophy in the history of Dortmund club, the first time in history to win the league and Champions League double crown in a single season, this made the entire city of Dortmund start cheering. In the summer, the club announced Dick as the head coach.
They had been looking forward to this scene, but the sell-off in the transfer market made them doubtful. However, during the next game, they began to have more hopes, and then they saw this most glorious scene!
For Dick, this successful season has pushed his prestige to the peak. Not to mention that he is still only 24 years old, he has just led two different teams to win the Champions League for two consecutive years.
record, making him the first person in the history of European football. If he wins the Champions League again, he will tie Paisley's record of three championships. At his current age, he can achieve this
It doesn't seem difficult at all...
If the success in Atletico Madrid may be due to chance and luck, then the success in Dortmund is enough to prove Dick's ability. From this moment on, Dick truly stood as a European head coach.
At the top position, tied with the top head coaches in history and current service!
However, Dick was not satisfied with this. What he wanted was not to be parallel, but to transcend.
After a local carnival in Manchester, the Dortmund team returned home with great honors. They were greeted by countless enthusiastic Dortmund fans. Now they began to think that Dortmund can compete with Bayern because they are the second German team to win twice.
The team that won the Champions League is also the second team after Bayern to win a double crown including the league and Champions League...
However, during the celebration, except when Dick was celebrating, he was nowhere to be seen. However, Dortmund fans can also understand the scene where Dick said "I am very tired" in the post-match interview.
They have also seen it. At this time, they can understand that Dick is indeed very tired now. We can just celebrate our own. Why should we demand that Dick also celebrate with us?
However, what they didn't know was that Dick was not resting at this time, but was attending a very important meeting in Dortmund...
Like other Bundesliga clubs, Dortmund is a football club with a club system, which means that the entire club does not belong to one person or a few people. Although Nebom has been the chairman of Dortmund for more than ten years, he
Logically speaking, he is still just an employee of the Dortmund Club, and no one can truly control the Dortmund Club.
At this time, at the most glorious time in the history of the Dortmund club, Nebom made a decision.
There were not many people in the meeting room of the Dortmund Club. When Dick arrived, he only saw Dortmund's three giants Nebom, Zorc and Mayer, and one person whom he had never seen before, but Dick felt
A somewhat familiar looking man.
Dick was a little confused, but he didn't care. It was obvious that Dortmund was unlikely to take any action against him. As a head coach, his ability to participate in such a meeting had already proven his status.
After sitting down, several senior executives first expressed their congratulations to Dick, and then Nebom solemnly handed Dick a check.
15.31 million euros - In the transfer market, Dortmund earned more than 26 million euros. After this season, Dortmund's profit reached more than 10 million euros. According to Dick's contract, he will
Fifty percent of the transfer market revenue will be shared, and apart from this part of the revenue, 20% of the club's overall profit will become Dick's personal income.
The details of this check were down to a fraction, which proved the rigor of the Dortmund club, which made Dick feel a little embarrassed. This season, including the basic salary and bonuses, he received a total income of close to 19 million euros in Dortmund -
- If this number is communicated, it is estimated that the whole of Europe will be surprised. So far, no head coach has been able to get so much salary from the club in a year. Hitzfeld's annual salary in Dortmund is 3 million euros. This is
It is already the top level in Europe, but Dick has achieved so much!
However, if they see Dick's contract clearly, they will know how worthwhile Dick's money is - the income from the transfer market was manipulated by him, and he used such income to win the league championship.
To be able to get such a bonus, the Dortmund club was supposed to have no profit or even a deficit this season, but he led the team to win the Champions League and created a profit... This money should not be his.
Take it, then who should take it?
So Dick was just a little embarrassed, then took the check, and then stuffed it into his pocket - now for him, money is an item to complete a goal, not a necessity -
As long as he saves a little bit of his income now, it will be enough for a lifetime...
Seeing Dick put away the check, Nebom smiled slightly, and then coughed: "Everyone, we achieved unprecedented success last season, thanks to the hard work of Coach Dick... But
You have all read last season's report. If we exclude the transfer market revenue and cannot guarantee the Champions League quarterfinals every year, then we will not be able to guarantee profits. And some things that happened last season have also made us
I understand, I am no longer suitable to direct Dortmund... I am a chairman who is used to spending money to get more benefits, and Dortmund does not need a chairman like me now, but needs a careful calculation, let us
A chairman who can get through this difficulty more smoothly. We were very brilliant last season, and now we have to pay for the mistakes we made... So I decided to resign as chairman of Dortmund and communicate with the club chairman.
After the committee’s discussion, we believe that Mr. Watzke, one of the committee members, will be the best person to lead us through this period!”
When Dick heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered why this guy seemed familiar to him - it turned out that this person was the biggest contributor to Dortmund's return from the brink of bankruptcy to glory in history.
Chairman of Dortmund, it was under his management that Dortmund changed its previous poor economic situation, paid off huge debts, trained countless rookies, and returned to glory...
However, now that Dick is running the business in Dortmund, I am afraid that Watzke will not be considered the most important person in the future...
Watzke nodded to Dick, and then said: "Mr. Dick, I am Watzke."
"Hello." Dick shook hands with Watzk politely. He didn't know what Watzk's attitude was towards him. If Watzk felt that his income was too high...
"Mr. Dick, personally, I admire some of your suggestions and actions last season." Watzke directly showed goodwill: "Use funds to recover half of the ownership of the stadium, reduce expenses, and eliminate redundant personnel.
...This is very important for Dortmund, but under such circumstances, you also allowed Dortmund to usher in the most glorious season in history...I have to say that in the field of football, you are the best I have ever seen.
Head coach.”
Dick smiled slightly. Over the past few years, he had learned not to make immediate judgments.
"But Mr. Dick, based on our expenditure last season, it is still difficult for us to pay off our debts in this way. Now we have to spend money in many places. The annual loan repayments and the stadium need to be recovered. If the reduction continues,
With salary expenses, can you still achieve the same results as you do now?" Watzke asked again.
"That's impossible."
Dick said directly: "To achieve such results this season, luck and hard work also accounted for a large part. All the players held their breath and persisted until the end... Next, they want to maintain this situation.
, only by increasing investment, replacing some veterans who have achieved their aspirations, and introducing some players who are capable and hungry for honors, can we continue to achieve good results in the Champions League."
"You are absolutely right."
Watzk nodded: "So I invite you here today because I want to have a chat with you and understand each other's needs."
Dick nodded, then looked at Watzke and asked him to continue.
Nebom and others remained silent. It was obvious that this time it was for Watzke, the new CEO, to communicate with Dick, the head coach, to avoid conflicts due to insufficient understanding of each other. Now
Dortmund cannot afford such internal friction. They must work together as a team to go further in the next impact.
"The next thing Dortmund needs to do is still to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. I have already negotiated with the debtors. A large part of the annual profits will be used to repay the debts, so the existing player salary expenses still need to be reduced... Next season the club may
I still can’t give you any support in the transfer market. At the same time, we have to sell some players to ensure the team’s income... Of course, our previous contract is still valid. As long as we can win the league championship, the transfer market will
Half of the profits still belong to you, and at the same time, you can also get your due share of the profits after the end of the season."
"We will not have any interference with you on how to proceed in the transfer market. However, Dortmund's expenditure on player salaries this season is 40 million euros, and we need to reduce this number to less than 30 million euros.
"
"Other income, loans, deferral of loan repayment... these things are done by me, while the team's matters need to rely on you. Of course, if you are not too willing, we will not treat you
There are no obstacles in your contract. If you want to coach other clubs, we will not set up any obstacles for you to leave. But I still hope that you can stay and win more championships... If you change the head coach
, we may be able to spend less, but it is no longer possible to win any championships.”
Watzke said a lot in one breath, and then he looked at Dick quietly, wanting to hear Dick's answer.
