Chapter 6 Worried

If "Transfer Market" hadn't exposed Zhouyi's affairs, then Lewandowski would be Dortmund's biggest trouble this summer. ＥΩΔ┡ 小　ΔsayＷｗ　Ｗ.ん1XIAOSHUO. COM

But after the Zhouyi incident was revealed by the media, Lewandowski suddenly became not so important.

The Dortmund club had to deal with Zhouyi's agent Schulze with all its strength.

The previous two contract renewal negotiations made Watzke very clear that although Schulze looks young, he is definitely difficult to deal with. He has never seen such an agent - he is as loyal to his players as a dog. He is Zhou Yi's loyal dog. He will do whatever Zhou Yi says, without discounting at all, and he is very affectionate towards him. , it is useless to reason with it. He only cares about and protects Zhou Yi's interests.

Such agents are indeed very rare. Other agents have more or less their own calculations, but Schulze doesn't seem to think about himself at all.

Of course, maybe he understands better that thinking about Zhou Yi is thinking about himself...

Although both parties have the intention to renew the contract, it does not mean that they will reach an agreement. You must know that Lewandowski and the club were both willing to renew their contract...

The most troublesome thing now is not the annual salary. Zhou Yi is not very greedy when it comes to annual salary. He did not say that because he plays the most important role in the team, he must get the highest salary in the team.

The main issue centers on the termination clause.

Since Gotze was forcefully poached by Bayern Munich using the release clause, Dortmund hopes to cancel the release clause in the contracts of major players.

As the core of the team, Zhou Yi is of course even more so.

For such a player, the termination clause is like a bomb that will be detonated without knowing when. As long as the contract exists, Watzke will have trouble sleeping well.

Therefore, the main task of the club in renewing this contract is to persuade Zhou Yi and his agent Schulze to agree to remove the termination clause from the new contract.

But Schulze, or rather Zhou Yi, refused to give in on this matter and was very resolute.

But the club's attitude in this regard is also very determined.

The two sides just agreed.

The club insists on canceling the termination clause.

Schulze insisted that there must be a termination clause.

The club also approached Zhou Yi directly in private, hoping that Zhou Yi could consider the conditions given by the club. In order to show their sincerity, they were willing to significantly increase Zhou Yi's salary and make Zhou Yi the club's maximum salary.

Faced with the pressure from the club, Zhou Yi played a set of Tai Chi push hands very smoothly - he said that he has feelings for Dortmund and he hopes and hopes to continue to stay in Dortmund. This certainly makes Dortmund sound uncomfortable. But then, Zhou Yi was unwilling to talk any more, saying that the contract issue of contract renewal negotiation should be left to his agent. He is a player and does not know that much. He just wants to play football, so it is better to find him. Go find Schulze.

The club is not a fool, and they will know what Zhou Yi means as soon as they hear it - he will never give up the termination clause.

In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Zhou Yi cannot stay in Dortmund forever, and the Dortmund club does not want to tie Zhou Yi forever. They just hope to get as much transfer fee as possible during the Zhouyi transfer in the future.

If there is no termination clause, then Dortmund can ask for as much money as they want. The initiative of whether to transfer players or not is entirely in the hands of the Dortmund club. If they want to sell, they can sell. If they don't want to sell, then they don't have to sell.

If Gotze didn't have that damn termination clause in his original contract, how could Bayern Munich bypass Dortmund and talk directly to Gotze's agent?

The last sentence of the article in "Transfer Market" makes sense: "Will Zhou Yi become the next Gotze?"

This is exactly what the senior management of the Dortmund club are most worried and afraid of.

Zhou Yi insisted on the termination clause in order to avoid a situation where his fate was completely in the hands of the club. His relationship with the club is pretty good now, but who knows what will happen in the future? In football clubs, the situation of "one emperor and one courtier" is very common. When Klopp was coaching the team, he naturally had an important position. What if Klopp stops coaching the team one day? What if the new head coach likes to play long passes? Then his tactical position in the team will be much worse than before. Not to mention whether he can still be the core or not, he may not even be the main force.

If there is a termination clause in your contract and you are not happy in Dortmund, other teams will naturally offer you a termination fee to buy you out.

Without this clause, no matter how unhappy you are, you can only pinch your nose and suffer.

Zhou Yi didn't like the feeling that the situation was not under his control.

The termination clause is his bottom line, and he must not give in even half a step.

Even if he goes to another club in the future, he must have such a clause in his contract, whether it is used or not, it must be there.

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Just as Dortmund and Schulze were having difficult contract renewal negotiations, the English media suddenly reported that Arsenal had officially offered Dortmund 50 million euros to buy Zhouyi.

And this news was officially confirmed by the Arsenal club: "...our reporter consulted sources within the club and said that they did make an offer for Zhou Yi..."

One day later, Dortmund also confirmed the news. Dortmund is a listed club, and they must announce any news that will cause changes in stock prices as soon as possible. Obviously, Zhou Yi's stay or departure will have a great impact on Dortmund's stock price.

If Arsenal had made such an offer when there was only one year left in the contract between Zhou Yi and Dortmund, then there would be nothing wrong with the Dortmund club at all. They could only stand aside and watch Zhou Yi's agent discuss personal matters with Arsenal. contract, then transfer and leave.

Because in Zhou Yi's current contract with the club, the amount of the termination clause is 50 million euros.

Fortunately, Zhou Yi's termination clause can only take effect in the last year.

But wouldn’t it be better if there was no such clause at all?

Arsenal's offer made Dortmund's senior management more convinced that they must not leave any similar time bomb in the new contract.

While they rejected Arsenal's offer of 50 million euros without hesitation, they continued to negotiate a contract with Schulze.

"I assure the Dortmund fans that no matter what the circumstances, we will never sell Zhou Yi. He is 100% not for sale and a priceless treasure." Watzke said in an interview.

But Arsenal was not so easily frightened by such words. Everyone often said this kind of thing, such as "so-and-so is not for sale." Didn't they sell it in the end?

Arsenal thought Dortmund said this because they thought 50 million euros was too little, so they quickly made a second offer, this time 5 million euros more than the last time, 55 million euros!

Arsenal's bid must have stimulated other clubs as well.

Almost at the same time, Barcelona's offer of 60 million euros was also sent to Watzke's desk.

Manchester City Club also sent an offer of 60 million euros.

Even Paris Saint-Germain has come to join in the fun. No matter whether Zhou Yi likes them or not, they will not give up easily if they have more money.

In addition, Watzke also saw Bayern Munich's name on the offer list!

"What on earth does that idiot Hoeness want to do!" Watzke roared.

Sports director Zorc sitting next to him shrugged: "I'm afraid he's just here to cause trouble, and then laugh at us."

"Damn..." Watzk put his hands on his head and grabbed a handful of it.

Recent events have really troubled him.

In addition to Zhou Yi and Lewandowski's affairs, Hummels, Subotic and Gundogan have also been tempted by other teams.

For example, Gundogan has attracted much attention from Real Madrid. After the Champions League semifinals last season, Real Madrid noticed that Gundogan's contract with Dortmund expired in the summer of 2o15 and now only has two years.

Real Madrid is very huge for Dortmund, both in terms of fame and size. If they want to poach Gundogan, let alone Gundogan, Dortmund may not be able to resist. How did they poach Shaheen in the first place?

Therefore, in fact, it is not just Lewandowski and Zhou Yi who Dortmund wants to renew their contracts.

Starting contract renewal negotiations with so many players at the same time made Watzke almost have a nervous breakdown.