Chapter 7 The Multiple-Choice Questions I Have to Do
"Maybe we have to do a multiple-choice question. ENovelWw%W.1XIAOSHUO.COM" Zorc said.
As soon as he said this, everyone in the room turned to look at him.
"The most important thing now is to solve the problems of Lewandowski and Zhou Yi, right?" Zorc asked everyone.
No one objected.
"But our energy is limited. If we put more energy into one person, another person will inevitably be ignored..."
"Why can't it be invested in two people at the same time?" Finance Director Thomas Tres asked.
"We don't have that much energy to deal with two difficult agents at the same time." Zorc spread his hands.
His words brought a moment of silence to the room.
This is indeed quite a headache. One Schulze is enough, and Lewandowski’s agent Kucharski is not a fuel-saving lamp. Recently, criticism of Borussia Dortmund has begun to appear in the media. Moral criticism. Criticizing the Dortmund club for not keeping their word and clearly promising Lewandowski's agent, he turned around and turned away.
These remarks in the media have brought huge public pressure to Dortmund.
After all, integrity is very important. If a club operator has no integrity at all and doesn't care about the spirit of the contract, that would be a terrible thing.
Of course, these actions in the media are all the "credit" of Lewandowski's agent Kucharski. His approach of using the media to criticize Dortmund is indeed very vicious.
People who don't know the truth probably won't understand why Dortmund did this and what's the hidden story behind it. They knew that Dortmund did not keep their word. Watzke promised Lewandowski's agent that they could leave the team in the summer of 2o13, but now they disagree.
This kind of treachery is simply insane and makes people shudder!
Now Watzke has to receive several calls from media reporters every day, asking him to talk about what Lewandowski's agent talked about. Even though Watzk refuted the rumors and said that no such agreement existed at all, everyone did not believe it.
Kucharski is indeed capable. In this public opinion war, he has portrayed himself and Lewandowski as innocent people whose hearts were broken by the treacherous Dortmund club. The pitiful image is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Especially in Dortmund's treachery online,
But Lewandowski still played his part in helping Dortmund reach the Champions League final and help the team win the two most important championships.
Just the day before yesterday, Lewandowski complained about his homeland media in an interview with the Polish media "Rzeczpospo1ita": "If someone makes a promise, then he should fulfill the promise. I am not just talking about it. Regarding the transfer, I also discussed other things with Dortmund’s senior management, but in the end nothing came of it..."
Lewandowski avoids talking about contract and transfer issues until the season is over. So in fact, his image in the minds of Dortmund fans is still very good. Now that the season is over and the championship is won, Lewandowski speaks for his own interests and no one will feel wrong.
If there really is a verbal agreement between Lewandowski's agent and the club, then Dortmund's approach is unkind. The attitude of Dortmund fans is very consistent, which is completely different from their attitude towards Gotze.
They think Gotze is an unforgivable traitor, but Lewandowski is excusable.
Who are the good guys and who are the bad guys in this matter?
Who is more worthy of respect and who should be despised.
It's so obvious.
These damn agents!
Watzke even suspected that the article in "Transfer Market" was the work of Zhou Yi's agent Schulze...
"Now, we should think clearly about who the team needs most and who is the most important person to us." Zorc continued. "If you have to choose, then try to choose the answer that has the least impact on the team."
"Of course the Book of Changes is more important." Thomas Tres blurted out.
"It coincides with my thoughts." Zorc continued.
One of them is the financial director and the other is the sports director. They both consider their own jobs. From a sports perspective, Zhou Yi is the core of the team. With him, it is just a matter of finding another forward. But without him, even if Lewandowski remains in the team, his importance may be reduced.
At the economic level, behind Zhou Yi is the huge Chinese market. If Zhou Yi is sold, Dortmund will lose the golden key to open the Chinese market.
Not to mention, this summer, the Dortmund club also plans to launch a tour to China - this is a nice way of saying it, but it is actually a gold-fishing trip. Without Zhou Yi, Dortmund's effectiveness in making money in China would be greatly reduced.
Watzke sighed when he saw this: "Actually, there is no need to choose, Zhou Yi is what we must keep."
What he considered was that even if Lewandowski was forced to stay, it was hard to say what kind of state Lewandowski would be able to perform if he stayed in the team, and it was also hard to say that such a player who was full of resentment towards the club would stay. In the locker room, there will inevitably be conflicts and instability in the locker room, which are ongoing troubles for Dortmund.
Yu Tong spends all his energy leaving a time bomb, why not appease Zhou Yi...
So just like that, giving up Lewandowski and doing everything possible to retain Zhou Yi became the final decision at this closed-door meeting.
After the meeting, Watzke personally called Klopp and informed him of the decision.
Klopp hopes that the club can avoid this multiple-choice question and keep both of them. But the fact is very grim. If Klopp wants to force Lewandowski to stay, he may damage his reputation and lose more than he loses financially.
The only thing that can comfort Klopp is that Mark Wagner performed well in the Champions League final after returning from injury for the second time. He scored the key goal to equalize the score. Without this goal, Dortmund may Just lose.
It was Mark's goal that gave Zhou Yi a chance to beat Bayern Munich.
If Lewandowski really can't be retained, at least Mark can hold on for a while, and at the same time look for someone in the transfer market, hoping to find a suitable successor.
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Zhou Yi was having dinner with his agent Schulze. While the two were eating, they talked about the progress of renewing his contract with Dortmund.
"The progress is very slow, and the Dortmund club is very determined this time." Schulze said to Zhou Yi. "The Götze incident gave them a big irritation, and they now absolutely hate the termination clause."
Zhou Yi also felt Dortmund's determination. He thought about it for a while and said: "How about this? Anyway, my contract with Dortmund still has three years to expire. If we really can't reach an agreement, we won't talk this summer. Anyway, terminate the contract." The terms will not come into effect until the final season.”
After Gotze leaves, if Lewandowski leaves again, it will indeed be a heavy blow to Dortmund.
It's not easy for me to take advantage of the situation at this time. After all, he still has feelings for Dortmund and doesn't want to make things too difficult for the club. Although the club did not do justice to Shinji Kagawa and Lewandowski, it has always done a good job for itself. The cooperation between the two parties is generally pleasant.
If it hadn't been for Gotze, Zhou Yi might have left Dortmund this summer. But now that Gotze and Lewandowski have happened, Zhou Yi would no longer be able to propose leaving this summer. Dortmund's request.
This would put him in an unkind and unjust situation. Zhou Yi still cherishes his feathers and reputation among the fans and does not want to be a Judas.
Schulze also felt that Zhou Yi's suggestion was reasonable. He was also under a lot of pressure in negotiations with the Dortmund club during this period. He could feel that Watzk's face would be worse every time he saw him than the last time.
Now if he takes the initiative to suspend contract renewal negotiations, he can also sell Dortmund a favor.
But a day later, things changed.
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Zhou Yi took the newspaper and was dumbfounded.
What did he see?
"Watzk: Lewandowski can leave at any time!" 》
"...Perhaps the recent series of accusations from public opinion have put a lot of pressure on Dortmund. Just yesterday, Dortmund CEO Hans Watzke made it clear to Lewandowski's agent Kucharski that Dortmund Club There will be no obstacles in Lewandowski's departure from Dortmund. But if Bayern Munich really wants Lewandowski, then they should at least make an offer to Dortmund first..."
Dortmund actually gave up on retaining Lewandowski? !
After losing two main players in one summer, Zhou Yi could fully predict what huge waves the Dortmund fans would make...