Chapter 78 Gentlemen's Agreement

Zhou Yi sat in an ordinary restaurant, in an ordinary corner, and a table that could seat four sat three people.

Him, Tim Kiester, and Jurgen Klopp.

Klopp put the cap on the fourth position, as if he had taken a place for someone.

"I'm sorry to call you out of the place to eat, so I'm treating you to a private meal. Well, I'm actually hungry, I came straight from Brackle, I didn't even have dinner, and now I can't Hungry!"

After listening to Kester's translation, Zhou Yi laughed. He felt that Klopp was not a very interesting person like he had imagined.

But Klopp was not very satisfied with Zhou Yi's reaction: "Zhou, I suggest that you start learning German from now on. There are a lot of things that are untrue by translation. It's not as good as I just said a wisecrack, but you I didn't laugh at the time, but listening to the interpreter laughing turned my witticism into a bad joke."

After translating this sentence, Kester added to Zhou Yi: "Don't worry, Jurgen is such a person, you have to get used to his speaking style."

"Tim, don't add words at will, it will make me worry that Zhou can't understand what I mean." Klopp seemed to hear something, and he reminded Kist.

"I didn't, Jurgen, I just told him it's your style," Kist retorted.

Listening to their conversation in German, Zhou Yi was really at a loss.

This German sounds to him as if there is a mouthful of phlegm in his mouth and he wants to spit it out anytime and anywhere...

It seems that the first step in learning German is to get a mouthful of phlegm stuck in your mouth.

After arguing with Kist, Klopp looked at Zhou Yi again: "I'm not a person who likes to talk nonsense, I'm used to getting straight to the point. Let's put it this way, Zhou, you told Kist that you want to get Dortmund's first team Commitment. But to be honest, I'm disappointed in your statement."

After listening to the translation, Zhou Yi still understood, did he feel that his requirements were too high? Is it interesting to fly over from Dortmund just to make fun of yourself?

"Because my arrangement for you is not just as simple as playing in the first team game."

When Zhou Yi heard this sentence, he was a little surprised.

"You will be a very important part of Dortmund's future."

Zhou Yi thought he heard it wrong, so he asked Kester, "Did he really say that?"

"Of course..." Kistor didn't expect Klopp to have such a high opinion of Zhou Yi, and he looked surprised.

"I can't promise now when you will be able to play in the first team. But what I can promise you is that as long as you play well in the youth team and perform well, you will definitely be promoted to the first team. Whether you How old are you? If you performed well at nineteen, I will let you play in the Bundesliga at nineteen. If you performed well at eighteen, I will let you play in the Bundesliga at eighteen... I think you should also know that I like to play for young people. It's not just Arsene Wenger that's a player, it's me too."

Klopp was proud and confident when he said that.

Zhou Yi was completely shocked by Klopp's words. He didn't expect a first-team head coach of a Bundesliga giant to say such words.

Such a promise... if he's not kidding, it's really attractive...

"Of course, we can write this into the contract, because it is impossible to clearly define liability, and the law does not support such a clause. Therefore, you can only choose to trust me, my personal charm and commitment."

Klopp looked at Zhou Yi, looking straight at him, without blinking.

"I have a question." Zhou Yi was finally able to speak.

"Speaking."

"First of all, I am very happy that you value me so much, but I also wonder why you value me so much. I don't quite understand whether your sentence 'I am an important member of Dortmund's future' is to make me happy or is it serious,

If it is serious, what is the reason? "

After listening to Kist's translation, Klopp smiled: "This is not a problem for you. But indeed, I need to explain clearly for you, instead of painting you with a nice picture of a future that looks wonderful. , and then trick you into our youth training camp and ignore it. If you can play out after a few years, the club will make money, and if you don’t play out, then we have nothing to lose..."

After joking, Klopp asked Zhou Yi: "Guess how I know you?"

"The game against Dortmund's youth team?"

"Yeah, but I didn't find out about you through the scouting report after the game. I know there are some clubs interested in you now, and some clubs even approached you, but I bet none of the managers of those clubs Really watched your game live, except me."

Zhou Yi was really surprised - he didn't expect Klopp to watch his game live. But why would a first-team head coach suddenly come to the youth team's training ground?

"And since then, I have seen your performance in every game. This is thanks to Tim's hard work." He pointed to Kiester. "He is in charge of following you and observing not one or two games. Against Arsenal, against Chelsea, against Manchester United, Liverpool, AC Milan and Inter Milan, every single performance of your every game, I know. Tim is A very good scout, he has a very good eye for judging players, he is the one who strongly advised me to sign you as soon as possible... Let me show you, Zhou. Why do I have to fly here? Because I am afraid you will run away .I know we have a lot of competition and I want to sign you first so I can sleep well."

Zhou Yi is happy, the head coach's words are too straightforward.

However, he also gained a new understanding of Klopp, a name he had only heard in the news before.

As Kiester said, such a frank style may be Klopp's personal charm.

Thinking about what he said just now: "You can only trust my personal charm and promise"...

Zhou Yi felt that since this coach watched all his games, he must know himself very well. At the same time, he also promised himself an important position in the first team, and the sincerity of flying here from Germany just to persuade himself to join...

What reason does he have for not agreeing?

Is it really waiting for Barcelona?

how is this possible. Zhou Yi knew that it was just everyone's joke, and he knew exactly what he thought in his heart. He is not waiting for some Barcelona.

He's just waiting for a club that really values ​​him and understands him.

Now, such a club is in front of him.

Zhou Yi is also a straightforward person, so he nodded and said: "Since you are so upright, Mr. Coach, then I will be upright too. Well, I promise you and sign with Dortmund!"

After listening to Kist's translation, Klopp was stunned: "He agreed?"

"So it should be agreed..."

"Why... so easy to agree?" Klopp muttered in a low voice.

"Isn't that what you wanted?"

"That being said, there is always a sense of unreality...Forget it, you have to believe him! Since people believe us." After Klopp finished speaking, he smiled towards Zhou Yi and extended his hand to him: "Then say so It's settled, I'll wait for you in Brackle, Zhou."

"Isn't it Dortmund?" Zhou Yi wondered.

"Brackel is Dortmund's training base," Kister explained.

"Oh, good! Good!" Zhou Yi nodded repeatedly.

"Very well, we have reached an agreement and it was worth it for me to come to Barcelona this time. Unfortunately, we can't sign any contracts because there is still a lot of work for both of us before you can successfully come to Dortmund. said Klopp. "So now we can only be regarded as a gentleman's agreement."

Zhou Yi smiled and said, "This way we'll be even. I believe in your personal commitment, coach, and you also believe in my personal commitment."

Hearing what Zhou Yi said, Klopp slapped happily and smiled happily: "Yes! That's right! Mutual trust! This is the basis of interpersonal communication!"

In this way, Zhou Yi's decision to join Dortmund was finalized in an ordinary Catalan restaurant.

There is no high scene of toasting and staggering, it seems very casual, very formal and has nothing to do with it.

A few years later, if people start to write a biography of Zhou Yi from here, they can only say that this is really a way that fits the personalities of Klopp and Zhou Yi...

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Because the place to eat was right next to the hotel, Klopp and Kist took Zhou Yi back to the hotel after the meal.

Then they turned and headed to the airport.

"Jurgen, do you think we can trust him? What if, I mean, what if he performs well in the game the day after tomorrow and Barcelona also likes him?"

On the way to the airport, Kester expressed the doubts in his heart.

As a scout, he has been in contact with many players and their parents, so he has seen a lot of back and forth about players and their families.

He knew very well that in the face of economic interests, promises are nothing. There are too many children who will give up the agreement that has been reached with Dortmund because other clubs offer more lucrative conditions.

Not to mention that Barcelona is indeed more attractive than Dortmund.

Klopp picked up the brim of his peaked cap: "What should we do? We have no choice. Now we can only choose to believe in that child, in his charisma and commitment."

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Zhou Yi had just entered the hotel lobby and made no progress, but was stopped by Sun Pan and the others. Apart from the three fixed partners Sun Pan, Guo Nu and Yang Muge, there were also some other teammates.

They were obviously also waiting for Zhou Yi.

Seeing Zhou Yi, he surrounded him.

"How? How? How did the talk go?"

Everyone asked in a hurry.

Zhou Yi thought that there was nothing to hide, so he nodded and replied, "Well, I chose Dortmund."

"Wow!" There was a burst of exclamation in the hall.

"They...they agreed to your request?"

Everyone looked at Zhou Yi in disbelief.

The first team promise, with Zhou Yi's strength and qualifications, his request is simply a fantasy. How could Dortmund agree?

Zhou Yi nodded: "I agree."

The teammates were silent.

When Zhou Yi insisted on his principles, they thought that Zhou Yi would eventually face the cruel reality, and then had to bow his head and admit defeat, lowering his requirements. And maybe at that time, no one wants to lower the requirements.

But what surprised them was that after Zhou Yi rejected Arsenal twice, he did not change his request, stubbornly waiting for a team that could meet his request to appear... and then he really made him wait!

In the face of the ideal that has been pursued for a long time, should we insist on ourselves, or compromise?

Taking a step back is a brighter future or yielding again and again until you lose your confidence.

Sticking to the bottom line is to see the coffin and not shed tears, or keep the clouds open to see the moon?

Many people were lost in thought.

"Congratulations, Zhou Yi. I didn't expect you to be the first one among us to go out." Yang Muge felt happy for Zhou Yi from the bottom of his heart.

"You will be found soon!" Zhou Yi said.

"I don't think so much, let's talk about it after finishing the game in front of me." Yang Muge smiled and shook his head. He seems to be used to things like this.

"Damn, you kid is really lucky, no, you have to treat!" Sun Pan muttered, making no secret of his envy and hatred.

Guo Nu also looked at Zhou Yi enviously. Although he didn't speak, his eyes said everything.

One Zhouyi, I don’t know how many people will not be able to sleep well tonight.

Fortunately, there is no game tomorrow, otherwise the state of the whole team may be affected.

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