Chapter 1455 Are You Optimistic About Him?

"Who?" Yang Yang asked with concern.

Van Gaal did not answer directly, but thought for a while, considered the wording, and then spoke.

"We have considered two options, one is conservative, the pursuit of immediate combat power, and the introduction of Huntelaar from Schalke 04."

Everyone is no stranger to this center. He is a Dutch international and a center trained by Ajax.

"We all know that he was not happy at all in Schalke 04. Although he found his peak form here, he is not as good as before. He is still going to be 34 years old. Good strength, I have called them many times before, hoping to return to Ajax."

This is also a tradition in European football, which is regarded as returning to the root of the fallen leaves. Even Yang Yang himself thought about returning to Ajax when he was old.

But is Huntelaar in line with Ajax's long-term plans?

This is a question.

Seeing that Yang Yang didn't express his opinion, Van Gaal knew what he was thinking.

In fact, not only Yang Yang, including Van Gaal and Van der Sar, many core executives are also very suspicious, because Huntelaar is too old, although his return can satisfy the wishes of fans and many club executives , but whether he can bring the team the competitiveness it deserves is difficult to determine.

And his salary is not low, especially at Ajax.

"We have several other younger options." Van Gaal changed the subject and motioned everyone to look at the screen in the conference room, which soon played a player's game highlights.

"The player's name is Erling Harland. He didn't turn seventeen until July. He debuted at the Brüne Club in Norway. During the transfer period of the Norwegian League at the beginning of the year, he moved to the Norwegian giants Molde. Erd's manager is former Manchester United star Ole Gunnar Solskjaer."

Norway's league is different from other countries. Because they are located in the Nordic region, they cannot play games throughout the winter, so their league is not a New Year's Eve, but starts from February and March to the end of winter, so the beginning of the year It was the transfer period when their league was suspended.

"Raiola's scouts have been following this player. He recommended it to us before. Our scouts have also watched his games. In the U17 European Youth Championship qualifiers, Norway beat Israel 3-0. , he scored twice and left a very deep impression on our scouts."

Yang Yang frowned, because he saw the problem right away.

too young!

Maybe in the future he will be successful, but right now, he is definitely not suitable for Ajax.

What Ajax now wants is young players with potential and good combat effectiveness.

Erling Haaland may really have potential as Ajax scouts said, but that also belongs to the future, and he only joined Molde in February. It is estimated that if the summer transfer is introduced, Ajax It is also a big loss.

At the very least, the transfer fee will definitely not be low.

However, Yang Yang was not angry, because he knew that Ajax is currently in an embarrassing situation in European football, and it is very difficult to find suitable candidates. Young players with a certain foundation of strength, but this is too difficult.

With the development of information in European football today, as soon as young players show up, they are immediately targeted by teams from the four major leagues. It is not Ajax's turn, let alone those players with potential.

After data has entered the European football and youth training system in an all-round way, the club's assessment of player strength and potential has become more and more accurate. It is basically difficult to find that kind of dusty bead.

Subsequently, the two or three players introduced by Van Gaal were either those who performed well in the Eredivisie or those who were not well-known. Basically, it was difficult to find players who could match Dolber.

"This is the last one."

Van Gaal reluctantly chose to continue playing the video, and at the same time introduced it to everyone present.

"His name is Luka Jovic. He is nineteen years old. He debuted in Serbia's Red Star team. In January 2016, due to the club's financial crisis, the Red Star team sold Luka Jovic to a team in the Cyprus First Division. A team called Limassol Helios, the transfer fee is 2.2 million euros."

"During his time with the Red Star team, he scored twelve goals in forty-two appearances, showing quite good potential, so after Limassol Sun God signed him, he sold him as soon as he changed hands. The value of Benfica, which was given to the Portuguese Super League, soared from 2.2 million euros to 7 million euros, paid in five installments."

Hearing this, Yang Yang smiled wryly in his heart, this is the status quo of European low-level leagues.

The Red Star team was in deep financial crisis and urgently needed a sum of money, so they found a middleman, but in this way, the player's worth would inevitably have to be sold at a low price, so that the middleman could make money.

"Jovic has been unable to adapt to life in Portugal. He has been adapting to Benfica for the first half of the year, but the effect is not ideal. He only got six minutes of playing time. The expulsion from the squad made his situation worse at Benfica."

"Rui Costa spoke very highly of Jovic and gave him a lot of help. In addition, he himself performed well in the reserve team and training, so he saw hope at the beginning of this season, but he didn't expect it to happen. Injured my foot in the swimming pool, spent more than 50 days on the injury, missed the beginning of the season, and ended up playing another season with the second team."

When Yang Yang saw this, he couldn't help feeling very curious, "Louis, do you like him?"

"Yes." Van Gaal nodded with certainty.

"Why?"

"I watched him in Serbia's domestic league and the national team. I think he is a very promising and very prolific scorer, especially in the national team. He scored twelve times in the U16 national team. Ten goals, scored 16 goals in 19 appearances in the U17 national team, and scored 1 goal in only one appearance in the U18 national team."

"Now, he is only nineteen years old, but he has been selected into the U21 national team in advance. Although he is still in the adaptation stage, it can be seen that he has always been the best among his peers, and what really makes me optimistic about him It's not about his goal-scoring efficiency, or his great physicality, it's here."

Van Gaal pointed to his temple vigorously, saying that he was optimistic about Luka Jovic because of his head.

"This is a very smart player. He knows what he should do when he arrives on the court. Although he has outstanding physical fitness, his basic skills are very solid and flexible. Strong, I think this is very suitable for our long-term planning."

After finishing speaking, Van Gaal smiled again, "Actually, I don't think there is any need to see whether he has scored goals. For a player of his type, you only need to watch him in one or two games to understand clearly You know, he's different from everyone else."

After Yang Yang heard this, he couldn't help but also laughed.

He knew what Van Gaal meant, as he did when he saw himself in Almere.

Van Gaal always said that when he saw Yang Yang, he felt that Yang Yang was different from other people.

God knows if he really thought so at the time?

But Yang Yang really trusts Van Gaal's vision of people, which is really poisonous.

"How feasible is it?" Yang Yang asked.

Luka Jovic is nineteen years old, the same age as Dolber. If he is really a capable player as Van Gaal said, then now is the time for him to be underappreciated, and he is not favored by Benfica. The type Ajax wanted.

If he is reused by Benfica, it is impossible for Ajax to poach corners.

"The feasibility is very high, because Benfica has also lost patience with him. He bought it for seven million euros. Now there is no hope of appreciation. Benfica is also eager to make a move so as not to be trapped." Van Gaal laughed.

No matter whether it is Benfica or Ajax, the potential for appreciation will definitely be considered when introducing players, because they all use this to maintain the club's livelihood.

Only the four major leagues, even those giants, will pay more attention to immediate combat power when signing.

However, now even the top giants like Real Madrid are considering the introduction of young talents, which further reduces the living space of teams like Ajax.

"What do you think?" Yang Yang looked at the other people present and asked their opinions.

In fact, they have already talked about it, but Yang Yang needs to make a decision.

Sure enough, Van der Sar shrugged and spread his hands helplessly, "We have no better choice now."

Yang Yang looked at the others, including Overmars, the director of player affairs, and they seemed to have basically reached an agreement, so he didn't say anything more.

"Since that's the case, then we've decided to keep it if we can, and sell it if we can't!"

Everyone also nodded, obviously this matter cannot be chosen by Ajax.

"Although we want to sell, we still need to have a good posture, and we must not suffer losses." Yang Yang ordered.

Wei Zheng nodded and took over the conversation: "The technical department is in charge of the transfer, but Menno Heron is in charge of the specific business negotiations. Although it is difficult for us to keep people, the other party wants to poach our corners, so we won't do more. Blood is definitely not acceptable."

Menno Heron is in charge of the business department and has done a good job in the past year, but Ajax has a weak foundation and cannot see results for the time being. I believe that given time, it will definitely make achievements in the future.

It would be perfect for him to be in charge of playing tricks and negotiating with opponents.

"Then is there a suitable candidate for the head coach of the new season?" Yang Yang asked with concern.

This is another big trouble.

Both Van Gaal and Van der Sar showed embarrassment, apparently they have not yet found a solution to this problem.

Ajax's coaching position is not so easy to be, especially to shoulder the task of hitting the Champions League group stage and the Eredivisie championship, which is even more difficult.

Therefore, after Peter Boss switched to Dortmund, more than half a month has passed, and Ajax has not yet found a suitable candidate.