Chapter 1619 Sky-High Price Central Defender

With the advent of the information-based global village era, there are no secrets in professional football.

It is basically impossible to use the information gap to tap young players like in the early years.

In today's era, as long as a player performs well, he will immediately appear on the desks of major scouts or agents, and soon there will be attention from European teams, which makes the middle and lower class players in European professional leagues It is very, very difficult for the team to find young players with great potential.

Even a team like Ajax can only rely on the Netherlands, Belgium and the Nordic region to attract talent.

But one thing is for sure, you get what you pay for.

It is basically impossible for strong players to be sold at a low price, unless it is like Jovic who encountered problems in the development of the new club and was sold after a sluggish performance, then it is another matter.

Therefore, when Yang Yang proposed that he wanted to introduce a capable central defender, the transfer budget given by Van Gaal had to be raised by a higher level than before, that is, from the original budget of 5 million euros to 1,000 euros. million euros.

In the Eredivisie, for Ajax, it is considered a sky-high price for a central defender.

But it can also see the progress and improvement of Ajax.

If it was a year ago, Ajax would not have dared to make such a transaction anyway, but now they have such confidence, because the club's financial resources can not only support the transfer fee of 10 million euros, but also Support the salary package that the players want, and at the same time give them the platform of the Champions League.

This is where Ajax has the advantage right now.

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"Even if it is around 10 million euros, it is not an easy task for us to introduce a central defender who is competitive in the Champions League. We are currently considering only one candidate."

"tell me the story."

"Diego Carlos from Ligue 1 Nantes."

Yang Yang nodded, "I have an impression of him, he performed quite well in Ligue 1 this past season."

"Yes, the Brazilian central defender has very similar characteristics to Militao. He is 1.86 meters tall. He has a very strong defensive ability. He is active with his feet and has a long pass. It is easy to get cards. You know, Militao has only won There were two yellow cards, but Diego Carlos got eight yellow cards, which is a big winner."

"Aside from more fouls, Diego Carlos has another problem, that is, he is twenty-six years old."

"Twenty-six years old?" Yang Yang was a little surprised. He had heard of this player, but he didn't notice his age.

"Yes, but it also proves that he is in the prime of his career, very stable," Van Gaal said.

Not only that, but it also represents a risk.

The introduction of a 26-year-old mature star, unless Ajax can make him play for a year or two before selling him, otherwise, I am afraid it can only be smashed in the hands.

Of course, if the players themselves are indeed capable, there is nothing wrong with that.

"Our technical team's plan is that if De Ligt and Militao leave, the best choice is to introduce a capable central defender, coupled with young players, so that our overall lineup will be more reasonable. Some."

Yang Yang agreed with this. To put it bluntly, it is impossible for Ajax to pile up a group of mature stars in their twenties and sixties, because players in this age group do not conform to Ajax's long-term planning and business philosophy.

Ajax is not Eindhoven, there is no support from the backer, and they can only rely on themselves.

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Ajax played a brilliant season, the club earned a lot of money, the players also performed well, and received the attention of the major teams, except for one player who was neglected.

That is goalkeeper Onana.

This is a very strange thing, because European football seems to have some kind of prejudice against black goalkeepers, always thinking that they are not stable enough, but Onana performed very well in Ajax, but no one cares about it.

Regarding this point, Yang Yang, Van Gaal and others really didn't know whether to be happy or smile wryly.

Because Onana is also 23 years old, and now his worth has skyrocketed to the peak. The external valuation is 50 million euros, which is already very high among goalkeepers. If he does not leave the team, the next worth will be appropriate fall back.

Of course, the advantage is that Ajax does not need to worry about the position of the goalkeeper.

This time Yang Yang left Ajax and went to Real Madrid to coach. He would only take away two assistants, Harvey Alonso and Pintus.

Frans Hoke and Winston Bogard will continue to stay at Ajax. The former will be fully responsible for Ajax's goalkeeper training, and will also reform Ajax's goalkeeper training system. Before Onana, Ajax hadn't had such an outstanding goalkeeper for many years. Even Onana was born in Barcelona's youth training.

Winston Bogard will continue to serve as the director of sports performance. Yang Yang entrusted him with a heavy responsibility. In the future, this position will become a permanent position for Ajax, even if Winston Bogard considers leaving in the future and returns to China Living their own life, Ajax will definitely find a suitable candidate to take over.

But for the time being, Winston Bogarde will remain on the team.

Ten Hag will bring his own coaching team, and Ajax will usher in a new era.

Because in addition to the transfer operation this summer, the most important thing for the team is to buy all the remaining shares of the new stadium.

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"From the current situation, our club can only raise 100 million euros at most, and the remaining 100 million euros requires us to sell players or bank loans. In addition, if we want to commercialize the stadium and the two buildings around the stadium For renovation, at least another 50 million euros will be invested.”

When Menno Heron talked about this, the expression on his face was very solemn, "That is to say, we have to spend 250 million euros, which will be a very huge expenditure for us, but at the same time It will also be a huge opportunity.”

"How much do you think the renovation of the stadium and the renovation of surrounding supporting buildings can bring to the team's financial income?"

"After the reconstruction and transformation are completed, the income can increase by 30 million euros in the short term, and it is expected to reach 50 million euros in three years." Menno Heron said confidently.

Yang Yang thinks it's a good deal, especially for Ajax.

Only when the income has increased can the healthy operation of the club be guaranteed.

Otherwise, it won't take long, with the ups and downs of the club's performance, sooner or later it will still fall into the previous predicament.

To put it bluntly, professional football is played for money.

"Before the Dutch Football Association was proposing that the teams participating in the European war donate 10% of the European war revenue to other teams in the Eredivisie, and an additional donation to the low-level and amateur leagues. It is expected that this The expenditure reached 15 million euros." Wei Zheng said with some distress.

That money could almost bring in a Martinelli and Diego Carlos.

But there is no way, as early as November last year, Ajax had already signed.

Not only Ajax, Feyenoord and PSV, but also other Eredivisie teams have signed.

The purpose of this is to ensure that all teams in the Eredivisie have better economic conditions and enhance the overall competitiveness of the Eredivisie.

Ajax is still very supportive of this suggestion, because in Dutch football, Ajax is at the top of the pyramid, and other Eredivisie teams are below Ajax, and their overall strength has improved. The players who have been trained are better, which is also a good thing for Ajax.

Of course, Ajax has won the Champions League this season and has made a lot of money. Those Eredivisie teams that failed to participate in the European war will naturally follow suit. It is estimated that everyone is grinning from ear to ear.

Who wouldn't be happy to get over a million euros for no reason?

Although Ajax is distressed, they can only fulfill their promises, and the team's income is greater. Not to mention the real income, the potential income in the next two years is quite amazing. Besides, when Ajax played Barcelona in the semi-finals, The entire Eredivisie league has been suspended for Ajax's Champions League, so let's take it as Ajax's gratitude.

"From the current point of view, it is not a big problem for the club to raise 250 million euros, and the player transfer income will far exceed this amount, so we can negotiate with the Amsterdam city government to buy back the Cruyff Stadium in one go. With the surrounding supporting facilities, we must fully tap the potential of this area full of commercial value.”

Yang Yang immediately ordered that this is also an important part of his plan to manage Ajax.

"Besides, signings also need to hurry up. This summer's European football will not be peaceful. We need to be quick, take the lead before other teams react, and take advantage of the momentum of the Champions League to try to win as soon as possible. wanted players."

Wei Zheng, Van der Sar, Van Gaal and Menno Heron all nodded their heads.

Yang Yang led the team to win the UEFA Champions League and achieved the Eredivisie Triple Crown. He has completed his task, and the next step depends on the operational ability of these club employees.

The commercial contracts that should be signed should be negotiated as soon as possible and signed as soon as possible; the players that should be introduced and transferred should be completed as soon as possible; as well as the home court and supporting facilities, as well as the further upgrade of De Tokmoster, these are Ajax It must be done as soon as possible, because it is already the beginning of June.

"I will not participate in the transfer negotiations with Real Madrid and other European teams."

Yang Yang looked at Wei Zheng, Van der Sar, Van Gaal and the others, "You are solely responsible, and you don't have to think too much about me. You can talk about what you want, as if you have nothing to do with me."

Staying out of the matter is the best choice for Yang Yang, because he is too sensitive.

If he is a little careless, even if he asks himself innocent, what will the outside world think?

So, the best option is to stay out of it.

Even if Real Madrid can't buy the Frankie de Jong he wants in the end, Yang Yang will not be involved.

And he believes that the Ajax management team headed by Wei Zheng, Van der Sar and Van Gaal will definitely strive for the greatest benefits for him and Ajax.