Chapter 158: Poaching

"Mr. Ye Qiu, so glad to see you!"

Ye Qiu himself did not expect that the first acquaintance he met at Lucio's wedding was not a player or management of the Ajax club, but a player he had forgotten.

"Remember me?" The Brazilian international stood in front of Ye Qiu, smiling excitedly.

Ye Qiu nodded without hesitation, but hesitated, not knowing how to address him, "Mr. Rhett?"

When the two met for the first time, Kaka was young, had no professional experience in the first team, and had no convincing performance. Even in Brazil, he was not famous, so many people only knew his last name was Rhett.

"Call me Kaka!" Kaka seemed very intimate.

"Congratulations, Brazilian international!" Ye Qiu reached out his hand again and shook hands with Kaka.

Kaka shrugged, "There's nothing to be happy about, I just..." He looked a little lonely.

During Brazil's victory in the Korea-Japan World Cup, Kaka did not give a very convincing performance. Even during Ronaldinho's suspension, Scolari did not choose Kaka in the end, which disappointed the young Brazilian international.

"I think there is no need to be disappointed with the number of appearances. You know, Ronaldo was in the same situation as you in the 1994 World Cup in the United States, but after the World Cup, he quickly soared to become the most dazzling striker in today's football. I believe that you, like him, need to wait for an opportunity."

After listening to this, Kaka grinned and showed a signature smile, "Why does it seem that everything that happens to you can turn bad things into good things? And I can always be convinced by you."

What he said was obviously the accidental injury that year. At that time, Ye Qiu gave him a little encouragement. Even now, he has not forgotten this matter, so he came over when he saw Ye Qiu just now.

"Because what I said is the truth!" Ye Qiu replied with a smile.

Kaka looked at Ye Qiu with an indescribable feeling in his heart, "I have heard a lot about you from Lucio, Gilberto Silva and Douglas Maicon. They all think you are a great and amazing head coach. I also hope to play under you one day."

According to these words, it should be a bit of self-recommendation, but Ye Qiu can understand from Kaka's expression and his calm tone that Kaka is more of a wish. Ye Qiu doesn't know where this wish comes from.

So, after listening to Kaka's words, Ye Qiu laughed, "My respected Brazilian international, you know, we can't afford yours, or you can consider paying for it yourself."

In the Eredivisie and Ajax clubs, transfers are basically calculated in millions. Ibrahimovic spent 3 million US dollars on Ye Qiu at the beginning, which has already caused Ye Qiu to be attacked by many media. With Kaka's current situation, there is no need to talk about it without more than 10 million. Besides, Ajax does not have a place for Kaka at present.

Kaka laughed, "It's really nice to talk to you, but I'm serious. I hope to work with you one day."

Ye Qiu nodded, "I hope so too, but before that, I think we will become rivals."

"Why?" Kaka was a little surprised.

Ye Qiu smiled, "Because Brazil will soon be unable to keep you, Europe is your stage!"

At present, some agents have begun to work on Kaka's joining European teams, and from Kaka's current situation, they may not look up to slightly ordinary teams in the four major leagues. After all, he is a player that the whole of Brazil has high hopes for, and such talents must at least be top teams.

"I hope it will be like you said, but no matter what, I will always be grateful to you!" Kaka pressed his chest and said sincerely. He could never forget the encouragement Ye Qiu gave him that year.

While talking, a group of Brazilian internationals in the distance were playing around Lucio and his wife. Someone was calling Kaka, and the latter apologized to Ye Qiu and followed to join in the fun.

This should be the strongest peak moment of Brazil in Ye Qiu's memory in the 21st century, because after this World Cup, Brazil also had a difficult adjustment period in the wave of Europeanization, so that after the two superstars Ronaldinho and Kaka, there was no successor in Brazil's attack line.

Maybe some people will say Robinho, or Neymar, or others, but compared with Ronaldinho and Kaka, I believe there is no need to say more about who is better.

This is also what Ye Qiu has always insisted on. There is no eternal and unchanging wealthy and powerful, and there is no dynasty that will flourish forever.

Are there any kings, princes, generals and ministers?

Today, you wealthy families are waving checks unscrupulously, robbing my people and digging my walls. Tomorrow, I will take my team and tear off the fig leaves on your faces one by one. Let's see who is uglier than who!

"What? Who offended our head coach?" Van Praag's hearty laughter came from behind Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu turned around and saw Van Praag and Leo Benhak coming side by side. In the distance, Bobby Harms, Rick Link, Roland and other members of the coaching staff, as well as the front line Some players from the team have come to the scene. They all came specially to attend Lucio's wedding. After attending, the team will assemble in Amsterdam.

Ye Qiu spread his hands and shrugged, as if to say, you know what's going on.

Everyone can see that Ye Qiu is unhappy because Gilberto Silva was poached by Arsenal. The Gunners have clearly sent a fax to Ajax, but his offer is only 8 million euros. This is simply Just a humiliating offer.

"I have already let people out. Manchester United wants to get Gilberto Silva and offers 15 million euros, while Barcelona is also interested in the Brazilian midfielder and offers 17 million euros." Ye Qiu said with a sneer.

Arsene Wenger was so underestimated and thought Ajax would be satisfied by offering 8 million euros. Did he really think that Ye Qiu was a country bumpkin who had never seen what a euro banknote looked like in his life?

"I'm afraid this will scare him off, right?" Leo Benhak laughed.

"I wish he would get out of here right away. That's not because we don't want to sell it, but because they can't afford it!" Ye Qiu sneered.

He just agreed to negotiate with Gilberto Silva and Wenger, but he didn’t say that everything must be accommodated to Arsenal. If they were allowed to raise the price, then Wenger would offer 100,000 euros, and Ajax would lose. To the end of the world?

The so-called agreement to negotiate means that you offer your price and I offer my bargaining chips. If we can reach an agreement, we can negotiate. If we can't, we can get out.

"Give me another piece of news, saying that I will finalize all transfers before the trip to China. After that, Ajax will close the transfer market in advance!" Ye Qiu is obviously serious this time.

People have already dug into the door, and it would be unreasonable to not put some pressure on them.

"I'll notify the people in Amsterdam right away to take care of it!" Leo Benhak nodded and agreed.

Ye Qiu breathed out, "Just wait and see. When I get rich, I will definitely avenge my shame. I will snatch whoever Arsenal likes, and whoever Manchester United wants to get." Let Ferguson, Wenger, and the so-called famous coaches in Europe be so angry that they all have cerebral hemorrhages. "

These were more or less angry words. Van Praag and Leo Benhak laughed when they heard it, but they didn't take it seriously.

"Before I came to Brazil, I had a phone call with Van Gaal to learn about Herard's situation, which was a bit troublesome." Leo Benhak said with a frown.

Ye Qiu had already been psychologically prepared for this situation. He nodded, said nothing and continued to listen.

"The first is the player himself. Barcelona has just changed coaches. Herrard has expectations for Van Gaal, and he is not ready to leave Barcelona, ​​so he does not accept the invitation from Ajax at all. The second is the Barcelona management, Gas Pat has always regarded Herard as a transfer with the label of attaching importance to the local area and his own youth training. He will not sell Herard easily because that represents the failure of his strategy!"

Ye Qiu somewhat understands the thoughts of the presidents selected by these wealthy clubs, or the wealthy membership-based clubs. To put it bluntly, Gaspart does not need to be responsible to anyone at all. He only needs to be responsible to the Barcelona board of directors and members, and he even does not hesitate to do so. Do something that outsiders cannot understand.

As for Herard, who doesn't want to join a wealthy club?

Herrard is a product of Barcelona's youth training and has always wanted to play for Barcelona. He has not had an easy time in Barcelona in the past two years, but that is more due to the turmoil in the team, but now Van Gaal is sent by Gaspart. With high hopes for his return to Camp Nou, everyone is full of expectations for his future. Herrard naturally hopes to stay in Barcelona and wait for opportunities.

Everyone has a different interpretation of phoenix tail and chicken head, and no one can criticize anyone.

"De La Pena has made it clear that he wants to leave Lazio, but where he really wants to go is Spain, not the Netherlands."

In just one sentence, Leo Benhak blocked the possibility of another player's transfer.

As a result, the possibility of de la Pena and Herrard switching to Ajax is almost gone. Then, among the four candidates for the metronome that Ye Qiu wants, only Deco and Cambiasso these two players.

"Cambiaso is not planning to join Ajax. First of all, he performed very well in Argentina, and Real Madrid also have high hopes for him, even if it is just to position him as a role to strengthen the club's bench, but From the player’s point of view, this is better than being at Ajax.”

This is indeed a hard to accept, but very cruel reality.

Playing as a substitute in a wealthy team like Real Madrid or Barcelona, ​​or even not playing in the game, will attract far more attention than playing as a core player in a team like Ajax, because in a wealthy team, you may only It only takes a game and if you seize the opportunity, you can become famous all over the world.

This is a very real world. No matter how the media exaggerates fairness, justice and democracy, all walks of life, or even the entire society, will always be pyramid-shaped, and a very small number of people will always be at the top and rule the vast majority. People, this is also true in the field of football. The giants themselves can only survive by exploiting the mid-to-lower teams.

Therefore, everyone, including Ye Qiu, must accept the objective environmental rules created by this society, adapt to such rules, and work hard to climb up within the rules, toward the top, and strive for the top.

"I got in touch with Porto president Nuno Pinto da Costa and talked about Deco's transfer. He offered 12 million euros and I agreed, but Porto's head coach Jose Mourinho said Publicly opposed to the club's decision, and the player Deco also conveyed through his agent Jorge Mendes that he hopes to stay in Portugal for another year. "

"Why?" Ye Qiu felt a little strange.

"Because he has been in Portugal for 6 years, and according to regulations, as long as he stays for one more year, he can obtain Portuguese nationality. With EU nationality, this will have an important impact on his future development in mainstream European leagues. Estimating the impact," explains Leo Benhak.

When Ye Qiu said this, he understood.

There is a big difference between whether you have EU nationality or not. Many clubs even buy players for this reason. After all, there are restrictions on foreign players, but there are no restrictions on players within the EU. Therefore, for many South American players, For players, obtaining EU citizenship is more important than anything else.

Didn't the incident of forging EU nationality break out in Serie A not long ago? Many people even say that this is why Veron left for England. Who knows what is going on here, but it can be seen that the importance of EU nationality.

Leo Benhak was also a little ashamed. Ye Qiu gave four candidates, but in the end, after more than a month of operation, none of them were obtained. This has to be said to be his mistake and responsibility as the operator.

"By the way, Leo, just now you mentioned...Mourinho?" Ye Qiu thought of this madman.

Speaking of which, he and Mourinho also stayed in the same trench, playing against Jaime Pacheco's Boavista. Mourinho was still in Leiria at the time, and he also played against Pacheco. After a war of words, he never defeated Pacheco.

"Yes, he moved to Porto from Leiria at the beginning of this year. There is news that da Costa had been optimistic about the Portuguese for a long time, but in order to let him accumulate some experience first, he went to Leiria, and at the beginning of the year At that time, Mourinho took charge of Porto as the fire-fighting coach and successfully became a permanent member this summer.”

Ye Qiu is not very familiar with what happened before and after Mourinho's time in Porto, but from this point of view, it is estimated that it is really difficult to snatch Deco from Mourinho's mouth, plus the Portuguese nationality It can almost be concluded that it is impossible.

It is true that blessings never come in pairs, and misfortunes never come alone.

But what's even more terrible is that the poaching of Ajax continues.

"Just yesterday, Barcelona sent a fax asking for the price of Seydu Keita!" Van Praag said with a frown.

Ye Qiu's heart is really sinking to the bottom of the ocean. He is having trouble recruiting here, but he is being poached over there.

"No!" Ye Qiu vetoed the transfer without hesitation.

If a metronome is introduced, he can consider selling Keita at a suitable price, but the problem is that the metronome's recruitment is not good now, and Yaya Toure is not yet able to replace Keita's position, so Ajak Sri Lanka's midfielder needs Keita to maintain the team's midfield balance and competitiveness.

Furthermore, Gilberto Silva is very likely to transfer. If this core defensive midfielder is transferred, then selling Keita will have a huge impact on the Ajax midfield. Doesn’t it mean reorganizing the midfield?

"Barcelona's Cocu is not young, and they hope to use Keita to replace Cocu." Leo Benhak analyzed.

"That is Barcelona's own business and has nothing to do with us. I know better than anyone now that we must ensure that the team can maintain the competitiveness of last season. Otherwise, we may not even be able to retain the Eredivisie championship!"

From a strength point of view, Ajax is improving year by year, but if they lose Gilberto Silva and Keita but cannot get strong supplements, then Ajax can still How much combat effectiveness will be generated is unknown.

To maintain Ye Qiu's tactics and high-position defensive system, the midfielder is very important, especially the defensive midfielder.

A defensive midfielder who can hold his position, cover the forward area of ​​the defense, protect the defense, and has stable ball protection and ball-playing abilities is not so easy to find. Many who can meet the requirements may not come at all. Ajax.

As for brutal midfielders like Mohamed Diarra and Essien, it is difficult for them to meet Ye Qiu's requirements.

Ye Qiu originally had two candidates for the defensive midfielder. One was Marcos Senna, who later became successful at Villarreal and became a major contributor to Spain's victory in the 2008 European Cup. The other was Marcos Senna. Mexican defender Rafael Marquez currently playing for Monaco.

The former is very difficult to find. Ye Qiu is currently looking for this late-blooming midfielder through the scouting system of Eliza and Ajax, but it is difficult to say whether he can be found. As for the latter, he wants to get this late-blooming midfielder from Monaco. As a defender, the price is definitely not low, but the prerequisite is that Marquez himself can be convinced.

The Mexican has performed very well in the French Ligue 1 and has been targeted by many teams. In terms of league level, the French Ligue 1 is higher than the Dutch Eredivisie. Even though Ajax has two consecutive years of European competition results as a bargaining chip, such as the UEFA Cup and the Champions League semi-finals, who knows how Ajax will perform this season?

In the final analysis, Ajax's restrictions are still too great. The Dutch Eredivisie cannot attract famous players to join, nor can it attract players who have already made a name for themselves in other European leagues. In addition, in the Dutch Eredivisie and Ajax, signings of more than 10 million euros are rare, and the team's salary structure is often broken, which really makes it difficult for Ye Qiu to let go.

This is the difficulty of a small club. You must have a set of thrifty and frugal management, but more importantly, you must be ready to be poached by the giants at any time, and you must be able to add suitable players at any time to consolidate the team's combat effectiveness.

In short, there are two words, depressed!

But Ye Qiu knows very well that if he wants to make a name for himself in European football, he has to climb up step by step from such a small team, and he always has a belief in his heart.

If the big clubs try to poach him outside the stadium, he will teach them the most painful lesson inside the stadium!