From coaching Real Madrid

What Valdano said was that Gao Shen caused a dispute in Argentina, which was actually not a big deal.

The reason why the Argentinian media, and even many media outlets, followed suit in reporting on it was because he was famous for his reputation.

As they said before, any player who is targeted by Gao Shen attracts more attention.

Napoli's agent in Argentina, Roman Dias, previously sent Gao Shen an email containing information about a lot of players, many of whom Gao Shen is familiar with, such as Rodrigo who plays for Boca Juniors.

Palacio, the famous braided coach and the Colombian center Falcao who is rumored to have changed his age, is now playing for River Plate.

But what really attracted Gao Shen's attention was a very humble name, Javier Pastore.

The Argentine teenager, who has just turned 18, is currently playing for a second-tier team in Argentina called Talleris. He only made five appearances this past season, but he showed great potential and was favored by Argentina.

The A-League Hurricanes favored him and wanted to buy him into the Hurricanes.

Unexpectedly, just when the transaction was about to be completed, Naples suddenly stepped in and bought Javier Pastore from Talleris for a higher price of 500,000 euros, which was more than the Hurricanes.

One hundred thousand euros were paid.

This is not a small amount of money for Talleris, of course they choose Naples.

But then, the Hurricanes were annoyed.

From a procedural point of view, Naples was compliant. After all, they were only negotiating at the time and there was no agreement.

Not to mention a breach of contract, but Naples' sudden move is indeed uncomfortable.

More importantly, after hearing that Naples' senior coach wanted to buy him, Pastore chose Naples almost without hesitation. The entire transfer was completed within two days, giving the Hurricanes almost no time to react.

So, in desperation, Hurricane directly accused Gao Shen in the media of "robbery" in Argentina.

As one of the top traffic figures in world football today, it can be imagined that this commotion immediately became a big deal.

"I'm also very helpless. It's obviously none of my business, but now it's made as if I've done something hugely wrong.

Gao Shen smiled helplessly and explained the cause and effect of the whole thing.

"Javier Pastore, never heard of this player before." Valdano shook his head.

He also couldn't figure out how Gao Shen dug out this person.

"He just debuted, he is 18 years old, and he needs to be cultivated for a while, but I am personally very optimistic about his future. He is 1.87 meters tall and his body is not bad. If he plays football, I feel a little stuck." Gao Shen laughed.

road.

"Kaka?" Valdano was a little surprised.

Not only him, but Florentino, Butragueno and Zidane were also secretly surprised.

After leading Milan to win the Champions League last season, Kaká can be said to be the number one superstar in world football today.

Does Pastore play like Kaká?

"I'm good at dribbling the ball in the middle, which is very similar to Kaká, but I think it's also a bit like Zinedine, so I need to work on it more," Gao Shen said with a smile.

When he said this, Valdano and Zidane were immediately interested.

"When I get a chance, I will definitely watch him play." Valdano is full of expectations. He is also an Argentinian.

The same is true for Zidane. Over the years, many so-called Zidane IIs have emerged in France, but so far, no one can truly replace Zidane. As for Ribery, he is actually the same as Zidane.

Darnay is not the same approach at all.

"To be honest, you are full of talents, but you must also be aware that there are many people who want to poach you." Valdano reminded.

Gao Shen nodded. He has not been idle during this period and has been keeping in touch and communicating with the players.

The situation in Naples is very good now. Gao Shen is very ambitious for the new season. The players have also felt it. They also know that at this time, it is not necessarily possible to go to the so-called Palermo, Parma, or even a team like Roma.

Much better than Naples, because the strength of this team is there.

Gao Shen is doing big things, and the players all want to follow him to do big things, so they basically never think about leaving.

Of course, the club must also spend some money and provide satisfaction in terms of salary, and the salary that should be increased will be raised on its own initiative.

This is also the reason why Gao Shen is unwilling to spend a lot of money to recruit people. If he leaves more budget in the team, the club will be more happy when raising salaries, and the players will be happier. This effect may not be lost to signings.

Gao Shen is now also facing problems at the commercial sponsorship level.

Some companies approached him proactively.

Florentino has always felt that Gao Shen's commercial value has yet to be discovered, because he relies on the entire huge Chinese market, and China is extremely weak in football, which further highlights Gao Shen's commercial value.

Already.

How to reasonably plan your own business territory is a science, and it is also the focus of Gao Shen's consultation with Florentino.

Everyone knows that the Real Madrid helmsman is an expert in this field.

Florentino has managed the commercial sponsorship of many stars, including top stars such as Zidane, Ronaldo and Beckham, so he is very experienced in how to operate it and the advice he gives is very pertinent.

Zidane was also on hand to help make suggestions, and he gave some opinions from the perspective of the parties involved.

For example, he also signed a sponsorship contract that made him exhausted, but he thought it was unnecessary.

Try not to sign sponsorship contracts in some fields, because the probability of problems is high and the impact on your own brand will be great.

For example, a gaming company cannot sign a contract no matter how much money it gives. Some charity sponsorships require no money, because this is more about shaping and improving their own image.

All in all, there are many, many truths here, and the creation of brand image is actually a university subject.

Before Zidane came to Real Madrid, he had almost zero knowledge in this area, but in just five years at Real Madrid, he became one of the hottest football brands in the world.

"I will give you Jose Sanchez's phone number later. If you have any questions, contact him directly and he will be able to help you." Florentino smiled generously.

From his words, it is not difficult to see that although he is not at Real Madrid, his influence is still affecting every corner of this club.

After dinner, Gao Shen had a long chat about football with Zidane, Valdano and others.

It was mainly about some of his thoughts and ideas about Naples, as well as his team strategy. Gao Shen showed a strong determination to win the championship in Serie A. This surprised everyone and also felt that Gao Shen was on his own.

The progress can be said to be by leaps and bounds. He is no longer the rookie who saved Real Madrid from the fire.

Now he can truly be regarded as a famous young marshal in Europe.

Although only twenty-six years old.

Florentino even jokingly said that if he returns to Real Madrid, he will definitely pay a large transfer fee.

Let Gao Shen create a high-end version of Naples.

But Gao Shen also jokingly asked: "Can you let me choose the players I want?"

Florentino was immediately speechless.

Zidane and Valdano also laughed and dismissed the matter.

When Gao Shen returned to the hotel, it was already midnight.

Even in Spain, which is a night owl, this is considered very late.

But he still read the text messages and emails Marino sent him and reported today's latest progress.

good news!

Previously, after receiving a call from Gao Shen and knowing that he could not win over Arbeloa and Cicinho, Marino personally flew to Lille, France, to negotiate with Lille of Ligue 1, and in the shortest possible time, he paid 300

For a high price of 10,000 euros, he signed Swiss right back Stefan Lichtsteiner from Lille.

In fact, Gao Shen has been keeping an eye on this player since last summer, but at that time Lille was the third team in Ligue 1.

Naples is a Serie B team, and a little evaluation will tell you that there is no way Lichtsteiner will come to Naples.

But this past season, Lille ranked 14th in Ligue 1, and their results plummeted.

Of course, Lichtsteiner is not the main player in Lille, but a substitute.

Even this season, he is only a rotation player for Lille and has not yet established himself as the main force, because in Lille, there are also the more mature Mathieu Chalamet and the equally young youth training player Mathieu Derby

hope.

Yes, that's the Debich who later joined Newcastle and Arsenal.

Under such competitive pressure, Lichtsteiner has not yet established himself as the main player, and his performance can only be regarded as pretty good. However, his price is not cheap. Naples paid a full three million euros to successfully sign him.

This is the right-hand Tianzun.

This is Gao Shen's most expensive transfer fee since he coached Naples.

But Gao Shen thinks it's worth it.

After inspecting so many players, Gao Shen's need for a right back is becoming more and more urgent.

From Zabaleta, Sagna, Srna to Belletti, Arbeloa and Cicinho, Gao Shen is clearly aware that excellent right backs are really scarce. They can sign for three million.

Lichtsteiner, it’s worth it.

In Marino's words, if he has plenty of time and talks slowly with Lille, he is confident that he can talk about two million.

But Gao Shen was too impatient. He was afraid that after the news spread, someone would take advantage of it. What would Naples do then?

I'm afraid we really have no choice but to pay a high price to poach Ma Qiao.

Instead of doing this, it would be better to simply go ahead and win Lichtsteiner for three million euros.

In Marino's email, Gao Shen also saw another piece of news: Arsenal had stepped up their efforts to poach Gervinho and even contacted his agent.

This gave Gao Shen a very ominous premonition.

Gervinho is actually very dissatisfied with the football environment in Italy, because many people here have racially discriminated against him. If Arsenal are really determined to poach Gao Shen, they really can't keep him.

By then, Naples' frontcourt may have to be adjusted again.

Can this combination of Di Maria, Sanchez, Mertens and Callejon cope with the two-line operation in the new season?

Logically speaking, it's possible, but if there's an injury, it's hard to say.

Moreover, the degree of integration of the two new players must also be taken into consideration.

Thinking of this, Gao Shen felt that the safest way was to keep Gervinho.

So, he sent an email back to Marino, telling him to try to keep Gervinho and that he would also call the player tomorrow.

But Gao Shen never expected that the next morning, before he could make a call, Gervinho called first.

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