From the Country Team To the Rich

The new season is about to start, and Hoffenheim will be in the Promotion League this season.

In fact, until this league did not make much difference, it was still the internal league of Baden-Württemberg.

Only by reaching the North-South Regional League (fourth tier league) can you represent the Karlsruhe administrative region where Hoffenheim is located, and compete with other southern teams in cross-continental competitions.

Therefore, if Hoffenheim wants to appear in front of the southern heroes, it still needs to go a long way.

The German Promotion League has a total of 18 teams and three places to advance to the senior regional league.

Since getting the information, Zhang Xian found this league very interesting.

The reason for saying that is because the promotion places have always been firmly in the hands of those teams.

They are Rhine Bamain, Black Forest Riverbed, Sandhausen and Walldorf.

These four teams can be called the elevators of the low-level leagues, and their strength is not insufficient, but more than inferior.

Every year in the Promotion League League, you can get promotion places, but after completing a season tour in the high-level regional league, you will be honestly relegated.

In the past six years, these four teams have controlled the top positions in the standings.

Zhang Xian explored for this reason, and finally came to the conclusion that there is a lack of funds and changes to promote the league.

No funds mean that the team cannot improve, and those relatively rich teams can poach corners towards weaker teams without restriction.

Once there are excellent players, they will be dug over to ensure the combat effectiveness of their own team and weaken the opponent's team at the same time.

In this case the cycle is formed.

In fact, when Hoffenheim was just promoted, they received offers from River Plate in the Black Forest and Sandhausen.

Black Forest River Plate wants to buy Duran Bob with a transfer fee of 30,000 euros.

Sandhausen set his sights on Ji'an and Biartini, offered 80,000 euros, and took them away directly.

Zhang Xian was very happy about this.

It's not that Zhang Xian looks down on these two teams. To be honest, these two teams may not be able to afford the salary.

Before the start of the new season, Hoffenheim had already begun to re-sign the contract, and the salary of each player was basically increased.

Among them, Duran Bob has reached a weekly salary of 500 Euros, and the average weekly salary of other players has also been adjusted to around 400 Euros.

The weekly salary price given by the Black Forest River Plate and Sandhausen is 350 euros.

Zhang Xian didn't know what to say.

In fact, every promoted team will face the exploitation of the top teams in the standings, but they obviously found the wrong target this time.

Hoffenheim is not an ordinary small team. According to their financial resources, they can support a fourth-tier club.

Therefore, the riverbed of the Black Forest and the digging of Sandhausen do not exist at all.

"Hahahahaha man, they freaked out!"

Howlson laughed loudly over the phone.

He naturally knew about the offer from River Plate of the Black Forest and Sandhausen to Hoffenheim.

It's just that he didn't remind these two teams that the financial resources of the club they want to poach are likely to be higher than yours.

Both teams are rivals for Rhine Bamann, who is still waiting to see the joke.

However, he didn't expect Zhang Xian's reaction to be so intense.

Yesterday, Hoffenheim made a reverse offer, offering 100,000 euros to the Black Forest River Plate and Sandhausen respectively, and wanted to buy their captain.

This move can be said to scare the two clubs.

At first, they thought it was an emergency measure for Hoffenheim to be irritated, but when they found out about Hoffenheim's recent financial statements, they immediately fell silent.

They took back the quotation silently, not daring to make a sound.

They felt that if they really angered the Chinese, they would probably spend money to empty them out, and then they would have no place to cry.

Howlson was still laughing, but there was a hint of sour lemon in it.

Why are you so rich.

Who is the newly promoted?

He knew that behind Hoffenheim there was a rich man named Haas Meat United.

But if you get sponsorship fees close to 4 million euros from the rich, this is also a means.

Hulsen feels that he does not have such means, and Zhang has already spent more than 5 million euros last season.

Thinking of this, Howlson couldn't laugh anymore.

Listening to the other end of the phone, Hulsen did not move, Zhang Xian asked: "I don't think you made this call specifically to laugh at Black Forest and Sandhausen, right?"

"Hey!" Howerson remembered the business.

For Hoffenheim, he is extremely vigilant. This newly promoted horse is different from previous newly promoted horses.

He was curious about what kind of strength Hoffenheim was in.

"Zhang, the season is about to start, why don't we make an appointment for a training match?" After finishing speaking, Hao Ersen hastily added; "We will cover the travel expenses!"

Speaking of this, Halson felt very uncomfortable.

Last season, they also made an appointment for a training match. At that time, it was Zhang Xian's travel expenses, almost begging to play the training match by himself.

But this season, the roles of the two sides have switched, and he needs to ask Zhang Xian.

Regarding this, Zhang Xian smiled lightly and said, "Sorry, we have no plans to play a training match with our competitors!"

Howlson: "..."

You just say, you want to fuck us!

Hulsen still wanted to hold on, but Zhang Xian hung up the phone directly.

Putting the phone in his pocket, Zhang Xian turned to Luna, the team manager across the desk, and said, "How is the opponent's arrangement for the training match?"

Luna said directly; "A total of two training matches are against Nierdorf from the Northern Regional League and Gosling from the Senior Regional League."

Zhang Xian nodded and said, "How's the situation with the team?"

Luna said: "The running-in is very good. The newly joined Wei Rauch and Mario are training very hard, especially Wei Rauch..."

Um?

Zhang Xian raised his eyebrows and said, "What's wrong with him?"

Luna quickly shook her head and said, "No, he trains very hard, even a little too hard. After training every day, he will stay and practice alone for an extra hour."

Luna was a little curious. A well-known player like Wei Rauch, coupled with this level of hard work, shouldn't be so miserable.

In fact, he didn't know at all that since he was abandoned by 1900 Munich, the kid's mentality was out of balance, and he always looked down on his teammates. He claimed to be a talented player of 1900 Munich, and he was too arrogant.

It wasn't until he was sold to Hoffenheim that he realized it completely. That proud mentality was completely shattered, and he realized the reality. Then he began to train hard and try to prove himself again.

Zhang Xian didn't know much about this, but it was a good thing for Wei Raoqi to train hard, and he wouldn't stop him.

In the end, he told Luna not to hurt Wei Rauch, and let Luna leave.

Just before Luna walked out of the office, Zhang Xian suddenly said, "By the way, call Zarno for me."

ten minutes later.

Zarno sat nervously in front of Zhang Xian.

This is a 29-year-old midfielder. It cannot be said that he is old, but he also belongs to a particularly embarrassing period.

This age group is still playing in the promotion league league. It can only be said that Zhang Xian is not optimistic about his future.

And the most important thing is... next season, Zarno has already lost his main position.

"I think Koch has made it clear to you that next season you will lose your main position. I don't know if he will leave you the first substitute position, but the choice I can give you is to leave."

Hearing this, Zarno slumped on the chair like a deflated ball.

In fact, before the end of last season, he already felt this problem.

It's just that he didn't want to admit it all the time, and now he was picked out by Zhang Xian roughly.

Regarding this, Zarno pursed his lips and said, "Sir, can I not leave?"

"You don't want to leave? You don't have a main position anymore." Zhang Xian emphasized again.

"I understand." Zarno smiled bitterly: "But I still don't want to leave. If I leave, I don't know where to go. I am willing to accept any arrangement, but I just want to stay here."

Zhang Xian took a deep look at the other party, sighed, and said, "Zarno, I hope you understand one thing. The club is not a charity. If you want to win sympathy from me so that you can get a salary, then I can only let you You are disappointed."

In this regard, Zarno said directly; "I am willing to cut my salary."

Zhang Xian frowned slightly, and said, "Do you want to stay even if the salary is reduced?"

Now that the words have come to this point, Zhang Xian has no reason to refuse.

"Okay then, go to Yulia to sign the contract, but I can only give you a weekly salary of 150 Euros."

In Hoffenheim, where the average salary is 400 euros, this is already the bottom.

To this, Zarno nodded and agreed: "I accept."