Super Marshal

Thursday will usher in the first leg of the Europa League fourth qualifying round. Paris Saint-Germain is away first and then home. Fortunately, the opponent is Luxembourg's Defdague. The distance is not far, so the club does not need special arrangements.

After two consecutive wins at the beginning, the morale of Paris Saint-Germain is good. Veterans Didier Drogba and Pirlo both performed well. Drogba, in particular, was very eye-catching in the first two rounds, and everyone in the team also admires him.

Originally, Neymar was somewhat depressed after the first round, but he finally scored in the second round.

The atmosphere within the team is good and the coaching staff is working smoothly.

Gao Han's prestige and status are there, and he is not like other head coaches. The first thing he does when he comes to the team is to communicate with the players one by one, listen to each player's opinions and ideas, and at the same time He also conveyed his coaching ideas to them, and communicated smoothly with each other. Coupled with the two consecutive victories, Gao Han quickly established his authority in the team.

As usual, the club conducted recovery training the morning after returning to Paris after playing the second round of the league.

But after the training, Gao Han said goodbye to the players hastily and quickly returned to the office.

At this moment, in the conference room of the Chinatown Youth Training Center in the southern suburbs of Madrid, the club's general manager Armando Marcos, technical director Cantarero, and head coach Pochettino, who had just finished the morning training session, were all sitting on pins and needles.

Soon, the two parties established a video conference, and Gao Han appeared on the big screen in the conference room.

"Good morning, everyone." Gao Han greeted everyone with a smile.

"Two consecutive wins, it looks like you are in a good mood." Everyone in the conference room laughed along with Gao Han.

"It's just the French Ligue 1. Paris Saint-Germain has invested more than 300 million euros. If it can't defeat Lorient and Rennes, then I really don't need to be the head coach. I can just pack up and leave and go back to Chinatown to be my chairman." ”

"Look at what you said...what do you think of our Chinatown?" Cantarero laughed and cursed.

This is a little joke they often make between them. After all, Gao Han is now the head coach of Paris Saint-Germain.

"How's it going? What's going on now?"

After a while of joking, Gao Han became serious and got down to business.

Cantarero and Pochettino both looked at Armando Marcos and signaled that he should answer the question.

"Just now, Real Madrid sent another fax of an offer. James Rodriguez's offer has been raised to 55 million euros. We have not responded yet." Armando Marcos said.

Gao Han knows that Real Madrid wants James Rodriguez.

In fact, after poaching two Brazilian talents, Neymar and Lucas Moura, from Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid began to shift their targets and took up the idea of ​​​​James Rodriguez.

This Colombian genius has been performing very well since this year's Toulon Cup. Although his performance in the Toulon Cup was not as good as Neymar and Lucas Moura, and his performance in the Copa America was not as good as Neymar's, in the just-concluded He was not as good as Henrik in the U20 World Cup, but his performance has always been stable.

The conclusion drawn by Chinatown scouts after inspecting Colombia is that if it were not affected by Colombia's overall strength, James Rodriguez could perform better than he does now.

This is why after the U20 World Cup, James Rodriguez was praised by the media around the world and was hailed as one of the most promising talents in world football in the future, not losing to Neymar in the limelight.

But his advantage over Neymar is that he has proven himself in La Liga.

Last season, he was the most threatening assister in La Liga. His average number of threats per game exceeded Barcelona's Messi and Real Madrid's Ozil, ranking first in La Liga.

Having shown such amazing strength at just twenty years old, James Rodriguez has a bright future.

Of course Gao Han knew the reason.

Many of his training programs are derived from the coaching system, and the results are very good. Especially with the cooperation of skill cards, young players grow significantly faster, and the entire youth training and training programs in Chinatown are also tailor-made for Gao Han. They are custom-made, and some are even purchased directly from the coaching system. Although there is no assistance from skill cards, the players' growth and progress are also very fast.

Therefore, Falcao, Diego Costa and Michu have made rapid progress since joining the team, as has James Rodriguez. According to Gao Han's dazzling reality, he is now even stronger than Neymar. Slightly better.

More importantly, James Rodriguez plays as a core midfielder, which makes the Colombian's tactical value extraordinary. In addition, this year, from the beginning of the year to the present, he has always been Maintaining a high-profile status, it is not surprising that Real Madrid asked the price.

In fact, in the past few times, Real Madrid's price inquiries were directly declined by Chinatown.

The player also just completed his contract extension with the team before the end of the season, and he will stay in Chinatown for the next five years.

However, since the Copa America, especially after Paris Saint-Germain poached Neymar, Real Madrid has accelerated its pursuit of James Rodriguez. Not long ago, it officially made an offer that reached The high price of 50 million euros, and now it has been raised to 5 million euros in one go, shows its sincerity.

"Did Florentino call you?" Cantarero asked.

Gao Han shook his head, "He won't call me. The favor card was already played last time."

For a figure like Florentino, the most taboo thing is to owe favors. From his point of view, he would rather spend more money than go to Gao Han again. Besides, Real Madrid's money is not his. .

"We spent 60 million euros for Neymar, but they wanted to get James Rodriguez, so they only gave 55 million euros. It's not sincere!" Gao Han shook his head.

The people in Chinatown in the video also showed helpless looks.

This is why the transfer market is so hot this summer. Under normal circumstances, such an offer would be basically impossible to refuse.

"Mauricio, what do you think?" Gao Han asked.

Pochettino thought for a while and nodded: "James Rodriguez was absent throughout the summer to prepare for the game. I have been arranging the combination of Herrera and Rakitic, and the effect is good. Isco and Cork has also shown great strength and potential, and I think that even if James Rodriguez is sold, our midfield will be enough for the new season."

But in the end, Pochettino still smiled and said, "Of course, if you can not sell it, I suggest it is best not to sell it."

Gao Han is the head coach himself and can definitely understand Pochettino's mood.

"How is Pellet doing?"

"It's okay. After all, I just came to the team and I'm not very used to it yet, but he's very smart and he works hard on the field. I think I'll give him some time," Pochettino said.

"Pellet is very powerful when used well. Whether it is cutting in from the wings or inserting a central midfielder, it is a very effective offensive method. Our two wings must also actively exert offensive threats."

"I know what to do," Pochettino replied instructively.

Gao Han turned to look at general manager Armando Marcos, "Armando, we have a lot of transfer revenue this summer. How do you plan to spend this money?"

After selling Alderweireld, Otamendi and Michu, Chinatown received a transfer fee of 140 million euros. This money is already said to be a huge sum of money. How to use it well is also very important. A test of kung fu.

"Carlos and I have discussed to further improve our youth training system and scouting system. This season we will vigorously promote paperless office, which will also require spending a sum of money, scientific research projects in cooperation with Nike and Adidas, The data analysis department and the medical department also need to purchase a batch of equipment and recruit several experts, which will also cost a lot of money."

Armando Marcos is a steward in Chinatown. How to spend money after receiving it is also a science.

"Also, do you remember what I mentioned to you last time?"

"You mean, about foreign tourists?"

"Yes, I have conducted research specifically and have been in contact with many travel companies. I found that this area has great potential. I have also had contact with Chinese travel companies in BJ before. In recent years, the number of Chinese tourists to Spain has also increased. More and more people are coming here, and Barcelona and Madrid are their two most important destinations. I conclude that if our new stadium is put into use, it will definitely become one of the most interesting attractions for Chinese tourists and even tourists from other countries."

“Not only that, in the past two or three years, with the rise of our Chinatown, there have been more and more Chinese restaurants in Fuenlabrada, attracting not only residents from the southern suburbs, but even the urban area has begun to be keen on going south. I I think this area has great potential, so..."

"Are you planning to attract business around the stadium?"

"Yes, you know, this is increasingly becoming an important source of income for football clubs."

Gao Han understood that Armando Marcos had the same idea as Real Madrid Florentino, which was to turn the original football stadium into something similar to a commercial center, because the agglomeration effect brought about by the football game itself was a big gold mine.

After Florentino entered the palace for the second time, he has been making articles about the Bernabeu Stadium, and his ambitions are very high.

Now, Armando Marcos also values ​​this area. Does Chinatown also have such potential in the southern suburbs?

"Okay, you can do this as soon as possible, but remember that our foundation is weak and we must be cautious in our investments. I don't want to be in a predicament similar to Arsenal's. Do you understand?"

The reason why Arsenal has been so miserable in recent years is because of investment failures.

If it were just a new stadium, the Gunners would definitely not be so bad. However, after the Highbury stadium was demolished, the Arsenal management built real estate on the original site in order to make money. However, as a result, the economic winter ushered in and the real estate was unsaleable. Arsenal had to bear a heavy debt.

But how to tap the resources around the home court has become a mainstream consensus in European football.

As Gao Han said before, you have to be bold but careful.

What Armando Marcos proposed, whether it is to attract tourists or to build a commercial center, is very attractive, and Gao Han believes that with Armando Marcos’s vision and ability, he will put forward this idea, which is definitely It's not aimless.

"How do you respond to Real Madrid's offer for James Rodriguez?" Cantarero asked with concern.

Gao Han thought for a while, shook his head and said: "We are not short of money now, so we directly reject Real Madrid's offer and say that James Rodriguez is a vital member of the team and is not for sale."

Not for sale?

When Gao Han said this word, everyone on the other side of the video looked obviously embarrassed. They wanted to laugh but couldn't.

The entire European football world knows that what Chinatown says is not for sale actually means that your offer is not high enough.

"Ahem, tell them that you are serious this time." Gao Han coughed twice and smiled awkwardly.