Chapter 173 I want to sign him! [Fourth update of the explosive lung, begging for monthly subscription! ]
There are two football teams in the city of Seville, Real Betis and Sevilla.
These are two teams from the same city who can be said to be brothers in distress.
The La Liga at the turn of the century was magical.
When Irueta led his Super Deportivo to sweep the entire Spanish football scene, defeating the giant team Barcelona to win the championship, and sent Barcelona's Dutch coach Van Gaal back to the Netherlands, Sevilla was relegated to the Western Second Division with a terrible 28 league points.
What's strange is that in order to advance and retreat together with Sevilla, the city's arch-rivals Real Betis resolutely accompanied their arch-rivals into the Spanish Second Division.
What is even more magical is that Atletico Madrid, led by the famous coach Sacchi and with superstars such as Vieri and Hasselbaink, fell into the quagmire of the Spanish Second Division after the end of the season, along with Sevilla and Real Betis.
It was during that magical summer that Ramón Rodríguez Verdejo took over as Sevilla's sporting director.
He was a mediocre substitute goalkeeper throughout his career. He was a teammate of Maradona, partnered with the Argentine hound Diego Simeone, and celebrated victory with Wol Suker, who could play the violin with his left foot... But his career was really ordinary, so ordinary that these well-known stars probably had long forgotten that they had such a teammate.
In just two years since taking over Sevilla, he has found a long-term development path for the team, focusing on the training of young players and vigorously developing the scouting system.
Unlike the unfortunate Atletico Madrid that spent two years in the Spanish Second Division, Sevilla returned to La Liga from the Spanish Second Division in just one year.
Also returning was the city's arch-rivals Real Betis, a team that truly loves Sevilla deeply.
In two years, Sevilla has undergone tremendous changes after being relegated and promoted again, and Ramon Rodríguez Verdejo has won unanimous recognition from the team and even got a well-received nickname.
Hawkeye Monkey!
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The morning after the UEFA Cup final, Monchi appeared in front of President Del Nido's desk and handed over a thick report on the players.
"I want to sign him, Mr. Chairman!" Monchi said very confidently.
Del Nido looked at his right-hand man with some surprise, he had never seen Monk with such an expression before.
Open the player report and the first page is the player's name and photo.
Sodong!
Del Nido's brows suddenly locked, "Come on, Monk, this is not a good choice."
After saying that, Del Nido stopped reading, closed the book and put it on the desk.
"You know, he has attracted the attention of almost the entire European football world. There are countless teams in the four major leagues who want to sign him. Do you think he will come to a team like ours?"
In the just-concluded La Liga, Sevilla only finished tenth in the league and did not even qualify for the European Cup.
"Agent Mendes has already said that his team only wants to go to a team that can play in European competitions."
"I think this is something that can be discussed." Monk still insisted on his opinion.
"But my two best friends both want to sign him, and I can't think of any bargaining chips I can use to compete with them." Del Nido smiled bitterly and spread his hands, indicating that he was helpless.
He became the president of Sevilla last summer. Before that, he was a well-known lawyer in Spain.
The two good friends he mentioned are Atletico Madrid's president Hill, who used to be the mayor of Marbella but was investigated for embezzling government funds, which was the main reason for Atletico Madrid's relegation in 2000.
At that time, Del Nido was Hill's legal advisor and the two were close friends, so there have always been rumors that Del Nido was also involved in this case of embezzlement of public funds.
As a lawyer, he also has a good friend named Laporta. Yes, the presidential candidate who threatened to bring Beckham to Barcelona. And Su Dong is also on Laporta's list of signings.
Even though Atletico Madrid is only ranked twelfth this season, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse.
Whether it is Atletico Madrid or Barcelona, Sevilla has no advantage.
"I know he is a genius, the whole of Europe and even the whole world knows it, but, Monchi, we have a debt of more than 40 million euros and we can't afford a player like him."
Monchi also knew this, "Mr. Chairman, you know, we are actually very similar to Sporting Lisbon."
"Are they similar?"
"I'm talking about the lineup and tactical play. They have wingers, and so do we. Reyes and Navas are both very good young wingers. We also have young players like Ramos and Puerta. In addition, we are one of the best defensive teams in La Liga, conceding three fewer goals than the champion Real Madrid."
Monchi is full of confidence in the young guards he has devoted two years to building.
"I have talked to Caparros. Sudon can play here just like he did in Sporting Lisbon. As for the transfer fee, we can talk about it. I heard that many Brazilian players who transferred to the Portuguese Super League have three or even multiple shareholders. We can accept this approach."
The so-called multi-party shareholding means that in addition to the club, there are other parties, even including the players themselves, who hold shares. As long as the players can maintain the appreciation trend, all parties can benefit from it when they finally transfer.
"But I heard that Sporting Lisbon is poorer than us," Del Nido reminded.
Monk nodded repeatedly, "I know, but I think we can talk about it."
As long as Sporting Lisbon believes that Su Dong can achieve better results in Seville and increase his value, Sporting Lisbon can recover several times more transfer fees in two or three years than now, how can they refuse? "Su Dong is Chinese, does not have EU qualifications, and is a foreign player. This has basically blocked his path to joining a top club, because he will not get any opportunities in a top club, and may even be loaned out. He should want to go to a team that can participate in the Champions League, such as Real Sociedad, Deportivo La Coruna or Valencia."
These are the top three teams in La Liga. On the contrary, the giants Barcelona are only ranked sixth this season.
"He is still young and he certainly wouldn't mind playing here and growing with us."
Del Nido was also ambitious. After hearing Monchi's analysis, he felt that it made some sense. "Are you sure?"
"I don't know." Monchi shook his head, "But I think we can give it a try, because as far as I know, the only one who is really interested in Sudon is Valencia. The presidential candidate Roig temporarily changed his strategy and gave up unrealistic targets such as Van Nistelrooy and Trezeguet. He chose to use Sudon as a bargaining chip to please the fans and won the recognition of head coach Benítez. It is said that Benítez is also very optimistic about Sudon."
It is no secret that the most popular young coach in Spain is optimistic about Su Dong. Interestingly, in the season of 2001 when Sevilla returned to La Liga, Benítez also led Tenerife to third place in the Spanish Second Division, just after Sevilla and Real Betis, and was promoted to La Liga, and then coached Valencia.
"Right now, Valencia is busy with the presidential election in early June and has no time to work on transfers, so..."
Su Dong has no way to apply for a work permit and cannot go to the Premier League, and the Bundesliga has already fallen into decline, so the outside world has always speculated that the best outcome for Su Dong is to join La Liga, which has the same roots as him, which would help him better integrate into the new team.
Mendes has also been busy in La Liga, confirming the speculation of the outside world.
Because Valencia defeated Celta Vigo at the end of the season and finished fourth in the league, they were able to participate in the new season of the Champions League, which is an advantage for the Bat Army.
But the disadvantage is that there are many stars in the Bat Army team and the competition is very fierce. On the other hand, Sevilla has more young players and attaches great importance to youth training, which is also a very attractive bargaining chip for the 18-year-old Su Dong.
Monchi reached a consensus with head coach Caparros last night. As long as Del Nido agrees, he will immediately contact Mendes and arrange for Sudong to join Sevilla.
He believes that Su Dong will be the team's most important core force in the new season! …………
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Su Dong didn't know that he had become the number one target of Sevilla's sports director Monchi, and he didn't even think about figuring out which team he would go to next.
After the UEFA Cup final, he and everyone on the team had a great time.
After waking up in the morning, he and Ronnie went to the hotel gym to exercise on the treadmill.
It was in the gym that Ronnie told him his thoughts.
"Have you decided which team to join?" Su Dong asked with concern.
Unlike himself, Ronnie is an EU player and is very popular with teams in the four major leagues, including some of the biggest clubs.
"I don't know. Arsenal invited my whole family to visit Highbury. Juventus also wants me to go to Turin. Inter Milan and Manchester United are also very interested in me. I want to give it a try!"
Su Dong looked at Ronnie with envy. This is the advantage of EU players.
As a non-EU player, he has nothing to envy.
"The competition pressure from top teams is high, so you have to be mentally prepared," Su Dong reminded.
Ronnie smiled confidently, "Don't worry, no matter which team I go to, no matter who my competitors are, I will definitely win!"
"I believe it!" Su Dong said with a smile.
Ronnie has always been a competitive guy who never admits defeat. He may lose temporarily, but he will definitely try his best to win back.
"You too, no matter which team you go to, you must work hard and don't let me leave you too far behind." Ronnie said with a deliberately exaggerated smile.
Su Dong smiled and shook his head, saying, "You should worry more about yourself. Who knows, I might win the UEFA Cup this year and the Champions League next year. Can you catch up?"
"Bullshit, if you don't go to a big club, you have basically no hope of winning the Champions League. Even if you go to Valencia, think about it, they reached the finals twice during their peak period, but lost to Real Madrid and Bayern both times. Do you think you have a chance now?"
Today's Valencia is indeed much weaker than when Cooper was the coach, and its strength is not as good as before.
"Anyway, don't worry, I will never lose to you!"
"Me too!"
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