Chapter 527: Adding Wings to a Tiger
Ribery is here!
With a report from German Bild, the news of French star Franck Ribery's transfer to Bayern was also revealed.
German media first reported their interview with Marseille chairman Pape Diouf, who said that Bayern had contacted them very early and accepted Bayern's offer early on.
Subsequently, Bild revealed that Ribery had officially accepted Bayern's contract and the two sides were about to sign the contract.
Bayern will sign the hot French star in European football for 25 million euros plus a floating clause of 4 million.
The total value is 29 million euros, which makes Ribery completely surpass the transfer fee that Dortmund paid for Amoruso at the beginning of the century, becoming the transfer fee with the highest transfer fee in the history of the Bundesliga.
As for Su Dong, he transferred freely with zero transfer fee.
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Following the Bild report, football fans all over the world became excited.
Bayern currently has a superstar like Su Dong in charge. The Big Three have previously promised to build a more competitive team lineup in the new season. Now Ribery's joining is undoubtedly the fulfillment of that promise.
But what no one knew was that on the day Bild revealed the secret, Ribery had already flown from Marseille to Munich on a private plane accompanied by his agent Migliaccio.
The purpose of the Frenchman's trip was very clear. He underwent a physical examination by Bayern's team doctors headed by Wolfart, officially signed a contract with Bayern, and finally accepted an interview with a reporter from Bayern's official website.
This is the first time Ribery has been interviewed since joining Bayern.
Ribery feels very satisfied with joining Bayern, especially the sincerity from Bayern management.
"I know that Bayern's top management is very eager for me to join. In the past six months, they have been in contact with me. They are the only team that has contacted me and met with me in the past six months. I feel their sincerity, which is an important reason for me to join Bayern."
Ribery also revealed another reason, which was Zidane's advice.
After retiring from Real Madrid, Zidane has more time to stay in France. Previously, French rookie Nasri joined Zidane and Ribery's agent Migliaccio. Some media reported that Zidane suggested that Nasri stay in Marseille for another year.
Ribery revealed that Zidane supported him to join Bayern, "because Su Dong played here."
"Zidane told me that he and Sudong are very good friends. He thinks that Sudong is the kind of player who is born to win, so he thinks that joining Bayern and fighting alongside Sudong would be a very good opportunity for me."
Ribery also mentioned Su Dong. He said that Su Dong is the strongest player in the world football today, no doubt about it.
"It would be an honor to be a teammate with such a player. I can't wait to train and fight side by side with him."
Ribery took the initiative to show his goodwill as soon as he joined the team, and this appearance undoubtedly greatly increased his favorability.
Everyone knows that no matter what kind of star Bayern introduces, the core will only be Su Dong.
In this case, Ribery's initiative to show goodwill undoubtedly laid the foundation for future cooperation.
As the team's top star, Su Dong was also generous. After getting Ribery's phone number from Hoeness, Su Dong called him immediately after Ribery signed the contract, welcoming him to join Bayern and looking forward to their cooperation.
Su Dong then called Zidane again to thank him for helping him buy the two bottles of Latour.
Ribery said that it was Zidane who recommended him to Bayern, which is a polite statement, but the actual situation is that the French scarface wanted to leave the team half a year ago, and even earlier, he almost transferred to Lyon last summer, wanting to use Lyon as a springboard to join the top teams in La Liga and the Premier League.
Why hasn't Ribery signed with Bayern yet?
It is because he has been watching and waiting for the rumored top teams such as Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United, Chelsea, etc. to take the initiative to extend an olive branch to him.
But the result was somewhat cruel, these giants all ignored Ribery.
Real Madrid was very busy this summer, changing coaches, cleaning up and reorganizing. Their top target on the wing is Chelsea's Robben, so they have no extra time to deal with Ribery.
Needless to say, Barcelona is aiming to bring in Henry. In Ribery's position, they have Ronaldinho and Messi. Which one is not better than Ribery?
Manchester United used the funds used to bring in Ribery to sign Nani, the successor to Cristiano Ronaldo II, and Anderson, the successor to Ronaldinho II, from the Portuguese Super League. In addition, Tevez, who was loaned from West Ham United, was also extremely attractive.
Not to mention Chelsea, the Blues' problem is mainly in the defense. The offensive players in the front court are redundant, so much so that even Robben is clamoring for a transfer. It is conceivable that they are unlikely to introduce Ribery.
Of course, the most fundamental reason is that Ribery has not yet demonstrated absolutely convincing strength.
It was great that he shined in the World Cup, and he also performed well in Marseille afterwards, but these are not enough for the top giants. After all, it will cost nearly 30 million euros to introduce him, which is not a small amount.
It can be said that due to various reasons, Ribery was neglected in the transfer market, so he agreed to join Bayern.
This is what Ribery said, the only team that will meet him in half a year is Bayern.
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After signing Ribery, Bayern management is full of confidence.
In an interview with the media, Hoeness stated loudly that the team's recruitment work is still ongoing and that they will continue to introduce strong reinforcements.
"In the new season, we will let all our competitors in the standings look at us through binoculars."
Hoeness's confident remarks come from the club's strong financial resources.
According to official data from Bayern, after signing Su Dong, Bayern's financial revenue last season achieved a leap-forward growth. Not only did the match day revenue increase significantly, every home stadium was packed, but it was also favored by sponsors in the commercial field. Major sponsors including Audi have significantly increased their sponsorship of Bayern.
At the shareholders' meeting before the new season, Bayern's CFO Karl Hopfner revealed that Bayern will continue to grow rapidly in the new season because the team's branches in North America and Asia will officially go into operation, which will be a crucial step in Bayern's globalization blueprint.
Not only that, Rummenigge also announced a piece of data, that is, after Su Dong joined, it had a huge impact on the entire German football market. Not only Bayern, but also other Bundesliga teams, especially Bayern's away opponents, had a very obvious increase in attendance.
"Among the 18 Bundesliga teams, 17 of them had their highest attendance of the season in the games against Bayern!"
Rummenigge said that this data is much higher than any previous season, and it is not difficult to see the impact that Su Dong has on Bayern and the entire Bundesliga football market.
Rummenigge said that Bayern will continue to strengthen its recruitment, which is the unanimous opinion of the management.
"We want to build a team that can compete in the Champions League."
Last season, Bayern reached the quarterfinals of the Champions League, which is not a bad result, even compared with the top giants.
Both Real Madrid and Barcelona were eliminated in the round of 16, with Real Madrid having been eliminated in the round of 16 for several years in a row. This summer, Real Madrid invested over 100 million euros in the transfer budget in the hope of making a breakthrough in the Champions League in the new season after winning La Liga last season.
Bayern's goal is to break through the quarterfinals, strive to go one step further, or even directly reach the final.
The presence of Su Dong is undoubtedly the source of Bayern's confidence, and Ribery's joining makes Bayern even more powerful.
Bild revealed that Bayern is ambitious and is competing with Real Madrid for Chelsea's Dutch winger Robben.
Like Ribery, Bayern had already been in contact with Robben half a year ago, but like Ribery, Robben was always skeptical about joining the Bundesliga. Instead, it was Real Madrid's offer that made Robben excited.
One side is full of sincerity, and the other side is a wealthy and powerful family, which makes Robben quite hesitant.
Bild stated that the presence of Sudon and the joining of Ribery made Robben see Bayern's ambition in the Champions League. On the contrary, Real Madrid's weakness in the Champions League in the past few years was also the reason why Robben hesitated.
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With the arrival of strong reinforcements, Bayern's cleansing is also in full swing.
Roy Makaay officially transferred to Feyenoord in the Eredivisie, and Santa Cruz joined Blackburn in the Premier League. The two players earned Bayern a transfer fee of 10 million euros.
Bayern used the money to bring in local star Klose from Werder Bremen.
When Klose joined Bayern, he was already very clear about his position in the team. He expressed his willingness to come to Bayern and was not afraid of competing with Su Dong. He also felt that he could fully partner with Su Dong and there was no contradiction at all.
In addition, Bayern also officially transferred two young players from the youth team to the first team.
One is central defender Hummels. This player was originally going to be loaned out, but Heynckes was very optimistic about him, so he immediately kept him and transferred him to the first team.
In this way, Bayern's first team will have five central defenders: Pepe, Lucio, Van Buyten, Demichelis and Hummels. Among them, Demichelis can play the defensive midfielder position and will be a strong supplement to Mascherano.
Another young player is Toni Kroos, a midfielder who is also favored by Heynckes. He firmly believes that Toni Kroos will be the best midfielder in Germany in the next decade, so he decided to give him more opportunities in the new season, allowing him to train and play in the first team and participate in the team's pre-season training in Donaueschingen.
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When it was late June, Robben finally made a decision.
The Dutchman hesitated for a long time between the two top teams, Real Madrid and Bayern, and finally chose to join Bayern.
Chelsea officials soon announced that they had reached an agreement with Bayern Munich. Robben broke the Bundesliga transfer fee record just set by Ribery and successfully joined the Bundesliga giants with a sky-high price of 35 million euros.
Bayern's big spending also shocked the entire European football world.
The attacking combination of Su Dong, Ribery, Klose and Robben was enough to shock the entire European football world.
(End of this chapter)
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